Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1855-07-26

such retaliatory measure shall be made op-
erative as long as the offensive Legislation
alone referred to continues on the Statute
books of those States.
Col. ). II. Woodson, Of Jackson, address,
ed the Convention at length, in favor of the
substitute. His speech elected q good deal
of merriment.
A call was then made for the previous
question and carried. The President said
the main question would be upon the adopt
ion Of the substitute, and the vote being ta-
ken it was adopted.
DR.. Peabody, Of Boone, offered the follow
ing resolutions, which were agreed to:
Resolved, That the proceedings Of thi,
Convention, together with the address, 10 be
prepared BY the committee appointed for that
purpose, be published in pamphlet form;
that a committee Of three be appointed by the
Chair, 70 superintend the publication, and
that contribution be madsby the delegates
and others present 10 defray the expenses Of
said publication.
Resolved, That ten thousand copies Of
said proceedings and address be published,
and iha. they be distributed 10 every part Of
the State by the publishing committee in
such manner as may be practicable and adj
yisable.
+. \. Kownslar, Of Lafayette, offered the
following resolution, which was adopted:
Resolved, That the peace, quiet and wei
fare Of this and every other slavc-holding
State, as also regard for the integrity Of
the Union, requires the passage, bv the res
pectiye State Legislatures, Of effective law,
suppressing within said States, the circula-
ton Of abolition or iree-soil publications and
the PRONUNCIATION OF free-soll or abolition
opinions.
On motion, the Convention took a recess
for half an hour, with the understanding that
when they met it should be to hear Presi-
dent Shannou's speech.
% Ga the rc-assemblng Of the Convention.
President Shannon appeared on the stand,
and occupied the attention Of the Convention
for about two hours. Considerable eyccD-
/ ton was taken Of the Presidents speech. be-
cause he introduced the subject Of his own
personal difficulties in Boone county and
elsewhere.
A warm debate here arose on resolution
thanking Shannon for his address. and ask
il for publication. Mr.. Moss said the ?dop.
tion Of this resolution would be iire-brand
in the Convention, It would sow discord and
cause wound which no time would heal
lie apfSoeed all that President Shannon had
said .'gle.leEiilnate suhicc, Of slavery. l,!t
There. were dliHgs said in the speech winch
rendered it lIhyise TO send it forth with the
endorsement Of the Convention. He hadnc
objection to the publication of the speech
but he did protest against any endorsement
ol it by the Convention.
We could give more of Mr.. Moss re.
marks, but we desist. BY this time III,
, ConveRIon presented a scene Of confuSio.
cOnfolHded-a was uproar. Such con!u.
Cen SaSs, himself, Of confusion notorie,y
never dreamed Of; a constant din Of voices
intcrminglcd with stamping kissing. and tn,
loud rapS of the Presidents hammer. On,
moved 10 amend, another to lay on the ,abl,
another the previous question, another 10 ad
iourn, and thus amid the general row it wa.
impossible to decide who had the floor. or
what propositions We're lcgitimatey hefor,
the Convention. The best the chair con,
do, was 10 begin with that motion which i
always in order, the motion to adjourn. Bu
here unavoidaby began a general row.-
the room cry out, ''suspend the ruleS--vot
by the voice. whilst others demand tha
the vote be taken by counties. In this wa,
the various motions are gone through wit
, until the question recurs on the adoution @
the main resolution. But this is not the en-,
OF the matter, tor the fight would begin agal
and the same scenes be enacted and re-cn
, acted time and again. In this way hour
, We're spent in GruitlesS wrangling. II wa
plain however that q majority of the dele
gates We're opposed 10 the resolution. an
that it would TAIL if brought to 7qr1 no,
, vote, but this could not be done unless N
) Convention voting by counties should SO de
eide.
During all this time the convention Wa
gradually dwiudling away, the more sedat
and consdcrate men becoming disguised an
. leaving. Finally the issue came, and m
. resolution was adopted, and many colntie,
however, voting for thunder protest that The
did not and could endorse the speech OF Pr,
sident Shannon, and they did not considt
the resolutions as giving that speech the ey
= dOrsement Of the convention
1 Ii was generally concurred in. and so s.;
W. ~ ''i' 'NtNClN hilN NtItEblt>, l!lat u
adoption oithiS resolution was mere con,
tcsy, always accorded OF such occasions,
y President Shannon, and was not an endors,
= ment oil the speech
SATURDAY MoRYINo, July 18th.
Col. S. A. Young stated that on last nip'
# he had said he would bring a certain matt
II before the Convention, relating to let,r
Il received from a distinguished gentleman
g this State, and which letter he was credih
informed, was in the possession Of gentI
e man now present. The letter, he inde
n stood, ADVISED the breaking up this Conve
: ton. He had not the pleasure of person
IS acquaintance with the gentleman who h;
e the letter, but he was informed tha it w
J. a Mr.. Field, of this city. He Wished III
e matter investigated, and the facts proper
n brought out.
$ Mr.. Field, of Lafayette. He said he w
y the only member of this Convention beari
h the name of Field, and he wished to know
lie Col. Young referred TO him, and if so,
lpl tviS he'd him, 10 h. h. 4,