Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1851-06-19
STUBBORN FACTS.

tion of facts, for which we are indebt.
ed to the New York Express, sho wing
that TO the Locofoco party of New
York. particularly, is the country in.
debted for the Abolition excitement
against the South, throughout The east.
ern and non slaveholding States.
1t is only amusing to hear the con.
servative Democratic press ofthe South
insist upon it that the Wing party
brought on those dangerous sectional
issues which now so seriously threat.
en- to leopard the very existence of the
Union. a Democratic party is er ne,
ceSSitate rel, a destructive party. A
true Democrat at the North goes as
John Van Buren, goes, (after the man.
ner of his falhor) as Preston King goes,
and as Rantoul and the like go-for the
lagos liberty, without reference 10 col
or, or complexion, or skin, or breed
Some of them for for equality ofrights
among men and women: Democracy
in a free State is necessarily the father
of Socialism, and all the other ,sms--
but most especially Abollionism--
(The first thing Democracy in France
did was TO turn loose the slaves in ST.
Domingc) Hence The union of the
Ba!nburnIng Democracy at Buffalo and
Of the Abolltlonists was the most natu.
raj union in the world. The construc.
ton which the Abolitionists give TO the
fugitive slave law, The conscience con-
struction of the Rev. Henry Ward
Beecher and of the Rev. Theodore Par.
ker, all had its origin in The Democrat.
Ic precedent of Gen. Jackson, when on
removing the deposits from the bank
ofthe United States. he insisted upon
it, IL will construe the Constitution as
UI.0 understand it," This "l"
of General Jackson is the conscience"
of the Abolition divines, and 1.-The high.
er law" of Governor Seward. az"
know more than Chief Justice Marshall,
or any other mere man; and what IL"
know is "higher Iaw.")
Southern Democracy is not North.
ern Abolitionisn and notification of the
fugitive slave law, to be sure, but is the
same sort of destruction to the Consti.
tuition, the Laws, and the conservative
interests Of the country. In South
Carolina, in 1882, democracy" was
Notification, "lhe rightful remedy of
Mr.. Jefferson" quoted by Mr.. Hayne,
in 1880, in his reply TO Mr.. Webster.
In 1850, democracy" is Secession" d"
A very large portion of the Southern
Democratic party is stepped in this
heresy of Secession, and We Union
men who are opposed 10 this sneaking
way Of getting up a rebellion are sci
down as "Consolidationisls," as "Fede.
ralists," &c, &c.
All the sectional perIs we are now
encountering were started and created
by the Democracy North and South;
and whenever what calls itself Democ.
racy gets into power again, we shall
encounter more of these perlls.
1t is very true lha, the Wing party
now in New York is not at all as we
would wish it, but il is coming right,
and that rapidly too. Rebuke, howev.
er, comes with an i'll grace from South.
ern Democracy in alliance with the
Democracy Of New York. What is
the Democracy of New York! John
Van Buren, is an exponent of the larger
part of il. The Abolition Evening
Post is the only surviving organ oft in
the large section of she state. Preston
King is another exponent. Henry b
Stanton is yet another. Van Buren,
is the southern leader, Preston King
the northern, and Stanlon--who is
fresh from the Abolition ranks, where
he is just over being an Abolition
lectuI er-leads The west. All these
men have their thousands and tens oi
thousands TO back them. Preston King
speaks the voice of 81. Lawrence
county, the strongest Democratic coun
ty in the State. and where the Democ.
racy has its whole majority in the
State, whenever it has majority a
all. Such strong Democratic counlie,
as Herkimer and Otsego have wholly
gone over TO the Abolition idols. These
are public misfortunes, we feel. We
are sorry for il and we announce i
with regret; but it is the fact, and il il
the great difficulty Wings of our opin
ion and faith have in rescung the Stat,
from its abolition propensines. The
public men of both parties are afraiC
; 10 speak, as long as such powerful coun
: ties as 81. Lawrence. Otsego. and Her
kimer are Abolition Democratic coun
ties. We cannotinspirc either whig
. or Democrats with courage TO fac
The prejudices against slavery, and {,
stand bv the compromises of the Con
stitulion as long as such an incubus i
on them. l, is hard, then. wings as W
are, struggling with Abolition Democ
racy, 10 be reading with patience, a