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

candidate for the New York Legislature, n
thus replies, and defines which wing of the n
wing party has his preference. If he were t
a Missourian, it is plain that he would abhor
and eschew such politicians as Clark, Young
and Watkins, and affiliate with Bates, Ben
ton. Broadhead, Crockett & Co.
The above is the comentary of the Times
upon the following letter from Fred. Dou1-
las, the negro abolitionist, which it pub
fishes:
GENTLEMEN: have learned with some
surprise, that in the Wing convention held
in this city on Saturday last, you signifed
by your votes, desire TO make me your
representative in the Legislature of this
State. Never having, at any time that l
recolIect, thought, spoken or acted in any
way to commit myself to either the princi-
pies or policy of the Wing party; but on
the contrary, having always held and pub
licly expressed opinions Numerically OPP
posed to those held by that part of the Wing
party which you are supposed to represent,
your voting for me, am bound in courtesy
to suppose, is founded in misapprehension OF
nv political sentiments.
Lest you should at any other time, COM
nit similar blunder, beg to state, once for
all, that do not believe that the slavery ques-
ton is settled forever. do no. believe that
slave-catchng is either Christian duty or
an innocent amusement. / do not believe
that he who breaks the arm of the kidnap-
per, or wrests the trembling captive from his
grasp is a ''traitor." do not believe that
Daniel Webster is the saviour of the Union,
or that the Union stands in need Of such
saviour. do not believe that human en-
= actments are to be obeyed, when they are
point blank against the law of the living
God. And believing most fully Gas do)
the reverse of all this, you will easily be-
leve me to be person wholly unfit to re-
ceive the suffrages of gentlemen holding
y the opinions and favoring the policy of that
=. wing of the Wing party, denominated the
"Silver Grays."
With all the respect which your decision
permits me to entertain for you, am, gen.
~ tlemen, your faithful felow-citizen.
FRED. DOUGLAS.
So the Times is of the opinion that Bates
i Benton, Broadhead, Crockett s. Co." hole
Y sentiments in common with Fred. Douglas
L and if he were Missourian, that he woult
" affiliate with them. The sentiments whicl
n the Times infers would command the sympa
e. thies of the gentlemen it has named, ar
nj those contained in the foregoing letter.
D. Now we submit that sheet which can S
a. deliberately outrage all truth and decency
must be regulated by a very low standard
fu morals. With the opinions or reputation c
III Col. Benton we have nothing to do. w
IT, have no relations towards him, political O
personal, which demand of us any detenc
}" Of him against the aspersions Of the Time
We leave him and his friends to defend hin
from such assaults as they see fit. But whe
r. the Times ventures to drag Mr.. Bates fro'
his retirement, and to couple his name
terms of reproach, with that of the notoriou
Fred. Douglass, we deem it our duty
call public attention to the fact, not with
view to defend Mr.. Bates from such charg
(Which is too gross TO need refutation,) b,
ct, only that the public may justly apprecia
the system OF warfare which the Tim
adopts, towards the Wings of Missoul
For thirty years past Edward Bates has BET
ms one of the most eminent and respected eli
ing zens of Missouri, distinguished not only f
l. the purity of his private life, but for hit
order of talent, and for undoubted patric
Ter ism. During that period he has been
es, ornament not only to the Wing party
Missouri, but of the Union; and very recer
alf " was rendered one of the highest offices
100 the gift of the Government. Such is the mi
ere whom the Times proclaims to hold sem
ments on the slavery question, in CONNIE
lily with notorious runaway negro, who f
0 8 several years rendered himself nulsan
at the East, by his fanatcal abolition sem
the ments and practices. 1t prefers the sar
80 charge against James o. Broadhead, one
TO the purest and best men of the State, a
the one of the most distinguished Wings of Nj
the souri,. Il does US the honor to associate @
name with these of Messrs Bates and Broa
head, and includes us in the same categoi
it'll To repel such charge, would be to adm
that we feared some one would believe
pan If not denied. And we only advert to
nm that the Wing party of Missouri may
ems made acquainted with the mode of warfa
ish which the organ of the Anti-Benton par
ing proposes to adopt in the coming conte
m Every Wing in the State who does not f