Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1855-02-22
The Power Of Congress over Slavery in
Territories.

We have never sought to make any mans
opinion on this subject test Of political or
thodoxy. Our distinguished Senator, Mr..
Geycr, is the opinion that this power does
not exist in Congress. Nevertheless, he
has been warmly supported by the Wings Of
this State. There is, however, wide diff
ference between him, and the politicians 10
which we allude. They have made the fur
Their discovery that no one can be safe on the
slavery question unless he denies the right
in tote; and accordingly in this undetermined
anil sneaking way, attempt 10 poison the
minds Of well meaning men against those
who think upon This subject as Mr.. Clay and
Webster, and most Of the distinguished
statesmen Of the country thought. This is
nbout the size Of that class Of men. Unable
10 meet the force Of honest and candid argyll
meul, they bc,ake themselves TO the last re-
! sort Of weak minds, ard from their secret
places hllri at the heads OF those who dare
] 10 differ with them. epi,hets which even old
women laugh to scorn. They are ready to
charge others with "freesoil proclivities,"
nboli;ionism, or any thing else, tina, is Odious
in order to diver, public attention from their
true position. OF course no sensible man
could believe their silly and malignent char
gcs. Nor DO they believe them themselves,
although they labor hard to persuade them
selves that they DO. When they assert
themselves 70 be the firm friends Of the
South and the institution OF slavery, and that
all others are unsafe, they are only endeav-
oring 10 bolster up what they know and
conceived to be weak place. If any one
would put themselves to the trouble of en-
quiring into the an!ecedents of the loudest
of these brd,c'ers, they would find in very
many cases, that at some not very remote
period of their history. they had been moro
than suspected of undue aiit c;on for "wool-
ly heads" and abolitiocist In their new
position they feel some extra exeriion ne
eessary to convince the community of their
conversion, and SO seek 10 atone by the We
hemence Of their zeal, and that violence Of
their denunciation, for past errors. These
are the men who go little over plumb on
The slavery question. The people, however,
soon learn 10 place proper estimate upon
them, and they are permitted to sink to where
they bclOrg. True patriotism, like true
courage, is no: noisy: it consists in proper
appreciation Of our Government as whole,
and in well-formed intent to stand by the
country, the Constitution and laws.
The foregoing paragraph is taken from
an article in the last number of that
excellent conservative paper, the "Pal-
myra Wing" and answers our purpose as
well for the expression Of our views, as for
the defence we have 10 make against the
charge Of Stree soilism" that is, and has been
for many years Laid at our door. We care
but little for this charge, eminating from the
source It does. We are on the soil of our
natiyity-are interested in slave property
have been raised among slaves-and while
we'have continued steadlast, TO the inter-
ests of slavery, ard shareholders, some Of
our sccusers, who frofessed to be more
thoroughly pro>slavery than we, when among
us, have changed their location, and also
eneir rlnciples-ifindeed they had any,
So it will be again, we doubt not, and there
fore shall not stop 10 argue with such cattle,
though they should cry free soil" till they
burst their wind-pipcs. They make their
bread by SANDER and defamation, and we
leave them to digest il, as best their stom
achs can.