Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1856-02-21

ton in regard to that matter that is held by /,
the great body of Wings in Missouri. with
whom | have heretofore acted, and who
have, on that account, been denounced by
the Administration Democrats Of that State
as Free Soil Wings. was glad to see the
gentleman from Illinois take that position,
and thank him for it. 1t either vindicatcs
those Wings of Missouri, and relieves them
from that odious charge of Free-Soilers, or
il commits the entire Administration party
TO Il.
The object Of the Administration is eth
er 10 absorb all opposition in the South into
its own ranks, or to drive that question into |
the arms Of the men of the North, that it
may thereby be crushed at home, and thus
the whole political power OF the Sauth be
solidified on the basis of The support of the !
Administration; and thus would they es-
tablish purely geographical party and con-
summate and complete that sectionalism
which is already too much developed here
for the peace and safety Of the country,
What is the position Of the gentleman on
the other side? What is the position of the
Republican party here, as it is termed? 1t
is 10 drive the opposition elements in the
South TO the AdrAinl tration, in order that
they may sosfdify the political pow
err Of the North on their platform, that of
the Republican party. Here, then, we have
two interests pulling against each other,and
pulling against the very existence of the
Government itself.
And what have we heard on this floor
from the two parties2 We have beard the
candidate of the Republican party-and he
leading man at the Manufacturing here
that he is filing, under certain circum-
stances, 10 "let the Union slide" That Ian
guage, coming from son Of Massachusetts,
at this day-how does it compare with the
language of that son of Massachusetts, Mr.
Webster,) that greatest intellect of the
world, in his celebrated speech on the Foote
resolution, and in that brilliant peroration
which vet thrills the Amessoan heart from
enc end 70 the other of this broad Confed-
q eracy?
- 81 have not accu stoned myself TO hang
&cyer The precipice Of disunion,to see wheth-
or, With my short sight, / can fathom the
. depth Of the abyss below; nor could re-
gard him as q sale counsellor in the az
fairs of this Government, whose thoughts
shoudbe mainly bent on considering not how
the Union should be best preserved, but how
toierabe might be the condition Of the people
when il should be broken up and destroyed"
- And yet, sir, willie these glorious senti-
>. ments are still living in the American heart,
= we find this son OF Massachusetts, (Mr.
BANks,) supported by one hundred and five
or one hundred and seven northern men, de-
N claring on this floor hypothetical dissou-
tion Of the Union. Yes sir, he looks camly
toward to that event, and contemplates it
swithout emotion. He could stand and be-
) held the destruction of this, the most splen-
" did structure of civil government that was
ever reared to bless mankind, and not put
toward his hand to prevent its fall, il it has
been protective of that institution which eX-
listed in nearly all the States at the time OF
the adoption of the Constitution. And Oh
what ground are he and his party thus ar
raging themselves on geographical basis
and fostering the secionaism SO dangerous
10 the Confederacy? On the ground that
he is Representative Of the strongest anti
sasvsry district in the North; and that the
people of the North were determined that
this course should be pursued. And they
here present themselves, not only as anti
slavery men, but as northern men, and or
the issue that the Missouri Compromise shall
be restored. The Missouri Comprosise line
--they SAYS important TO the possession
of the North. II that were true, it would
seem to accord with sense Of propriety that
: the men who resisted the passage Of The
Nssxaska bill and the repeal Of the Nilsson.
ri Compromise, should stand up here and
say that they insist on the restoration Of tina
o compromise. But where are they? Where
are the men who stood up then, and brough
their brilliant eloquence to bear against the
passage Of the Nebraska bill? Where are
The Uphams and the Whalleys of that State
"A Massachusetts, whose powerful argu
ments and deep pathos might have shaker
some of US insour.. determination to toucl
what they consieder to be time honored con
promise? Why, after battling here as they
Gid, and as all of them at that time felt
their duty TO do, they went home and wer
buried beneath thousands upon thousand
q Of maiorities.
And where are otherse Where are I'll
men of the Northern States who stood o
this floor then. defending the Missouri Com
promise, and resisting the passage of til
Nebraska bill? Where are they? Som
twenty or thirty of them went home, ra
their race, and were condemn by the peopl
Of the country; at least we find their place
HClN hliSN Will HiSlis 10 tI'dt SNiuSiIS
that the people Of the North desire TO cor
tinEe This agitation9 say that it is ev
demo. to the contrary; and believe frml
lI.tkere is not desire in the hearts
the masses Of the northern people that III
thing shall be further disturbed. believ
that the gentlemen from the North who SUI
port that principle, and who make the mol
disturbance ofthe question part Of the pla
form on which they stand will be sustane
=ipatbeir region Of country. have coni
dence, Mr.. Clerk, in the integrity of Il
people of the North, from the evidence
have addueed, and from the knowledge whic
have of the people themselves. In n
own section of the country, northern ms
= firm great portion of the people. The
are from the norihwestern States as well