Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1860-09-06
The Breckenridge Meeting at Fayette-
Speech of Judge Clark.


The Breckenridge wing Of the democracy
had very respectable and decidedly en-
thusiastic meeting at Fayette, last Monday,
The official proceeding will be found in an
o.her column. The party is much strOn-
ger in old Howard than any one supposed,
as will be seen by The names of those who
participated in the meeting. Douglas men
estimate that there, are from two TO three
hundred Breckinridgeltes now in the coun.
ty, and as one Of them said to us 'dang 'em
they are growing stronger, every day.
May they increase!
TIE great feature of the meeting was the
speech of Judge James A. Clark, Of Chari-
tom. He spoke nearly three hours; and
made one Of the most effective stump speech
es we have heard for many a day. We took
full notes Of the speech, but our want of
space prevents us giving anything more
than very meagre synopsis.
The democratic party. said he, is divi-
ded. Divided upon what? Not upon
principle, but about men. He stood by
principle, and was against all who forsook
principle. and followed men whether "nem-
inses" or not. The State Convention adopt
ed platform of principles-it nominated
State ticket upon that platform, and sent
delegates TO Charleston. The Charleston
Convention ignored these principles, at the
bidding Of Stephen A. Douglas, and his
followers, who were determined 10 rule or
ruin. The Convention split up. and those
democrats who acted from principle, went
out, raised the true democratic standard,
and nominated Jno. C. Breckenridge, true
and tried democrat. After breaking up the
party, a portion Of delegates who remained,
nominated Stephen A. Douglas, and now
the men who helped 10 do this--the men
of our own State who betrayed the party,
forsook their principles to follow Douglas,
and who are scarcely old enough in the
democratic party 10 hare airing on their
horns, bray cut nominee," and undertake
to read such venerable and life long demo-
Gratis as my old friend DR.. Lowry, out Of
the party! Strange times these! when such
democrats as him, your speaker, and others
l see here, who have been Democrats all
their lives. are TO be read out Of their par.
ty BY these new converts, because we will
not forsake our principles, and run eff with
men whe are no democrats al heart, and af-
ter man who IS not democrat. This man
Douglas is no democrat in principle, was
not nominated by Democratic Convention,
and these "norninee prayers" dare not ad-
rocate his election as democrat, on demo-
cratic principles. The same course of rea-
sODing would compel democrats to support
Seward, Lincoln, Chase or even Fred Doug
las! A ''nominee" who does not stand up.
on democratic platform, has no claims up
on democrats. How absurd then 10 call
upon democrats TO support bogusl free
soil, nominee, upon an anti-democratic plat
form. New democrats, no democrats,
beardless boys, and eight by ten newspa-
Rers may bray about nominees" but they
Will never induce true democrats TO leave
democratic principles TO vote for such
nominee" as Stephen A. Douglas.
The Missouri platform was read, and
compared with the Jackson resolutions, as
showing the sentiments Of the democracy
o. Missouri, upon the slavery question
The only question at issue. Now, said the
Judge, the delegates from Missouri who
went TO Charleston, with these instructions,
betrayed their party and violated its fun
damental principles, when they voted for
Douglas. He here went into a review of
the action Of the convention. and showed
that Douglas was not nominated; he spoke
plainly, and freely Of Gen. Clark's action
as delegate, and his course since. Arc.
cent speech Of his in St. Louis was road
ana commented on, and no little sport made
OF the Generals brags about democratic
victories during The last tuenfy.t1ye years. |
and democratic usages. The Judge wan
ted no such man to teach him democracy. |
double renegade, and no democrat at |
heart' presumed to teach old. lifelong dem
ocrals in party usages, aud because they
would not follow him they were denounced
Is "b'itsrs." Yes, when such men bclted
piemoeratic principles, he bolted them and
their nominees
lhe territorial question, and Douglas,