Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1859-06-16
MIR. Senator Green on Douglas-the Ter
ritories, &c.

Mr.. Senator Green made . speech IN. otbs,
night at Jefferson City, laying down the platform
on which future ground and lofty tumbling Is tc
take place. tits the old song: Black Republican.
lis about to ruin tbs country, and all must unite
with the National Democratic plumber party, tc
crush the one out, and keep the other in. We BEG
leave to decline that thing, as in days past. We
don't like the Black Republic ans, and desplse the
Democrats; and if the alternative is between them
1--WE go 1t alone" But that is not, and will not
be the alternative.
Senator Green scouts Douglas principles, bu
is willing to votefor Douglas for President. Ben.
ton used to say, Everything for Principles. Moth.
ing for Ten. This doctrine is reversed hy III.
modern plunderers; who, under the nam of nr.
MocRAcy, advocate anything, and everything. A
contemporary proposes convention, to decide
what is Democracy? 1t is good idea, in view
OF all the doctrines preached in that name. "Mr.
Douglas says it means "Squatter Sovereignty:,;
Senators Davis, Mason and Hunter, say if mean,
Congressional Interference; Mr. Buchanan think,
itmeans Protective Tariff; Senator Toombs think.
it means No Tariff at all; Senator Brown, of Mis-.
| sissippi, ayows that il means the revival Of tbe
Slave Trade; Gen. Cass declares that it means the
suppression of the Plratcal Traffic, and yet these
gentlemen are sail good Democrats
Here is Senator Green's view, as reported in the
Missouri Republican, understood to be a Douglas
paper
The speaker then proceeded TO discuss at some
length, and with great ability the subjects of the
I 70 Nah 10. - H.
&C. He proved very clearly the fallacy of the
doctrine that Territorial Legislature could abol-
ish slavery within IFS bounds. Such an admission
would allow the Territories 10 nullify the Con.
sttution of the United States, as expounded by
the highest Judicial authority in the world. Il
would give them in this respect greater mower
tnan sovereign States ever pretended 10 possess
Such conclusion would unsettIe the whole frame
work of our federal system. Every man had the
right TO 60 10 the Territories with such property
as he pleased 10 take, and when there he must be
protected in the peaceful possession of it. if not
by Territorial, then by Federal authority. This
same battle of Constitutional rights against the
doctrines of Black RepublicanIsm has to be fought
over again in 1860. The result was not doubtful.
and if National Democracy would be true TO itself
this hydra headed monster would be strangled to
death in that contest. For this purpose we must
forget all petty and minor ISM, and unite in one
great effort 10 sustain the Constitution and ber-
ties of the American Republic. 1t was not mere
ly the right to slave property that had 20 MAIN
tain, but the right to all property. This toray
upon slavery was merely the cropping out of a
single idea from the brain of Black Republican
ism, and behind II lay the doctrine of Agra, IAN
ism, Fourierism, French and Red Republicanism,
and many other social and political abomina TONS
| He earnestly urged upon all friends of consti-
! tutional freedom the necessity of compromise.
concession and federation upon all side issues, that
we might present undivided 'front.' and an invinci-
bic power in this great contest for liberty and
right. He had been asked whether he would vote
for certain individual (Stephen A. Douglas.) if
nominated for the Presidency by the Charleston
Convention. He answered without hesitatio /.
yes. He differed in opinion with Mr.. Douglas
upon several points n his political creed; but he
was as wide asunder from Seward, or any other
man that would be nominated by the Black Re-
publican party, heaven is from earth. Under
these circ umstances, an honest Democrat and a
true patriot could have but one course, and that
would be TO give his earnest support to the nomi-
nee of that convention"