Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1857-09-10

tered in tones of thunder isa thorough and
systematic combination of the elements Of
opposition. We are for this combination,
We are for banding it together upon some
common platform Of conservatism, of nom
agitation Of the slavery question, of devotion
to the Union and the rights of the people,
upon which the whole can stand. We are
for commencing the work of organization
now, preparatory to the State Canvass next
year and the national contest of 1860. III
the principles are right, we care compara-
lively little by what name this opposition to
the bogus Democracy may be called, wheth-
er Wings, Americans, Union Democrats,
Conservatives, or something else, The or
ganizaton perfected upon proper princi-
pies, and made thorough and systematic in
all its parts and we can sweep them in this
State from Iowa TO Arkansas, and from
Kansas to the Missippi, and in the Union
from Maine to California.
The bogus Democracy have always pur-
sued the policy of sticking together, no mat
ter what may have. been the differences Of
opinion existing between the various parts.
"Democrat"-a word which means any
thing or nothing according to present expe-
diency-covers as with q mantle political
sins of every hue, and for the purposes of
spoils harmonizes opinions the most dis,
cordant. 1t is with them, therefore, word
which has more power than all truth, than
all reason, than all philosophy, than all his
tory and experience. Swayed by its tails
manic power, they agree to disagree, and
mould into one organization antagonisms the
most remarkable. 'tThe wild hunt for Of
fee" is TO them what the brazen serpent
was to the camp of Israel, they look TO it
and live. II is to them planet among the
stars, the source of their politicah vitality.
Differences of opinion on goyesnmeptal pol
icy vanish before it as the morning dew;
and the whole phalany, agreeing really in
nothing but desire fSr the spoils, march
harmoniously 10 thes polls! No matter
whether they are marshaled, as they were
in this State at the recent election, under
the head of a Fremont elector; or as they
were in November "under the lead of John
| Van Buren, and his free-soil allies Of the
North, or under that of Jefferson Davis,
Pierre Soule, and other fire. eating Hotspurs
of the South, they, all cOalesce when the
"spoils" are in danger, and agree to bury
for the time all dissensions upon questions
Of policy, upon the alter Of a common desire
for the ''loaves and fishes" They have
thus been enabled to psrpetuate their pow
er, through long series fyears, when the
fact is beyong question that they constitute
decided minority of the people"
We repeat it, this bogus Democracy are
in large minority both in the State and in
the Nation. Although dominat in the gov
ernment of each, they are minority among
the people. Distractions among the oppos-
ing elements, wrangling, and want of con
cert and organization, foisted both upon
! Missouri and the Union minority party.
1t is incontrovertible that had The elements
Of opposition coalesced, neither Mr.. Polk
nor Col. Stewart would have been elected
Governor, nor Mr.. Buchanan President by
more than four hundred thousand,
In view, then of the political shortcom'
ings of the bogus Democracy, Of their viola
ted pledges in regard 10 Kansas and other
questions, and Of their odious practices; in
view of the fact that the question OF slave
ry in the Territories is settled, and settled
too, SO far as Kansas is concerned, to the
manifest dissatisfaction of the South, what
is there to prevent cordial union of the
conservative men of all parties, who are op'
posed to the unprincipled career OF the eo'
gus Democracy, from uniting as one man II
opposition TO the further sway Of Demo
cratic power?"
P. S. We have on file for next week {
capital article from the Richmond (Va.)-
Wing on this subject. We regret want o
space prevents its publication to-day.