Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1861-08-01
TWO LETTERS OF GOV. JACKSON

The following letters of Gov. Jackson
have recently appeared in print. Where
the first one came from. we know not. The
second was taken from the desk Of Mr.
Tucker, editor of the Journal, when that
gentleman was arrested by the United
States authorities in St. Louis. They
throw flood of light upon The movements
Of the disunion party in this State.
NUMBER ONE.
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT,
JErrARsoN CRY, April l9, 1861.
Hon. Daniel Walker. Pres,dem arkansas
Conusntion. Fayetteville:
SIR: Your letter, inclosing the resolu.
lions passed by the Arkansas Convention,
and expressing a desire te hear from me
touching the political affairs of the country,
and Of the proposed remedies for existing
evils, came 10 hand during my absence to
the city OF st. Louis, which will explain TO
you the seeming delay in my reply;
From the beginning, my own conviction
has been that the interest, duty, and honor
of every slaveholding State demand their
separation from the Northern or non slave
holding States. Mr.. Lincoln, the repre-
sentative man of the Northern mind, is the
author Of The sentiment that ",he States OF
the Federal Union cannot permanently en-
dure. part free and part slave; tha. they
must become one or the olher," etc., etc.
This is the doctrine Of the "Irrepressible
Conflict" and though not of necessity a
great philosophical truth, yet it is the be-
lief of the Northern people. and like all
other people they act upon their belief and
conviction of duty. They believe the in
s,ituion of slavery 10 be 1.-The sum Of all
villainies," and hence feel themselves called
upon to extinsuish it from the face of the
earth.
They believe, or affec. TO beliere
duty to their God and country a.
this service al their hands, whi
South believe it TO be the mos
and helish crusade that was
against any people upon earth,
they have abolished slavery
own States, they still feel tn,
sILle for the sin of slavery, b
happen 10 live in the same FEEDER
as we. For my part, and / frus
such tciH tehe judgment Of erery
man, ! am for relisving their fender -,
enceS, by a full, complete and final sep -.
t'on. | am for absolviDg them from al
possibility here and hereafter; and op
a way as broad as the Mississippi. By,
which they may be enabled "tO make their
calling and election sure"
Ihave been, from the beginning, in favor
Of decrdtd and prompt action on the part
Of The Southern Mdies; but the majority Of
the people of Missouri. up to the present
time, have differed with NE. What their
future action may be, no man with certainty
can predict or fore,ell; but my present i'm
preston is, Judging from the indications
hourly occurring, THAT MISSOURI WILL BE
READY FOR SECESSION IN LESS THAN TnIR-
TY DAYS, AND WILL sECEDE IF ARKANSAS
WILL ONLY GET OUT OF THE WAY AND eI, z
HER FREE PASSAGE.
Missouri and Arkansas have been calle,
upon by an Abolition Presiden, for troops
to whip their Southern brethren and friend
into the support Of miserable Black Re
publican, fanatical Administration, and {
questionis: Shall they assist in this hell
work, or like true and noble States st.
by'their friends, and perish with them
need be in the maintenance Of their &C
mon rights? SA
Whatever may have been our past differ
ences, it seems to me that the time b
come when all true Southern men shouR
be united IS band Of brothers against the
common enemy. Public sentiment here is
rapidly tending to this point. A few days
F., more will determine oil. shall be happy
10 hear from you as TO what Arkansas is
likely to do.
Very respectfully, your obi serv't.,
C. F. JACKSON.