Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1851-05-15
THE TIMES
MIR. GEYER AND THE Antics

| his Broadhcad and Crockett letters,
denouncing the "teSt" as foolish, land
the testers as fools, we add, as fair de-
duciion) portion of the Antics and An.
ii Papers have denounced him in the bit
teres, terms as deceiver, and charged
that he had changed his ground. In
this attack they had the hearty CO.
operation" Of Gen. Clark, representa-.
tive from this county, who seeks to
place himself at the head of test party,
and had well nigh persuaded a portion
Of the Antics that the test was the true
doctrine. The Metropolitan, the state
organ, upse,s the smaller craft, who have
vcntured too far from shore, as fol.
lows:
The conduct Of Mr.. Geyer, before
end since his election 10 the United
States Senate, has been the theme Of
much comment during the last few
weeks. On the one hand, he has been
abused for practising fraud, and on the
other, the motives of those democrats
whose patriotism rose above mere par.
ty considerations and justified them in
casting their votes for him, have been
maligncd. We desire 10 state briefly
our position in relation 10 this contro.
versy.
The Democratic party Of Missouri
joined issue with Col. Benton on two
vltally important questions-the right
of instruction aud the power of Cons
gress TO legislate on the subject of sla.
very in the territories. The frs, he
practically denied, and the second he
asserted even 10 the extent of incom
patibliiy with the Constitution. The
election in August were made 10 de-
pend on the opinions of the candidates
r on these questions, the democrats every
where declaring that they would make
their established convictions in relation
to these political topics a test in the
Senatorial election. When the time
arrived they presented candidate of
their own party who agreed with
them, not only upon the doctrine of
instruction and the slavery question,
but upon all the measures of public
policy which the democratic party
has advocated for years back. II was
fully asccrtained by numerous ballots
that they could not elect their own
, candidate, and the issue presented was,
whether the Senatorial election should
be postponed, or whether Col. Benton's
place should be supplied by sound
Southern man of the whig party
. 1t was necessary 10 determine the
, great question with Benton, abou,
which SO much had been spoken and
+ written, and in relation 10 which there
had been so much heated excitement.
r The time had arrived for closing up
the matter of Benton's appeal from leg.
! islative instructions, and for placing
the state Of Missouri in her proper
position before the country in regard
4. 10 the free soil disunionis,s of the nortI
who opposed the compromise meas
ures and pronounced the fugitive slave
law "iWudicious and ineficaci0us. -
Solemn duty required of members that
- they should send up TO Washington 6
full senatorial delegation from Nilsson
ri, when the great peace measure!
which were designed to give repose anc
= security TO The Union were threatened
by the Aboltionists and their allies O
the North and West. These and many
other considerations which might b,
! y adduced, determined Democratic mem
:, bers in favor of an election at once
S This course having been resolved on
:, Geyer and Benton were The candidate
h to be voted for. The choice was al
\ easy one. Mr.. Geyer fully admitted
!. the right of instruction and denied tn
Is power of congress over slavery in tn
l. territories in the most emphatic terms
In word, he occupied, in publishes
= letter, democratic aud southern groun,
le on both Of these great questions. II
is fully met the test which Democrat
of had made for him, and though diffel
n y ing with many wings of standing an
ot ot influence, he boldly and fearlessl
ed avowed opinions on these subjects
tn conformity with those of orlhodo
n Democrats. Sixteen Democrats vote
et for him on this ground. We approve
:" of the deed then--and we approve {
it still. We advocated his election c
principle and we now Justify and su
tain il on principle. Democrats SUI
- ported Mr.. Geyer because he admi
'"' ted the right ofinslruction 10 the fu
. est extent and put his principles c
record against the whole batch of Il
Free Soil heresies. We do not unde
~ stand that he has changed the prime
pies he announced before his elec,io
We do not believe he will.
ut' But much is said of the Broadhei
n and Crockett letters. What do tn,
es. m amount to- Just nothing at al, so {