Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1860-08-16
lmanity and the peace and prosperity of tn.

humanity and the peace and prosperity of tn
country.
Butitis unwise TO anticipate troubles that ma,
never exist. II is far better TO cultivate phlos
ophy which will teach US to deal wisely will
those we have, and be prepared for any hat ma,
come, than to worry ourselves about question
that may never arise. / once knew a man wort
million of dollars who tortured himself with tn
constant apprehension that he would some dal
starve 10 death; but he was quite as wise as ma
ton that neglects The great interests that belong Il
the present, and wastes its energies in frui,les
and bad tempered discussions of imaginary issues
and undertakes TO dispose in advance of Difficult
ties that may never be presented.
The success of either the democratic nor re-
publican parties viii give peace to the county,
Ii the democrats succeed, The republicans vii
continue 10 oppose them, and, perhaps will grow
| IN strength and numb ers as they have since The
last Presidential election, under the apprehension
whether real or imaginary, that il will be The
fixed policy of the government 10 force Slavery
into all The territories. Ii, on the contrary, the
republicans succeed, the South may be precipita-
ted into some rsshness that will destroy The Unior
from the Apprehension Of insecurity, for which
there may be no cause. So that in either event
the strife may go on. Party spirit has run so
high, each party watches the other with so much
Suspicion and Jealousy, and the public mind is SC
lniiammable, that these results may follow. al
though the successful party may give no just
cause of ofense 10 the other, and may honestly
try 10 administer the government fairly 10 every
section of the country.
But the election of Bell anil Everett will alarm
no one, and when the result is announced ali will
breath freer and feel that the country at least
safe, and that the Union will survive their term
OF Office. Their names are not associated with
any NJ the angry questions that distract the coun-
try they are not obnoxir us TO any portion of the
Union, but are the second choice OF all the other
parties, and their election will secure a peaceful
solution Of the questions that have arrayed the
two other parties IN fierce antagonisn.
Mr.. B. belongs 10 the old conservative ana law
abiding school of statesmen, and il he is elected
believe his administration will eminently rebound
10 the general prosperity and honor of the coun-
try he will notplunder the treasury TO su6sid-
lie presses or 10 carry state elections. He will
enforce the Fugitive Slave Act as well as the Ia
which denounces and Furnishes as piracy the AT.
rican Slave Trade. He will engage neither in
Anti-SlaverY crusades, nor in schemes o! slavery
propagandsIu; Fillibustering, nor IN dreams of
Territorial aggraEdisement, and while he will up.
! hold the rights and dignity Of his own country
be will respect the rights Of our weakest neigh.
bors.
noticed the other day in report of some re-
| marks which made, that in speaking of the two
leading opposing parties, compared them to two
clouds rising in opposite directions and asening
10 rapid and fearful collision. wish now to
amend that report, for the figure implies, perhaps
that these clouds will meet. But they never wit
and ought rather to have compared them to two
lines described in comic sections, which it IS said
forever approach but never meet. The Union
party will draw the lightning from those clouds
and conduct it TO The ground, and becoming peace
makers will step between our brethren of the
North and the South, and commanding them to
desist from their unnatural strife, will put them
under bonds to Keep the peace.