, 1859-12-10
Clark aud His Work.


The Missouri Dtsaver4E talks 10 Mr. Clark;
one of the Representatives from that State. who
opened the slavery agitation ia Congress, thus:
Were this a rude, symbolic age, such men as
Benton, Clay and Webster womb be each repre-
seused ia the act Of s1aying a fiery Dragon,
fierce n1inotaur or other hideous uons.ers--the
physical expression of some snch moral mon
ster a.. Dlsunion or Treason. But these i1ustri-
Gus characters furnish no model for imitation to
a man Of The mental calib7e and moral xtatus
Of John 3, Clark. He is adequate to no mani.
festation OF wisdom or patriotism. 4 small
dcmagogue, he is incapable Of being anything
lie is just the sort Of man to te used ~ j tool
By tue conspirators Of the cotton States The
movement 10 the louise Of Representatives at
Washington, and the Simultaneous movement
in Richmond, are parts Of one plot. It is eyi-
dent, thut the Slave Democracy have. deternin-
ed to adopt the same tactlcs on the forthcoming
Presidential contest, which gate them victory
in the Inst. The phansoa,s Of secession and
civil war rcinyoked already, and NTH q more
elaborate diaholism than eytr:. The. Richmond
press recommends the exclusion of Nottheru
manufactures from the Southern market; the
tiorerror Of Mississippi, among other equally
patriotic measures, recommends the Legislature
of that State to admit foreign goods fire. Of
duty; and in various quarters propositions are
made for dissolution Of the Union contingent
on the election to tho Presidency Of the uomi-
nee Of the Republican National Convention.
Tnis unmasks the whole plot. There shall be
no trouble it seems as long as the Stare DEM
ocracy arc permitted to rule the country. The
people VI the United States must suhn,itto be
misyovernsA By m oligarchy, under pam Of
tsv!t wasi Shall Tue American people he de bar
red their Constitutional right OF electing whom
they please, The slave Democracy must think
that the great mass If the people are servile
towards Wien they attempt to play such des-
pcrate game as this. The Free States were in
deed conquered if they permitted the enemies
Of tho Union to dictate 10 them who, shall, or
who shall not, receive their votes. The Consti-
tuition knows nothing Of sections, but it is very
explicit upon the point Of what constitutes q
ri.h,ful election to tue Presidency,
The candidate who receives the rote of. ma
iority Of the electoral college, or that falling,
the vote of amsjority Of the States, is prcsident
as soon ns be takes the oath of Office, and the
term Of his predecessor expires. Yet, What do
We hear and see: The very men who harp con-
never weary Of charging their opponents with
perpetual Violations OF it, openly propose 10
destroy il and al things Of whichit il supposed
to be the Palladium, it the people dare to exer-
cixe the rights which it guaraulees to them. II
The free States abtuatiy violate the Coustit,..
/ tion us the Slave Democracy alleges, why DOES
it not make some special set Of its violation q
rdsus Le!if Why wuit for the election Of the
Republican nominee, whose election would nee
essasily he IN accordance with tho Constitution,
It will not dissolve the Union because the Con.
stitusion is violated, but because power and
spoily arc lost to it! We're such base motives
ever before appealed to for the purpose Of incit-
ing to nsurrection, or nj the slavery propsgaud.
lists f1iuE to revolution?