Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1857-02-12


favor of slavery abstroctly considered, by
taking the ground that our party is neutral
on that abstract point, it will not do to turn
round and refuse such men, after our victo;
ry, fair participation in the honors and re-
wards of the party" .i
Now then this paper says that after men
who are Free Sellers, after men who are
Emancipationists, have assisted them in
gaining victory, that it will not do to turn
round and prescribe them, but that they are
entitled-mark the term--entaied TO the
"rewards Of the party" What are you go
ing 10 do with Col. Bentonp Did not Col.
Benton support Buchanan and Breckenridge,
did he not make speeches in their favor
from one end of the State to another? Did
he not call his friends to the support of Buc-
hanan and Breckinridgep Did he not aid
in building up this National Democratic
partyP The leader says he is not to be
prescribed, he is then to be participant in
the honors and rewards of the party. Ias6,
gentlemen, what has become of this ten
years war between the pro-Savery and
= Free Soil parties, as the Senator (Mr.
Zeigler) said some time since. I am de-
!. ceived, have been deceived, and don't
know where stand l ask gentlemen here,
belonging to the National Democratic party,
party which suppose as matter of ne
r. cessity l had to support as the pro Slavery
If party, ] ask him to explain what all this
means. l want my constituents TO know
how parties stand in the State of Missouri
- l want to know ifthere is to be an emancl-
patton party abou. to be established in the
State of Missouri, that they may begin to
-, look about them TO know what they have to
i. do with that species of property. l want tc
& give them due notice, l don't want this
o. thing to be sprung upon them in moment
or in an hour, but want them to be pre-.
70, pared fully to meet the exigencies of the
or case. ......... ..-.--... .... ....
~ Mr.. JONES of Galloway, Am. Rep.)
put in nomination here gentleman, 1 hav,
y, ~ been asked to give his proclvities in refer
'N ence TO the subject now ngitating the publi
% mind. l take pleasure, Mr.. President, il
t% ~ saying that he is gentleman, scholar,
-, statesman and patriot, that he is as SCUM
:, on the goose" as my friend from Scot
A. (Darnes) or myself. He is not SLAYER
propagandist but he is in favor Of the per
'"' petuation and extension of slavery. He
-" opposed to all intolerance, civil, political c
O"' religious, he is opposed to that feauture
the Kansas Nebraska bill which allows III
naturalized foreigners to vote there. Ant
=, sir, he is in favor of a conservative admir-
OH istration Of the State and National Cover
ment. Besides this, an energetic man, al
I'' q man that will discharge his duties faitl
fully as Public Printer. l hope he will r,
= ceive every vote OF the American part,
-"'' and every vote of such other parties as al
in favor Of such sentiments as he is in E
oil vor of. ... .. ... ....- .....-e...
!, is Mr.. SwITzLER of Boone, Gam. rep.
. The party TO which belong, unlike one
fa- the parties on this floor, has not assmbl,
in in caucus for the purpose of nominating
the candidate for Public Printer, and hence 81
am in one respect am left free to exercise Il
elective franchise as please. 1t is We
ates true that two members Of the Americ
we party have been nominated by their respe
ad- tive friends for this important position; bo
Of them l know well, and both of them,
gea- reference to the great questions Of slave
e to and internal improvements, / heartily e
esy' dorse. understand well, sir, their po:
the tions, not only in regard to mere measur
il is of policy; not only in reference to the pri
N is ciples of the Kansas Nebraska bill as tn
interpret them, but also in reference TO 4
t is question which underlies all these namel
| e. the constitutional power of Congress to lie
doc islate upon the question of slavery in I
Territories. l shall take great pleasure
the voting for one or the other of them.
par Mr.. President, there seems to be dif
Guilty here in regard to the opinion which
lave entertained by the gentleman nominated
and the Senator from St. Genevieve, A poir
oted and pertinent interrogatory was PROFOUND
ex- to that Senator in reference TO the past a
ates present political position maintained by /
editor Of the Examiner. / did not, sir, u
not derstand the answer that was given to II
arty question, did not understand with sufi
her lent clearness, so that am master of t
ting point, what had been and what are now t
opinionsIcf the editor Of The Examiner
mum regard to the question of Slavery; and
,inst me state tOyou, sir, q difficulty that occr
pro- to me. The Senator from Ste. Genevie
this informed the Joint Session that his nomin
| for was in favor of the principles Of the Kan.
{ he Nebraska bill. Now, sir, it SO happe
is it when we come to define, and especia