Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1851-05-08

s entirely q miserable abortion OF pre-
udce and self conceit
From the Palmyra Wing.
The recent letter of Gen. John B.
Clark, of Howard, TO his constituents,
defining his position, and assaling Mr..
Geyer, has thrown into ecsaces some
of the anti Benton papers. We are
not surprised that Democrats should
exalt the motives and course of Gen.
Clark. In order to give weight to his
letter, it becomes necessary to sustain |
him.
The gist Of Gen. Clark's letter con-
sists in an attempt to prove that Mr.,
Geyer was guilty of duplicity in his
letter 10 Mr.. Allen, of st. Charles, de.
Sning his position upon the various
questions connected with the slavery
agitation; and that this letter deceived
many members of the Legislature, and
induced them TO vote for him for Sen
ator. This charge had been made by
some of the anti.Benten papers, and
they now exu,ingIy point to the letter
of Gen. Clark, and call his dis'enPered
assertions "proof' Of that charge. 1t
is not pretended that any one, either
in or out of the Legislature, was de-
ceived by snything that came from
Mr.. Geyer. except his letter TO MIR.
Allen. In that letter he expresses the
opinion that Congress has not the
lon lott ho cf
slavery in the territories. and clearly
proves that it ought nst to exercise
the power even if it possessed it. Bat
Mr.. Geyer does not in that or any
other letter, nor did he ever, in any
way, intimate that an opinion upon the
subject should be regarded as a "te.t
Of political orthodoxy" But when
the anti Benton Democrats charg.
ing that Mr.. Geyer was IN favor Of tne
test" and when sorne If his politics.
friends wrote TO him enquiring if these
assertions were true, he promptly re.
piled, denying them in full. The let
ters of Mr.. Geyer need only be read
10 disprove the charge Of dup!iciry.
1t sequaly absurd to pretend that
the letter to Mr. Allen deceived some Of
the members of the Legislature, and
that being 81 deceived. they were in
duced to vote for Mr.. Geyer. 1t is
well known that no Democrat voted
for Mr.. Ceyer until after Mr.. Broad
heads speech, in which he asserted that
Mr.. Geyer was opposed 10 the "test," !"
and that he could not receive the votes
of the Whig party if he were in favor
oft, Now here was strong decIara
ton, and to the point, coming from
good authority, and from one of the
most prominent and inAuential Whig
members. This declaration was suf
fcienty strong 10 have prevented any
democrat. who was governed in his
vote for Senator by the "test" from
voting for Mr.. Geyer. Yet mmedia'e.
ly after MIR. Broadhead's speech. and
upon The next ballot, the anti. Benton
men commenced voting for Mr.. Geyer.
Sixteen Of them. enough 10 elect him
voted for Mr.. Geyer after Mr.. Broad.
head made his speech, and We doubt
not that he would have received Just a,
easily sixteen more. had they been re-
qnired.
II does not become one holding the
equivocal position Of General Clark, to
talk of Wing orthodoxy, aud to pirate
abeut "duplicity." In the last canvas:
he voted for Jas. S. Green in prefer
ence 10 J. G. Miller, a tried and staunct
Whig. In the Legislature he intro
duced series of resolutions express
i've of his opinions and sentiments upor
the questions growing out of the sla
very agitation. Had he been true tc
his oft repeated pledges, and to the as
sertions in his recent letter, he would
have insisted upon the passage ofthosC
resolutions. But his ephemeral patriot
ism soon melted away, he Withdrew
his resolutions, and permitted them tC
die still born.
Gen. Clark regards the opinion. tha
f, Congress has not the power TO legis
: late upon the subject Of slavery in the
territories, a "tesi Of Wing orthodoxy.
Ii is conceded by all that majority @
the Whig party in Missouri believ,
: that Congress has that power 1t i
2 also universally conceded that nineteen
twentie,hs oflhose who deny the powe
E are utterly opposed to making thi
opinion a 'rest of Wing orthodoxy,'-
!, In the face of these truths. Gen. Clar
T. insists upon the test" The result
d that he reads cut spots" nearI
!. every Wing in Missouri. This raise
IS a question, Is Gen. Clark TO do II