Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1856-05-01
The Democratic Conventions at Jefferson
Mo Fusion-Two Tickets Nominated.

The Democratic Conventions at Jefferson
Mo Fusion-Two Tickets Nominated.
JEFFERSON CRY, April %.
EDIToR TIMEs:-The telegraph was out
of order yesterday, and thus cut you off from
all communication with Jefferson, and its
busy scenes, for the past few days.
The political drama is over ond propose
now to give you brief crittque upon the
actors and the acting.
Both Conventions, Benton and Anti, or
ganized on Monday-the first in the Senate
Chamber, and the latter in the Hall of Rep
resentatives. Claib Jackso- was made Pres
ident of the Io,rer house, and John w. Kel-
ly of the upper. Thus we had two conven-
tions in full blast by noon Of that day. Thus
organized, with both doors open, each body
could sit comfortably in their own hall and
hear the courteous compliments passing up
on each other in the wings. Thus sitting,
myself, on Monday night, in the io,cer house,
heard issuing from the other hall volume
of invective that echoed through the aisles of
the Capitol and brought, at once, every body
to their feet. Hurrying to the Senate Cham
Der, found that the committee of the lower
house had just handed in their platform to
the Senate Chamber gentlemen, with mod
est resolution that they could assume no po-
sition on the Kaiisas bill upon which even
| Northern Democrats could not stand
This was taken as an insult by delegate,
Jacob Hall, of Jackson county, who moved
to lay the platform and resolutions on the ta-
bic, closing his accompanying remarks with
the elegant fling, that he did not want any
communication with such 'Buzzard Roost'
as was in the opposite wing. But l am
ahead of my subject.
Having organized, each convention ap-
pointed committee to construct a pl tforn
and report. A conference was proposed
but met no encouragement by either conven-
tion in the start.
The Anti platform contains the usual dog
mas and distractions OF that party-heartily
endorses the Kansas bill, opposes its repea
and against the restoration of the Missour
Compromise, Sc. On State policy it is q.
barren as sand bar in the Missouri river
The Benton platform deprecates the pass
age of the Kansas bill but now that it is tn,
law, dcquiesces' regrets the repeal Of th
; Missouri Compromise on account of the ag
itation it has brought upon the country, an,
is against any attempt for its restoration 70
the reason that it will be the source G
long continued agitation. 1t is also lib
, eral in its internal improvement policy, gOe
extensively into subjects connected wit
Western interest, and, upon the whole,
well drawn and guarded in its positions
D In this it has greatly the advantage of til
i. one adopted by the other wing.
Both platforms were adopted with una
nimity in their respective conventions.
y Now came the war of the capulets.
/ The Benton convention having adopte
platform, appointed a committee to tax
!, the same into the loDar house and invite til;
!, wing to walk the planks if they could Th
reception of the committee and platform wa
: any thing but courteous by the Antics, an
Il twenty men were upon their feet and Q
! many motions sprung upon the house in S
, many minutes. DR.. Lowry wanted no col
If ferences-his platform was made, and
e gentlemen in the other wing wished to con
o upon it, let them come along--he had no il
+ vitations to give. Others were for proceed
! ing to nominations, and confusion worse col
d founded reigned supreme. In the midst
m the noise and confusion, motion prevaile
N to appoint committee TO take the Ant
Benton platform into the other wing, wit
" a resolution ac accompanying it, to the efiec
l. that as the Kansas question seemed to
the main difference between the partie
ID that this convention (the Anti's) could tail
!. no position relative to that upon which the
% "Northern brethren" could not stand. TIL
was an insult to the other wing, and wht
r the committee, with platform in hand, a.
" - peared in the Senate Chamber, the sceI
'. occurred as alluded 10 in the first part
my letter, in which Hall of Jackson denoul
al ced the other wing of the building as
"bszzard roost." The excitement now W;
il feverish indeed, and not few tholght W
were approaching general row. But Kir
IF Austin Az still begged for harm ony al
~ ~ concession. He would do almost anythir
ID for union-he implored the convention
2. still bear with the misguided gentlemen
o; o; the other wing; he would unite with the
if there was the least chance, without
I'd I'd tai sacrifice of principles. His appeals