Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1858-01-21

SO long as the world lasts, never again will
a free people have occasion 10 rely upon it
for their rights. For SO sure as such occa- 4
sion shall arise, will our hands be tied, and !
our mouths stopped: our only weapon flung
away. True, many of our Northern friends $
are in favor Of the reception Of this Consti- I
tuition. Yes, srs, and it is more honorable t
10 their hearts than their heads, that they j
are so. 1t proves the genuine stuff their t
hearts are made of, that they are willing to I
submit to this unauthorized proceeding in
which the South at least will certainly get
what they claim as their rights, in order to :
obtain quiet. But it should be borne in {
mind, that the honest people Of the North
have not the same interest in this subject
that we have. They have no fears of the
South. 1t is we who have had to fight TO the
death for this "principle, " as the only ground
we had to stand upon; and it is because |
would not weaken our position, nor wanten-
ly throw away the high vantage ground we
occupy, that say, touch it not! "Expedi'
ency!" What, but this same erFeitency has
brought upon us all our woes! What else
but erPediency induced the people of the
South to submit to the Missouri Compromise.
To be swindled out Of half of California! In
short, to yield up our rights upon all occa-
slons. Had he consulted erpediency, where
the necessity of the Kansas. Nebraska bill?
The Abolitionists have got Kansas after all,
and 1t would have saved vast expenditure
of time, money, breath and wrath to have let
Congress giue it 10 them at first. But we
fought for ''PrinciPle;' and venture to say,
that this speech Of Senator Douglas, deliver
! ed at that time, before Black Republican
audience, would have elected as many curses
, cloud and deep" from their throats, as eu-
logies from those who are now black balling
him for betraying the south.
The President not only expresses regret
, that the whole Constitution Of Kansas was
: not submitted for ratification, but recon.
mends that for The future this condition shall
always be excited "in simllll edsu." Could
I there be a more emphatic endorsement of
Senator Douglas position? Now, pray, sirs,
let me ask one simple question: If it were
not violation of vital principle; and if the
o consequences would have been so very dis
e astrous 10 Kansas and to the whole country,
why regret III According 10 your position,
, the Constitution was duly and legally elect
t ed: performed its duties faithfully; carried
: out the principles of the Kansas-Nebraska
bill, in submitting only the question Of slave
r rY; and saved the territory from the machi-
: nation Of the Topeka party, and the country
from the further agitation of the slavery
question; and yet everybody regrets that the
whole Constitution was not submitted! Re-
c gret not taking step which you contend
y would have resulted in incalcuable evil =
| can't understand this sort of argument.
a Now, Messrs. Editors, if this be trea.
'l son, make the most of ii! l ask you to
e publish it, am a whole <oued Southern
y Rights Democrat; an advocate for the "Di-
e. vine right Of slavery;rather inclined to think
e that il a few million more of the degraded
n African heather could be taken in clean
: airy vessels, good clothes put upon them
At and plenty of food in them, and brought tC
d this country 10 hoe corn and dig potatoes
IS worm tobacco and pick cotton in the week
! and hear the Gospel OF Sunday, 1t woult
u be better for Menl, for the world, and tht
10 rest Of mankind. But l 60 for sticking t.
e the honest truth-to "prireiple." Yol
Is may clamor against it till doomsday, but fol
Is all that appears as yet, Douglas has tht
y right oft. Let Congress send this Consti
y tuition back and have no more 10 do with it
/ One more word and have done. Since
e. writing the above, have had the satislac
'e tion OF reading in to-day's Enquirer, th
l. letter of Gov. Walker hesitated not Il
d say.that, in my humble judgment, it clnche
" the nail which Senator Douglas has driver
u home, beyond the power OF lalr arguncn
10 remove it. He has proved himself t
., the last letter perfectly consistent with him
II self true 10 his principles and faithful 10 III
" Constitution of his country; and utterly un
ct deserving of the obliquy which has been at
'e tempted 10 be east upon him. Upon III
u whole facts of the case, unhesitatingly en-
le dorse his assertion That the course OF III
ST Lecompton Convention is 'mookery ofth
Ae elective franchise and periious sportin
40 with the sacred rights of the people,"
'n again ask the favor of you 10 publis
IL this, and let all the responsibility rest upO
he the writer. q. F. H.
as MOUNT VERNoN.--It will be remembers
he that the sum required for the purchase
&C. Mouut Vernon is 1000 600. Oltbis S75