Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1852-06-17


words, subject, matter, sontext spirit and reason.
But the Ultima Thule of these "most righteous
Judges" consist in the fact of their declaring them
selves the special champions of the secession doc
trne for Missouri, under certain circumstances
which the Jackson resolutions squint at as having
taken place and being secessonists in heart and
spirit and then with commendable candor but no
remarkable degree Of penetration, declare them
selves unworthy the confidence of each other, or
what is tantamount 10 il, declare Mr. Benton, the
Antics and Bentonites, Secessionists, and all of
the opposers of the reunion Of the Democracy or
the union or the states, to be unworthy the conf
dence of each other, and this would take the whole
convention in covee, for they were the very elixir
or doubly distilled and rectifed quintescence of
each sect embraced in the resolution. This would
seem to be the "days Of miracles'' from the fact
that the convention has in the second instance made
a frank and candid confession of their acts and
persons but this does not so much deserve our COM
mendation from the fact that the public were
fully apprized of the subject long prior to the adj
mission and were only glad 10 see the confession;
''most noble Judges" no wonder they were in high
glee after the agony was over, for its said that
can open confession is good for the soul' and even
had they not made this public confession, the ap-
| pearance of premature and unprecocious paper
baby in the shape of lucus ndtur6 the result of
( such an incestuous marriage would have been am
ply sufficient to have removed all doubts upon that
point and we will not accord 70 them too much
e praise for thus stalking time by the forelock."
Y The fourth resolution aimed at something "with
h vengeance" but like Mr.. Fnga's ''love rides of
e the masl-kicked the whole matter into find
lings and picked itself up at last ga gone gosling'
by turning off into parcel of childish unmeaning
jargon about responsibility kind of ad captain
l., dun rulguS, sufficient to excite the risbes of
# Cync or make Florence goose turn disciple of
= Menus.
n We do not subscribe to the doctrine intended to
ii be SET forth in that resolution The T. S. Senators
: before they can take their seats are compelled to
lie take oath to 'support the constitution of the
U. Sates'' and it would seem very simple and I'M
" necessary to make them take such an oath if the
Legislature of the States TO interpret it for them
lie Itwoud seem more in accordance with good sense
y to swear them TO do as their constituents wished
is them and TO support the Constitution the Legis
l. ature of their respective states understood it.
,r This doctrine no doubt would hold good at this
J., particular juncture, for il would give them an OPP
porunity 10 instruct Mr. Geyer out of his seat and
n we have upon one memorable occasion in this
J.. State, Senator instructed to vote in one way by
v one Legislature, and TO vote the opposite by the
J., next and because he could not consistently do both
f was mathematical tyrant, self willed and big
oted free soler and ousted from the Senate. I'm
t der this wholesome doctrine no doubt Mr.. Guyer
ID will be instructed to vote for some measure known
ID by the Legislature to be considered unconstitution
\, al and inexpedent by him in order to force him to
,e resign and give his place to be filled by the travel
n ling executives but turn the tables and elect wing
IN to the gubernatoriol chair, and we will wager ton
" of gensng that you will not see democratic leg
I'd isature Dust Mr. Atchison and give his place to
at executive appointment. No indeed, we would
50 then see when the wrong OK was gored, that the
r rule would not work well at all times This rule
may do very well for Democratic Senators-they
NJ can be instructed with the "ayes' to-day and
m with the ''nayes tomorrow, and thus give them
IN as many political faces as Janus, and as many diff
. ferent positions Proteus had shapes, and place
them in the situation of the Yankees house 'front-
% ing no place in particular" ga contamination most
T., devoutly to be wished" as the only sure road 10
!. political preferment on the creed of that party
he But the resolution says they care bound to obey'
70 instructions. Suppose they DON'T What then:
n Make them suppose? If not thus San end OMIT
~, and so the doctrine is impracticabe and will prove
.s- imperative.
- But there is another view of this subject The
Senate of the United States is one of the most en-
in lightened and dgnifed bodies in the world, anc
he how would they appear in the eyes of the world
,e sitting set of supple jacks puppets awaiting
;, for the curtain to rise, and the wires TO be pulled
,c by the political wireworkers of the State Legsla
H. ture? A beautiful state Of affairs this would be
of 1t would render the Senator on an equality will
the blackod destroy the honor and dignity attached
- to the station. 1t would render them contempt
BILE in the eyes of the world as a set of men to-
.o ignorant to be trusted from home to Washington
mo Noble station that of Senator would be, stampe
+ by his friends with stupidity or dishonesty-hi
nd judgement locked up, his voice made only the ech
> of Legislature composed of men, large numbe
M of whom scarcely read the constitution, to sa
Sin nothing of expoundng it, thrown together, lik
oy the Jefferson Convention, by mistake or chance AM
req valued for their political complexion, and not 70
We their skill and proficiency in constitutional lore
No. We think they might have the magnanimity to al
,rd low the slave the privilege of the MASTER and lie
ro their Senator take the constitution, as Gen Jack
ob son. their "great head of the church" political did
~, ''as they understand it," This most enlightene
se- areopagus discovered and published to the wor
md the startling fact that the people have ''right
cir hold their representatives responsible for any mis-
,rv representation of their sentiments" How? Per
is sonally, with pistols and coffee? or pecuniarily
the by action at law? The only ordeal we have eve
Id known Representative to pass through for an
md malfeasance, msleasance nonfeasance in Office
,ur was through the medium of the baot-boX, G
50. which no doubt many of the convention have ha
ms a mournful taste, as well as ourselves.
do This right, though strange as 1t may seem, 81
the forth as a new and very brilliant discovery of III
Use Jefferson Convention, and tackled as tail to tn
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