Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1854-07-13

LEWIS COUNTY, Mo-, July i, '54.
FRIEND GRFEN.-The embodiment Of Anti
Bentonism has passed through our county, enter
tanning with his set speech at three localities,
Canton, Lagrange, and Monticello. Fortunately
for the Colonel, "his day in course" at Monticello
WIS county court day, and the meeting of the del
egates OF the w ig and ANTI Benton parties TO no.
inmate candidates. Besides, il was the day fixed
upon by our Agricultural Society for their ad-
journed meeting. These causes brought together
a respectable audience, before whom the COL APP
peared as the ''nomnee Of the Democratic Bloom
,ngton Convention But by that he "dd not
wish to he understood as having any claims upon
the people OF Lewis county, for they were not
represented in said convention" lie claimed that
he came recommended by high authority, eight
| counties out Of the eighteen, and that only from
one wing, having been represented in that great
convention.
This the Col. can have stereotyped as part of
the original, and can tell the same story in Clarke,
Scotland, Knox, Schuyler, and probably Putnam,
Mercer and Grundy. The truth of the business
is, that SO far the people of the Northeast are
concerned, they don't want any one else in Con-
gress but JAMES J. LIEDLEY, and this was the
cause of their not being represented in the Bloom
ington Conventions; and this same feeling is still
increasing, for / can assure the Lindley men
of Howard that jim. will get much larger ma
jonty here by double than he ever did before
The people appreciate bis services in the way of
post roads, railroads, and his bold and honorable
manner of discussing these, as well as all other
matters connected with the interest Of our Dis
| trir ~ lie mi tho
stead Bill, his boldness and statesman-like argu-
ment on the Nebraska Kansas Bill, his cogent and
convincing arguments upon the granting of lands
to western improvements as their right, and not as
an act Of charity, is endearing him TO his fellow
citizens and their faith will be manifested by their
works on the 7th proxmo.
L bad thought Of giving you a synopsis Of Col
Flournoy's speech, but 'tis unnecessary;-you
know il well do, for it is the Jackson speech
reftted up with an appendix by bunglng revi-
sor He undertook 10 fault Lindley's remarks or
the 'Badger Proviso," and the distribution of the
lands, pervertng his views altogether. No one
here attributed il to his heart; the head is some
times at fault, but we can't help that. But Capt
Carson attended 10 these misrepresentation, and
the Colonel couldn't find time TO respond; probably
the s'confusion' was too great We have had nc
tidings from the Colonel since he left for Clarke
county. suppose as his friends have nothing
cheering to report they keep mum. This is the
course the Col. pursues, but think that some Of
the democrats of Clarke will call him out, fol-
they are the big wing of the party there.
don't know how he will be able TO get through a
all, for he will have TO face list of the stronges
resolutions, passed by their county convention,
have ever read.
We are extremely anxious to hear how the "Olt
Farmer" gets along. do wish that jim. wa'
along with him--not 10 make speeches, for tina
would be pity-but 10 rest the Col. occasionally
for he must get awful tired riding old "Backy'
with his skip, hop and jump gait. Now the Col
ought 10 have profited by the defeat of his illus
trious predecessor, the cold fox" He tried it OIL
a mule round part of the district, and found tina
it was too late in the day to gull the people witt
such humbuggery. But alas! Lindley is not witt
Flournoy to exchange and let him ride in his bug
4 gy between their appointments This great ad
vantage Claib. had-he got both the ride and tn
glory, for JIM was always particular TO stop be
$ fore they entered town and make Clab. noun
, the mule, telling him to ''get the glory while
was going, for it would not last long" II.