Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1851-09-18


Democrat" but kindly admits that he may
be mistaken, and says that if ''the test Of
Democracy throughout the Union is to be
adhesion to what is called the Union party
here in the South" why then he is by no
means proper person to move In the mat
ter of Democratic or Union convention.-I
His rabidness against the Union party, be-
cause it is the Whig party, is very amusing
We fear his vocation is gone, for the ODE
mocracy of the Union will not adopt any
platform on which he can stand, and so Brit
tain will topple over into the political Hades
and be forgotten.
The most financial of Presidential aspi-
rants, Levi Woodbury., writes couple of
short and becoming letters. He thinks
the next Democratic National Convention
must ''unite on the ancient platform of prin-
ciple," to which, under 'existing circum-
stances" some additional resolutions ought
to be added. These additional resolutions
he wisely leaves to the convention, prom
Using that he as an ''old Democrat" will ac-
quiesce in anything the convention may do.
Accommodating Levi!
As to the little magician" the Hon. Mar
tin Van Buren,, he is as usual non-commit-
tai. He declares that he is out of the po-
litical line now, and is, therefore, not par
ticularly interested in conventions. He is
in favor of 'infusing liberal spirit into the
Masses" and is then the committees ''obe-
dent servant"
Giddings and Chase, of Ohio, the profess
sors of''free Democracy" and Free-Soilism,
are delectably unsatisfactory. Giddings
advises the committee to consult Sam
Medary, who knows more of the underhand
business of the Ohio Democracy than he
himself does. Senator Chase entertains a
every sincere regard" for General Houston,
and, "should he be nominated for the Pres
idency," he should wish to support him.
That, however, must depend on the position
which he and the convention take, that is to
say, we suppose, if Free-Soilism is under
written by Houston and the convention, then
Mr.. Chase will support the Texan warrior.
We are indebted (says the St. Louis Intel
ligencer) to the Louisville Journal for the
above summary, But as Judge Treat, the
representative of the Missouri Democracy
also wrote letter and is now at the East
about the date indicated in his letter, we have
deemed it matter of sufficient interest to his
friends, in Missouri, to copy his letter al
length;
Sr. LOUIS, July 3, 1851.
DEAR SIR: Yours has just been re
ceived, and l reply at once, as am to start
> in few moments, on political campaign.
Itwas understood at the last regular meet
e ing OF the National Democratic Committe
: and again last summer, among those whor
e | saw whilst East, that the committee wou
e be called together this summer, TO make ar
q rangements for the next convention. b. I
o Hallett, Esq, of Boston, Mass, is the Chair
Is man, and he was to have prepared the pre-
ii per circular for that purpose. If a meetin
l. should be held in August, probably coul
/ attend.
Y At the last convention expressed de
Is termination to press a resolution declarir
Is that the next convention should be held tn
at side of Alleghanies, but the members of Il
q committee intmated that it would be unn
at cessary, as they would agree to my propos
ton. Hence it has been considered by
H. of this part Of the Union, that the next CO
he vention should be this side Of the mountain
es Cincinnati would have been the best plar
lie if it had not become den of Abolitionists.,
tie As it is, am decidedly in favor of holdil
OF it in Louisville, Kentucky. Many reaso
ial concur in this. The West is sound On gre
he national questions, and is now too importa
a not to have this conceded to her. To gi
lal weight to our action, we must be dista
IN from the scene of wire-pulling at Washir
ok ton---be out of Congressional Intriguing.
H., In the present confused state of thin,
nat prudence dictates that we should come we
lth Louisville is Gas far as modes or rates
in travelling go) about as near the centre of
red Union as we can meet. Either Louisvi
-he or Wheeling will do, but the former is
er- best place. As at present advised, ! thi
at we should see the movements of the VIII
H." before we act-and not meet before the S
'rm ond or third Monday in June. 1t would
nth extremely impoltic for us to make any c
of for our conventions before next winter
nal Let us hold still, until we know what
will enemy are about. We have nothingto g'
in and much to loose by precipitancy.
ted elections in several State, this fall, must
ion mlnate, before any open demonstration