Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1850-12-05

false TO their cause, and greater por'
ZION so regard him yet. How could
they do otherwise, when he attempted
to force a new and foolish ties. on the
party, which would have excluded such
sold fashioned wings as Clay and
Webster, Crilienden, President Fill.
more, and a hos, of Others? If his
views had been adopted would the
wings Of the State have secured the
election Of the eloquent Miller, the tai
ented Porter, and the able and indefati
gable Darby? Would they have Sc
cured the election of sufficiency Of
members to the Legislature, TO exert n
controlling influence in that body
There is hut one answer To- these ques
,ions-and that is an emphatic No!
But ian old fashioned wing" seeks
further to create the erroneous imrres.
sion that Gen. Clark so met the charge
against him as 10 satisfy the mass of
the community" that he was opposed
only by "few would be leaders," and
to induce the two gentlemen who had
been selected TO oppose him, 10 with.
draw from the canvass, in his faror!--
NJ essrs. Wilson and Davis, and the
Wings Of this county generally. will
be amused at the ignorance of an "old
fashioned whig," or feel indignant al his
disingenuousness. Gen. Clark, i, will
be recollec,ed announced himseIfa can.
dida,e, at the request of many ewing
and Democratic friends and after q
call had been made upon him through
the Democrat, a, Fayeiie, to come out
on The States Right Ticket" which
ticket was an invention Of the Auli.
Benloni,es, TO keep the county from
falling into Wing hands. The Democrat
announced that he had consented to run
on that ticket. In connection with this,
in his opening speech, he denounced
John G.. Miller as q fee soiler. The
Wings were satisfied that a "bargain
had been struck" Wilson and Davis
announced themselves, when the Gen.
eral denied The bargain, and accused
them of opposing him on personal
grounds. In the absence of positive
testimony, to establish The bargain, anc
to force The Generalo keep up his at
tack directly on MILLER, they took hi
: denial, leaving the matter as to the Goa
Ii,ion to be undetermined by future occur
rences." In their card Of withdrawal,
speaking of Mr.. Miller. they said, THE
"Whigs have an able candidate ir
1.-The field for Congress, occupying tn
true conservative ground, and noby
; sustaining their cause, who is enti,le,
f 40, and should receive their cordia
1 support" This looks more like reli
e ring in favor of MIR. Miller. than Gen
:. Clark. and such was the fact. The,
G being out of the way. Gen. Clark mus
necessarily continue his warfare uppl
Mr.. Miller. direct, and this would opeI
o The eyes of the wings TO his true posi-
ton. He opposed Mr.. Miller until tn,
!, election, and finally voted for Green
The democrats, meanwhile, supporting
9 him, voting for him, in preference Il
, IAN old fashioned democrat" and elect
=, ing him. These "circumsian ces" sup
, ply the link Of testimony wanted by
Messrs. Wilson and Davis, and fol
which they were then forced TO refe
:, 10 "tulure occurrences" Had they
!, continued in the field, thus afordin,
IF Gen. Clark an opportunity 10 give III,
S The canvass a personal cast, Mile
Of would have been more effeclually un
Y. dermrned. and finally defeated. The,
,g Withdrew to save him. and The resul
ID proves the sagaciIy Of the move,nen,
a Thus il will be seen the facts q
lie the case differ very materially from III
II statements Of ian old fashioned whig,
y who, if we are not very much misia
l. ken, proved his whiggery by votin
n with Gen. Clark, for James s. Greer
Il We have deemed it our duty to max
y these corrections Of the false face oil
=, tempted 10 be put upon the history q
= the late canvas. We supported Joh
G.. Miller, to The extent OF our humbl
u ability, and warred with every bod
as who warred against him, and of cours
ST had to meet the General; but we wer
m neither influenced by personal feeling
ip in favor of the one, nor against IN