Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1849-06-07
THE MEETING AT FAYETTE.

pie ut Fayette on Monday, attracted
there from the impression that go,
abroad that Col. Benton would be pre-
sent and address the assemblage. His
old friends there, however, omitted TO
invite him, and he was no, present
The meeting was originally called
without reference to party distinctions:
but since the call was made, Col Ben
ton visited our Capitol and delivered
speech, which opened breach between
him and portion of his old friends
and supporters in the State, whose head
quarters is located in our county, and
il was very apparent that the Wings
could not unite with the Democrats,
from the fact, that the leading men Of
the latter were arrayed in direct hosiil
ity to Col. Benton, and must defend
themselves against his attack, or appeal
from their proceedings. The Wings,
therefore, concluded not to 60 into the
meeting at all, and in this, the resul,
proved they acted wisely--as the Dem
ocrats. upon organization Of the meet
ing, took every thing into their own
hands, arranging officers, orators, and
resolutions, without, as far as we could
learn, any consultation with Wings, and
evidently with view 10 give the whole
affair an anti. Benton cast.
The late Representative of this coun.
ty was put in the chair, and our Sena.
tor appointed orator. Mr.. Jackson at
once attacked Senator Benton, and his
appeal, and denounced him as a rank
Abolitionist, working shoulder TO shout
der with Van Buren,, Slade, Giddings,
and the whole troupe of northern abo-
lition fanatics. He utterly denied that
Mr.. Calhoun had anything to do in
framing the Legisl 4tive resolutions;
nor did he claim the entire credit of
them himself, but said they were the
result Of the deliberations of a few
friends and himself. He spoke at length
TO show that they had no squirting to-
wards dissolution of the Union, and
so etiectualiy explained their meaning,
as TO make them mean nothing. This,
we understand, is briefly what he said.
We did not hear his entire speech.
There was feeble applause, once or
twice during lis delivery, and at its
conclusion.
At the conclusion of Mr.. Jackson's
speech, the committee that had been
appointed for that purpose, reported
their resolutions. The report of the
committee sustained the Legislative
Resolutions, and denounced the course
of Col. Benton. Mr.. McNair offered
set of Resolutions, of the Benton
caste, as substitute for those of the
committee. They were voted down,
and the report Of the committee adopt
ed, Mr.. McNair being the only person
who voted for his resolutions and
against those of the committee.
Mr.. McNair then addressed the NEE.
ting at some length; but being other.
wise engaged, we did not hear his
speech. We understand, however, he
occupies the same position as COL Ben.
ton. lie read from several papers, the
proceedings of public meetings, gotten
up under the auspices of Calhoun, to
show that they breathed spirit of dis.
loyalty to the Union, and if encouraged,
would tend 10 q dissolution of the
Union.
We must await the appearance of
the proceedings, before we can tell ex-
ac'ly what the meeting did do. After
1t was known that Col. Benton was not
present, there was but little interest
manifested, and the "noise and confu.
sion" was so great as to prevent hearing
what was said, except by those who
were within the bar. DR.. Lowry of.
Tered some resolutions, on his "own &C.
count the reading of which we did
not hear-but they were more spoken
Of out of doors than anything that was
said or done: We understood they
were withdrawn, at the suggestion of
some of his friends, and we imagine
will not appear in the official proceed
ings.
1t was very apparent in the evening,
that Mr. Jackson had failed to give sat.
lsfactlon to some of his friends. And
1t is by no means certain but that this
Senatorial district will soon no ,y;,bo,,