Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1860-06-28
Our Representative.

we had not failed 10 make mental not
Of the fact that our ''bold and manly Rep
ressntative in Congress was absent froz
his post seme twelve or fifteen days, attend
ing the Charleston Convention, and that at
time when his services were needed a
Washington; and again. the whole of las
week--lhe last week Of the session, an
always an important week,-he was over a
Baltimore, among the rowdies, drunkards
shoulder -hitters and shortboys, that wer'
there assembled 10 decide whether thu
Southern or Northern wing of tie plumber.
ing democracy should be duly nominated tc
preside over the national treasury: we had
noted all this, and more, that he. was forced
to come gu: in card, explaining what he
said and done at Charleston, which card
made things as clear as Missouri river wa
ter. We were disposed TO look over the
three weeks lost time from bis post, ond
wsuld have done SO cheerfully, but while
playing truant from duty he should not have
so conducted himself as TO get "sketched, in
life-like manner" as we fad him, in the
Baltimore correspondence Of a cotempora.
ry, to-wit:
or oil the brainless bores thai were ever
inflicted on an intelligent people, Gen. John
b. Clark, Of Missouri, is the most stupid.
When he speaks it seems as if his mouth
was full Of hot biscuit, and that his efforts
were directed TO eating and talking at the
same time. His sentences are about as
clear as mud, and when yeu can hear what
he says at ell, il is very lucky if you under
stand his meaning. Yesterday, when the
Convention was trying TO get several prop.
osltions in shape for action relative TO ad-
hitting the seceders, appointing a Commit.
tee on Credentials and the like, Gen. Clark
thought it was necessary to have his name
figure in the proceedings, so he sent up
resolution to be read for information, hop
ing, he added, that the gentlemen who Of
iered the last amendment would accept his
resolution as substitute. The reading
was agreed 10, and what was the subject?
Why long rigmarOle about slavery in the
territories, and the bred Scott decision,
having about as much TO do with the SUBJ
ject before the Convention as one of the lost
tribes Of Israel has to do with the moon
Yet the Hon. Mr.. C., from Missouri, insist
ed that his proposition should come in as
substitute. 1t is unnecessary TO say that
the absurdity of the proposal was too mani
fest TO permit its acceptance, but if il had
been in the power Of the Convention to have
stuffed copy Of Helpers Impending Cri-
sis down Gen. Clark's throat, it would have
been agreed to with hurrah.
The same correspondent thus refers TO
two other MissOurians, in the Convention:
Ex-Governor King had his wing clip
ped little yesterday after making fierce
Douglas speech, wherein he talked of Ken
lucky following her nanny, Virgins, and
Tennessee following her nanny, North
Chrolina, out Of the Convention, in case of
the seceders are not reinstated. The man
who lifted Elk Governor King from his high
horse was that plain, practical old man, Col.
Hunter, of Mo. He was the last man pre-
sent who would have been chosen for that
purpose. But rough hcwn as he is, and
dressed in common suit OF light drilling /
his swartby features and gray hairs, quiv-
ering as he spoke, the whole Convention
suddenly became still and gave him hear
ing. Hunter said he had concluded 10 re-
main quiet, but after hearing such an ex-
traordinary speech from Ex-Governor King
could not do so any longer. Asking where
The Democratic votes were coming from,
he exhibited astonishment that any delegate
from Missouri should now vote Tor Doug
las. The State Convention after electing
i Charleston delegates, were told that they
had elected a Douglas man but he in the
honest sim plicity Of his soul, could not be.
liere if possible. Consequently, when Mr., i
Burns, of Platte, proposed resolution
OF instructions, he himself opposed action
upon them, and said he would not 20 TO
Charleston if feettered by instructions; and
as We firmly believed through his instru-
mentality, these instructions were defeate /.
Now he was astonished to find Ex-Gov.
King violating what was known to be the
wish of those who sent them here. The
old man was some what Hurried by the
noise and applause which interrupted his
remarks and said he was no lawyer to make
a pretty speech. Isaiah Rynders told him
T. 90 on-a speech fromssan honest man was
better than one from lawyer, any day.
Hunter resumed, and said that the only an
ti-Democratic vote he ever gave in his life
was that which turned Col. Benton out of
the U. 8. Senate, and that was the darkes,
act Of his life, He said tina. Douglas was
splitting the Democracy in two, and Gov.
King was doing oil be could to drive in the