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

artCle, NC Teples, ihds TIC VIII Hot con-
tend with shadop; let "Climax" give his
name to the printer, and then if round as.
sortions are made ut the expense Of the
truth, or ungencrous remarks, "Climax"
and "Crisis" will settle their own disputes
without troubling the public"
Whenever l make Ground assertions at
the expense Of truth, or ungenerous re-
marks" about "Crisis," personally, my
name shall be with him and the public gen.
orally; and I will say to him, If there is
any difficulty between us of personal ma
ture, to merit such language, l am not aware
of it. The only difference between us,
mentioned in my article, is political one.
did not answer "Crisis" as an individual,
but answered him as the expounder and
representative of the Anti Benton rarty of
this State. found his article in the 'How
ard County Banner" an Anti-Benton pa
per, written upon and descanting the polite
al characters Of the geographically q
political article and as such l answered it.
Personally, 1 may love, honor and respect
politically, we may differ: and this po-
litical difference is before the public; and
that august tribunal, guided by the compass
of truth and directed by the needle of wis
dom, will respond amen TO the one or the
other.
attempted to show (and how well l
succeeded / shall let the public Judge, that
Miller, Oliver and Lindley, whom you call
Stree soil AID abolition whgs," were in
fact, the true expounders tf the constitu-
ton, and the noble defenders of Missouri's
right, in the Halls of Congress. That
while they admitted the abstract power of
Congress over the slavery question, they
were ever ready to vote against its exer-
else; but that Atchison denied the constitu.
tionality, and yet voted, time and again, for
its exercise!
l further showed Douglas bill and the
Jackson resolutions were at war with each
other-the bill declaring that the people of a
territory can, at any time, introduce OF in
hibt slavery, while the resolutions declare
that the people of territory can only ercludt
slavery, 1chen they meet in convention 10 form
Sate constttufion-and asked you 10 show
how party could consistently support and
defend these, to my mind, antagonistic po-
liticsl dogmas. You have not complied, and
it is neither my duty or inclination to make
a second request.
To Crisis, then, l would say that with
him l have dOne-that have neither ma
ligned or called in question, in any way, his
personal character-have not insnuated
aught against his honor, purity, or virtue
those bright jewels that so dignity and en-
bellish human action, and scatter such
sweet flowers along the desolate pathway
Of life. So far from it, that had l not i'm
agined Crisis the shadow of something no.
bic and manly, should not have made one
single thrust at the apparition.
Conscious as | am, of the rectitude Of
my own intentions, and publicly declaring
that am not 10 be dragged into personal
quarrel through the medium Of the press
for an expression of my political faith, and
again disclaiming any per sonal insinuation.
against Crisis, scorning, as do, the assassin
who would strike i'll the dark, or the pol.
troon who would crouch beneath shadow
to injure fellow man, | bid him fna
adieu.
To the people I would say, ponder ovel
the political thoughts have suggested
If they seem good, profit by them--ir bad
discard them. l know the position of til,
Anti-BentOn leaders of this State-know
what it is now, and know what it was Jus
six or eight months ago, and by the bless
ing of God the people of Howard count,
shall know before the first Monday in Au
gust next. / shall continue to discuss
through the medium Of the press, the polit
ical dogmas Of the day, without fear, favo
or affection, neither turning aside 10 rcceiv,
a ploudit or rebuke a scoif, my only enquir,
being-am fright! Scoring, as do, tn,
francis and .hackels of all human authori
ty and dctation, offer incense upon the al
tar of no political God, Istudy the scienc,
of government, the constitution of my coun
try. and political economy, and my deduc
lions from those studies are my politics.
Those deductions l shall give to my fel
low-ci!izens whenever feel SO inclined
with nothing but the fear Of God 10 restrain
me, having learned in my early youth, oil
my mothers knee, "that sthe fear of Coz
was the beginning of wisdom, but the fea
of man the consummution of folly" ex
pect to continue to discuss the science O
government so long as can utter speecl
or WELD pen. And in doing that shal
he hut 1icchor1ino, n duty that ayarY frae