Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1860-09-20
Douglas for the Wilmot Proviso.
No desire to Evade Instructions.

1t has been hitherto supposed that Doug
las voted for The Wilmot Proviso, becaus
instructedto do so by the Illinois Legisla
lure that he had voted 10 violate the Con
stitution because so instructed! This pc
sitlon has been universally accorded 10 him
But itnow appears that he voted for Thu
/ Wilmet Proviso uninslruc,ed. He himsel
ayowed that he had done SO, in a speech
made at Springfield (IIl.) on the 23d, da,
Of October, 1859. A correspondent Of the
Washington Union, writing from Spring
field at the time, thus reported him:
"Mr. Douglas said that in August, le4S,
he had voted for the Oregon Bill, contain
ing clause prohibiting slavery in tia,
Territory. Abou. four months afterwards
1.-THE Legislature assembled and pas sed q
resolution instructing our Senator's and re-
ques,ing our Representatives in Congress
to vote for Territorial Bills in California
and New NJ exico, containing prohibition
Of slavery in those Territories. In other
words, they instructed him to do, precise.
ly what he had just done without instruc.
tions. He Lad been Informed that his Wig
friends. and few others peculiarly situa.
ted, confidently expected HIM to resi- On rath-
er than obey those instruction. Ii would
be disagreebls 10 disappoint them in Sc
reasonable an expectation. 1t was O seri.
Gus question, however requiring grave and
deliberate consideration, whether he could
do under Instructions. what he had lust
done from the dictates Of his, own Judge.
ment without instructions. As the de-
cision Of so important a questisn REQUIRED
time TO consider, he Invited them 70 wait
and see." fs.- ,. ..-r-
He said also, in 1850, that he was not
10 deny the Constitutional power
of Congress to pass the Wilmot Previso.
On the 18th of March, 1850, in the Sen.
ate, lie said: .....,.. .-.. "a.
my hands are ted on asingle point"
INSTRUCTED by the Ilisois Legislature of
l849, TO vote for prohibiting slavery in The
Territory acquired from Mexico,) .. -
A Senator-'sCan you not break Ioose?"
Mr.. DOuglas-"l have. DO desire TO
break loose. My opinions are my own,
md | express them. My votes belong 10
hose whosent me here, and 10 whom | am
| have never differed with nv
constituency during seven years service
n Congress, except upon one solitary
question. And even on that | have no
difficulties and have previ.
'usly twice given the same vote under pe-
'uliar circumstances, which Is now requir.
ID al my hands. | have no desire therefore
o break losse from the instruction"
He says here (Douglas) have no de-
'ireto break loose" that is, if he had not
'een Instructed in this case, he would have
'Oted for the Wilmot Proviso.
He said, also, in speech that will be
Ouud on page 1859 Of Con. Globe and Ap.
'endix, vol. % part /, 1850: '.' '.r
at is no violation of Southern rights 10
,robibil slavery" ED r.sa =
Also, "We all look forward with conf.
ence 10 the time when Delaware, Mary. /
and, Virginia, Kentucky, Missouri, and
probably North Carolina, and Tennessee,
will adopt gradual system of emancipa-
ion under the operation Of which those
tates must, in process of time become
rec. !" 's-d. q o1asl 'snm iB1 YleN
So he was not only a Wilmot Proviso
ian, but "loeked forward with confidence |
, the time" when slavery would be abol.
he'd in half the slave States in the Union.
A DUEL BRTwEEN Two BRoTHEns-
orH KiLLrD.-Ths Natehitoches Chyon.
lie, of the 25th ult., records the following
'rribie tfagsdyssa o. nd MA aaag j. z
Aquarrel arose a few nights ago between
"o brothers named IIongino, (WiIliam |
nd Burrill, } residing asfsw miles above
ample: when proposition being made by
ne OF Them that they should fight il out in
'sdiately with deuble.barreIed shot-eup..
was accepted by tbsso,her, snd firing 81.
.uitsneou'ly, both Of them were instantly
'r'uifsfs sd 80 ta a6 Ia