Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1850-09-05
II. s. SENATOR.

The election Of an United States
Senator, by the next Legislature, is
engrossng a considerable share of pub.
lie attention just now.
The Benton portion of the locofoco
party have thrown out some pretty
strong limitations that if Senator Ben
ton is no, reelected, so far as they are
concerned, no other person shall be
chosen.
The Antics, altogether Departing Of
elee,ing one Of their faction, are look
ing about for soft Wing, and profess
to be entirely willing to vote for any
Wing who is sound on the slavery
question:" Soundness on this question
means a denial of the power of Con-
gress to Legislate on slavery in the
Territories of The United States. This
is their Test, They are willing 10 yield
every thing else, and vote for "high-
tariff, black cockade, federal, bank
whig," if he is Sound" on this, as they
term it, great question" II is reason
able TO suppose they would do almost
any thing to defeat the man who has
placed them in SO humble and humlia.
ting q position. but they should recol.
lect the old adage, "Beggars make bad
ehoosers."
The Whigs, on this subject. occupy
the true Union, Conservative ground
Non Interference on the par, Of Con-
grees, leaving the People of the Terri
tories free 10 settle whether slavery
shall exist among them or not, them
selves The abstract question Of Pow.
sr, they repudiate, as Test Of political
faith. They pass by the shadow, but
grasp the substance, by unanimous
voice sgains, Congress exercising the
power. The !ocofocos thrust this
question into the Congressional can
vass, hoping to divide tho wings, and
urged il with such pertnacity as TO al
most exclude every other question:
They forced our candidates out, then
denounced them as Free Sellers and
Aboliionis,s, yet MILLER, PORTER and
DARBY were elected, while Bowman
was defeated by very meagrc ma jor-
ity--,hus showing the party repudiated
The test. Now il 10 attempted to be
made the test in The election of Sen.
sior. The wings now, as then, repu.
diate il; they will cast their votes for q
True Whig-one who lends himself 10
no dirty political bargains, and who
would scorn success, under this new
test, coming from a SET of broken
down political hucksters. In selecting
their candidate, they will make no such
test themselves. They cannot, with
consistency do so. Their position, ia
ken before the canvass, forbids it, on
the one hand; while the position the y
were forced 10 assume, during the can.
vass, and the result, foIbids i, on the
other.
The Anti locofocos are bidding for
Wing, and make free use of the
the names of prominent men, DoNI'
PHAN, GEYER, ANDERSON, and others,
and through their presses are altemp.
ting to create the impression that these
gentlemen coincide in opinion with
them, as TO the power of Congress, as
well as to the propriety of making
that a test question in the election Of
United States Senator. We are at ,
loss to know how they arrive al theiI
conclusions, and think these gentlemen
owe il 10 themselve and their party, tc
either forbid or sanction the use o
their names in such connection.
ExpLosIoN.-We learned from a pas
senger on the 81. Ange, that fire &C.
eurred independence, Monday, morn
ing, in a warehouse. in which there
was seven kegs ofpowder The build
ing was partially burned, when the
powder exploded, instantly killing on
man, and doing much damage to
number of buildings in the immediate
vicinity. Ills thought the building
must have been set on fire. A public
meeting was to have been held on tn
subject Monday evening.