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


being in in osder-s -ss
Mr.. Zr1eLER. of Ste Genevieve, (Dem.
SEM present TO the Joint Session the
name of Mr.. Chiffon ]. Corwin.
Mr.. Burrs, of Andrew, Dem. Rep.) Il
nominate Mr.. James Lusk.
Mr.. JONES, of Callaway,( Am. Rep NOM
mated John G. provinces, editor of the Mis-
souri, Telegraph, at Fulton.
Mr.. HoLL1DAy, OF Lafayette, Am. Rep.)
present the names of Messrs. Smallwood
& Julian, proprietors of the Lexington Ex-
press.
Mr.. PRESIDENT. The Chair would re-
mark that it is not in order to nominate two
men for one office.
Mr.. HoLL1pAY. Then nominate Jacob
NJ. Julian.
Mr.. STEVENSON, Of Franklin, Ben. Rep.)
| believe, sir, that the office OF Public Print
cr has always been held 10 be political Of
flee. For the lest eight years, sir, as a
member of one branch or the other Of the
General Assembly of Missouri, have been
called on 10 vote for some person to fill that
Office, and believe, sir, it was esteemed by
every one TO be political contest. View
ing this election in the same light, and being
called upon 10 cast my vote for the gentle
man to fill that office for the two years mex
ensuing, feel embarrassed, sir, TO know fol
whom shall vote, and IN order, sir, that
may be relieved from that position, SHOULD
like to ask the gentleman who has nomi'
mated an individual to this joint assembly, t.
give US little insight into his poliiica
views. .. -.
There is one question, sir, that seems a
this time to have absorbed all others. Ther'
is no proposition that is presented 10 tn,
consideration of this General Assembly tha
/. is moi in some way connected with this al
absorbing and all important subject. refer
sir, to this question of negro slavery. Now
sir, entertain views upon that question tha
are not in accordance, l am free 10 admit
with the views of the dominant party in thi
General Assembly. There is no subjee
which parties more strongly differ upon i
the politics of a country than this, and, there
fore, sir, when we propose to place an ind
vidual in the office of Public Printer, thin
it is right that we should know where W
and he stands on question Of such vital In
portance as the one to which l alude.
understand, sir, that there is gentlema
here in nomination for the Office of Publ
Printer whose previous relations are entire
ly at war with his present political affin
ties. / allude to the gentleman first name
i want 10 know something of the polite
character of that gentleman. | want to kno
his views upon the question of SLAYER.
whether he is for the propagation Of SLAYER
or not There are two other gentlemt
whose names are presented here. wal
to know how they stand, wish to kno
how the candidate of the gentleman fro
Galloway (Jones) stands upon this prop
stion.
The time has been when l hoped v
should never see the day when this questi
Of negro slavery was to be the leading al
absorbing question in the State. kept d
position of non-agitation, i maintained tn
the peace of the country required that 4
question of slavery should not be touched,
if touched that it should be so cautiousl
that the interests of the STAKEHOLDER shou
thereby be jeopardized. That time has pas
~ ed, sir. Now the question is forced on
this day there is no occasion arises but Il
question is mixed with it, have heard, $
message read in this house, in which
Chief Magistrate Of this State, undertak
to direct the Legislature that we should d
criminate against one section Of the Sta
n and for what reasonP Because in the es
Z nation Of that chief executive, there was