Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1853-06-02
Wing Meeting in Randolph.

FELLOW CrrrzrNs-This meeting having been
called for the purpose of appointing delegates TO
the Wing Convention, TO be held at Bloomington on
the 18th of June, TO select a candidate for Con-
gross in the Third District, he would state briefly
some of the points which he thought the nominee
of the Wing party ought to discuss before he peo-
pie during the canvass.
The subject of internal improvement was one of
momentous interest 10 the people of Missouri al
this time. This question, he said, had assumed a
much more important shape 10 the people of this
State, since part Of our representation in Con-
gress were Wings, than it had ever done before,
and more, perhaps, than it would have done for a
score of years to come, if the delegation from Mis-
souri, had not been partly Wing.
thas long been one of the settled principles Of
the Wings every where that Congress possesses the
constitutional power to appropriate money from
the treasury, grant lands, 10 make internal i'm
proyements and that this is really one Of the duties
of the government; and hence we see an appropri-
alton of two millions of of land 10 construct
railroads in Missouri is made by Congress, so soon
as the State has Wing representatives who will ask
for, and urge the proprety of such appropriations.
If he were not mistaken, the last national conven-
ton passed resolutions Gin 1852 declaring it the
duty of the government to make appropriations for
internal improvements. And the Wings of this
State declared by resolution at the convention in
st. Louis, in 1852 in substance, that it was the
duty of the government TO make appropriations. for
such purpose, not having scruple as 10 the con-
stitutonal power
Now, said he, how do the Democratic party stand
on this great question in Missouri? Certainly not
with the democracy of the nation, for the Congress
making the appropriation of two millions of acres
of land to Missouri was democratic. The greater
part of the leaders of one wing (anti- Benton) of
| the democracy, were, before the appropriation
of the two millions of acres to this State, bound
| by the constitutional scruple, Of Mr.. Folks ad-
ministration, denying the power in Congress to
make appropriations for such objects, if the votes
of the delegation in congress be evidence, but
since that period the true interest of the country
has been developed, and such commotion has been
produced in the public feeling that they do not in
form us to which point of the compass their faces
are turned upon this question. Some Of the lead
ers of the party are making efforts TO appropriate
whig measures and wing doctrine, on this subject,
to their own particular use, since the tendency Of
public opinion is discovering itself. He would
respectfully ask, in whose hands has the govern
ment of this State been for thirty years past? Of
course in democratic hands. Letus see if the fra
mers of the constitution of Missouri indicated no
course of policy for the State to pursue on this vi
tally important subject, and he read the seventh
article of the constitution Of Missouri, as follows:
s'Internal Improvement shall forerer be cncour-
| bt- fha Of and hall
be the duty of the general assembly, as soon may
be. 10 make provision by law for ascertaning the
most proper objects of Improvement, in relation
both to roads and navigable waters; and it shall
also be their duty TO provide by law for syste-
matte and economical application of the funds APP
plopriated 10 these objects"
Then, said he, the constitution did plainly di-
rect the Of policy 10 be pursued by Missou-
ri on this subiect,--but where are your public
roads the State has constructed? Where are your
navigabe waters that have been improved? Not
one move made on either subject until after wings
have been sent 10 congress from Missouri, and
procured an appropriation of two millions of acres
Of land, equal probably to six or eight millions Of
dollars, to construct rail roads through the two
great agricultural portions of the State, north and
south of the Missouri river, pointing TO the Mis-
sssippi. These are wing measures, and this is
, wing policy, and they have not failed 10 fully
awaken in the public mind their vast importance TO
the State, and to the interest of the people.
Hence the silence Of the Jefferson City conven-
ton on the subject, held in 1852. They could
construct platforms long enough and broad enough
for other purposes, but if they printed one word
about internal Improvements, he never saw it.
Col. D. sad:-There is another question, one
ID. ga ia 10
nent of the United States-one that involves the
honor of the State, and the patriotism of her cit.
zens in devotion 10 the Union. The wing party is
a conservative party. They are for the preserva.
ton and perpetuity of the union Of the States
They are utterly opposed TO notification, secession
or dsunion, in every shape or guise in which they
may be presented. This is the position the wing!
as party have ever occupied, and which it i:
hoped they will forever continue to maintain.
He said, in the difficulty and threatened collision
between South Carolina and the United States, il
1888, the wings Of Missouri, with not an eXcep
ception, so far as he had heard, stood by thu
Executive of the nation, Gen. JACKSON, and APP
proved Of the doctrines of his proclamation anc
notification message. No man, then, either whig
or democrat, could have resided in this part Of
Missouri without being odisps in the sight of al
parties, had he maintained the'doctrlne that one o
few Of the States had the right to nullify tn
laws of Congress.
But in later days we have heard much salt
about notification, secession, and the power o
congress to pass laws on the subject of slavery il
, the territory of the United States. The democra
cy have recently agitated the question in Missouri
> and charged free-soilism and notification upo
: each other. He was neither frecsoiler nor null
LITER, though he had been charged with being
, freesoiler. This lie supposed was because he ad
I mitted the power of congress to legslate on tn
subject of slavery in the territories. But the i'm
policy and nexpediency of such legislation b.
; congress, he had always opposed since the agita
J ton Of the Missouri question.
He said there were wings for whose opinions h
entertained the highest respect, amongst whom wa
n Mr.. GEYER, our wing senator in congress, VIII
> dferaJ with him unnn tho 1uestiOn of DaWer-