Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1860-07-26
From The Randolph Citzen-Democratlc.


We direct the attention of both our Doug
las and Breckenridge friends, TO the letter
OF acceptance of the latter. 1t has the ring
of The genuine metal in il; and we are
struck with wonder that among the De-
mocracy, who have made in their special
FORTE for the last few years to boast of
their peculiar "soundness" on the slavery
question, that, when the decisive moment
has arrived that tests the truth Of their
professions, such large numbers of them
are found shamefully wanting. We hope
ii will set our Douglas friends TO thinking,
and they will give the document that con-
siderstion it richly merits.
-Four or five years ago, Gen. John 3.
CaTkthat consumate demsgOgue and shame.
less hypOcrite, shouldered his double barrel
shot gun, and with all the "pomp and cir
cumstance Of glorious war;" in company
with others, marched 10 the bloody plains
Of Kansas Territory. There his name fig
ured prominently during this dark period,
and his presence and influence added no
little 10 the misfortunes OF that stricken ter
ritory. Tie public mind of Missouri was
inllamed 10 the highest pitch, and it re-
CURED no little nerve TO face public sentl-
ment, and denounce the pro-slaveryites Of
Missouri for their unwarrantable and ilIe-
gal course in regard 10 that Territory
Our readers will remember our antagonist.
ic position, and how we and ourlpaper were
. then regarded by all such, but, Eve hope
il is not too great departure from what we
are aiming al, TO say that) under similar
circumstances we would again take the
same position. But eTime is a great mol
iifer Of human asperities;" and consequent.
~ we note marvellous change. From the
position of claiming Kansas Territory as Of
right belonging TO the South, and endeavOr-
ing to force slavery upon its unwilling in
habitanss, whose voice and feelings were
drowned in the howls Of INSCRIPTIONS par
tizans, Clark is now willing 10 take the
position that slavery may be excluded from
a Territory, under The FREE-scIL doctrine
Of squatter sovereignty. That same class
of Yankees who then made such excellent
marks for his shotgun, are now the object:
of his contemplate fawning, and low III The
dust he crouches at their feet. Once hi
rode over the fields of Kansas IN his "sev.
en-league boots of greatness" roug h-shOt
and bristling with nails. grinding them Il
the earth, PROVIDED he was with the lar
gest party; now, as he nears the northern
psrt Of his "Deestrict," he draws on the
cushioned slippers Of sycophantry, and
makes preparations TO charge on supposed
competitor the prc-slavery part he played
in these Kansas troubles! Such is Gen
Clark. Who that is acquainted with The
man will deny this brief sketch
presents true picture of bis life? They
ere few and far between. Add what hon
est man would occupy his high position, il
be had to purchase II OF the price he has
paid?
80 paltry hunger OF ambitious minds,
Andimpotent desire OF men foreign,
Whom neither dread of God, that devils binds,
Nor laws Of men, that common veal contain,
Nor bands Of nature, that wild beasts restrain,
Can keep from outrage, and from doing wrong,
Where they may hope kingdom to obtain,
No faith SO firm, no trust can be 50 strong,
Nor love 50 lasting then, that can endure ioBg"