Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1855-01-25

those great lights. Though Pierce was not
the first President who had constitutional
scruples to do what was right, yet he was
the first to refuse to give his reasons in
writing. To prevent the people from pass
ing measures of internal Improvement, he
sells the snag- boats the machinery through
the fundamentally of which Improvements
might be made. lie spiked the cannon on
the friends Of internal improvement. And
this lorsoolh was the national President
The great measures ofinternal improvement
were 10 be sacrificed to party organization
calling themselves national democrats! He
did not believe it. The sentiments Of the
people Of Missouri were embodied in the
resolutions, as he had no doubt would appaer
by the vote Of the Assembly. Mr.. Davis
read an extract from Jcfferson's first mes
sage, sanctioning internal improvements by
the federal government, and continued.
The doctrines regarding internal improve
ments, praciised by Pierce, were not the
doctrines OF Jefferson and Jackson, but were
modern in their nature. More appropria-
tons for Improvements Gin proportion to the
revenue) were made during The udminStra-
ton Of jackson thanin any other Presidency
Jackson and Jefferson had recommended APP
preparations. They had fought in the bat
ties Of their country. They were patriots,
who were only solicitous for the welfare,
Of the people. Mr.. Pierce had delivered
new doctrines suppressing all internal i'm
provcments- who were Jefferson and
Jackson to Pierce?
Mr. Davis here read an extract from one
OF Jackson's messages declaring that Com
gress had the power TO make appropriations
for improvements of national character
He continued TO say that in the days of Jack
son, the people of Missouri were all wings.
and all democrats upon the question of in
ternal improvements. There was 10 differ
cnce Of opinion then, nor is there now a.
mong the mass Of the people, and since such
is the opinion Of the overwhelming majority
Of the people, shall not this House, with one
voice instruct the representatives. Of the
State in Congress to carry it out and insti-
| tutc internal improvements in Missouri
Since the lands OF the south are so attractive,
(for the deserts of Arabia are q paradise
compared with thcm) since this savage des-
ert where no rain ever vets the thirsty
sands. which are more wild and desolate
than the Sahara are SO tempting as to pro
cure from Congress an appropriation OF such
large amount, appropriations for useful
works may be made by Congress. do not
entirely approve of the phraseology in which
the resolutions were written, but in their
sense I concur.
Mr.. Goode rose and said that he came
there fully impressed with the Importance
Of the questions which would come before
the House. He had heard that this would
be pretty stormy sesson-that questions
would be introduced to distract the Assem-
| bly,. The interests of Missouri should not
be disregarded. Our federal relations should
| be Jeff TO those to whom the State had en-
trusted them, and the House should proceed
TO legislate upon the great questions which
arc pending. Let not the interests of Mis-
souri, suffer and langush by the inaction OF
the House, while it is engaged in discussing
our federal relations. Cui Bono?
! What do the resolutions propose to do?-
The gentleman who lad last spoken, was
too good lawyer, TO suppose that any thing
could be effected by the resolutions. The
Gadsden treaty could not be touched by Con-
gress. No change could possibly be eflcc-
ted i'll that treaty by the action of this House.
lie went as far as any gentleman who stood
on that floor, i'll favor Of internal improve
ments. The resolutions embodied only a
SEXES o, distractions, and would the House
postpone the important questions which 1t
had in contemplation, in order TO discuss alb
, stracions, and pass vote Of censure upon
the Administration? Mr.. Goodo was very
unwilling TO put himself forward, but the
House was in danger Of wandering off from
its more important duties, to the considera-
ton Of abstract propositions, which had ul-
terror objects III view.
Mr.. Brown, st. Louis rose and said;
With regard to the resolutions introduced by
the gentleman from Greene, he would say in
reply to the gentleman from st. Louis. that
there was an Interior purpose which it be.
hooves the gentleman TO come ont and sun
port, as well as every other. He REGARDED
those resolutions as the initiation offhc rrea(
western policy. He was not prepared 10
enter into discussion OF all the points raised
in the able speech of the gentleman from
Howard. lie felt as if talking of battles in
the presence of Hannibal, for the gent eman
had experience in federal legislation, but he
only knew it from the voice of history
But experience and history combined taught
us that a more reckless and profigate ad-
ministra'ion than the present, never desc
Grated the Capitol of the nation, Did the
gentleman from 81. Louis consider the i'm
provement Of every navgable stream in Mis-
souri, an abstraction! Did he consider the
system Of internal mprovement-the nila-
ton orthe policy of the great west-an ab-
sractioh? The gentleman from st. Louis
had asked pointedly, Cu Bono-and this
was an answer.
From one assertion in the speech of the
gentleman from Howard he dissented. That
gentleman said that Missouri was a part of
the Cnion-a participation in the common
nationality oFthere public. lie denied il,
Missouri was not recognized in Congress:
Missouri was ignored by every branch Of
the executive, and it was time she should
stand up for her rights; it was time she
should demand admission into the Union,-
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