Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1849-03-15
MISSOURI LEGISLATURE,
Correspondence Of the Times.
JEFFERSON Cry, March 4, 1874!


There has been great industry dis
played, particularly by the House, du.
ring the past week: night session has
been holden every other night, and
large number of new bills have been
introduced and acted on. Should an
adjournment take place on the 18th, as
resolved some days since by both hou.
ses, there will necessarily be a large
amount of unfinished business turned
over to the next General Assembly
mostly of local nature however. On
Monday the reports of majority and
minority Of the committee on Federal
Relations, on the subject of slavery
will be before the House, and will
doubtless give rise to a warm and excl
ted debate-judging from the tone of
members when the subject was before
the House on last Monday. The ma,
Joriiy of the committee. as you have
already learned, reported against the
resolutions Of the Senator from How
ard, taking at the same time a truly con.
servalive and Calhounish ground
upon the great question at issue, and
the House by small majority refused
10 print the report. The minority re-
port was very lengthy, taking the ex-
;remc Southern view Of the question,
and closing with recommendation
that the resolutions introduced in the
Senate by Mr.. jackson, and which
passed that body some time since, be
unanimousy adopted by the House.
The Senator from Howard of course
feels anxious that his resolutions shall
pass. You will recollect that in the
early part Of the session. the Senator
from Marion introduced batch on the
same subject. The Senator from How
ard, who is always on the look out for
every little move calculated to affect his
prospects in any way, came to the con-
clusion at once, that should the views
set forth and positions assumed by the
Hon. Carly in his resolutions, turn out
to be popular and be adopted by the
Legislature, the wind would be com.
ple,ely taken out of his (Jackson's)
sails by the worshipful master Wells
aforesaid; SO he goes to the latter and in
the most friendly manner imaginable,
addresses him somewha, after the fol.
lowing:
my dear sir, your resolutions take
the true ground-lhe only one on which
we of the slave states can consistently
stand, and | am truly glad you have Of,
fered them, but | am apprehensive thay
will never pass in their present shape"
Wells: "What objection can there
be to them! You say that your views
in relation TO the authority of Con-
gress to legisla,e on the subject of sa-
very are such as | have endeavored to
set forth in those resolutions; from
whom then besides the Wings, who are
in hopeless minority do you anticipate
opposilion!"
Jackson: you forget my dear Car
~, that we have here, in our own party,
number of abstraclionisls--haIr spit
ters-as well as they have farther south
and as there are Two or three express
ions on which these cavaliers might
hang a doubt, should be pleased 10
see an alteration, and if you have no
objection, l will write my views out al
length for your consideration"
The unsuspicious Senator from Ma
rion cheerfuly consented 10 let his res,
olutions sleep until his worthy friend
from Howard had time to bring for
ward his suggestions. In few days
the Honorable Mr.. Jackson calls again
upon the Honorable Mr.. Wells; and by
dlnt of threats and persuasions, with 1
lavish use of the article in vulgar par
lance known as soft soap" induce,
him 10 forego his dream of glory fol
the benefit of The House of Howard
The result of which was the introduc
ton and passage by the Senate, Of The
resolutions now before The House.
The fight will be desperate one be
tween the Two wings of the party, bu
| am inclined to think that the jackson
Anti Benton division, will triumph, hav
ing the advantage in numbers, lhougI
not in talent or speaking abilities.
You have no idea Of the way il