Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1851-11-27

der, of South Carolina; Samuel Treat, Esq.
! of Missouri; Hon. VIM. R. King, of Alaba-
, MAJ E. Croswell, Esq; B. F. Hallet, Esq;
J VIM. F. Ritchie, Esq, Of Virginia; Robt.
Strange, of North Carolina; Mr. Gddings
and Chase, of Ohio; cx-president Van Bu-
ren, and the others published as addressed
to Donaldson and Greer, are all authentic.
The gentleman just named have not, in sin
gle instance, disputed the authenticity of the
letters imputed to them, and several have ad-
mittcd it. do not yet know that the letters
of Donaldson and Greer are fictitious. though
the circumstances that they do not come
forth and show themselves is quite suspi-
cious, and also the fact that they do not call
for the letters addressed to them remaining
at the Astor House. Without having had
any thing to do with the publication in the
Herald, and without any connection with, or
relation to, your paper, authorizing any at
tempt at interference as to such publications
| do not hesitate TO avow my gartification of
it. Some of the letters, and particularly
those of the three or four gentleman first
named above, are in my judgment, highly
creditable to their authors; and, indeed, all
of the batch are useful. | trust, if there
are any others left, they will be made pub
lie. They must tend TO satisfy the Southern
Democracy as TO the folly, wickedness and
degradation Of countenancing an amalgama-
ton with what is called the Northern De-
mocracy, in the next Presidential election.
The development and exposure of the pre-
ject Of fraternizing the Southern and North
ern Democracy, in a Baltimore Convention,
by adopting half dozen humbug resolutions
and calling them platform, must be saluta-
ry do not believe the Southern Democ-
racy can be humbugged into sustaining any
candidate that eX-Presidcnt Van Buren,,
Hon. ]. r. Giddings, Senator Chase, of Ohio
or Senator Sumner of Massachusetts, would
agree to support. If the Southern DemOc-
racy are willing to do SO, they deserve to be
cheated; and l hope they may be cheated,
and am certain they will be cheated.
Some intriguing aspirants in the South
may be willing to sell her, to attain their self
ish and ambitious ends; but the masses of
the Southern people of both parties, l do
hope, will not be bambooz!ed by platforms
and resolutions manufactured to order, TO
suit all purchases and markets, by irrespon-
sible caucuses and huckstering office seekers.
The mere circumstance that some three or
/ four hundred professional political brokers
assemble at Baltimore, and baptize this or
! that man they can make the best trade with,
the regular nominated Democratic candi-
date" | think will have little influence in
1852, south Of Virginia. If the Democracy
OF Georgia, Alabama, &C., are weak enough
to herd in National Convention with Mas
sachusetts and Vermont, &c.-( Mr.. Hallctt,
of Boston, says, truly, Massachusetts lis
mere cypher in the next election" SO far as
the Democratic party are concerned )-ifthe
Southern Democracy consent TO combine
with States coniessedly Freesoil and Wing,
and look TO official plunder more than to prin-
ciples and their own honor, and allow them
TO vote in such convention as Democratic
States, they ought TO be kicked, and cultd,
and spat upon. If any body has any idea
that Massachusetts will vote for any candi-
date but Mr.. Webster, despite all the eXer-
tions of his enemies there and elsewhere,
they know very little about her Or her peo-
pie; they will vote for him against any other
Union Wing or Freesoil Wing. As there
is no probability Of Mr.. Webster being the
Democratic candidate, Massachusetts has no
right to a seat in the Democratic National
Convention. She will not bring any troops
TO Troy.
! Whether the authors of the Donaldson
and Greer correspondence are waggish or
mischievous Wings, or some funnily dispos-
ed literary free niggers or fugitive slaves OF
this city, as has been hinted, or some Free
soil Democratic politicians, some may re-
gard as an unimportant inquiry. | do not.
| trust the authors will be ferretcd out, cs-
pecially if it be hoax. If they are Wings
don't blame them-and, indeed, give them
Z dit for the pleasant joke, and particular
r ly as they are rarely guilty of such a SIM
1t is lawful for them to gull the democracy
if they can, and especially the wise men Of
the party. But | am inclined to think the
Wings had little or no concernini it. think
you do Mr.. Thurlow Weed justice in as
, cribing it tohim, adroit as he is in such mat
tors. One reason have for believing this
; is not a Wing contrivance, is, as learn
: from the best authority, that, before the cor
1 respondence was given to the Herald, itwa'
f offered to distinguished and worthy United