Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1850-07-25
COMMU MIC ATIONS.


will be left alone in his glory. 1t remains
yet 10 be seen whether or not the other party
can be dragooned into his support as advised
ny the Fayeue Democrat, or whether they
will not avail themselves OF the distractions
introduced by General Clark into the wing
ranks. and run a clean Democratic ticket,
Be the result as it may. the Withdrawal Of
Messrs Wilson and Davis is incense TO the
Generals vanity-a sweet morsel, which he
will roll under his tongue until his mouth
waters again, unless, as is very probable,
his recent lachrymalion has monopolzed the
moisture OF his whole system. But though
we are no prophet, nor the son Of one, we
hazard the prediction, that before The Gener>
al performs the final act Of deglutition, and
swallows at q draught both the Wing and
Democratic parties Of this county he will
detect little gall in the composition that
the fruit which imported SO delicious fore>
taste will in the end turn TO ashes in his
mouth; and tina. the victory which now seems
to promise so much. instead OF promoting his
objects will leave him exhausted and power,
less. Like Marius seated amid the ruins he
has helped to create be will be left to rumi.
nate in solitary obscurily upon the vanity
Of human wishes" and the effects OF unpru-
cpled ambition.
We have patiently listened 10 Gen. CLARK :
eloquent appeals in defense o himself against
what he denounces as Wing lies-we have
witnessed his pathetic tears "course each
other down his innocent nose in pIious
haste we have heard him relate in true
tragic mood The exploits OF his aged sire in
the wars which gave TO civilized men the
soil on which we tread; and the joy he an.
licipatcd in embracing 10 The course Of q
week, week and hall, or Two weeks his
eldest son, who like other men had gone to
California for the purpose Of making money;
and yet have not been fighted from our
proPriety as wings, Not hat we are nsen
sibe 10 e!oquence nor because we are indis-
posed to sympahize with injured in
nocence. Not that we are more callous than
Others to the power Of fiaI love or parental
affection. Far from it. When Gen. Clark
has in days pas! appeaed properly to his
wing friends Tor support we have been al
ways ready TO respond TO The call-we have
voted for him, we have spent time and money
in his support, and when in 1910 il was at
tempted TO brand him with cowardce we did
him the justice TO defend him against what
We then and what we now believe 10 be
calummy. But when Genl. Clark cries out
persecution for The purpose Of binding men
to the true issues OF the canvass-when this
cry is gotten up monifesiIy for the purpose oil
defeating party which has generously sus
tanned him, and put more dollars in his
pocket than he has spent dimes in its ser
vice, for one we will let him down the wind
as not deserving credencs or support. Who
has prosecuted Gen. Clark? Who has Sian
dered hn? lie cant find man who has
said more then the article 10 the Fayette
Democrat justified him in saying. These
ISLANDERS are men Of straw erected by
the General himself in order that the dex,eri.
ity with which he demolished his own crea
lions might rebound 10 his benefit. 10 de-
nouncirg such ISLANDERS he has become
| sanderer himself OF men who had been
his best friends, and scorn the thought OF re-
sorting TO such means 10 effect his defeat
Wings have said and do now believe that
between some Of their party and some mem.
bers OF the Democratic party bargain had
been gotten up which was to nure to Gen.
CLARK S benefit. They were warranted in
this conclusion by the article OF tie Demo,
crat. But the General denies that he had
anything to do with it-calls up Mr.. C. F.
Jackson 10 prove that there was no bargain
because Jackson had not been TO his house
and reads letter from Mr.. McKeen, editor
| OF the Democrat, further TO show there was
no bargain because Clark had had no hand
in writing The editorial announcing him.
sell as candidate and had not been in the
Democrat office for-lo these many years.
Now let il be remembered that Mr.. McKeen
says The proposition for an amslgamat;on
ticket "come from the wing side of the
house" and thai Gen. Clark was 10 be the
Union candidate. Nothing from Mr.. Nc
Keen subsequent to that time conlradc,s this
statement, and If the proposition was from
The wing side Of The house it must have enla
mated from Genl, Clark's friends. not from
his enemies. Well if flom Genl. Clark s
friends then it must have been with the Gen
erals consent, for il is unreasonable 10 SUD