Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1854-11-02
lSGOW WEEKLY TIMES, THURSDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 2

in this republic going to Kansas to settle
and make himself home but when organ
izations take place in the East--when men
who never expect to see the country, en-
ploy their talents, time and money in send
ing Abolition emissares and European paul
pers upon our borders TO inflict an evil up
on us, then we are justifiable in organising
against them, for I hold that contiguity of
pre-existing settlement ought to have much
to do in the settlement of this question.
For the sake of illustration, just reverse
the picture. Suppose a purchase or con-
quest Of the Canadas-which is not i'm
probable-suppose, again, an organization
of Southern men aid and abet and by their
money and influence induce every foreign
pauper and renegade they can find 10 go
there with the avowed object of making
one of the Canadas slave State, affecting
the surrounding States with Gas they say)
the accursed evil of slavery. Think you
not their indignation would be aroused, and
appealing to that "higher law" Of which they
so much boast, drive them out by mob vio-
lence, as they have so often done in the re-
clamation of fugitive slaves? And the par
allel is to our disadvantage, for we with
slavery upon their borders could only in
flict upon them moral evil; they, with alb
clifton upon our borders, inhct upon us a
moral and personal properly wrong;--for if
Kansas is made free State, our slave prop
erty will be Of little value.
We are now upon the eve of a fearful
crisis. Northern fanatics are marshaing
their hosts for repeal of the Douglas bill
and the Compromise of 1850; which, if
consummated, will set this Union on fire
And predict that the repeal of the Mis-
souri, Compromise by Southern votes, in the
last Congressional struggle, will be, in the
next, offered as precedent to justify them
in violating sacred compromise. And may
it not have been deep laid scheme, polit-
ical trick in the North, TO offer that precious
boon to the South in order to furnish pre-
cedent by which they might calm their clam
oring consciences when they come to the
final struggle? This effected, and we of the
south have but one other loop upon which
TO hang our political salvation. We should
forthwith earnestly demand of Great Brit
ain an international arrangement by which
! to reclaim fugitive slaves in her American
dominions. This she cannot IN Justice re-
fuse, having on several occasions recognised
them as property, and made restitution for
them taken upon the high seas. This ar
rangement consummated, and northern ia
natics will soon become fugitive slave off.
GERS, in returning them to their owners. in
stead of agents Of underground railroads
forwarding them to Canada. We of the
South should be united, calm and firm
should claim our rights under the ccnsttu-
ton and laws-do nothing 10 excite the an
CRY passions that may arise when the strug-
gle comes--should endeavor, if possible, to
calm the pillows of political commotion and
leave the issue with God.
But so long as the institution of slavery
exists amongst us, we are responsible for
the maintenance of the proper relations that
should exist between master and slave
We should all take deep interest in see
ing that the laws are properly observed; in
E ferreting out any aboitionists that may be
, prowIing about corrupting and decoying of
our slaves; and when one shall abscond each
and every man should feel and take deer
interest in his immediate reclamaton--for
one negro at large corrupts many, and if he
should succeed in final escape, it engen.
z; ders INSTRUMENTATION in others, and induce:
them to make similar attempts.
1t is due to ourselves, it is due to tn,
best interests Of humanity, il is due to thu
, well-being of the negro himself 10 keeI
! him in proper subjection-''peaceaLly If "
, can, roRCIDLY IF WE MUST"