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

I
ed by this Legislature that he who chances
to differ with the dominant party in this
Legislature, was under the ban; that free
dom Of thought should no longer exist. Now
sir, it seems to me that we can have no diff
ficulty in arriving at the propriety of what
have asked in view Of the vast Importance
as bearing upon the country, Of the political
views of the journalist elected TO be the
Public Printer. l want to know how this
gentleman stands, and I do hope that the
gentleman nominating him will not withhold
the information. A
Mr.. ZEIaLrR. As had the honor, at the
request of several gentlemen, to present the
name Of Mr.. Corwin, will inform the Sen
ator from Franklin (Stevenson) that so far
as my information extends, that Mr.. Cor
win, the present editor Of the Jefferson Ex-
aminer, is sound upon the slavery question.
Mr.. STEVENSON Will the Senator ex-
cuse me moment. would ask him to tell
us what he means by soundP
Mr.. ZEIeLER. Well, sir, will state 10
the Senator that l understand that the doc
trines advocated and maintained by Mr.. Cor
win are, that he is in favor Of letting slavery
remain exactly as it exists in each or all Of
the States in the Union. He is in favor Of the
principles Of the Kansas Nebraska bill, that
the pople of territory are the sole judges
of the question of slavery when it comes
before them, and that in the States where
slavery now exists, no person out of those
States has right to Interfere with the in
stitution in any way, shape or manner what
ever. He denies the power of Congress to
legislate on the subject either in the States
or Territories; that | understand to be the
doctrine of the gentleman in nomination.
understand that was his doctrine when he
edited paper in the State Of Ohio. / az
informed that when charge was once be-
fore laid that he had been or was q Freesoil
er, that he by documents from the Stale Q
Ohio nailed it to the counter as falsehood
Such are his antecedents. For what th
=. remainder of his course has been refer tn
gentleman to the Jefferson Examiner.
Mr.. STEVENSON. hope the Senator WI
- not consider me impertinent in propoundln
o another question to him. do it in order
:, be properly udvised. would ask that Ser
ator if his nominee were opposed TO the il
7 stitution Of 'laverys if that gentleman WI
"a not pro-sls1ery man, but on the contrar
" was opposed to the extension of slavery,
. he would consider him sound9
i Mr.. ZEIGLER. |, sir, for my part, won
not consider the gent ieman as maintainin
:. the doctrine that /, do but l would cOnsid,
:. him as able to stand upon the Democal
- platform if it was nothing but the abstra
:. proposition for which he was contending,
n he conceded the right of States to hold
:. without interference from within or withot
> then would say, he was sound within Il
ot meaning of the National Democratic party
!, Mr.. DARNEs Of Scott, Half Shell Rep
,;s l have few questions 10 ask in conecti
~ with this office of Public Printer. a
in myself, slavery propagandist, and dol
%. deny it.
=. Mr.. KITCHEN of Stoddard, (Dem. Sen
:, - interrupting. Here is another one.
i" Mr.. DARNEs continued. will not @
" W with, or aid or abet any party who is not
" favor of the principles that entertain up
this important question. ! see, sir, that
a.. "a" new feature has sprung up in connecti
'-' with ,he slavery question within the Ii
80 few days. 1t will be recollected, sir, Ii
" the honorable Senator put gentleman
'N nomination for Bank Director who W
'"' charged with having written letter to I
=" New York Journal commerce, in which
:" took grounds in favor Of the emancipation
ny slavery in the State of Missouri. That e
'' cited considerable confusion at the time.
m understand that that gentlemans claims we
:" urged in Democratic caucus as good \
0"' tional Democrat; he was vouohed for las I
~ derstand, then, as pro-slnverY man, SOU
on the questions of the day that divides
VIC Benton and anti Benton portions Of the 1
101 mocraoy ofthe State. Twas not in cauc
anu and of courseI cannot speak advisedly,
T, ,A | have heard that many gentlemen voted
=, na' him on the understanding that he was soul
'"' Had the statement of the case been know
',0 as it is now, he would not have been nor
sy' mated. He was youched for as sound.
u'' Mr.. ZEIeLEn (interrupting.) He
sound. slgI3s s...gaWQHT
us Mr.. DARNEs Continuing say,
lhis that the St. Louis Democrat, which
sir, ayowed itself in favor of the emancipai
the ofsiavery in Missouri, and everywhere el
kes is the endorser of Mr.. Palm as slavery
dis mancipationist. That paper agrees with n
ate, Palm, and endorses him as Free-Soier
'sti- That is the position of the St. Louis Del
S a crat. In answer to that charge, ] see