Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1860-10-04
SPEECH BY MR. CRITTENDKN.

vile. Hon. ]. J. CRirrrxprN spoke,
and from his speech we make a few ex-
tracts:
The Union said Mr.. CnlTrENDEk) is
in danger. and the remedy is in the hands
of the people. And where does this dan
ger arise? Where does il come from?-
From sectional feeling at the North
sectionalism Of the worst and mes. sensitive
cbaracter-ef geographical lines as well as
opinion. On the other side, disunion
threatens at the South. We have been
warned again and again of this danger
All cur great and good men, who have sunk
with ell their honors and the blessings of
nation 10 the. grave, have warned US TO be
guarded against the very danger, and we
have told that unless some remedy was
found il would sooner or later destroy US.
The first and The last great men of our land
have warned us of this terrible Danger
Who will deny that this discord exists among
us? No one will in the face Of the un-
doubted facts. Ii is great threatening and
alarming. Men Of selfish ambition-men
who prefer their country's destruction to
the non-attainment of their own selfish
ends men for whom this mighty Repub-
lie is not large enough-have pushed on
the evil cause, and the spirit Of dIsunion
which has waited so long is content to wait
no more. And not only men, but States
have resolved that in case Of the non-per-
Torrance Of certain acts, or the commission
of any overt act on the part of the North
ern sectional party, 10 divide this Union.
Yancey advises his political friends TO
take advantage Of ihss opportunity and be
ready for disuni0n-to take advantage of
any unusual excitement among the people
in order TO declare and proclaim disunion.
II frowned out boldly in the time Of Gen
Jackson. He was man of villa patri-
ct, and he put it down for the time. But
despite the threats Of jackson twenty years
ago, the spirit has still been encouraged
appeal to your knowledge and the facts.
Did they not assemble-did they not dare
TO meet here, in the home of Jackson, and
hold their disunion convention here in
Nashville? | will not deny that many OF
them are noble and patriotic men, but they
are inbued with this one fatal policy and
purpose-they love section rather than
their whole country. This is the charac-
ter Of disunion. 1t strives to keep up APP
pearaness with the Democraoy-cailsi itself
Democracy, and keeps UP to this hour its
relation that is but shallow-hollow
perfcial, and which will be broken whfn
the opportunity for which slhey watch is
offered, when their purpose then is 10 pre-
cipitate the Sounthern section into disu-
Mon.
On the other side there exist, a similar
danger from the abolition party of the North.
Though of diHeren. sections, the two Sec
iional parties have one any the same end
inview. Their candidates are the repre-
ssntatives Of sectioal and disunion parties.
All serve The same disunion policies. We
are surrounded es it were by string Of
fire. And what is the remedy? VIVA, is
our duty? II for US Of the Union party to
take the golden path, and standing between
the sectional parties hold up our hands 10
stay the tumult. What benefits to the T.
MON follows the success of either party?--
This was the question the Conservative
Union men Of The country asked Of each
ether, and tie Constitutional Union party
was formed in the hope that it would be the !
means Of pres CRYING peace. Patriotic men |
looking al the dangerous phase Of this con-
fjict, asked themselves what benefit such
discussions would be 10 the country? The
two parties it is true were not then stand. I
ing in defined positions, but the Union /
men saw the fearful aspect Of things. They
faw that there was no hope for tie coun-
try in either party. a patriot could find
peace aud quiet IN neither camp, but disu-
MON i'll both. What was their hope? 1t
was the Union party-lhe only hope Of the
Conservative Union men of the land? Il is
the party, | think, which holds the banner
Of peace-which says, "let us run from
these violent conflicts let us take care 10 |
observe the CostitutiOn and the Union, and |
to enforce the laws" and when that is done
peace viii be restored 10 all.
And how was that party formed? | was
present, though not member OF that Con-
vention. There were no cunning politicians
there! | saw no designing demsgogues
there. saw noble and true men from all |
parts oPthe country glowing with affection
and love for her. / saw delegates from al
most all the Statesmen of intelligence, |
character, wisdom, property; and they met
Quietly and wisely and made their nomIna- |
lions, and their nominees were men of ofi-
cial character, the pride of the land-mep
of private worth, whose sole purpose was
TO serve and save the Union and enforce |
the great platform there adopted, and which |
stands up in the primitive simplicity of the |
American character, announcing the great
principles Of government about which we
all agree-the Constitution, the Union, and
the execution Of the laws. They say this
is no platform. Ifexscutsd. will any man
have right 10 complain that his rights
have been denied him or injustice done?-
II the power embraced in the Constitution
and the laws is enforced, will any man dare
10 complaint Platforms are rhant traps
The President who goes TO his seat with
platform goes with yoke about his neck.
The Constitution is our platform, and he
who undertakes TO do more or is content
to do less is not true man. TApplause.
The Democratic party after irving the plan