Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1849-06-14
Con. BcntOn's Speech
Continued.

and his lTlenoS, ana uElNinS tHeW ltoul tne
party, is aiding the election Of Mr.. Clay;
and charge him with doing this 10 defeat
Mr.. Polk, and insure himself the success
ion in l948, and claim that full justice be
done 10 The acts and motives oil John Tyler
by the leaders. Harp upon these strings.
Do not propose the Union, it is the business
OF the Democrats 10 do this, and arrange it
10 our perfect satisfaction 1 q'tote here,
from our leading friend at the South. Such
is the course which recommend, end which
you can pursue or not, according 10 your
real attachment to the Administration,
"Look GU. for my leader OF tomorrow as
an indicator, and regard this letter as Of the
most strict and involale confidence OF char
acter"
Tread this extract TO Mr.. Calhoun.
in the Senate of the United States, in
February, ls47-four days after his
fre-brand resolutions were introduced.
He said he did not write it. l knw he
did not. Neither did he aorite the pa
pers of the A B plot against Mr.. Craw.
ford, nor the resolutions of the last Mis-
souri, General Assembly. He is no
such bungler as that. When paw is
TO 90 into the fire, he prefers that of
any cat, or dog to his own. But he
was Secretary of State under Tyler al
the time, and had dominion over three
hundred newspapers, TO each OF which
the same instructions were issued, They
were intended for their guidance in the
Presidential election, and in the State
elections of 1914; and especially for
my own, which was coming on. ]
only read the extract which is special
to myself. How well the instructions
were obeyed was seen in this State,
and in other States, and in all the press
es and politicians which followed the
lead of ''ou' leading friend at the South"
Observation-Disclosures. Harp
upon these strings, and harp they did,
until the strings were worn out; and
then the harps were hung upon the
willows. Now new set of strings
are furnished, and from the same "lea-
ding friend at tie South" and the mu-
sic recommends to the old tune set to
new words Benton--Wh igs-Aboli-
tionism--Wilmot Proviso-are now
the strings, and harp away is again the
word! and harp away they will, the old
performers and some new ones, until
The dropping willows shall again claim
the appendage of their tuneless inStru.
ments.
lowe an apology TO General Jack
sons memory for reading letter in
which he is quoted against me. 1t
was unjust to him, and would have
been Notifying TO see his name quoted
against me. 1t was unjust to him, and
would have been Notifying to see his
name quoted against one of his best
friends by one of his greatest enemies
never mortified his feelings by letting
him know that | had heard how his
name had been used: but when neal
his end sent him kind message by
Major Lewis, which he returned IN the
most affectionate terms; and which
think il right here TO repeat. Attel
giving an account of his visit TO him
and how he found him, Major Lewis
continues:
ale inquired after many old friends AM
among them yourself desiring 10 know whe'
| had seen you last, and how you WERE
told him that had seen you but few day
before | left Washington, and that 20
were we'll, and at the same time delivere
to him your message. He was EVIDENT
much affected, when ! had repeated whi
you had desired me to say 10 him. After
short pause he said; ~ thank The Colon,
Jorhis kind recollection of me IN mig oil
age and sore a flictions; il sOOr'ld gipe NJ
great pleasure 10 see him once more. b.
qhatI fear is impossible. as my lite is rapiG
'ly dra,oing TO close" Here he ssain pau
ed and then added; the Colonel wds M
'onlu an able and distin guished statesman