Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1852-04-08

got majority in the Dimocratic Convention
of Pennsylvania in spite of Gineral Cass,
who didn't get half SO many votes as he
did.
Deacon Snow. The greatest thing know
again Mr.. Buchanan is, that I've heard he
was once an old Federalist. If that's the
case shouldn't like to vote for him; and
moreover, if there's the least taint of Fed
eralism about him Mr.. Richie will be sure
to fight again him, tooth and nail So there
wouldn't be no chance to elect him?
Chairman. Well, there's Gincral Cass,
how does he standS Is there any reason
why he would not not run well?
Sargent Joel DoDning. Mr.. Chairman,
don't want to be too particular, and aint
hard to please; but Gineral Cass, don't
think, would run better than some one Of the
others. And, besides, he's got off the true
Democratic platform, and wouldn't come
under your rule, 10 fight again the Wigs.
For year or two ago he and Gineral Foote
and some others went off upon stant and
jined Webster and Clay and got up the
compromise. We can't call that fighting the
Wings. The Democrats have been good
deal wrathy about it; and it is Mt but lit
tie while ago see Democratic paper in
Richmond, Virginia, calls em ''thc misera-
bic set of ragmufins who got up the Union
party 1t would nit do to have candi-
date that the Democratic papers can talk SO
about. 1t would MT produce the right sort
of harmony in the ranks Of the Democracy.
l think, Mr.. Chairman, we better go fur
ther, if we fare worse.
Chairman. Well gentlemen, then there's
General Butler, of Kentucky. He's said
to be very safe, careful, sound democrat;
one that it will be hard to pick any flaws in
What say to him?
Bill johnson. Mounting on bench
with two or three papers in his hand
Mr.. Chairman, General Butler is the wors,
candidate in the whole lot. Generally speak.
ing, Ac 10 IL LoNlcie; anu WHICH, sou w
find him he is Mt never in the right place.
You remember, sir, at our last meeting,
described the Butler bait as being all nicely
, rolled in meal and rubbed over with little
| Van Buren, oil. Well, sir, since then thu
, meal has been shook off: the Van Buren OF
could MT make it stick. It's all shook oil
I and shows nothing but black slavery cat
\ few weeks ago, Mr.. Cabell of Florida
: in Congress called General Butler mum
5 candidate That Strengthened him out, ano
e showed his color and one of his friends il
5 the house read letter from him that showed
e he went the whole hog in favor Of the rag
mullins compromise" Sir, hold that let
5 ter in my hand, and in it General Butle
a breaches about the compromise like Meth
n odist minister. He says: 1T is though
5 great national altar had been erected in ou
5 midst, on which every lover of our commo
p country is invited to lay his Offering G
= peace, and to offer up his prayers for tn
e perpetuity of the Union and the continuanc
;; of the inestimable blessings which we enio
e under protection. Sir, that language show
; that he is Mt fit for President; its enough t
= turn the whole Democracy agin HIM. TIL
= great Democratic paper in New York, th
{ Evening Post, that was in favor of hiI
o awhile ago, now says: I'VE cannot con
;; gratulal. him on the skill with which he
= playing his game for the Presidency.
y And, sir, have IN my hand the Demc
), cratic Review, the great organ of our party
d and that shows Gineral Butler up in his tru
i colors. 1t says he is mt nothing nor nobod.
: nothing but ''mere beaten horse" 1t say
; the country might be lost ''before Giner;
Butler could get an idea into his head, or
e word out of it." The Review says: Fro
II his almost total lifenessncss in public aiiar
II ii was denied at the last Presidential elet
II ton, even in his own neighborhood, that h
was Democrat at all. An
=! Generl Butler went to the polls in lS4
! and voted for himself to prove his ow
IS D m lcracy." On the whole, the Rcvic
is say We declare him made up of iecb
z. negatives" Mr.. Chairman, l move "
/, aS.nay-c Ginerl Butler, and take up Il
Us .oy- ,ndidates.
Deacon Slolc. l wont pretend to say "
r. C d my hing with Gineral Butler; nj
;, be he is out OF the question. But there
some reason to think it is possible the Del
= ocraic Review haVn't exactly done hi
SC justice. like TO see fair play all round
to Mr., Breckenridge, representative in Co
IS gress from Kentucky, made speech on t
Presidency few days ago, the 4th of Il
ot, month, if / mistake not, and he declar
cy the Democratic Review is full of gre
as misrepresentation" Twill read, with 20
4, T, ~, from,