Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1855-10-25
OBJ 6lasgotu Gimes.
Democratic Meeting.

Democratic Meeting.
On Monday the 18th of October, a res
pectable portion Of the Democracy of How
ard, met in Fayette; and on motion Judge
Owen Rawlins was called to the chair, and
r. c. Hancock appointed Secretary. After
the chairman in brief and lorcible manner
explained the object of The meeting. Gen. J.
B. Clark was invited TO address the meet.
ing, which he done in gallant style, After
the conclusion Of Gen. Clarks remarks, the
chairman appointed the following committee
to draft preamble and resolutions express
i've Of the sense of the meeting:
Committee: w. A. Patterson, Laton
Eddings, J. c. Ross, J. J. Lowry, ]. R.
Saltonstall, Jno. Shaffroth, A. R. Jackson, ].
Miller, J. B. Clark, jr.; X. L. Barton, Geo.
Cason, VIM. Jackson, Richard Dicken, M.
B. Collins.
During the absence of the Committee,
Hon. S. E. Graves, addressed the meeting
in forcible and telling style;-dealnl
some heavy bows upon the Know-Noih-
ings. The Committee reported the follow
ing preamble and Resolutions which wers
adopted without dissenting voice.
WHEREAS, the pro-slavery men of the two
great political parties, both Democrats and
Wings, in Howard convened, for the pur-
pose Of advising, consulting and uniting
together against the common enemies OF
our republican institu ions, the "Aboli-
ion-AidSociety," and the Abolitonists
Of the U. States. And, whereas the fire..
euent threats by Northern AboIitionists,
that they intend to abolish slavery in the
States, and more particularly at this time
their fanatics and deluded followers ir
Kansas Territory, who have already held
a convention, and Resolved TO disobey the
laws OF said Territory, recently enacted
by the Legislature Of that Territory, ant
have also made an ant -slavery constitu.
ton, to be presented to the next congress
praying to be admitted into the Union O
the States, and all this too without The
consent Of the ruling power of Kansas
And whereas, every thing that is grand
and great in policy and the best interes
Of the U. States, has originated WITH ant
been sustained by the States right party
and that the crisis is approaching, nay
now is, that the friends oithe U. State,
constitution must rally around it, and sus
tain the equal rights Of the States, or tn,
the union of the confederated States vii
@ be dissolved.
Therefore, Resolved, BY the people o
Howard county, IN couny meeting convened
that we desire 10 unite as one man, agains
the fanatical abolitionists in the U. States, t
sustain and will sustain with our lives OIL
property, and our sacred honor the constlu
ton Of The L. States, the palladium of on
liberty, and the equal rights, of the States
whatever may be the consequence. In thi
Resolve, we sincerely ask every patriot Q
America to Join us.
2. That this meeting deem it almost SUI
4perhuous to reiterate the platform of princi
piles Of the States rights party, as this ha
been done by most of the political meeting
Of the Democracy, Of any note since tn
year 1889, as our principles are always til
same, and contained in the Constitution c
the United States, the Virginia and Kentuc
Ky Resolutions of 1898 and 1888; the Bal
timore Resolutions of l848 and 1852, tn
Jefferson city Resolutions of 1852, and tn
Anterior resolutions passed by Congress i
1888. In short, the rules that guide us is
the powers in the Constitution only as ex
pressly delegated, the reserved rights c
the States and the sovereignty Of the pee
pie.
3D.. However, as Mr. Jefferson has wei
said, when the liberties ofthe people are il
danger, il is well to resort 10 first principles
in order to settle the difficulties amicabl,
and satisfactorily.
4th. That the Democracy of Howard d
hereby pledge themselves to stand shoulde
TO shoulder, with the friends of equal right
everywhere, TO sustain the principles abov
indicated, and do prescribe Freesoilers an
Abolitionists rs the enemies of the Unior
the Constitution and OF the liberties of tn
people Of the United States.
9th. That we are opposed TO the X
Nothings," as being dicIatorial, and not al
thorized by the majority of the America
people, their positions assumed nnconstitu
tional, aiming fatal blow at civil and re
ligious liberty, their plans conceived in III
dark hours of night, proscrip,ive of all br
their order, anti-republcain and dangeror
TO free institutions.
9th. That we appoint five delegates
attend the railroad convention at JefferSc
City, on the first day of November mex
and hereby instruct them TO oppose the r.
lease Oft the lien now held by the State {
the railroads, now in progress Of constru
ton. The following delegates were a
pointed: Owen Rawlins, S. f. Graves,
Davis, J. r. SaItonstall and ]. Finks.
OWEN RAWLINS, Chm.
r. c. HANCOCK, Secretary.