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

lunuTeu OtneTs, lOT or against tlle MIS-
souri, compromise, but he was a cabinet
minister to give heavy vote, one in
five, for or against its approval. He
was not part of The legislative pow
err, but he was of the ueto power; and
he gave his vote for the approval and
against the ueto This shows that he
had agency in the question and control
over it, and is responsible for it. Con.
sidering his position as a southern man,
and his weight in Mr.. Monroe's admin.
istraiion, and he is the responsible man
for that act. The majority of the cab
met were southern, and if he had made
the stand then which he does now he
must have vetoed the acton the con-
trarv he went for il, and passed it
passed the act of Congress legislating
upon slavery in Territories, and abol.
ishing it over million of square miles
land now treats such law as viola
ton of the constitution, and an insult
TO the slave States, for which nullifica-
ton, disunion, and civil war are the
proper remedies!
| am mortified TO dwell upon Mr..
Calhoun. 1t is neither my habit nor
my pleasure to speak of men. In near
thirty years that have been in Con-
gress l have never brought the name
of any man before the public. ! am
now forced to do it, Mr.. Calhoun's
resolutions are those Of the Missouri
Legislature. They are identical. One
is copied from the other. When the
original is invalidated, the copy is of
no avail. am answering his resolu-
ton, and choose TO do il. 1t is Just
and proper that ! should do So. He is
the prime mover and head contrivcr.
| have had no chance TO answer him
in the Senate, and it will not do TO al.
low him to take snap-judgment upon
me in Missouri, and carry disunion res
olutions in my own State which he has
been forced TO abandon in the Senate.
Duty TO the country requires me 10 an
swer him, and personal reasons rein.
force that public duty. He has been
instigating attacks upon me for twenty
years-ever since stood by Jackson
and the Union in the first war Of nulli-
Ocation. His Duff Green Telegraph
commenced upon me at the same time
it did upon Jackson, and for the some
cause--because we stood by the Union
Last summer, in his own State ofSouth
Carolina, where never was, he drag
ged my name and that of General
Houston before his constituents, and
denounced us in a public speech, and
held us up to public Reproduction. He
accused us of detection to the south
the Interpretation being that we would
not Join him in his schemes of south.
ern convention, TO array one half of The
Union against the other, and form a
southern confederacy. 1t was an au.
dacious attack upon two absent gentle
men, and who, as Senators, were emit
tied to Senatorial courtesy from him
Neither General Houston he" myself
thought il right TO suffer such an attach
to pass with impunity: but we do not
think the floor ofthe Senate the proper
place for replying TO an attack made
out of doors. The forum of our res.
pective States was deemed the proper
place. He had assailed US before his
constituents, and we determined TO an.
swer him before ours. Gen. Houston
has replied. He did so during the past
session of Congress, in a published ad,
dress to his constituents. 1t was pub.
lished while Mr.. Calhoun was in the
city, and where he might answer it if
he pleased. He did moi so please. He
stood mute-as if the antagonist was
not worthy Of noIice-a privilege of
dignity which did not belong to him
after he himself had began the attack.
He said nothing; and in that he did
better than when he denied his support
of the Missouri Compromise act. 1t
was case in which public attention
should not be raised by controversy
Houston soon showed what the change
of "defectiOn." meant, and then carried
The war into Africa. He charged him
with his designs against the Union for
twenty years past, and supported what
he said by an array of facts which
could neither be explained away or de-
MED. That address Of Houston's should
be repuollshed by the papers friendly
10 the Union. Ii is full of truth and
patriotism-worthy of the disciple of
Jackson-and killing TO Calhoun. He
lid well not TO fix public attention upon
I by replying to it. told Houston that
should reply in speech to my con.
'tituents; and that am now doing.
This is one of my personal reasons
'or dwelling on Mr.. Calhoun: but have
mother, which | will now state. In the
year 1911, as it will be remembered
when my fifth election was coming
'ound there was an organization against
ne in the State, supported by every
Calhoun man, and every Calhoun news.
PAPER, in the State, and in the Uuiied
States. There was a coincidence in
heir operations which showed that
hey worked by pattern. knew at
he time where it all come from; and
hoe