Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1852-07-22
Sketch Of the Reply of our Candidate for
Lieut.. Governor to Mr.. Lamb, Candi.
date for Congress in the Second Dis

Lieut., Governor to Mr.. Lamb. Cand1. |
date for Congress in the Second Dis
trict.
Mr.. KrNo said: Mr.. Lamb and the demo-
cratic party throughout the State and Union
claim TO be strict constitutional" of the
Constitution of the United States. Upon
this point he had one or two things to say.
In April last Democratic State Convention
was held at the City of Jefferson. That
Convention adopted a platform, embracing
five resolutions, the second reads as follows,
to wit:
"Resolved, That we still cling to the Re-
publican doctrine contained in the ceebra-
ted Virginia and Kentucky resolutions. as
understood and expounded by their distin-
gnished authors, which contained the plat
form upon which the Republicans of that
period rallied and swept the Alien and Sc
dition Laws from the statue book and check
ed the encroachment of Federalism"
Mr.. X. then read and commented on the
Kentucky resolutions, especially the follow
ing paragraph:
ssThat the several States who formed that
instrument (the Constitution of the United
States, being sovereign and independent,
have the nnqucstionable right to judge Of
the infraction thereof; and that a nullitica-
ton by those sovereingties of all unautl orized
acts done under color Of that instrument is
the rightful remedy"
This is the point, he proceeded, in the res
olutions, upon which the doctrine OF multi
fication tilrns. Mr.. Madison, and others, if
am not mistaken, construed this resolution
and it is the only fair coTstrltction) to
mean, that it required the unanimous voice
of the States, declaring an act of Congress
unconstitutional, to nullify such act, and
and when that voice is unanimous, the act
is annulled. Then qualification" by that
means, SIS the righful remedy" Mr.. Cal
houn look the other ground. Mr.. Clay, in
his opposition to the annexation of Texas,
held, as he had always done, the same
principle with Madison on this subject, tc
wit: that as one of the States Of the confed-
eracy could not nullify law Of Congress
and step out of the Union without the con-
sent of all the States of the Union. Yet
nevertheless, Texas was annexed and adj
mitted; and besides, it will not do to take
the other ground, for if you do, you admit
that Calhoun was right, and that South Caro-.
lima, or any other State, has right anc
may nullify law of Congress. The gen
tlemen of the Democratic party, who adopt
ed the Jefferson City platform, if he under
stood them Alright, also adopted Mr., Madi,
sons construction, as above, of the resolu'
tons of '9S-(a voice from the audience: -
Eyes, we do; that's our platform" Then
said Mr.. K, that being admitted | beg leave
to call your attention to the resolutions on thu
subject of slavery, passed by the Legisla
ture Of Missouri on the 10th Of March
l849, commonly called the jackson Reso
lutions." Mr.. X. then read from the stat
ute book said resolutions, the fifth of whicl
is as follows:
"That in the event of the passage of an.
act of Congress conflicting with the princi
Piles herein expressed, Missouri will b
found in hearty cooperation with the slave
holding States in such measures as may b
deemed necessary for our mutual protectio
against the Entertainments of Northern fanat
icism."
Mr.. X. then drew the conclusion, ire
sistibly, that every Democrat in the State
Antics and all-who adhere to the secon
resolution, set forth above, of the Jetferso
City platform. is bound, if they are consis
tent, to support the repeal, by act of the Leg
, islature, Of these jackson Resolutions, fc
| the reason that the fifth and the last of sal
resolutions distinctly avow the doctrine tn;
Missouri, with the other slaveholding States
has a right to nullify law of Congress col
, flicting with the principles therein express
ed, and this is directly in conflict with M
Madison's construction Of the resolution
e of '9S, which are embraced in and adopte
r as part of the Jefferson City platform.
Mr.. X. avowed himself in favor of re
peal of the Jackson Resolutions, because
was opposed, as a citizen of Missouri,
placing our State under any such pledges ;
: were contained in the fifth resolution, ar
= because they have in view, upon the hal
q pening of the contingency therein expresse
the dissolution of the Union and the form
nation of Southern confederacy.