Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1858-07-15
Capt. Reid on the Republicans Issue.

Capt. Reid on the Republicans Issue.
The following extracts are taken from
Capt. John w. Reds Circular, addressed
to the voters of The Fifth Congressional
Disirict:-
Though wish this communication to be
short, yet think it proper 10 touch OH one
subject more, Dot because it belongs 10 the
canvass, but because il has been injected
into it. Ii has been urged as reason why
the Democracy should not have candidate,
that it will endanger the election OF an
emancipstionls,. What ernancipationis,2
Who is he? [ have turned my thoughts in
warily, and examined myself critically on
this subject, and | feel certain | am not one.
Then who is ii? Mr.. w. is the only other
candidate | know. Can il be possible it is
him? i only know this, that Mr.. Wood.
sons bottle holder IN this campaign, the
editor Of the Missouri Republican, less than
one year ago, very gravely charged that
Major Rollins, then candidate Tor Gov
ernor, was an emancipationist, and mas
much as Mr.. Paschal had himself at one
time been the high priest Of the order ip
Missouri, many were disposed 10 believe
that he spoke er caihsdra, and that there
must be something in it; notwithstanding
which, Col. Woodson was all this time
Major Rollins most jealous advocate in
this region.
This within a twelvemonth! Charging
then the danger of e,ecting an emancIpa-
ZIONIST, knowing well that it is not myself.
Putting these coincidenis together, to-wi.,
the charge Of Mr.. Paschal that Rollins was
an emannIpaiionisi; the acknowledged right
of Mr.. p. 10 speak for emancipatiOnists:
The fact, yet fresh, of Col. VS. support OF
Major R.. with this sin upon his heads il
possible that Mr.. Woodson is the man?
Mind, do not charge any such thing. |
have no authority TO say that Major Roll
Inns or Col. Woodson are either emancipa
tionis,s or ever were. only give The ad
therity Of the Missouri Republican, and
have cited this little sketch of history to
show what false issues are made TO blind
the people, and enable politicians 10 carry
their ends! There is no such issues, fel-
low citizens, in this district; ard there is
nobody making it but those who should be
the last 10 do 1.-THE pretended friends Of
the slave interest; and when il is conjured
up as raw head and bloody bones, 10 ter
riiy the Democracy from their propriciy, |
shall treat il in this canvass as treated it
once in your General Assembly, when |
had the honor 10 be member OF that body.
| denounce it as pestilerous, come from
what source il may, calculated, If not in
tended by the political jngg!ers who use it,
TO undermine the peace and safety Of the
very Institutions they pretend SO zealOusly
10 protect.
For my part, fellow citizens, on this snb-
jeci, | was born in the midst of a slave
have lived in slave community
all my life; hardly think would feel at
home unless CufTee wss in sight; yet | am
in favor of his keeping in his own place,
and think he has long enough monopolized
the politics Of this country, and that greatly
to hls own injury and that of his MASTER
The last cause for the agitation Of this ques-
lion in the national councils has passed
away, and we may now realize a consum-
nation oil have protested wish for, my
self, am sure, with sincerity.
Let us endeavor 10 return TO those happy !
lines, when measures OF public policy
were discussed in a fraternal and forbear-
ing spirit, and were determined upon their
,wn merits, and when the different sections
Of common country We'd with each other
in acts Of comfy and expressions of regard
md good will.
Surely, our central position, The great
national interests at stake and enterprise in
the fruition and accomplish
neEt of which more nearly concerns us
nan any other State, make it our peculiar
policy TO cultivate friendly relations with
III. Surely, we have real interests enough
% be taken in charge by The national coun-
ills, without disturbing the pr Vic tranquil
ty to find fiction issues-mere ghosts and
3hantoms of the brsin-but which once
aised, may not down again. al our bidding.