Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1857-06-25
Rollins and Stewart at st. Charles.

Ceuio oack 10 OF. LOUIS. hOllins Hiteu
one or two appointments in the South east,
returned 10 st. Louis, and again met his
opponent at st. Charles, last week. A
correspondent of the "Intellgencer" gives
an account Of the speaking, which seems
not TO have given satisfaction TO the Antics
some of them even declaring that Stewart
sought to go home and stay there, ifhe wants
10 be elected"
"Stewart opened the discussion in o
scattering speech" and did not improve as
he went along, judging from the report
We give the report of Major Rollins re.
Ply
Rollins replied, and when say that his
speech was mastery effort, l only state
that which will be confirmed by every one
who heard him, if he expresses the honest
sentiments Of his heart. Numbers of the
members Of the anti-Benton Democratic
party so expressed themselves; they admit
ted his triumph over Stewart, and endeav-
ored 10 make all kinds of excuses for their
candidate. They admitted the superiority
Of Rollins over his opponent, his eloquence,
and his unequalled powers Of sarcasm and
ridicule. The truth is, that Stewart was
the worst whipped man | ever saw. Rol-
Inns came down upon him like an avalanche,
and crushed him to the very earth.
He told the people openly and honestly
that he was a member Of the American par
ty, though not the nominee of any parity
He ably vindicated the principles oil the A
merican party; he showed that it was not
proscriptive in its principles; that so far as
the naturalization laws were concerned, in
principle he and his opponent stood upon
the same footing, the difference between
them being one Of mere expediency-of
time; that Stewart was for five years-he
for longer period; that the American par
ty did not propose TO invade any Of the
rights of naturalized citizens, or to prescribe
any man on account of his religious senti-
ments, but rather 10 preserve the supreme
cy of our constitution and the purity of our
institutions, for the benefit OF all American
citizens, both native-born and naturalized.
He admitted that there had been some OBJ
jectionable features in the American organ
ization, but that it was far better party
now than it was wh:n his opponent was a
member of it. He showed by the testimo-
ny of two witnesses, whose letters he read
that Stewart was a member of the party for
fifteen months, and by one of them that he
was not only member, but very enlhusi.
astic member. The reading of the letters
came like thunderbot upon Stewart
He attempted 10 evade the force of the tes-
timony, but he dared not impeach the credi-
billy of the witnesses. When he under
took to explain, he made so poor defense
that Rollins very kindly advised him that
his best course hereafter would be to con-
fess and avoid-to acknowledge and repent;
and if he really was ashamed of his for
mer position, 10 say SO like man. Upon
this point he was completely whipped out,
as all must admit who were present.
Rollins passed on to the subject of inter-
nal improvements. He told the people OF
his efforts and his course upon that subject;
that he had been IFS active advocate long be-
fore Stewart was a citizen Of the State; that
he, with other members Of the Wing party,
had endeavored to awaken public senti-
ment in favor Of those measures in times
gone by, when the Democratic party was
waging war against them.
In words Of burning eloquence he ap-
pealed 10 the old line Wings who were
present. He told them that he thought he
had some claims upon them--that when he
saw defeat staring him in the face, he had
borne aloft the time-honored banner of that
glorious old party from one extremity of
the State TO the other, and had planted it in
every hilltop. He invoked the memory of
the common triumphs they had achieved,
and the common defeats they had endured,
and asked whether they would forsake him
now when he was battling against the same
enemies TO the const tuition, the peace and
welfare Of the country, who had enlisted
their opposition then. His opponent was
appealing to them in honied phrases now,
and asking their support, though he was the
leader and candidate of that same Democrat
ic party against whose assaults he had been
compelled 10 defend them from the charge
Of treason during the Mexican war.
He showed from the records how Stew
art, though claiming to be the regular nom
inee Of the National Democratic party, had
been brought upon the field by an eight-by-
ten caucus of the anti Benton faction, rep
resenting fifteen counties of the State out of
one hundred and seven-some of the dele
gates self-constituted, and not pretending
TO be acting by authority Of the people of the
counties they purported TO represent.
He defined his own conservative position
upon the slavery question, and poinled out
the manner in which the anti Benton De-
moeracy were forever finding some pretext
TO keep up agitation upon that question:; at
one time repudiating the power test" and
at another swearing by it--at one time war
ring upon the free State men of Kansas,
and at another counting their favor and
sleeping in the same beds with them, as
Atchison and Stringfelow were nov doing.
in order 10 make Kansas a Democratic
State--denouncing all men as Abolitienists
who were not with them and taking 10 their
embraces men of all shades of political g.
pinion who would assume the names of Ma.
tional DEMONSTRATING for Emancipation.
lists for office, and at the same time denoun-
cling Emancipation, and passing resolutions
IN Vie oitatinn imam ,ha,