Glasgow weekly times., 1861-02-14
The Speaking Last Saturday.

large number Of people were in town las
Saturday, 10 hear the candidates for the ConVen-
ton. 200
Gov. Price first addressed the people, making
suong appeal in behalf of the Union, adopting
'he plan suggested by the State Of Kentucky, to
restore peace and harmony, and the amending Of
the Constitution so as TO secure all sections in
their just rights. - F-t-I-llilIL 4
de was followed by Judge John NJ Davis, Of
Charlton, whose circular we published last week.
Mr.. DAVIS lsbored hard and ingeniousIy to prove
that his conditional ordinance of secession. !" was
just the thing for the times, but the people jude
ing from their silence and restlessness. failed 10
look at the subject in the same light of the speak,
ers. Mr.. Davis also look up Judge Halps HINTS
vile speech, and commented on it at some length
He was followed by Judge Hall. 1t was evi-
dent from the interest manifested, when he arose,
that he was the man the people wanted to hear
He went at once to work, beginning at the found.
alton Of our Government, showing why, and how
| it was founded-and how we had grown. and
prospered, and were respected under it. He spoke
at considerable length and with much force, un-
der these heads, and then directed his argumsnts
to the point that such government ought not to
broken up for light causes, and not until every
expedient that patriotism could adopt and exhaust
had been adopted and exhausted, to preserve It.
He did not think We had sufficient cause to break
it up, or forsake IT. He did not think the people
North or South desired its disruption, saving an
insignificant squad Of abelitionists one section
and disunioniss in the other: the great masses of
the people, everywhere desired its restoration
and psrpetuity; and if the question only could be
gotten out Of the hands Of the politicians, and
submitted to the people, they would soon settle
it. He desired to accomplish this end, and for
that he was laboring. He had hoped that Mis-
souri, would inaugurate the movement but she had
not. Kentucky however, had, and he was proud
to follow the lead of Kentucky: He cosidered
her safe leader, and the people Of Missouri, and
all the border States could safely follow her,
The hope of Reconstruction Of the government
was now in the hands Of the border States, and
they had an important part to act Hasty or rash
action was imprudeht at any time, and would be
especially SO now, on then part. Why act hastily
now? The cotton States had Seeded, and the
people OF the North saw that something must be
zone or the government would be broken up, ir-
allied this, and every mail brought US fresh indi-
cations that they about retracing their steps,
and if time was given, he felt that all would be
well again. If deceived in these indications, we
. could Us well act after We had done our whole
duty, and failed, as naw. He would not submit
TO government that deprived him Of his rights
, and when government 5ecame oppressive, the peo
pie would revolt, as did our forefathers, and
would resist all attempts to coerce them into sub
I mission.
/ The speaker then referred TO his speech, mad,
some time since in Huntsville, and insisted that a
forced construction had ibeen placed upon tina
speech, and that he had been charged with hodin.
/, and utterIng sentiments that he never held, nor
intended to utter In this portion Of his remarks
he took up the circular Of Judge Davis, AM
showed that by adopting an ultmatum and pre-
senting il 10 the North, itnght be adopted by al
the Northern States, and resisted by ali the Dor
der slave States. and thus Missouri, alone, woulC
be tied on 10 Northern Repub lie. Each Stat
!. might present an utimatum, and how could tn,
v North act upon them all? UItimalums coul
I only be acted upon by National bodies; Kentucky
proposed such a plan, and he adopted II. Th
: speaker was greeted with applause, upon risin
e to speak-frequently during his speeeh-and a
v his conclusion.
He was followed by Thos H. Price, Esq, o
Charlton, who made about the same speech b
d made al other points.
p Mr.. Shackelford concluded the speaking, in
!, short but animated speech, pursuing mainly th
same tone Of argument of Gov. Price land Judg
: Hall.
g We do not deem II necessary 10 report th
speeches at any length, because the speakers hav
very thoroughly canvassed the District, and "
presume not one in twenty Of our subscribers vii
Z see this paper, before the election, who has nc
: heard them. Here, as al other points, the Unio
candidates gave almost universal satisfaction, an
: will get nearly an unanimous vote.