Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1850-03-07

ance of spirit. Was this the way to
save the country from the impending
danger3 Within the Capitol there
were twenty furnaces all burning and
sending forth the heat of passion and
party spirit. A few months ago there
was peace in the country, and every
thing was quiet and tranquil. Now
there was danger, and peril, and even
mepaces against the Union. lie implor.
cd Senators to look at these things; to
Quell the fires of passion now raging,
and to listen to the voice of their own
reason, judgement, and good sense, as
10 what can be done for the good of the
country. ....
To this object he had directed all his
efforts; with such n view he had in
manner cut himself off from all social
enioymens since his arrival in this city,
and devoted all his time, labor, and abi.
tiles, TO the formation Of some plan
whereby, once more, peace, concord.
and harmony. could be restored TO the
country. He had submitted that plan
10 the Senate. He did not hope that it
could not be successful, but he trusted
that if Senators found in it any thing
Objectionable, or that could or ought to
be amended. they would endeavor to
improve, alter, and amend il, and not
pronounce against it, or attempt to des
troy it, Let them examine it carefully,
and if they discovered any thing in it
susceptible Of Improvement, let them
improve it, and restore peace, harmony.
and happiness, to the country.
In forming this plan, he though, it
should embrace all the subjects upon
which there was difficulty, thinking thai,
there could be no use in settling the one
part. and leaving others open. but that
all should be settled at one lime. He
also though, that he should prepare a
scheme that both classes of S,ate-free
States and slave S,a,es-could adopt
without any sacrifice of principle
These series of resolutions propose a
plan whereby all this is done.
He saw one section Of the States of
the country pushing their measure TO
an alarming and dangerous extreme; he
saw the other section preparing TO ex.
tend their measures 10 another and
equally dangerous extremity; and he
thought that he should prepare plan
that would stop this peril, and afford a
a ground on which both sections could
unite without The sacrifice of any prin-
ciple, but at the sacrifice of little feel
ing only. He believed that his reso-
Iu,ions accomplished this end. He be-
lieved that, in all concessions by one
section, they should receive compen.
sation; and by careful and calm con.
sideralion of the resolutions this would
appear 10 Oe carried out.
In the first resolution il was said that
California should be admitted into the
Union without any provision either
prohibiting or admitting slavery. But
gentlemen from the South say, that in
this the North get all they want-tha,
slavery is already prohibited there, ano
that The ends and purposes of The free
! States have been accomplished. This il
true. But by whom has il been done
Has il been done by Congress, or by
any act of the Government No, bu
, by the people of California themselves
/, and is il not the doctrine of all par,ie
/. ,ha,,he people of every State shoul'
I be left free, either TO admit or prohibi
e slavery, as they should deem proper'-
q The questioned involved in the admis
e sion of Missouri was whether after
= State had formed constitution, an
!. was organized as State of the Unior
i Congress had the power 10 control tn
d action of that Stale on the subject c
slavery? Those Of the South who fa
}. vored her admission into the Unio
II held the doctrine that once Slate, sh
n stood among her peers equal in all re
Is pecls to them. and that her rights an
e powers over that subject were as clei
n. and nnqueslonable as those of any or
is of the thirteen original States, and lh
IS Congress had no authority or power
n. control her action in the least respect.
is He thought the friends of the Wilm
10 proviso should be well satisfied wi
RS this declaration. and with what had t