Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1857-06-18

ing here repugnant to the spirit and letter
of that instrument Of liberty and law. The
provision Of the Constitution which requires
the President of the United States to be
native born citizen-which requires the
Vice President to possess the same qualii-
cations with the President-which, in the
foreign-born, imposes nine years resi-
dence, after naturalization, as qualification
for Representative in Congress-which
forbids test oaths for office, and the main
tenance of an established Religion, are all
part and parcel of our faith and practice
So far from departing from any provision
of the Constitution, we seek to restore a
respect for its trainers, and an entire and
hearty obedience to its provisions. 1t is
above and beyond all other records of po-
litical creeds, the platform of the American
party.
But we cannot shut our eyes to other is
sues which have been forced upon us by the
Democratic party, which is not only not
what it YVES in times past, but which seems
to have outlived its consistency, its useful
ness, and its virtues. 1t has different faces
for different parts of the country, and diff
ferent phases to illustrate its many creeds.
1t has involved the government in great diff
ficulty, and no man feels secure in the fu-
ture while this party is in power. Under
Democratic Administration there has been
an open:violation of law in the Territory of
Utah. A social system which. would have
disgraced the darkest ages, utterly repug-
nant to civilization, refecting the highest
dishonor upon the government, q fostering
sore upon the political body, and every day
growing from bad to worse, exists and has
existed for four years past within the bor-
ders of our own government. We condemn
this outrage upon morale and humanity, and
, desire 10 see the nuisance abated. We
trace it, however, as one ofthe natural ills
, incident 10 that system of administration
, which seeks to fill the nation with criminals,
paupers and fanatics from the old world
!. We trace the great majority Of wrongs in
o Utah, the acts of treason, the cases Of arson,
the multitude Of murders, the cruel banish-
ments, the beastly intercourse, TO that un-
q natural Indifference to those who, serpent
!. like, have crept into the bosom of the nation
e in order to sting and destroy it.
l. Other questions of great Importance
through of less magnitude, also attract our
= attention. The public domain, secured by
IS common treasure and common sacrifice
" Of blood and labor, the common property oi
l. the nation, is distributed with out regard tc
D, the general ownership, 'and with lavish
!. ness of appropriation which shows an utter
t, indiffer ence to the just claims and true
= wants of the American people.
Who can arrest these evils and restore
IF the Government to its ancient landmarks
e but the American party? Where else is
N there sure hope of the Union Of the States
S, with that free expression of opinion which
al belongs to every Commonwealth of the Re.
= public, and to every citizen in the Union?
= We call then upon our countrymen al
v over the land to organize and act. Let
n them seek to give honor, strength, prosperi
h ty, and perpetuity to our glorious Unior
n by making the love of country and of the
Il whole country passion and a.principe.
d The past in our nationis made glorious
ID by the patriotism and heroism of our noble
ID ancestry Of Southern men of the stamp ant
,r character of him who led the great armies
ir of the Revolution, and of those who were
70 distinguished under the confederation anl
in the convention which framed the consti
N tuition. Northern men, too, Of the STAMP
10 and character Of the son Of Massachusetts
di who nominated George Washington of Vir
le ginia, TO be General. Chief of the armies
= of the Republic. and like him received.th,
,s sword of the leading British General oil
:. Southern soil at the instance of the forever
10 loved, Heaven protected Father of our com
mon country.
n Living then in these great examples o
the past-seeking to re-baptise the natiol
es in the spirit Of the great and good men VIII,
are hopeful and heartful orthe great future
We invoke the sympathy, the co-opera
1T tion of all men, all over the land, who ar,
with us and of us in principle and sentimen
st and of oil men, too, who wish to reform
those gross abuses in the State and natiol
which have resulted in so much persona
DO wrong, and left stain like wound upol
the fair fame Of the Republic. American
o. and friends Of Americans, North and South
East and West, Awake, arise, or be for
,s ever fallen"
ERAsTUs BRooKs, of New York.
ANTHONY KENNEDY, of Maryland.
u r. w. THOMPSON, of Indiana.
VEsPAsIAN ELLIS, OF Washington, ID. G
81 WIN. F. SwITzLER, of Missouri.
]. ]. CRITTEDEK, Of Kentucky.
be II. w. HOFFMAN, of Maryland.
w. S. WooD, Of Michigan.