Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1855-07-12

Jew daNS. Anything from MS pen VIII be
acceptable 10 our readers. It is on the sub
iect of retaliation by the South for the
wrongs and indignities hcapcd upon her by
the Abolition States:
~, n FoSr HIrt: October %, l847.
But 10 come 10 the subject of your letter.
am much eratilied with its tone and views,
and concur entirely in the opinion Won ex-
press, that, instead of stunning we ought TO
court the issue lrHb the North on the slavery
question. would even 90 one step fur
ther. and add that i. is oar duty, due 10 orr
selves, 10 the Union and our pollticd in
stitutions, TO force ,hc issue on The North
We are now stronger relatively than we
shall be hereafter politically and morally
Unless we bring on the issue, delay to- us
will be dangerous indeed.
! 1t is the true policy of those enemies rho
seek our destruction. It's effects are. have
been and will be, TO weaken us politically
and morally and to strengthen them
Such has been my opinion from the first
Had the South or even my own State, back
cd me. | would have forced the issue on the
North in 1888, when the spirit Of abolition
ism first developed itself 10 any considera-
bic extent. Il is true maxim to meet
danger or the frontier, in politics as well as
war.
Thus thinking l am Of the impression
that, ifthe South act as it ought. the Wilmo,
proyiso, instead Of proving 10 he the means
of successfully assaling us and our peculiar
institutions, may be made the occasion Of
successfully asserting our equality and
rights, of enabling us to force the issuc on
: The North Something of the kind was in
, disprnsabe 10 rouse and unite the South
On the contrary, If we should not meet it as
we ought, lear, greatly fear, our doom
will be fixed. 1t would prove that We
either have not the sense or spirit to deGcnt
, ourselves and our institutions.
But in making UP the issue, we must iool
far beyond the proviSo. 1t is but one o.
many acts Of aggression, and, in my opinion
by no means the most dangerous or degra
ding, though more striking and palpahle.
= regard the recent act Of PENNSYLVANIA
and laws Of THAT description passed BY Other
States, intended TO prevent or embarrass tn,
reclamation of fugitive slaves or to liberat
our dotaeslics when travelling with them il
n-slavehoding States, as Unconstitutional
, Insulting as it is, it is even more dangerous
. l go further rnd hold that if we had
right 10 hold our slave we have.a right {
hold them in peace and quiet, and that tn
liberation in the non-slave-holding States o
S the establishment Of societies and presse
= and the delivery Of lectures with the eX
q press intention of calingin in question OH
right TO our slaves, and of seducting and ab
ducting them from the service Of their mas
= ters, and finally overthrowing the insttutio
Y itself, is not only a violation of internationd
- Jaws, but also Of the Federal compact.
hold, also, that we cannot acquiesce in sue
wrongs without the ruin of the South.
' With this impression, would regard an
= compromise or adjustment OF the provisc
n or even its defeat without meeting the dan
\ ger nlts whole length and breadth. as yer
= unfortunate for MS. 1t would lull us {
= sleep again without removing the danger c
= materially demolishing it.
C This brings mp the question, how can
be so met without resorting TO the diSsoll
ton of the Union? say without its diss,
-, luton, for in my opinion, high and sacre
IL regard for the constitution, as we'll as Il
lie dictates of wisdom make it our duty in III
le case, as well as all others, not TO resort T.
le or even to look to, that extreme remedy III
- I'll all others have failed, and then only
=" defense ofour liberty and safety.
'e There is, in my opinion, but one way
D which it can be met, and that is the OF
,e indicated in my letter TO Mir, and
h. which you allude IN your letter to Inc, vi
by retaliation.
Why think so shall now proceed
explain. The constitution of the Unit
!" States a complex instrument, consists
oy many and different parts. 1t created
he government, and designated the function
lis ries for carrying it into effect. 1t grant
\. powers and imposed limitations TO preve
~ abuse and oppression; ahskafinally, it pr
Id hibited the States from 4Bdng, certain ac
,st and made il their duty 70 perform certt
s;ipulaticns towards each other, into whi