Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1852-05-13
Speech of Gov. Jones.

received with great enthusiasm and applause.
We copy report of it from the New York
Times, for it is an eloquent exposition of
one of the truest Wings in the nation:
GREAT wHIG MEETING AT THE BROADWAY
HoUsE-sPEEcH OF EX-GOVERNOR
JONES OF TENNESSEE.
A large audience assembled at the Broad
wav House last evening, to hear the prom |
ised speech of Senator Jones OF Tennessee,
on National politics. Long before the hour
of commencement, the house was filled by |
an enthusiastic concourse, who greeted the |
appearance of the orator with vehement
bursts ofapplause.
Gov. Jones, in rising, was greeted with
rounds of applause, and proceeded TO ad-
dress the audience, in substance as follows
In consenting to appear on this occasion,
he had been actuated by a sincere desire to
perform his duty to the party to which he
belonged. He had no selfish purposes to
subserve. He had been whig from the
earliest days of his political existence, down
to the present hour. He had been so from
the sincere convictions of his judgment, and
the honest promptings of his heart. In
claiming peculiar and distinguished char
acter for the principles he professed, he was,
at the same time, far from wishing to at
tribute dishonest or corrupt motives to those
who differed from him in opinion. The
question is, which party is in the right
One of us must be right, and the other in
evitably wrong.
am aware that the opinion has gained
ground, here as elsewhere, that party DIFF
ferences NAV now be safely laid aside, that
all NAV 20 into state of fusion. ] can't
think so, and | will state to you some Of the
reasons on which ] found this opinion. 1t is
true that many Of the distracting questions
Of former years no longer remain TO provoke
the bitter discussions of party violence
The subject of United States Bank for
merly served TO separate parties from each
other, but that dispute has died out We
do not now feel that it is necessary to bur-
den the freemen of this country with an in
stitution of National Importance, TO which
aversionis expressed. We do not now feel
that the interests of the country require the
establishment of Bank of the United
States. But who can tell what shall be in
future? Hours of gloom. dependency, anG
despair NAV arise to eclipse the triumph'
that the Wings have won. And, in case o.
a fusion of these parties, as is suggested
what would then be the remedy? And tht
question of the tariff too. Is there no diff
ference here, between the Wing and Demo
cratic parties. am one Of those who be-
lieve that the present tariffs most iniquitous
unjust and oppressive. Is not the gul
here placed between these parties an i'm
passible one? The question of the freedom
of the public lands Is subject of vast i'm
portance: one which | prophecy though
do not claim TO be a prophet-will, in les
, than two years from this hour, be one of tn,
leading questions of the day. Democrac,
has strange ideas of constitutionality. Ii
General Jackson's day, it was only consti
tutional to improve the Cumberland river
in Tennessee, as far up as Nashvile-be
yond that point, Congress has no power t
legislate. Laughter. In the next reve
lation, we hear Mr.. Calhoun expoundin.
; the theory, that internal improvement cal
only be national, where more than individua
r States are interested therein-as with
) river that NAV chance to run through sev
eral States. Then its navigation may be i'm
: proved not otherwise:
Let these questions go. Whether yo
! will protect your industry, enable each Stat
to receive its quota Of the public lands, O
l adopt measures Oh either side of those ques
tions of policy, is as nothing compared wit
= the mightier matters which engage our nc
. tice. Our liberties remain to us, and ques
e tons which contribute results to the pros
perity of the country, or otherwise, are NJ
of vital Importance to the support of tn
fabric upon which our principles are based
Still, if these questions be all laid aside
y the same impossible gulf remains. Here
: the great difference. The Wing party is
sound conservative party. Applause. J.
> The other is an oppressive, aggressive, util
> tarion, agrarian party, taking up every isl
o that is floating through the land, caring les
for constitutions than Tor policy. If thei
J. is any soundness in the Whig party, it
If because it sustains constitutional pledg,
= and the National honor and renown.
+ We have had many fierce conflicts, f
j. these many years. Victory has waver'
= between the two, and, with these principle
D. before MS, shall we surrender and aband
= the field? Never! Never! [Cries OF n
A. No!1 Then, how shall they be maintained
s. He would be plain with his hearers. 7
Id might be heard with disfavor, but deep
j. grateful as he was toward the people of II
city for their cordial hospitality toward hi
he yet craved their attention to truths viii
is might prove unpalatable.
es We are upon the verge of another confi
I'd In few short months the armies will
re drawn up in battle array. We are compe
" ed to have leader to head our armies, b
ed bause the enemy possesses an abundance
nd them. Now, the question is, who is to he
ny the army? [Cries of Fillmore! Scott! Fl
I'd more!] Just exactly what knew,
N, Laughter.] Now, my friends just Ike
lat cool, and hear me; raise your shouts o
he side, and fight as hard as you please for yc
vs. particular friends, but hear me patiently
Here sudden outbreak occurred; W
loud shouts for ''Fillmore!" ''Scott!" /:
lts three groans for the "Custom House!" n
it is my turn! Renewed laughter,
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