Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1850-04-04
From the st. Louis Tntelligepcer.
CLAY, BELL AND WEBSTER.

ibe wing PaTty nave cause Tor con
graduation in the eminen,ly patriotic
and highly conservative course which
has marked the conduct of three Of the
most eminent statesmen Of that party
Senators Clay, Webster and Bell
Mr.. Clay, true to his own fame and to
the instincts OF his noble nature, was
the first in the present Congress to pro.
pose and advocate with oil the power
of his genius md oil the fervor Of pa.
triotism, plan for the adjustment OF
the difficulties between the North and
the South, predicated upon principle.
Of mutual forbearance and concession
Mr.. Bell, with a rare political sagaci,y
and in accordance with the patriotic
impulses which have heretofore distin.
guished him, as one Of the most emi.
nent of American statesmen, has sub.
mitted his plan Of compromise, which
varies somewhat from Mr.. Clay's and
which, we aPprehend, is likely 10 prove
more acceptable to all parties, than
any other yet suggested. From pres.
ent indications, we think Mr.. Bells res.
olutions. will, in oil probability, form
the basis of an adjustment, of this ex.
citing controversy. If so, he will have
achieved fame as lasting as these
States, and will be entitled 10 the graft.
tude of the whole country. l, would
be fortunate for the country if we had
in the national councils, a few more
such men as John Bell, with the practi.
cal good sense. his liberal and enlarged
views of national policy, his modera
ton and forbearanco, coupled with a
firmness and an infexible adherence to
his political principles, which command
the admiration even Of his opponents
And last. but not least" we have seen
Daniel Webster. the great Wing states.
man of the North, casting aside party
trammels, forgetting all sectional preju.
dices. and bringing TO bear the full
weight of his great name and all the
powers of his gigantic intellect, in sup.
port of the constitution of the Union.
His late speech is one of those great eff.
forts of the human mind, which we
witness but seldom, and which compels
the admiration, even of those who dis
sent from some of his conclusions. II
has excited burst Of applause, from
one end Of the Union to the other
Even those who have heretofore re.
garded him with suspicion and distrust
have been obliged TO admi, that this eff.
fort is worthy Of his fame, and does
honor to the American Senate.
What has excited our especial ADM
ration. is the fact, that coming as Mr.
Webster does, from,a State which i.
known to entertain opinions more ad
verse than any other 10 the institutions
of the South. he has nevertheless had
the magnanimity TO elevate himself a.
bovc sectional influences, and at the
hazard of giving offence to his friends
he had the frmne,s tosdo justice to the
South. In our judgment this masterl,
speech has done more than all the eff
forts Of his past life to secure to its au
thor wide and enduring fame. lie
any impartial reader compare its logi
cal deductions, its practical good sense
its fervid patriotism and IFS catholic
spirit of devotion to the Union and the
Uhole Union, with the sophistical rea
soning, the fne.spun theories, the quer
ulous and, faul,finding temper Of Mr.
CaIhoun's speech. and, we think he viii
agree with us, that the whig party ha'
reason TO feel proud of Daniel Web
ster, as one of its champions.
But whilst we thus claim distinguish
cd honors for these and other eminen
Wing statesmen, in this contest for ,ht
safety of the Union, we do no, .in,enc
to assert that the Democratic party
has not also its statesmen, who are dc
serving of especial praise. We thinl
that General Csss, for example has
borne himself nobly, in the ability snC
zeal with which he has combai,ed ex
treme opinions and fanatical move
ments on either side. Indeed. this con
test must have satisfied every one, ,ha
whenever an emergency arises. gooc
men and true will be found in all par
ties, who will stand up for the genera
welfare. regardless Of party issues an,