Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1855-05-17
The Jackson Seminary of Learning.

The rejection Of o bill incorporating
Seminary Of learning, at Jackson, Missouri,
by the last Legislature, has been the ihems
Of much discussion. The Springfield Adj
vertser, in commen ing on the subject. call
ed forth a letter from Mr.. McCary, member
from Cass county, from which we make the
following extracts
"The bill, if I am not mistaken was ins
troduced into the Senate by Mr.. Russell, n
Senator from Cape Girardeau county, (an-
t-Benton)-the bill was referred to com
mittee: was carefully examined, the COM
mttee reported favorably, and It passed the
Senate. The advertiser snys this bill re-
ceived the support, as was to be supposed,
of the Benton free-soil party, and the free
soilers of the whig party. would thank
the editor OF the Advertiser to publish the
names Of the Senators that voted against the
passage Of the bill. He cannot find one
that voted against ii; it passed and they
must ali have voted for IL and agreeable TO
to his showing, they are all Benton freesoil-
ers and freesoi wings. What say you Mr..
Advertiser? When the bill was taken up
in the House, there was motion made 10
reject it, voted against rejecting the bill
wonder how it happened. as the Advert
ser wished the people to know how some
os the members voted in this case, in tho
southwest, Why he did not name Mr.. R;chey
Of Newton. he is southwestern man.
Newton joins Barry and Lawrence. Isup-
pose it was because Richie is antiBenton
and lie voted just as I did. The antics hays
no better man than Richie in their ranks.
what will the Advertiser do? Read him
out of the party, because he Is in favor RI
education, and because lie voted against re-
jecting bill to incorporate seminary Of
learning in Jackson!
believe the people in jackson had just
as good right to ask, and as much reason
to expect the Legislature to incorporate
a seminary in their town, as ony other peo.
pie in the State had. 1t is very likely that
the editor of the Advertiser does not view
education as many others do; the majority
Of minkind in our country believe in gov
. ernment where all may aspire to the highe'.
offices in the State; it is essential that edu-
cation should be placed within the reach Of
all. Ii has been said, by one Of our great
est men, "wi,hout intelligence self govern
, ment, our dearest privileges cannot be eH-
, ercised." Another says, "wiih knowledge
and virtue, the united efforts OF ignorance
and tyranny may be detied.' believe
equal and exact justice might be done, in
all cases, it matters net what the religious
or political opinion Of a people may be. |
should have voted as did, had the bill pro-
. vided that the institution should have been
under the control of any other denomination
Of Christians. That would have made no
difference; am no prosecutor Of any denom-
ination of people. Ifit was Objectionable 70
any, Why reject it? believe it was wrong
-. to do so; believe the friends OF it ought 10
have had an opportunity to have amended it,
). SO that il would not have been objectionable
4 to any.
OF late it is almost impossible to do any
=. thing that Q certain sect of politicians will
be pleased with, everything, with them
smells of freesoilism. In 1847 the legisa-
4 ture of this State resolved that the peace.
= permanency, and welfare Of this governmen.
= depended upon a strict adherence to the
C principles Of the Compromise Of 1890
4 That was good and wholesome doctrine then
n with some freesoilers. Now in 1851 Cor
l. gress resolved that they would abide By tbs
|. Compromise Of the Constitution. and tha,
r they believed it was the intention Of the
ID people generally, and they declared 1t 10 bc
\, theirs individually, to abide BY, and sustain
|. the laws necessary 10 carry 1t out. This
n has got to be Abolitionism with some. II
ID 1882 the democratic party met at Baltimore
,e and laid down a platform Of principles.
is pledging themselves that they would resi,
e any attempt at renewing in Congress or on.
ht oft, the agitation Of the slavery question
" or any attempt to do so, under whatever
r shape or color, the snme might be brought
s. The men that have acted upon this prln
II ciple since that time, by some are called free
soilers, and nbolitionists. l care nothing
of about the opinion of the advertiser, nor do
4. care for his calling me a Benton frees oiler,
" am very willing he shall know that Col
Ell BESroS is my first choice for United State,
its Senator. | am no freesoiler, no aboliiionis
en- AIN in favor of protecting the slave-holde,
tn in his property, just as others are protec
,e- ted in theirs. know no difference in th
ri, particular between free white citizens.
- H. McCARY.