Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1857-01-08

The SLAVERY CoNrRovERsY IN Coz.
GREss.-A correspondent of q Southern pa
per, alluding 10 the mischievous effects of
the continual agitation of the slavery ques-
ton in Congress, asks-"Why do South
ern members contribute 10 fan the flame
by answering the speeches Of Aboitionists?
Their constituencies do not expect any
such service. Let the Abolitionists have
all the speaking TO themselves, and they
would die out for lack of fuel. No good
was ever obtained by discussing slavery in
in Congress" Most assuredly none what
ever, but great deal Of harm. The points
in dispute between the South and the Alb
oliiionists have been fully and infinitely dis
cussed and investigated, and certainly need
no further investigation 10 make them I'M
derstood. Those who deny the Constitu-
tional rights of the South, who refuse 10
recognise the justice of the position taken
by the conservative men at the South in
respect 10 them, can never be convinced by
any argument that can now be employed.
for the simple reason that they wW no; be
convinced; and thus abandon the only means
in their power Of perpotuating the irritating
agitation 10 which they owe their Importance
and whatever influence they may possess
Those, on the other hand-and they are the
great majority, even at the North-who
freely admit the rights of the South with re-
gard TO slavery, and who uphold the doctrine
of popular sovereignty in the States and
Territories, need no further argument 10
strengthen their conviction Of the propricty
and justice Of their views. The only OBJ
ject therefore, to be gained by protracted
discussion of the slavery question in Con-
gress, is TO crafty the sell importance and
vanity of few professional agilntors, who
can only live in an atmosphere Of uproar
and excitement.
Congress has been in session nearly a
month, and with very trifling exceptions, the
entire time has been taken up by tie dis,
cussion as to the validity of Gen. Whitfield
election as Delegate from Kansas, and q
discussion of the slavery question, made in
cidental TO motion TO print extra copies oi
the Presidents Message. And yet there
are matters of vital Importance to the coun-
try at large, which have been thrust aside
TO make way for this profitlcss controversy
| It is high time that this state of things
should cease, that the interests of the coun.
try, to promote which the honorable legisl7.
tors were sent TO Congress by the people
should be consulted. Ii Southern members
in particular, were to adopt the advice quo.
ted above, and not allow themselves TO be
provoked into augry replies BY Messrs
Giddings, Burlingamc, Sumner and their
confederates, the occupation Of the latter
would soon be gone, and they would cease
their incendiary harangues when they found
that the principal object for which they
were uttered was no longer attainable.
| Were the agitation Of the slavery question
to cease in Congress, it would not last long
out Of Congress. Other and 10. less i'm
portant matters would be prominently dis.
cussed, and would attract the attention oI
the press and people throughout the Union;
the present angry feelings and excitement
which ultraists at the North and South have
stirred up, would soon be allayed, and the
swift moving wheels of progress be TO Ion,
ger arrested by sectonolism and faction
/ IN. Y. Jour. Com.