Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1849-01-25
BANK OFFICERS.

considerable excitement at Jefferson-par.
,icularly the election of President of the
Mother Bank and the Branch at Fayette.
The old President of the Mother Bank
was displaced by a close vote, and Hon.
James M. Hughes, ex.member of Congress,
ex-land officer, and late aspirant for Gov.
ernor, put in his place. Hughes is pro-
fessed politician and as a matter of course,
an inveterate office.seeker. All recollec,
the energy and zeal with which he sought
the nomination for Governor, last spring,
and the signal defeat both he and Mr.
Jackson, of this county, met with; but all
did not and perhaps do not yet know, the
causes, in part, TO which they attributed
their defeat. But the effort to turn out of
the offices in question, the peculiar friends
Of Col. Benton, and appropriatng the
most influential and lucrative one to oneiof
the defeated aspiran,s for Governor him.
self, and the attempt TO give the other to
the brother of the other would e.gover-
nor, together with the introduction of res.
olutions into the Legislature designed TO
operate against Col. Benton, may give such
an inkling as to these genlemen's views Of
their defeat, while, at the same time it
developes their future course.
Hughes succeeded in getting himself
through both the caucus and the Legislature,
thus securing his Office, which will give
him the influence desired, and should he vi.
timatel y be unsuccessful, the emoluments
will defray expenses of the effort.
Mr.. Jackson found the overthrow of Dr.
Lowry rather more serious job than he
anticipated, even backed as he was, by
Smith of Howard, and Saunders of Char.
iton." They got "brother Tom" through
the caucus, but as Sunday, and Sunday
night interviewed before the legislature
could ratify the nomination, the Benton
men raised such breeze as caused Mr..
Jackson to back water, by Withdrawing his
brothers nomination. and substituting DR..
Lowrey! When "the crisis" come, he
found his nerves too weak 10 face the mu-
sic of his own choice, and the mode of his
retreat drew down upon him the sneers
and ridicule of the Doctors friends, and
the contempt of his colleagues in the con.
templated overthrow Of old Bullion.
Our Jefferson correspondent gives full
particulars, to which the reader is referred.
We also annex the following description of
the slaughter pen" operation, from cor.
respondent of the Republican. The friends
of Campbell had Withdrawn from the pen
and Hughes had been nominated: the NOM
nation for Presden, of the Branch a,
Fayetle was next in order-and, says the
correspondent of the Republican,
AT this stage Of the proceedings, the interest
which the Senator from Howard felt began to
manifest itself more fully. He said that he had
been requested TO put in nomination two individ.
uaIs, Dr.. Lowry, the present President OF that
branch, who had been in office twelve years. and
so far as he knew, had discharged the duties in
satisfactory manner, and Thomas JACKSON, who
had been Director ten years, and had also dis
charged his duties, he believed, in a satisfactory
manner.
Mr.. FLoURNoY, the Senator from Linn, rush.
ed into the arena at this moment and with looks
sghas,, begged tina! he might be permitted TO TAX
part in the proceedings as, he said, this was a
matter in which he felt deep interest. He had
not felt the same in the previous nomination, and
il the meeting would then let him in, he desired
to say few words. Leave being granted, he
reared and pitched like a young colt battered Tor
the first time. The nomination OF Thomas Jack.
son had come upon him like clap Of thunder.
When he heard it, he was dumbtounded, ,huu.
dersiruck, &c.
Mr.. JACKSON hoped his friend did not intend
TO reflect upon him for making the nomination;
he could state most positively that he did moi
know that his brother would be candidate mn.
I'll the night but one before, and he very feelngIy
begged the gentlemen from Howard and CHAR
ton, MessIs SMITH and SAUNDERS, to make
statement 10 the meeting, which those gentlemen
did.
M, FLoURNoY meant no insinuaton. He had
been lhundersruck, however, and he was not at
all, we suppose, revived by the result; Of the
vote between the two gentlemen. Mr. Jackson
received p, and Mr.. Lowry 1.-THE whole mum.
Der being five less than Ia majority OF the Loco
Iocos in the Two houses. The announcement of
the vote seemed to strike every one dumb-not
word being said. The meeting as if ashamed
Of itself, Immediately adjourned. To-day. | am
told, the friends Of Lowry are denonncng Jack. |
son in no very measured terms, and should not |
be surprised if he is driven off from the sunnort |
oil his brother, and that on tomorrow, when the |