Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1853-11-17

it is said by the st. Louis Denocrat---but
as it is lie, the lneaments of the child
point Enthusiastically toits author. This in
iquitous production was heralded forth by
Benton's organs in the State with the i'm
posing front--"Benion's triumph, Atchi-
sons disgrace Benton gave out the psalm
and all the puppies joined in the yel-some
in short, some in long, some in common, and
others in no metre at all. This discordant
note was yelled forth until the singers were
compelled to hide themselves from the glare
of truth. To say that Nebraska is open
for settlement, is equally absurd as 10 sup
pose mans farm was open to settlement.
When Benton went to Kansas to launch
Beale, he doubtless thought by mounting
this pitiful, wind broken, spawned poney
upon stills, to ride into popular favor
The galded steed wearied the rider, and
he now wishes the pony had been anywhere
else.
Atchison denied there being any analogy
[ between the condition of Oregon and Ne
braska. When men went to Oregon the
country was in dispute between the U. S.
and Great Britain. He, with many others,
: thought it would likely result in war, and
when in 1874 the country was divided ac-
cording to treaty, by the 49th latitude, Con-
gress passed laws giving to settlers lands,
but made no Indian reservations, such as
, exist in Nebraska.
. New Mexico and Utah were settled by
laws similar to those governing this subject
previous to the ceding of the country by
Mexico; and it is well known thai the big
oted, iron rule of old Spain, which was
adopetd by Mexico, refused the Indians
l right of occupancy unless they were bap-
tised. This necessarily prevented any In
, dian reservations previous 10 the transfer
to the U. S; and thus the red man had been
; driven about helpless, houseess wanderer,
without one foot of Gods heritage he could
call his own. He thanked God such had not
been the policy of our government--but that
hand had been stretched out to this I'm
fortunate race, and an effort made to atone
10 some extent for the many wrongs done
, them, by securing 10 them small portion
/ of the vast possessions of their fathers
Benton, in his criminal blunder upon this
subject, had shown himself no lawyer, nor
did he think he ever had been one, and We.
this is the man who is known in Europe and
America, and expects 10 be known 10 pos
e terity!
Mr. Atchison had opposed Nebraska, and
would oppose it unless the Missouri Com
promise was virtually repealed, although in
the last Congress he well nigh waived his
5 opposition at the solicitation of his colleague
yet upon mature reflection he opposed
his bill, believing, among other reasons, that
it would be an injury to Missouri TO be thus
removed from the enviable position she
now occupies as frontier State. The Mex
lean, Santa Fe and California trade. which
she had so long possessed with such marked
advantages, would then be cut off.
He opposed Nebraska from his unwil-
lingness 10 violate existing treaties; again,
he opposed it because it would be throwing
around Missouri Gordon of free States
the tendency Of which would be to still fur
Their ieopardise our slave interest. And
lastly, he opposed it upon principle, as its
admission upon the Missouri Compromise
of 1920, would be TO debar his constituents
the right of carrying their property there.
Col. Benton had announced in the Senate
that there was not one foot of slave terrific
ry now belonging to the U. States, the slip
ulation in the treaty ceding Louisiana and
:. New Mexico having excluded it. Clay and
Webster having asserted the same thing, he
took their word for it, and intended in this
mat er so to act as not TO violate the known
interests of his constituents, as he could
not do this without violating his principles,
which he never intended to do: Policy NAV
sometimes be compromised principles ne
yer. Forty millions of dollars had been
paid by Shareholders, in common with those
Of free States for Louisiana, and theirs had
been mingled with the common blood and
treasure which had obtained all the terri
tory of this great and growing country;
therefore no power beneath the sun could
ever compel him to apply the Missouri COM
promise in the admission of Nebraska,
whereby three-fouths of his constituents
would be denied the privilege Of taking
their property there.
As soon as the Indian titles are extin-
guished, he is willing to vote for it if the
Missouri Compromise is not applied: other
wise he would resign before he VI Guild vote
for it, and thus wantonly do violence to the
sacred interests of his State; he would
now resign did he think the people Of Mis-
souri, wished him to vote for Nebraska un-
der these circumstances.
He disclaimed any electioneering motive
in accepting the call of citizens to address
them in this or any other place. His OBJ
ject was far higher one than this it was
TO discuss those great questions which were
as dear to us as household words. What
will Benton do?-where will he find a
clause providing for slavery in Nebraska
Would he vote for bill admitting slaves in
TO the Territory? 1t is well known he would
not-yet there are are men here who would
vote for him knowing him TO be a freesoi-
er; and some there are, so truculent in his
support, that they are ready even to deny
the records to serve his selfish ends, and
say that Fox Jackson, Green or Atchison
had them printed.
This was done in l849, where he read
from the Journal Benton's vote for free ne
groes TO vote in Oregon. And how did Col.
Benton get out of this? He appealed TO
gentleman IN Oregon-his fraudulent pur-