Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1850-06-20

LINN County, Mo-. June 10, 1850.

10 know what the wings IN this comfy
are doing, l have concluded, as you
have no regular correspondent here, to
give you the assurance that we are not
inactive. On Saturday, the Sth inst,
Messrs. Bowman the Wing candidate
for Congress in this District, and GAR
pENHIRE the Benton Democratic candi.
date, spoke in the Court House in Lin.
neus. TO considerable concourse ofour
Citizens: the former much TO the graft.
fica,ion and encouragement of the
whigs-the latter much against the
wishes and 10 the modification Of the
anti Benton Democrats.
Mr.. Bowman took survey Of all
the cardinal principles entertained and
contendcd for by our party, in mas
terly speech Of perhaps an hour and O
half in length; his remarks on the agi.
ta,ing subjec. Of slavery, and the propo.
| sition for the dissolution of this glorious
union, were truly sublime. He said in
the event it should take place we would
not know where to begin, or where to
end; and our glorious Republic would
be cast into as many fragments as there
are county's in our State, and our glo.
rious Ensign, the stars and stripes, Of
which every American is justly proud,
and which has huttered triumphan,ly
over hundred battle fields, and has
been unfurled TO the breeze on every
sea, would have to DO divided; uad he
knew not how it was TO be done--for
his part he was unwilling TO touch so
holy q thing and if i, had 10 be done
he would like those who undertook 10
divide OUT Savious garments, propose
to cas-, lots for it. lie was unwilling
to SEQ q single star or stripe plucked
from its ample folds.
The next subject brough, up as that
of Internal Improvement. He spoke
Of our superior advantages with regard
to soil, climate, &c. and contras,ed our
situation by the side of other states
which had pursued different policy
He made an estimate Of the mighty
Commerce that floats on the bosom of
the Mississippi and its tributaries, and
and the loss that is sustained by these
distractions, and of the necessity Of an
appropriation for their removal; he said
they had been long neglected and the
loss Of millions Of money and hundreds
Of valuable lives was tho consequence,
by little neglect on the part Of the
general government, and if he was cleo.
ted he would use his utmost exerlion to
secure an appropriation for that pur-
pose and thereby confer blessing on
ourselves and posterily.
lie mex, took mp the subject of the
great Pacific rail road, and said he be
lieved we had the means, by appropri-
a,ing portion Of the public domain for
that purpose, and that the American
people had but 10 will it 10 accomplish
the stupendous enterprise. lie then
spoke OF The Wilmot Proviso and be-
lieved Congress had the constitutional
Ipower TO pass il, but that i. was i'm.
polite and ineXpedient; and said elm
emphaticully, if elected and it came up
he would oppose it with all the power
he might possess. He concluded by
telling some very amusing anecdotes
that convulsed the whole audience with
laughter. The wings, I believe, en-
masse, were much pleased with him
and will use every honorable exerlion to
secure his election.
Mr.. Gardenhire followed in a very
able speech-give the antics particular
thunder--declared that the Benlonites
were the true Democrats, and tha,
Benton had done more 10 quiet the ag.
itation between the North and South
than any other man now living-passcd
a eulogy on the patriotism of the wings
and invited them TO fly TO the rescue,
vote for him and save the UnionI
This called out Col. Fournoy the
anti. Benton Democrat candidate for
the State Senate in this district; they
both got mad and broke up. perhaps
both satisfied they would have trouble
ahead. How the harmonious love
each othel
The wings have selected tina, staunch
and sterling whig G. ]. Hurlbert as
their standard nearer in ihe snnrosch.