Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1854-05-25
Tie Power Quostion-The Banners
Platform Kicked Over,

IldllOllu hlChtu OVSI,
The Columbia Dolla Journal, edited by
DR.. Peabody free State graduate, kicks
friend Hancock, his platform, Flournoy, and
nine-tenths of the democracy over, to make
little capital on the "nigger question" in
the second District Hear how this repre-
sentative of ''frse-soil" and "nigger dinner
eater" talks! And that, too, to and about
men raised in q slave State, and owning
slaves
"We had not felt ourselves called upon to
notice the answer of the Banner, while ii
alone, was held responsible therefor, but
we cannot permit its platform to go to the
world as ours, and we hereby repudate it.
If the Banner would convey the idea that
''nne-t -tenths of the Democracy of the State
opposed to Col Benton" are averse to max
ing the power question test, we say the
idea has no foundation in fact. The power
of Congress over slavery in the Territories
is the question with the great mass of those
opposed to Col. Benton, and this has been
the basis of their action. The opposition
to him, with some, has evidently been a
matter of personal hostility. With such we
do not sympathise. We cannot and will
not stoop to viliify the character, and detract
from the great merits of one whom Mis-
souri, has SO long been proud to honor. 1t
is sufficient for us to oppose the errors Of
the times. 1t does not follow that one now
in error has always erred in opinions or ac-
tons.
"But to the point. Instead of their be-
ing averse to making the "power ques-
ton" test, we believe that "nine-tenths Of
the democracy opposed to Col. Benton" re-
gard this question as paramount to all other
political questions now before the public
We assert that this is true of the democra.
oy of Boone county, saying nothing about
opposition to Col. Benton. Principles anG
not men are what they now regard, and are
: what they will continue to regard. We be-
lieve the same is true of Howard county
for which the Banner processes to be the
mouth-piece.
"When the Banner declares that $50 fal
as principle is concerned" its editor woult
as cheerfully vote for those who concede thu
power in question as for those who deny it
it consummates an act of folly which, i
done upon due reflection, looks 10 us NOR,
like selling out TO the Wing party, in who's
footsteps it is closely following, than re
: gard for the success oftrue democratic prin
= clples. We are not disposed TO proscrib
: all who oonoede the power, for many do il
we doubt not, without a full investigatio
" of the subject, but we confess that whe
= the question is fairly before the people, an
l. an issue is made upon it, we cannot hel
q feeling degree of confidence in one VIII
Of denies the power, which we cannot accor
si 10 him who Simny denies the expediencv
ID IFS rXerrisc. And because question ha
T. moi he a test It n previous reriod in cleo
$. ti"ns when Tie question was net agitatet
e' is no argument against its being made so,
g why It should be regarded as llliberal whe
III it really becomes practical question.
, "But the Banner declares that, "No nj
r. tional or State Convention of Democrats,
Il far as we are advised, has ever propose
ny such test"
II "Now if an endorsement of the resolr
IS; tions of '98 is not engrafting the Stat
10 Rights doctrine-a denial of the power
of Congress to legislate for the Territories {
VI the subject of slavery, SO as to inhibit
compel its existence within them, into Il
"" platform of principles, then has langua,
i ceased TO have any force, and any attem
ds TO convey ideas thereby, must be futile.
IN SIN conclusion we say we most hearti
xt and unequivocally reaudiate the general t
et, nor of the Banners answers; that whi
we would be explicit in expressing the Sc
timent that we would not prescribe as fire
soiers, those who nominally concede {
power, if that question is the result of I
having investigated the subject, we wor
Ri' be equally explicit in saying, that we rega
! n' a denial of the power in question as one
The planks of the Baltimore, and hence
to the Jefferson City platform, and that rs c
one one pect to labor for the election of men W
stand fully, fairly, squarely and firmly W
i,p' those platforms. W. ,rould moi las che