Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1854-04-20


tor Atchson in the belief that the Missouri
Compromise could not be repealed, was
unwilling, at the commencement of this ses-
sion, TO agitate uselessly, and, as I then be-
lieved, without any other result than agita-
tion and excitement, the slavery question:
But sir, since the introduction Of that bill,
Northern gentlemen have evinced willing
ness to restore to the South privileges de-
MED her by the act of 1920 and rejoice at
the prospect Of having this irritating sub
ject of Legislation Withdrawn from the Halls
Of Congress and placed where it ought ever
to have been-with the people interested in
, and 10 be effected by it. regard the doc
trine Of non-intervention by Congress upon
the subject Of Slavery in the States and Ter
ritories as sound and right, and l shall vote
for Mr.. Douglas bill which recognizes and
establishes it.
Born, sir, and raised in slave State, hon.
ored with a seat in Congress by slave
holding constituency, with all my sympa-
thies and feelings warmly enlisted in the
preservation OF southern rights and inter-
ests, shall never lonely submit without
rebuke to the charge of seeking to estab-
lish "Abolition or Freesoi principles, :"
whether made by men transplanted from
non-slaveholding States, with newborn
zeal for slavery, or by others, no matter
, from what quarter.
But to return to the bill of the last ses-
sion, which repeat is substantially the bill
introduced by me, does any man in Missou-
: ri believe. that the Hon. d. r. Atchison
, would have supported that bill, if BY It's
1 provisions slavery was expelled from Ne
l braska? Surely not. He advocated the
! organization OF Nebraska under that bill,
: and l doubt not would have voted for the
e bill as it passed the House.
The Hon. Stephen A. Douglas, the author
OF the present Kansas and Nebraska bill,
also supported that bill, and in his speech
upon the motion TO take it up for action,
e said,
"And now l should be delighted if the
VI Senate, by common consent, would unite
: and pass the bill; for if it be taken up,
5 am sure it will be passed."
e And yet the honorable gentleman charge.
o me, when introduced bill substantial,
a the same, with seeking to expel slavery
n from Nebraska.
$ Every intelligent man who reads that bill
IS will discover, that the charge made by III,
r honorable gentleman, is wholly grauitous
e That there is not one line or word in it
e upon which he can predicate such a charge
y If there be, then ! arraign him before hi
t. constituents for voting against laying on tn
= table at the last session, a bill which is al
III most counterpart OF this. l arraign hin
r, for delinquency of duty in not so decarin,
ID the bill Of the Hon. w. P. Hall, when unde
is discussion. But pass from this baseles
lie charge of the honorable gentleman, to motto
h very briefly that portion of his letter i
- which il is evident he seeks to make tn
IN impression that there was an unholy coali
IS ton between my colleague, Col. Benton, an
I'd myself in framing bill, the object Of whic
IA was to "expel slavery from Nebraska
I'd The bill itself fully reintes these unfour
in ded charges, as it is apparent upon its fac
Ill that the bill contains no provision, eitht
nd expressly or by implication, expeling slave
il ry from or prohibiting it in the Tcrritor,
ed The honorable gentleman seems to esteel
lie it grave offence for one Of the delegatic
il from Missouri to consult dlstinguishe
X colleague, at whose shrine the honorab
ID gentleman SO long wor>hipped, from who
Id favor he has reaped so rich harvest
Of political preferment, and to whose friend
TO if mistake not, the honorable gentlem,
% owes his seat in the present Congress.
he The impression which he evidently seeI
ce' to make upon the public mind is, that the
NJ are abolition principles contained in the b
MI and that they were the joint production
to miller and Benton" The fact that the
OF areno such principles in the bill, r,f,,tcs t
ate charge; but as the gentleman make sucl
tie charge, will state few facts which W
'e' expose it as groundess, and picture OF |
Ter own fancy. lnever did consult Col. Bent
1t upon the subject OF slavery in NebrasL
on either in connection with the organization
of the Territory or otherwise, nor did wo
TED ever pass between us upon the subject
vas slavery in connexion with the bill, or
'"- organization oil Nebraska under it, prior
eNt its introduction, a day OF two after l h
Se' given notice in the House of my intenti
no 10 introduce bill 10 organize Nebrasl
s'h' Col. Benton came 10 my seat in the Hol
nat and expressed his qualification that /
7a,- moved so early in the matter, and then
ltuS IN cd IN him that I had not nra,.o,od ,