Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1857-07-09
GEN. CLARK

twas A KNOW NOTHING A FEW MONTHS"
We obs erve that Cen CLARK, in his public adj
dr. esses, admits that he ",cds Kno,D Nothing
fe,o Months" Also, that "his heart and conscience
~ approved the Principles cfhe Ameriean Par
ty."
Pretty good admissions, but no doubt the Cen
c raj would make better, and then take them all
back provided, by so doing, he could gain votes
The General was "member, few months
trelps, or thereabouts, and withdrew when it was
apparent the party did not look to him as lead
er, and was not likely to fall upon such "poitical
prostitutes" TO bear their standard. He did
advocate the principles of the party, with a
"vim," and as "principles never change" either
the General has changed, or he advocates the
same rinciples yet.
Hotp, and ,chen he advocated the principles Of
the American Party, the publication below, fully
attested, will show. He was no halfway Amer
ican-he tcas an ulira-as much so az Mellow
ell, they being the only speakers, to our knowl-
edge, that were "h-l on the Dutch"
The General must have believed the Dutch were
"Wooden- Headed' set; that Catholicism was
dangerous to "cipil and religious liberty" that
Catholics were "unporthy Of holding Offices Of
trust or emolument under our gopernment;" and
that the naturalization laws ought 10 be so altered
as to extend the probationary period twenty-one
years." because he said SO in q speech, in the
presence of large number Of gentlemen, but a
"few months" since.
/: there Dutchman so s'wooden -headed'' or
Catholic so stupid as to think General Clark was
honest then, and that he is honest now? He de-
nounced them then: now he is counting them
We ask them to read the following certificate.
signed by men of severity and whose statements
are entitled to full faith and credit;' and then
throw up their caps for the General.
Hereis the certifcate-read 1t;
The undersigned, citizens of Boone
County, hereby certify, that, on the even
ing of Monday, February, 18th 1855, du-
ring the session of the Boone Circuit Court
we were present at meeting Of Taylor
Council, No. SO, held in the Masonic Hall
in Columbia, Mo-, at which Gen. John B.
Clark, of Howard County, made speech,
in which, as we distinctly remember, he
warmly endorsed and ably advocated the
principles of the American party, contend
ing that the party was national, conserva.
tive, and worthy of the confidence of the
whole American people. Our recollection
is distinct and unmistakable, that he de-
nounced the Pope OF Rome, and the Roman
Catholics, with great bitterness, maintain
ing that the Catholics were dangerous &c
civil and religious liberty, and unworthy oil
of holding offices of trust or emolument
under our government. He also advocated
with much earnestness, a modification oil
the naturalization laws, and an extension oil
the term Of probation to twenty-one years
His denunciations of foreigners, were oil
the most acrimonious and reproachful char.
acter, among which we remember, distinct.
", that he called the Germans the Wood
en- Shocd, thick, or Wooden Headed Dutch.
(Signed,) (June 1859
]. J. Collier, John T. Henry,
VIM. Hampton, James H. Parker,
Moss Prewitt, John w. Watson,
John w. Samuel, w. H. Northcutt,
James Harris, VIM. l.. Connevey,
J. R. Hume, John w. Rollins,
w. H. Tillery, Nathan Schooield,
Secretary Of the Council.
STATE OF Missouri, c..
County of Boone, sc''
/, Warren Woodson, Clerk of the Coun
ty Court, within aforesaid County, hereb,
certify, that, l am personally acquainted
with ]. j. Collier, VIM. hampton, Mos
Prewitt, John M. Samuel, John w. Wat
son, W. H. Tillery, N. Schoolfeld, JOIN
T. Henry, James H. Parker, VIM. H
Northcutt, James Harris, VIM. L. Come
vey, ]. R. Hume and John w. Rollins
whose genuine signatures Except j. ]
Collier) are appended 10 the foregoing Ger
tifcate, and that they are men Of verify
and whose statements are entitled TO ful
faith and credit.
Given under my hand, with til
IL. S. seal of said Court affixed, at office
this Sd day of July, A. D. 1857.
1 (Signed,)
WARREN WoopsoN, Clerk.