Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1854-12-21

defiance the known wishes OF the people,
unless they are pail TO respect them! or if they
will, can anything be more contemplate and
base-born than the countenancing any scheme
to protect such Representatives from the
public scorn? If il be right to re-charter
the Bank, modify the interest law, or push
forward our Railroads, why cannot our An
ti-Benton patriots vote without being brib-
ed? If the measures are wrong, how can
they vote for them on any condition 'what-
ever? How an honest man can make him
self party to such a scheme Of political cor
ruption, is more than l can comprehend.-
How any Wing, who retains particle of
truth and honor, can even entertain the sub
ject of such disgraceful bargaining, is utter
ly inconcciyable. Nevertheless, it is said
the subject is not only entertained but has
been discussed in private meeting in this
city, and is now held under grare conSi!aa-
tion by some whose minds are in doubt
whether their rotes should not be prostituted
toPurchaSe rotes in this way in The next Leg
islature. But this is not all. 1t is suppos-
ed that when the coalition is made perfect,
it is to result in other fruits; the public
printing may be divided, and fair diStribu-
ton of the other Offices take place Jctlrccn the
high contracting parties.
Now, gentlemen, If man refuses to vote
to re-charter the Bank, Ca measure univer-
sally admitted to be necessary and proper, J
when he knows the public good demands,
and the public mind desires it, what are we
as good citizens, to say Of that man? Why
of course that he is knave. Ifso knowing
he refused to vote unless he receives pro-
perty or money consideration, what then is
his case? Why that being more knave
than before, he has, however, made himself
liable to oindictment, conviction, and infamous
punishment as a State telon. Now if no
money or property is paid to him, but he is
to receive great public office, yielding pay
and honor, (Heaven save the mark, TO in
duce him and his friends 10 give certain
votes, is his case at all changed for the bet
ter? In fact, is there not greater moral des-
tItutIon, and more extended evil in this
latter case in this, that the corruption is rot
only personal but official
Such movements as these induce us to re-
cur to first principles, and to ask ourselves
what governments are made for, and why
public trusts and offices are created? The
rotten protligates who pursue politics as 4
trade, and sneer at all political and social in
tegrity, evidently suppose they are made for
their benefit. But they may yet find that
honest masses will negative the aspersion in
tones Of thunder.
II this most infamous proceeding is con-
sumated, where Is the precedent to lead to?
Is the Wing party next year 0 sell itself out
to every faction which shall see fit torequirc
it? and is this 10 be the usual course Of leg
is alton?
These men profess TO be Whgs;-some
Of them are members elect to the next Gen
eral Assembly; they were nominated by
Wing Convention; they ran as Wings, and
were elected as Wings. No sooner are they
elected than they abandon their plghtcd
faith, and deny the principles upon which
they We're elected. The motives that must
induce the preparation Of acts like these,
are not to be concealed by outside pretences
however speoious, There are honora-
b!e and just men in Missouri, and many thou
sand of them, who will see through the mis-
cradle DISCUSSES intended to shield the cu!
pritS. These men are Wings, are thew
o! yes they say SO. They will perhaps cd
nit no one to be Wing who is not in for
the irade,
But what Is TO become Of our national af-
fairs? Are we to surrender the improve
ments of our western rivers and harbUrs?-
Abandon the Improvement of the port of S..
Louis and the Rapids? Shall we ask no
grants of lands from Congress for the State
purposes? Is protection to our manufactures
of no moment? Is the modification of our
naturalization laws nothing, when the storm
of foreign pauPerism and vagabondism and
crime is breaking upon US? Is the Union
nothing? Is notification to be left free to tri-
umph in the National Legislature? Is the
character of our foreign relations, the digni-
ty ofthe United States, the peace ofthe coun-
try nothing? Is the course OF Pierce's ad-
ministration acceptable to the Wing party.
Yes, sirs.
These men no longer want Wings in Con-
gress. In fact they want them no where.
They are tired alike of the Wing party,
Wing men, and Wing principles! They're
main in the Whig camp, not as friends, but
as traitors, who in the critical moment of the
conflict will raise the standard of revolt, and
90 over openly 10 the enemy. Forcwarned.