Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1857-05-07
The Nationals in Clark.

The Nationals held a public meeting in
Clark county, few days since, TO appoint
Delegates 10 the Bloomington Convention
They finished their business, and, says the
Alexandria Delta,
sit being suggested that "Mr. Blair"
was in the room, call was made for q
"speech from Blair" In moment Mr.
Blair (not Frank, but his POLITICAL BROTH
En- Jas. G., OF Lewis county, came for
ward and proceeded to address the audience
(ifteen Democrats and twenty eight Amer
icans) upon what he termed the "princi-
pies of Democracy" After lauding the
and giving the "Know- Nolhings' Mr..
Blair was Know Nothing a few months
ago) a passing notice, Mr.. B!air turned his
attentionto the everlasting niger question
and proceeded to define the position OF the
Democratic party upon that question. Mr..
Blair, with more caUdor and honesty than
Usually characterize the speeches of Loco
.Sfoco politicians in our State, freely admitted
that Tie Northern Democrats are as bitterly
opposed to slavery as are the members of
other parties in the North, and said that
Freesoilism is allowable in the Democi attic
ranks. Mr.. Blair declared his opposition
10 the agitation Of the slavery question, but
at the same time admitted that he looked
forward ,vdh delight 10 the coming Of the
time when slavery tpouLd be blotted out in
Missouri! (Here we noticed signs Of dis
satisfaction among the Democracy. Poor
fellows, they had called upon the rostrum
an honest Democrat!) Mr. Blair said that
while he endorsed the principle Of 'non-in-
,tervention," he felt that he had a right 10
entertain a private opinion with regard to
the question of slavery. He gave his prI-
vate opinion at considerable length, and we
must say that it was not very favorable to
the institution of slavery. We will not
say, with some who heard the speech, that
Mr.. Blair is as "rank an Abolitionist as
Wendell Phillips or Gerrit Smith," but we
do say that his position is exactly the same
that was assumed by b. Gratz Brown in
the Emancipation speech which he deliver
ed in the Legislature, on the 18th of Feb
ruary. When Mr.. Blair arose we expect
ed to hear regular pro-slavery speech, la
GREEN; but judge Of our surprise when, in
stead of speaking as disciple of Green, he
followed in the footsteps of Frank Blair
and of the much abused Gratz Brown!-
Well, we admire the candor and honesty Of
Mr.. Blair, but we must say that his views
would meet with warmer appreciation in a
more Northern latitude.
at is unnecessary for US TO say that the
speech of Mr.. Blair created quite sensa-
tion among the Nationals. 1t was really
amusing to behold the wry faces Of few
Of those individuals who claim to be, par
excellence, THE pro-slavery men of the cOun-
try. Bat we cannot pity them. One prom
inent Democrat was heard 10 say during the
delivery of Mr.. Blair's speech, that 1.-THE
fellow is making a--fool of himself."-
We understand also that Senator Green
was highly displease, In our opinion the
man who voted with John P. Hale and the
other Abolitionists in the Senate for the
Minnesota Bill, has no right to complain Of
Blair's speech, Green will have enough 10
do to set himself right before his cOnstitu-
ents.
"By the way, il may not be amiss 10 say,
in conclusion, that Mr.. Blair is an aspirant
TO the seat in Congress vacated by the cleo
ton Of Green to the Senate. Oh Democra-
no.,ooxoa.ttt'1