Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1857-06-04
Mai. Rollins at Fayette.

ening to an elaborate speech from Maj Roll
Inns, at Fayette, last Monday. The good
people Of Howard county have doubtless
listened to more political harangues than any
other people in the valley Of the Mississippi,
teeming as it does with ready speakers and
willing listeners; but they have rarely heard
such speech as fell from the distinguished
gentleman who appeared before them last
Monday. We wish we could daguerreotype
it for our columns-give it just as it fell
from the speakers lips; but every one who
has listened to speech, and then undertaken
to report it for publication, knows how diff
ficult il is, to do even an ordinary speaker
Justice we can only hope to convey to
the reader faint idea OF what was said, I'M
accompanied by the graceful gesture, unen-
forced by the clear ringing tone of the ora.
tors voice, which conveyed truth more
pleasantly to the ear, gave edge to sarcasm,
and force and power to ebuke: these are all
lost, as are the glances Of the eagle eye, in
attempting to transfer words and sentences
as they fall from an orators lips, TO paper.
Maj. R. opened by stating that he was an
Independent Candidate, running at the So
lcitation Of Americans. Wings, and Benton
Democrats. He made this distinct announce
ment, that no one might be deceived--he
w,nted no votes under false pretences, and
and it was due to the people, and himself,
that he should state how he was candidate,
what his own political position, and the
course he would pursue, if elected. The
three parties, opposed to the Anti-Benton
party had solicited him TO become candid
ate, and he was candidate, and hoped to
get all their votes, though a member of the
American Party himself, in full fellowship
and good standing. When the good old
Wing Party was disbanded, he Joined the
American Party, not on speculation. but on
principle-he stood upon It's platform, and
expected to triumph or fall upon it. The
principal objection to the American platform,
was probably the section, which laid down
! the necessity for an alteration in the law for
; naturalizing foreigners. On this subject,
he adverted to the framing of the Federal
Constitution, as well as the Constitution Of
= Missouri, which respectively required, that
. a man TO be eligible to the Office of Presi-
5 dent, or Governor, must be NATIv1-noRN
1 CITIZEN. The term for naturalization, il
f would be remembered, was at first fourteen
e years, which had been subsequently altered
TO five. There might be in the American
: party, as there are in all parties, extremists
4 but for himself, he was content with tern
Of naturalization, which would satisfy thu
Just fears of rational men in view of the in
flux of foreigners, and give our institutions
u the hope OF perpetuity, not only blessing
c to us, and our children, but also, blessing
'' TO the foreigner and his children. As TO tn,
charge Of prescription" it came with i'll
n grace from men who prescribed every ma,
II who did not adhere to all the crochets O
v their party, with an unsparing and unscru
e pulous hand. If, by the charge, religion
h prescription was meant, it was well know
=. to all that1here wss 10 religious test in III
i American party, nor did they prescribe an
lie man, Roman Catholic, Baptist or Methods
lie on account Of his religious belief. To b
e sure, the American platform declared tina
l. any man who professed allegiance to an
Of potentate civil or ecclesiastical, higher tha
E. that which he we'd to the Constitution an
IN laws of this republic, was ineligible TO al.
It. office of trust or emoument, but he did nc
'e expect to hear any intelligent American, {
l. any party gainsay that position.
= His views on Education, Internal I'm
T. provements and Baking, were next giver
ie at some length. Ii an enthusiast OH an
subject, it was Education, and be hoped y,
10 live to see such system inaugurated
lg would insure thorough Common Scho
= education to every child born IN the State.
L. In l848 he canvassed the State for Go,
re ernor, as whig, against the then united ar
re powerful democratic party; every whel
,h he advocated Internal Improvements, by Il
,g State, and his opponent opposed, and d.
We feated him-but though the people reject.
ed him, they espOused his doctrine, and to Il
Of good seed sown in that canvass, we are to
ri. considerable extent indebted for our prese
~ works of improvement, Though an intern
MS Improvement man, all his life, yet he Won
Is, havean eye to the interests of the Stat
tn keep the public debt within the cOnstit
ms tional limit, and when the main trunk roa'
were finished, would aid new enterprises
He had ever been the advocate OF sour
~ banking system, which would furnish
~ home circulation, convertible into gold al
30 silver at the will Of the holder, and tn
<" keep from our State the bills of foreign bank