Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1858-08-12


came a political necessity-it is necessary
! not only TO individual prosperity but neces-
sary also to peace and order, and to the
Union of the States. Two Democratic Ad-
nnistrations in succession, have declared
themselves sin favor of the Pacific Rail-
road" but what have they done towards the
accomplishment Of the great end? They
r have agtated the subject, in a sense no
higher than as an auxiliary in the party
war between the North and the South
They employed small part Of the army in
the effort to bore artesian wells in the arid
plain on the line Of the Southern route
They are Sin favor of the Railroad" just
as they might be in favor of the navigation
Of the Nile or the Danube, or of another ex-
plOration Of the Dead Sea. They pretend
TO have scrup,es of conscience about the
constitutional power to make the road, ye!
knowing tie necessity OF The thing, and the
popular desire for ii, they feel constrained
TO act. but their action is marked by timid
and shuffling indecision. As if TO hide
their own agency in so great breach OF
the Constitution, they propose 10 do..it in
directly, by hiring somebody TO break The
,, Constitution for them, The last bill q
hear, for have not seen it, has a coward
ly title, importing that it is a bin TO enable
The President TO contract for the fransPorta-
tion Of The mail, and Of men and munitions
of ,car, under cover of which, by hook or
by crock, railroad is to be made. .- .r
Now it is earnestly 10 be hoped that our
Senators will come out openly upon the sub
;. ject, and no longer countenance. by their
names and authority, the shufiing, ambi-
dextrOus policy which has, unhappily. be.
come habilual with the Government-aim
:, ing, by indirection, to accomplish the enc
desired, by pretending to do something else
;, Such q course would degrade private gen
tleman, and when practised BY govern
ment, can never attract the respect ant
confidence Of the governed. II is due tc
the high character as well as 10 The ofiieia
position Of cur Senators, when they SPEAK
) TO the people, 10 declare, in plain terms
yea or nay whether, in their place in III.
Senate, they will support or oppose rail
road from the Mississippi river 10 the Pa
cifc ocean. National in law, National il
:, fact, and TO be controlled by the .Nation.-
- They vii! admit, no doubt, the right of th.
y people Of the State 10 know with certainty,
the opinions and intentions of their Senators
" in regaa! TO matter so important, alike Il
" their interest and their pride. ...-.
). | have made the foregoing suggestions
: with tie hope Of inducing our Senators
N when hereafter they speak 10 the people, Il
:, give some part of their time and attention
!. 10 the subjects indicated, taking itior grant
:, ed however, that, hereafter as heretofore
their main object will be 10 take decided
=, part 10 the negro question, and give thei
). influential views upon .LecOmpton" politics
:. in general, and the Green bill and the Eng
lish bill in particular. Of course the!
will continue 10 discuss those subject; an
, Mr.. Green is the fiitest man Of all th
! Senate, 10 do it satisfactorily, because, a
temporary Chairman Of the Senate's C'm
: mittee on Territories, he made the repor
!, and introduced the bill for the admission o
=. the Stale Of Kansas into the Union, unde
the Lecompton Constitution, as was urgent
!. " pressed by President Buchanan.
" Differing, as Mr.. Green did, from th'
regular Chairman Of the Committee, Mr.
Douglas, on a matter Of general and absorb
! ing interest, and deeply conscious of hi
,. own critical position, he must have brough
r. 10 the consideration Of the subject, his owl
n best thoughts and most laborious aPPlica
tion, well knowing that, upon the princi
II pies then 10 be propounded, and the cOnelu
: sions Of fact then to be established, he mus
y stake his reputation, present and future, az
% q lawyer, a statesman and patriot. M
i doubt thai Mr.. Green, on that occasion. die
;. his very best, affirming no fact not proved
n to his own satisfaction, and advancing nj
:. doctrine upon which he was not willing ID
! stand or fall. The e,report is long, historica
.r and argumentatiye, and abounds in asser'
tions and assumptions, as beyond dispute,
r of fundamental doctrines. l make few
r tracts, only 10 bring into palmer view The
It particular principles to which | desire t'
recall the attention Of Mr.. Green, when he
/. next addresses the people. f
}, Speaking ofthe LecOmp'On Convention
/. the report says: '.The Convention, being
; the dire,t official representative of the SORE
r reign TeOple, could no more be restricted il
o its legitimate action, by Legislature, than
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