Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1849-06-07

unanimous. For it is not to be pre
sumed that Mr.. Calhoun was omitted ir
the address of the questions-or tina,
he failed TO answer, and TO answer a.
The President required, in writing-or
mat failing 10 answer, il would not have
been noted-or, answered negatively
1t would not have been equally noted
or, above all, that differing from Craw.
ford and other southern men on this
delicate point, he would not have lei
The secret out, at the time, or produced
since as an evidence of his guardian.
ship over southern interests, and as a
proof of his precious consistency. The
Prescriptions against him, and the alb.
sence of all these concomltants of dis.
sent, are proof positive that he concur.
red with the rest Of The Cabinet at the
time. and never thought of denying it
until caught fast and hard in the fixed
fact of killing contradiction.
But the other piece of writing is
still more close and stern than the let-
ter of Monroe. Ii is the diary of Mr..
Adams, written out at the time, and
clear and pointed 10 every Particular
the questions, the answers, the unanim.
ny, the writing of the answers, and
their deposit in the department Of
State. The extract from his diary,
furnished and certified BY the son,
Charles Francis Adams, is in these
words:
Extracts from the diary of J. Q. adams.
MARCH 3, l92O.-M hen | came this day
TO my office, found there note REQUESTING
me 10 call at one o'clock at the Presidents
House. 1t was then one, and | immediate,
Iy went over. lie expected that the two
bills, Tor the admission OF Maine and 10 ems
able Missouri TO make Constitution, would
have been brought 10 him for his signature,
and he had summoned all The members OF
the Administration TO ask their opinion in
writing, 10 be deposited in the department, OF
State, upon two questions: |. Whether Con-
gress had a constitutional right to prohibit
slavery N a territory? and 2. Whether The
9th section OF the Missouri bill (Which in
terdcts slavery Joreuer in the territory north
Of 36a lalisude) was applicable only to The
territorial state, or would extend 10 i, after
1t should become State? As 10 the first
question, i. was unanimously agreed that
Congress have the power 10 prohlb Bit slavery
IN the territories"
"March 5;-The President sent me yes,
terdey the two questions in writing, U pom
which he desired 10 have answers in writing,
to be deposited in the Department Of State.
He wrote me that it wonld be in time, il he
should have the answers Tomorrow. The
first question is in general terms, as it was
stated a. the meeting on Friday. The sec
ond was mod fed 10 an inquiry whether the
9Th section OF the Missouri bill is consis.
tent with the Constitution. To this | can
without hesitation answer by a simple afr.
native, and so after some reflection | cons
cluded 10 answer both.
"MARcu 6. took to the Pres
dents my answers 10 his two conslilu,
tional questions, and he desired me 10 have
them deposited in the department, together
with those OF the other members OF the ad
mnislration. They differed only as they
assigned their reason for thinking the
SIh section OF the Missouri bill consistent
with The Constitution, because they consider
ed 1t only as applying TO the territorial term;
and | barely gave my opinion, without as
signing Tor it any explanatory reason. The
President signed The Missouri bill this
morning"
This testimony leaves no room for
doubt or bubble. 1t is clear and pos
tive at all points. 1t was overwhelm.
ingly conclusive. Mr.. Calhoun should
have surrendered. His evil genius,
and the fix he was in as The leader of a
party founded on new ideas, the re.
verse of his old ones, and the disease
of his consistency, made him hesitate
and deny, not directly, but argumenra-
lively, and in the way of non,recoIec.
ton. He could not remember--and he
could not believe that he could have
given a written opinion in such an i'm.
portant matter without remembering
III Unhappy man! he did not perceive
that this species of argumentaiive de.
NAL was far stronger the other way!
that it would have been far more diff
cult to have forgotten his opinion, if he
had stood alone in the cabinet, dissent
ing from all the rest, and disobeving
the Presidents command to answer!
This would have been the thing diff.
cult to have been forgot, and still more
difficult to have been concealed Sen
sble of the damage he had done him
self by this non-recolIcc,on, Mr.. Cal.
houn undertook TO rehabilitale him,
self by assuming TO know all about the
compromise, and by giving a Statement,
of il which was intended TO convince
the Senate that his memory was good,
and entitled to credit in opposition to
all the testimony against him. He be-.
gan with characteristic assumption of
knowing every thing, and ended by
showing that he knew nothing, He
saldi
81 know well all about the compromise,
The cause which led TO it, and The reason why,
tha, Tho Northern man ubo ,,otaI ,n,;,., :,