Glasgow weekly times., 1859-02-24

tne Cd CdpitdiIsts may HOt OppicsS tnc idOoiibk
man. Go TO those parts Of Europe, espec-
tally where population is dense, and cafitst
rules the peasant with strong srrn.-, IF the
latter did not have The blessing of Sunday,
he could not survive. It i. the universal
testimony of physicians that man csnnot,
work seven successive days each week the
year round and keep bis body and mind in
healthy state Of action; he grows imbecile.
Is not the result of such measures as that
! before the House, calculated to undermine,
gtadually though it be, this grand and har-
monious system. 1t has been the effort Of
our forefathersto protect il, and shall we
grow negligent now wher II most needs
watching? trust men will look at this,
matter earnestly. Here is the beginning,
where the end win be, we know not
When we invite the Jew, heather or Turk,
we tell them TO leave behind their foreign
notions. We have the best government
that ever existed, and though we have n,t
lived under il more than century, it is bet
ter than that of Germany or England, who.
have been so long at the business. II the
foreigner wishes 10 plant his customs here;
and teach us liberty, &C., l say TO him re-
turn TO your land and labor for the advance.
ment OF your own people, for doubtless, they
need you more than we do. There was a
time, and hope there will ever be, when
the abolitionist who brought his views into
the State Of Missouri, and attempted to ex-
ercise them, was regarded and treated as a
fro'fcr. There is not less of treason In the
man who comes from foreign shore TO Plant
in our soil his poisonous seeds to subyert
our custors and oyerturn our institutions,
even though it be according to law. { Pro-.
longed appiause.) cannot, for the life of
me, draw any distinction between the two.
If IT be wrong fer the Abolitionist to come
into The State with the view TO effect the
emancipation of slaves, for the same reason
1t is wrong for the foreigner to attempt TO-
overturn any other institution. We have
the institution of slavery and the institution
of Sunday, the latter not less dear TO us than
the former. If we permit meddlesome
institutions, IN few years American hber-
ty will not DE worth the paper upon which
the words can be written. am heartily
sick of that sort Of gasconade-I beg pardon
Of the gentleman from Gasconads county
and that spirit of boasting that charaeteri-
yes his Mr.. Sitton's) Freesol friend from
St. Louis, Mr.. Kribben.) He takes occa-.
sion TO pronounce a panegyric. uprn. lEe
great men Of Germany-they have done
everything for the world, and particularly.
for America. l grant there have been
noble men in Germany, but one of them he
has forgotten. He forgot to tell US about
that great man Luther, who, with his big
Dutch mallet, came down upon the iron
crown of the Pope and cracked il, Zap.
plause) and those other great spirits there
who raised their voices. -,..
| Mr.. Krlbben: If the gentleman allu6es
to Martin Luther, will call his attention
to Martin Luiher's Table Talk. He wilt
there find Martin Lulher's condemnation e.
some of the doctrines he maintains. 1t was
Martin Luther who put his voice upon this
contemplate Sunday law system ,..5.y -.
Mr.. Letcher: He (Kribben) calls the
Sabbath contemplate political day. :.
Mr.. Kribben: did net say So. say the,
contemplate manner in which the Sunday
law is being enforced upon the people.
Mr.. Letcher: He has forgot to tell US.
what the German mind has done for true
civilization. But suppose his mind can
not arise 10 it, that there was men in Gor-
many, who recognized the fact that there.
was something more than an animal nature
in man 10 be provided for. That man could
not live by bread or beer alone, but that
there was within him divine spirit trans
cending the clay that shrouded it, soaring
aloft INTO regions of poesy, bathing its bright
pinions in the divine effulgence of truth, and
drinking from the unfathomed wells of
science and art. Man has something more
than stomach, and disposition TO be ever
gratifying the cravings of his animal nature:
be had an immortal nat,Te-a hving soul!
(Great applause.) e.. -
But, when he was speaking Of what Ger
mans had done for this country, he forgot to
tell US wha. party of them were doing in,
New Jersey, when they took one ''traitor'
George. Washington. These men, with
bright bayonsts and well clothed bodies,
while the hills of the North were crimsened
with the bloody footprints of their foes,---
He forgot TO tell us Of the Hessians. Iu-
creased applanse.) AIT IS.
After briefly reviewing his position, Mr..
--~'~'A~t 500 H4~- uui1 w His SouStiuthaSs
demanded him 10 oppose the measure. under
consideration. He took his seat amid much
applause from all parts of the House. .sl
The question being upon the passage Of
the bill. -. II =.
Mr.. Welch called for, The ayes and noes,
which, being taken, resulted as follows; D.
AYEs-Bowlin, CLARK, Darnes, Davis of
Buchanan, Day. Duvall, Edwards, Hines,
Jackson, Kribben, McAlister, MicheR,S
Polk. Simpson, Sittor, Sturgeon, Turner OF
St. Louis, Walker of Cape Girsdeau, Young,
is. seeO - a.1 t.-a7
NAYS Abney, Anderson, Au.hony,
Barkley, Bedford, Blanten, Boyd, Briscoe,
Burden, Chiffon, Conway, Cornell, Cowgirl,
Cox, Crandall, Cravens, Cunningham, Dent,
Dillon, Dyer, Edgar, Enioe, Ferris, Ferry,
Gideon, Glsscock, Gorham, Hampton, Har-
ris Of Boone, Harris of Montgomery, big
gins, Hndgin., Jameson, Jones Of Webster,
King of Ray, King Of St. Charles, Knott,
I,amnton. Ienox. Ietcher. McIlhany, Nc