Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1860-11-22
Secession Howard County in 1892.


On the 3lst of December, 1882, the peo-
pie Of Howard county assembled in Mass
Meeting at Fayetts, TO deliberate upon the
condition Of the country South Carolina,
then, as now was seeking TO dismsnber
the Union. Gen. jackson. who was q
President in fact, as well as in name, had
issued bis celebrated Proclamation, and the
people were taking position: they hesita-
ted not to back the President, ard stand by
the Union, the Constitution, and the En-
iorcement of the Laws. The people of
Howard were foremost in this patriotic
work then, and should be no,r. The meet
ing was called, and presided over by George
Stapletcn as President, Jas. H. Birch as
Vice President, and John B. Clark, Seere-
tary.
A com nittee Of thirteen, including the
officers, was appointed 10 draft preamble
and resolutions, expressive of the sense Of
the meeting. That committee consisted Of
the following gentlemen: and the officers:
Jno. Wilson, John J. Lowry, Thomas G..
Givens, Weston F. Birch, Samuel Hardin,
Uriel Sebree, Sterling Price, Benz. E. Fer
ry, Joseph Davis, and Benz. Watts.
The committee was unable TO report that
day, and adjourned TO the following day,
when lengthy preamble and resolutions
were reported, and unanimously adopted.
The preamble sets out by declaring, "a
"crisis Of no ordinary character has brought
Jus together. 1t is no less than the claim
4" of one of our sister States in the confed.
''eracy, TO annul and make void the constr
tuition and laws of cur common country
"to set at naught the final and glorious ef-
"fori of The heroes Of seveniy-six-ts de-
''feat the aims OF all their toils-the wise
"produciicn of their combined wisdom and
patriotism"
A statement OF the case follows. and the
preamble continues: sin considering tie
question before US, we cannot but view the
constitution of these United States as a con-
tract. by which each State is bound to the
rest, in the nost solemn obligation, not
only 10 obey, but to aid in the execution of
the laws passed by Cohstess, approved by
the President, and as expounded by the Su.
prems Court. Can one party to
contract annul it, without the consent of the
other contracting parties? II so, then in
deed our boosted privilege of being gov
erned by majorities. is but an empty sound,
a name to be mccked at, by-word 10 ex-
cite the ridicule and mirth of our monarch
al rivals beyond the great deep"
The preamble concludes ia these words:
ave solemnly declare in the face of this
nation, that we will stand by the constitu-
lional authorities Of the general govern
ment in the maintainance and protection of
The laws made aid the decisions given
against whatever State shall al.
Tempt 10 nulify the same"
Good doctrins, that, and spoken Gilt
nanfu!ly-promptly! The resolutions de-
clared the action Of South Carolina revolu.
'ionary; approved Of the Presidents Proc
amatiOn "which speaks our Their senii-
nents'; pledged oil honorable and fair
means to his support, and instructed our
Legislative members (then in SESSION. 10
use their best effort to back the President
~ "hearty cooperation of this State, &c.,
&C."
That was the way cur citizens talked
nd ncSed then WHY so massive rn1y2