Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1858-02-25
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Mr.. Anderson's Speech.


The speech of Hon. TIL, Anderson, de-
livcred some time since in Congress, is
cliciing no little attention and remark from
the press Of the State, and especially OF his
District. The LocOfoco papers are loud in
its praise, while large majority of the A
merican papers condemn it. The structures
Of the press are confined to that portion Of
the speech wherein he takes sides with the
administration on Kansas affairs. We
suppose no American paper will condemn,
much less will the locoocos approve, the
following extract from. the opening para
graph Of the speech:-
al am, sir, the representative Of con-
stiueney who, looking 10 the purity and
permauancy oil our Institutions, demand that
the term for the naturalization of foreigners
shall be extended; who desire TO render
harmless all foreign influence in our pollti
cal affairs; who deny 10 Congress the con-
stitutional power 10 interfere with the do
mestic institutions of either States or Ter
ritories; who insist upon a strict construc-
ton Of the Federal Constitution; who be-
lieve that the wisest and best relation that
can subsst in this Government between the
white and African races is that Of master
and servant; and who ordently desire the
harmony Of the States Of this Confederacy
and their perpetual union. These are the
principles enumerated by me during my can
vass in 1856, and fully Endorsed by very
respectable majority of my constituents
These principles shall by me be defended
TO the utmost Of my ability, whenever as
sailed"
Again, those locsfoco editors who
"howled" about the free soil and abolition
proclivlties Of Major ROLLINS and the A
merioan Party, certainly overlooked the
following portion Of Col. Anderson
speech;-
And now, sir, while upon this subject,
desire to correct false impression that has
been made in the North by the public press,
in reference TO the feelings and sentiments
Of the people OF Missouri OIL the subject oil
slavery during and since the gubernatorial
election in that state, which took place in
August last, You were told in substance
that the citizens thGle were upon the verge
nj emancipatipg their slaves, That public
sentiment was rapidly tending in that di-
section; that the candidate who ran in oppo-
sition TO the nomiuee OF the Democratic
party 1raS a Free Soiler, and the coseness
of the contest between him and the Hon.
Robert Nj. Stewart, the Democrolie candi-
date, was evidence Of the disposition Of The
people of Missouri 10 rid themselves OF
slavery. Il more mtounded statement was
neuer published TO the american people. -
Major Rollins, the candidate Of the Oppo-
s,tion, received majority of the votes in
many OF the largest slaveholding counties Of
the State, He was regarded by the Amer
lean party as pro-slavery man. He pro.
claimed in his public speeches that he was
the owner Of twenty-five slaves; and but
four days before the election he announced
in public speech in my own city that he
believed the wisest and best relation that
could subsist between the white and Afri-
can races was that Of master and servant,
and that he was violently opposed 10 the
emancipation OF slavery in Missouri. In
the very county in which ! have the honor
20 reside, in northeast Missouri, one OF the
strongest pro-slavery counties in tie State,
he received a ma orlty Of four hundred and
ninety votes. In my opinion, the great
body of the people OF Missouri have never
at any time since the organization of the
State been better satisfied with the institu-
ton of slavery, or more determined to re-
sist all assaults upon It, The people of the
North need not deIude themselves with the
idea that Missouri will yield up this insti-
tuition, 1t is. with the people Of Missouri,
as apprehend it is with the other slave
States Of the Union--the mure bitter and
violent the assaults of the common enemy Of
the South, the more closely will they cling
10 it. and the more determined their par-
pose TO delenl it against every foe from
within and from without.