Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1857-07-02

he ever submitted was that mockery Of all
Conventions the one that assembled at the
Capital in March last! That body, as eve
ry one knows, was an arbitrary and almost
self-constituted power. There were fifteen
fairly chosen County Delegates instead Of
1O7 that ought to have been chosen. These
fifteen took unto themselves twenty or thir-
ty persons who had no more right TO be there
than any private citizens. They went in for
various reasons, such as these: One gentle
man had just received letter from an Old
Democrat in his county who thought that he
might safely act in the Convention, and ac-
cordngly he did act: another stood upon
punctuillo, and would go in if invited-he
was limited: another took the responsibility,
and went in. So on, numerously-twenty
or thirty thus added-none for better rea-
sons. 1t is by the authority of this body
that Democrats are now appealed TO; and
that authority is sought TO be made as potent
for its purpose as was even the power of a
papa bull; and from their midst is sent forth
that idol Of imposition and lnsincerity upon
the necks of the people; and before whom
Democrats are expected to fall down and
worship as passiveIy and Llindly as ever the
votarieS Of q superstition fell down before
| the crushing wheels of Juggernaut.
That was no Democratic Convention; and
less exceptions might be taken 10 it, if il
was not notorious that It's choice was pre-.
eminently not the choice of the emocracy
The people had but little to do with ii; il
was almost solely the working of demagogue:
Flushed with recent victory astonishing
victories-they really seem TO have contem
plotted higher leafs yet-mirace working
such as to make Stewart appear a Democra
and marvellous proper man.
That Convention and its nominee ough
to be repudiated; the Convention, because o
its insufficiency and unfairness-the nomi
nee on account Of his uniitness, and often
siveness: and if for no other reason than be
cause the people should teach the wire-work
ers who are constantly striving TO wres
from the nominating power that they arr
not yet totally listless of their own aiTsirs.
Col. Stewart submitted 10 this Democrat!
nomination! But we may infer from his an
tecedents that even he would for shame hav,
repudiated, bolted, rrothed and slimed him
self off from this convention, but Tor he tri
mug CllCullslullCe lDdt lie was ptIUlllltu II
carry eff the little loaf they had met to dis
pose of. He bolted from the Americans at
ter much fairer chance against Moss, thai
any Democrat had against him in that bod,
from which he was josted upon the Demo
cratic party. But OF course he is satisfied
ALWAYS RUN AGAINST REGULAR NoMINA
TIoSs.
; Before this, Stewart has been the oppo
nent of Democrats, democratic rules AN
) precedents. Il is well remembered that il
the county Of Buchanan, he was the ayowe
candidate of all opposition TO the fairly che
sen nominee Of the Democratic party for tn
Office Of State Senator was elected a
such. He never was elected by demo
cratic vote. In all Of his Senatorial life h
has been the representative of monte
power-a Railroad Company-who hav
kept him in the Senate, because they pei
ceived that he was much more readily dt
voted to purposes than principles. He is n,
! known as Democrat from principle, b.
, rather as Railroad schemer-a money m;
, ker, and yankeeized trader. His polite
i principles are VIGOROUSLY subservient to a
these purposes.
Such is Robert M. Stewart, as painte
e by one who knows him well. We can ad
e nothing to the picture.