Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1856-02-14
A sample Of Modern Democratic Doc
trina. Hon. Jefferson DAVIS


Hon. Jefferson Davis, OF Mississippi, has
had the most decisive endorsement Of the
party which calls itself Democratic. That
party, in Mississippi, elected him TO the
United States Senate some seven or eight
years ago. Thut pariy's President gave
him the high position OF Secretary of War,
and made him one Of his constitutional adj
visers. That same party, in Mississippi,
has just now, within a few days past, elect
ed.him again to the United States Senate
A party which thus emphatically endorses
a man, cannot escape full responsibility for
his opinions upon vital questions of constitu-
tional law and governmental policy. Their
sentiments must be his sentiments, and his
sentiments theirs.
In February, 1851, amob of Abolitionists
resisted the execution Of that law in Boston.
On the 18Th of that month, Henry Clay in
troduced resolution into the United States
Senate as preliminary step to clothing the
President Mr.. Fillmore) with any addi-
tional power he might need to enforce the
execution of that law in Boston or else
where. A discussion sprung up, in which
Mr.. Jefferson Davis, then Senator from
Mississippi, made a speech, and in which
he declared
81 am not of those, however anxious
may be to see this law enforced, who would
advocate the use Of the army TO secure its
enforcement. Ihold that phen anu Slate in
this Union shall choosefo set aside the lap, IL
is IDithin her sovereignty, and beyond our
po,cer. / hold that it would be total sub
version of the principles of our government,
il the strong arm of the United States is 10
be brought to crush the known will of any
State in this Union. Such is my theory OF
this government Congressional Globe,
vol. %, page 500.
Here is the most direct recognition and
uncquivocal endorsement of the doctrine Of
Chase, Sumner, Wendall Phillips, and the
rest of the leaders of rabid aboitionism, that
any Northern STATE has the Constitutional
rightto n,tllify the act of Congress for The re-
capture of fugitive SldueS, and forbid The re-
clamation offhem upon her soil; and yet Mr..
Davis is the chosen Cabinet counsellor and
the honored Senator Of the party which pro-
iesses 10 be pre-eminently the friend Of
Southern rights! Can inconsistency itself
be more inconsistent than the endorsement
Of such a man, and the utterance of such
professions? Can Humbug and Hypocrisy
make more glaring display of their dis
gushing features? Can Impudence herself
60 further than 10 ask the South 10 trust her.
self TO the protection Of a party whose cho-
sen leader utters such monstrous encour-
agement to treason against her rights p
frankfort Ky. Com.
IL This is "Sate Rights Democracy"
which democrats in this locality are SO fond
of talking about, and we ask the reader to
note where the estate Right" doctrine leads.
1t meets the extreme abolition current, in
its beatings against the Constitution and
Laws of !the country. GnEELY and DA-
Wis meet, though starting in different direc-
tions, and if their counsels should prevail,
of what use is it 10 have a Congress to make
laws ? The North would resist any law it
did not like, and the South would do the
same. ..
If the reader attends the proposed demo-
cratic meeting at Fayette, on the first Mon
day in March, he will hear good deal of
talk and hummery about estates Rights"
and we hope some one will read the Hon.
Jefferson Davis definition Of the term. We
call the attention of the resolution makers to