Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1852-05-06

ters OF slavery. 1hey made disbelief IN
that standard of orthodoxy in the Democra-
cy, and denounced Tom Benton as Free
Soiler and Abolitionist Thus, Mr.. Pres.-
dent, it has been with the Democratic pa.-
ty and this humbug-the test of non-beliei
in the power Of Congress over territory
which has lately been read out of that par
ty of humbugS, is now sought to be intro
duced in the Wing party. Is it not So Mr..
President? And yet because we oppose
this virtual test, which is desired to be in
troduced, we are called tactjonists. Why
shall we be thus denominated? We pro-
pose no such test, for we leave belief or
non-bclief at the option of theJman-for nei-
ther is any part of Whiggery.
Mr.. President, for thirty years have
battled as private in the ranks ofthe Wig
party. never yet received an otice-I
never sought or desired one, and what per-
haps may be still more astonishing, have
never been honored with military title
Laughter. But have regard for per-
sonal honor, and l claim as right that or
my friends when proposed as candidate for
office, may not be practically prescribed on
test never to recognized by the Wing party.
). Col. Young addressed the Convention as
follows;
Idesire to set myself right before the
Convention, and expose the gross sophistry
arranged by the gentleman in the form Of Il
f lawyers argument, in which he endeavors
to humbug this Convention into the discus
sion of a question which has never for
moment been raised.
e assert, Mr.. President, the proposition
! that no issue has ever been made, either di-
, rectly or indirectly, on the fact of mans
+ opinions on that question of slavery and the
6 power of Congress over it in the territories,
T unless the issue has been created by thegen
h tlemen themselves. say again, that it is
d but lawyers argument to gain the case for
= client when there has never been charge
!, preferred against him. Why, sir, one Of
O the resolutions Just passed by this Conven-
tion unanimously denounces in the strong
i est terms any man who would seek 10 long
er agitate the question of slavery before
the people. This resolution was passed be-
: fore the name Of Mr.. Bates had been s7ok-
. en- OF in the Convention; and unless the gem
tleman desired to impute to me dishonesty
Of motives, he cannot say otherwise than
that an eternal quietus has been given to
that subject in this Convention. But the
gentleman says, forsooth, that because the
- name Of Bates was not inserted in the reso-
= luton, instead of that of Crittenden, that
= there is sought 10 be made test of ortho-
- doxy in the Wing party. Sir, assert now,
as before asserted it, that the opinions of
" Mr.. Crittenden are precisely those of Mr..
: Bates on this questions; and the gentleman
=. knowing this fact, must trace the cause Of
Mr.. Bates not being the nominee in that
;, % resolution, to some personal malevoence, if
y he imputes the fact to any other than the
:. most honest motives. The gentleman
- seems TO have forgotten that General Doni-
. phan, whom We have placed at the head oI
" our State ticket, entertains views in this
~ matter different from Mr.. Bates. But whc
~ on that account doubts but that he is q.
W. sound a whig as there is in the State?
~ The gentleman has kindly alluded to IN,
'' "walking the plank" have walked tn,
y plank, sir, but have heard that remarked
g" SO often, and from such sources, that scarce
- ly disturb myself about it. But have tn
=. qualification Of knowing that there are i,
- this Convention grey haired sres who hav
- known me from the nursery, and who know
' that have neither given a vote, nor have
II acted with any other than the Wing party
| have refused to vote for men whose con
W L1 nection with our party had only been t
''' acquire office, and who did not advocate ou
principles for principles sake. The ger
'''i tleman seems TO have labored more to hol
'0' me up before this Convention in false al
t,tude than for any other purpose, but dc
''I sire to place mysefrig What have as
y" serted are my honest opinions, and agai
4S.e deny the imputation of the gentleman entir,
''' ", that have sought TO create test in IL
Sc party, and if any one has attempted to d
." this and thus mar the harmony of the Cor
u'y vcntion, it is the gentlemen themselves.
anu Col. Chambers offered the following rest
oo luton, which was accepted by Mr.. Broao
% head, and unanimously adopted by The Coz
We vention, in place OF the sth resolution, r.
o'e !, ported by the committe:
N'' Resolved, That the Hon. Edw. Bates,
St. Louis, is our first choice for the Vic
to Presidency, but in the event that his nom
,;aa nation cannot be obtained in the Wing n,
tional Convention, then the Hon. John
Fty Crittenden, of Kentucky, is our next choic
in
had E7-The constitution of New Hampshii
i :. nrnrilss thni tho onNernnr and menhera