Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1854-03-09
From Washington Senator Atchison

1t always affords us pleasure TO hear our
public men spoken well Of and hence we
copy the following notice Of tour noble old
Dave from the "Patte Argus" written,
we are assured, "by an intelligent gentle
man from the west" The Benton papers,
we know, will laugh at it, and the wings
will come TO the conclusion that The writer
is poking fun at "old Dave, but that shall
not prevent us laying this "first-rate notice"
of our distinguished Senator" before our
readers, and the public. The letter was
signed "Platte," and was written under
date of 18th February. We omit the ex-
ordium:--
CAS- YOU are aware, the Nebraska and
Kansas Bills are all the talk in political cir
cles. A big fight is going on in the Senate,
but bigger one is brewing in the House.
The final result is considered doubtful.
There is no doubt Of their safe passage
through the Senate The great personal in
lnence Of Atchson-the popular and dis
tinguished Atchison-is guarantee for that
In fact he carries both bills on his Shout
ders. He has by his persuasive logic, and
the purity Of his public character won the
President and Cabinet to his support. Ben
ION struck some heavy blows at first. He
did all in his power TO drive the administra-
tion from the support Of this bill. Even
storn,ed and threatened at first, but being
'headed Off by the true friends of Ne
braska, of whom the unpurchasable Atcf-
ison is the distinguished head, he backed
square out, to the amazement of everybody,
and the chagrin of his "Frecsoil confcder-
ates." What he will now do is uncertain.
, Some say he will bull headedly support the
measure, others that he will try to keep still
until after the elections in Missouri. And
others again, that he will resign his seat, to
avoid the force Of Atchison's mastery tactics
take it however that he will be TO- ced BY
the pressure al home TO come into the support
of the bill. We shall see! He charges
Atchison with horrid designs on Nebraska
and says that he ( Atchison) will remove
there after getting beat for the Senate
= That Atchison is striving for popularity in
f Nebraska. And the other day he swore
!, by Cd, shall move that the name o.
this territory be changed from Nebraska tc
Atchison. Amen say |. "Alas how thu
mighty are falen!" Only few short day.
Y ago and Nebraska was the synonym of Ben
e ton. Now the Patriots of Congress are dc
T Tending Nebraska from Benton's machna
- tons. What a change! How beautiful tn,
"fr" in which your neighber Parks il
= placed-also poor little skinner poodle
r selfclected Presidential Elector-Holly.
- Our noble old Dave Atchison (and to hi
e friends here as well as at home he is still
" sold Dave is the cynosure of all eyes
The aboitionists gaze upon him with amaze
: ment and alarm. His very step in the aisl'
: of the Senate sounds like blow al fanaticism
It's very strange, but still true that Will
:, every aboitionist at Washington must hat
him, they are forced to acknowledge upol
all occasions that he is The most popular am
: incorruptible Congressman at The Capital
n and they cover in his presence as vice in
d siinctively covers in the presence of virtue
He is TO speak on the Nebraska bill in FEY
!, days. Everybody are on tip-toe TO hear hr
u because he is regarded as the real author c
n the bill. Senator Bell remarked yesterda
= in an animated conversation with sever,
Senators. and in presence Of Secretary Marc
that the Nebraska bill under all the crcum
u stances was master stroke of statesmanshil
e unequalled by any thing since the act
d Jackson in stranglng the U. S. Bank, m
l., that Atchison had shown nerve in III
> matter no less than that of the Hero of IL
: Hermitage.