Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1851-02-06

further, sir, that he is placing the whig
party of this State in a false position
before the country. The intimation
that | was the cause Of disturbing the
Whig harmony Of that party, shall not
deter me from exposing the true posi-
ton that we occupy. The occasion
and the circumstances by which we are
surrounded demand it. The gentleman
from Howard, occupying a conspicu.
Gus position in the eyes of the people of
the State, has said that he voted for
Mr.. Geyer because he represented his
peculiar views. and his opinions had al
ready gone abroad to the country as
expositions of Whig sentiment here
and now both he and the Senator from
Boone declare that they would vote for
no man who believed that Congress has
the constitutional power to legsate on
the subject of slavery in the Terriro-
ries. No man then is orthodox with
them who does not stand upon every
plank of their platform. All is peace
and quietness, provided the rest of US
abandon our opinions and submit to
their tests. But when we say that al.
together we wish to force no test found.
ed on the abstract question of constilu.
tional power upon them, ye, we are un,
willing that they should place US in a
false position before The country, we
are charged with disturbing the har-
mony of the Wing party.--such argu-
ments can be best appreciated by those
who recognize those gentlemen as the
true and faithful exponen,s of Wing
principles. For myself subscribe to
no such faith and if this be their posi-.
ton, where let me ask them, woul d
they be found, if Mr.. Fillmore and Gen.
Cass should be the next candidates for
the Presidency?
Sir, | am opposed 10 applying any
test of Whig orthodoxy which would
exclude from our party such men as
Clay, Webster, Badger, Crittenden;
and host of others throughout the ma.
,ion, besides most of our prominen,
men in this State including at least two
members of Congress, Miller and Por.
, ter. Those gentlemen may be very
good wings; am too humble TO say they
, are not, and undertake TO read them
out of the parly--but am unwilling they
5 should apply such test to me, les,
by which al leas, two.lhlrds of the whig:
of Missouri would be excluded from the
e party We do not consider the ques
ton a practical one, because there il
j no territory upon which il can operate
f The whole matter was settled by The
/ great measures of compromise adoptet
!. at the last session of Congress, in tht
b support of which we all agree. l an
o not willing to 60 behind those measured
s and open afresh the wounds which hav'
il been so recently, and it is hoped, effect
il ually healed. Neither can recognz
e such course as being consistent wit
5, the dictates Of patriotism.
f. deny that opposition in the powe
e of Congress to legisla,e on the subIec
ID of slavery has ever been held TO b
ot Wing doctrine, as contended for by tn
m member from Howard. He refers I
IF the Missouri question and tells US tht
D Clay and Benton both took groun
v against the restriction. Does lh
tn gentleman expect TO deceive this hous
ID by The fiimsey sophiStry which COT
e. founds tie question of restricting sl'
of very in slale when she applies for az
mission into The Union. with that of pr,
il hibiting it in an unorganized territor
e. Mr.. Calhoun said in ls47, that IN
en- other condition is imposed by the fe
of eral constitution on state IN order
be be admItteQ INTO lne OHlon, e&Cept W
n. its constitution shall be republican"
,r. This is the true constitutional do
| trine and has been held by all men
IA, all parties in the West and South,
he least since the agitation ofthe Nilsson
m. question in 1920. True it is that Il
nd question OF power to Iegislate for 4
territories on The subject of slave
,es being involved in wha, is called Il
III. Missouri compromise which prohibi,
ID. The introduction Of slavery north
nd SO degrees and 80 minutes, was rails
The in Mr.. Monroes cabinet, aud after {
dr discussion and mature deliberalon