Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1856-07-24


House Of Representatives, and they will
take good care that Kansas during those
four years doth not come into the Union as
slave State. The Mssourians will take
equally good care that she does moi offer 10
come in as a free State.
IL Buchanan is elected, he is certain 10
have majority Of the House against him,
us il now is, and is almost equally certain TO
have a majority Of the Senate against him
also before the end of two years. Under
such state of things lie can do no good,
and his administration, if not mere nullity,
must be something great deal worse.
Fremonts admin stration with its orpo-
site tendency, would have the same result
and only serve TO embitter and protrOct the
strife. lie would also labor under the adj
ditional disadvantage Of having no friends
or supporters OF his measures in the South,
and, if he acted as other party Presidents
do, he would have TO import Northern men
TO fill Southern offices. This would add
greatly 10 the ascerbity of feeling in the
South and aid in dissolution of the Union
He would manifest the sume Partially To-
ward the Free State men in Kansas as has
been exhibited by Pierce in favor of the
pro-slavery men there, or, what would be
nearly the same, he would be accused Of do
ing so, and the South would believe the &C.
cursation.
No practical man can devise even a plau-
sible conjecture by which the quarrel can
probably be adjusted under either Buchanan
or Fremont. The election of either would
be but guarantee for an indefinite prolon-
CATION of the strife.
Indeed, the leaders who have the control
of the Democratic and Republican parties
look for and desire nothing else. Senator
Seward, who represents the controlling
Northern sentiment Of the one party, and
Senator Toombs, who represents the con-
trolling Southern sentiment of the other,
have already had the unblushing audacity
TO avow i'll the Senate that "the day for COM
promising has gone BY" That is, the fight
must be fought out. That is proclaiming
the fixed determination Of each party that
the other shall be "subdued into submits
sion." The Southern people have only 10
reflect how little apt they themselves are to
be Subdued into submission, 10 realize how
impraclicable it will be to coerce the North.
In such state of things, it is infinitely
better that neither Of the funatical sectional
parties should triumph over the other in the
Presidential contest. If such result can
be avoided in no other way, it is greatly
better that the election should devolve upon
the House of Representatives and take the
chance Of eleoting a man like Fillmore, who
will have both the inclination and the power
Of putting an end TO the strife. Both sides
will have perfect confidence in the fairness
and impartiality with which lie will hold the
scales between the contestants in Kansas
The pledge contained on the face of the act
Of Congress will be fulfilled. The people
| Of the Territory will be "left perfectly free
TO settle the question in their own way."---
When they have done that, and the whole
weight and influence Of the Administration
lent to carrying out their wishes, she will
be admitted as free or slave State, accor-
ding 10 that expressed will. Or if not oil
the first application owing 10 the pledges OF
Northern members, yet SO soon as that
House can be reformed, which will certain
ly be during the second year of his term.
The very fact of his election would be a
check TO the extremes, both North and
South. It would lie received everywhere
through the nation as the hsrbinger Of pe1ce
and concord. All men would look to re-
Cancellation as practicable fact, and all
good men from all sections would cid in its
contamination. The bad waud cease TO ap
itate, because they could not see how they
would benefit by agitation. Our country
would be permitted again to step forward
in her peaceful and prosperous march 10
her proud destiny.
But suppose that there is no election BY
the people or tba House, still there will be
a great benefit from Mr.. Fillmore's run
nlng. II will consolidate and keep together
Tor future use and benefit the elements and
materials for great conservative party in
the Middle States. If the men of that class
in those States would zealously unite in his
support, he could, beyond all doubt, be
elected by the people. But if party ties are
TOO strong for that now, cannot we reasona-
bly, hope that when the hour of extreme
peril shall arrive, they will unite and exert
their abundant strength toward putting down
and silencing forever those interminable
jars between the Northern and Southern
extremes. 1t is at least the part OF safety
and considerable prudence to cast ahead such
conservative anchor as may assist the ship
Of State in safely riding cut the impending
storm.
In fine, what the great bulk of the nation,
The well-mehning men of all parties, most
desire, is peace and quiet on the slavery
question. The paramount national interest
Of the day is repose and quiet from sectional
party strife. This neither Buchanan nor
Fremont can give, but Fillmore can.
| From the Nashville Patriot JuIv 10