The Massachusetts spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1821-1823, 1821-11-07
REGISTER OF DEEDS.

"IpiH fed fat the ancient grlldgs l bear him"
Such, Messrs. Editors, would be the appro-
pirate MOTTO of the individuals who have APP
peared il the publick papers, as the opposers
Of the reelection Of the present Register of
Deeds papr,j JUDGED and attentive observers
are constrained thus to judge of the character
of this opposition. So much ill-tempes so
much yindictiveless, is never excitedby
pure regard for til, publick interest. Indeed,
wherever passionand malice plainly appear,
we are warranted in distressing the justice
OF the cause they support.
Upon these principles alone should deter
mine to support tn. present Register. But
when lconsider wlp he is, how worthy man
ne is in every respect, how free his character
is from every thing mean or mgenerous, and
how much he has dine, during his life, for the
publck good, fee bound as good citizen,
not only to give him my vote, but to do ali
can, in my limited Phere, to promote his cleo
ton. This sentiment is not a. singular. ONE
Many, who at the former election had been
led to suppose something was wrong in his
conduct, are now satisfied of the injustice
which has been done him, and of his worthi-
ness again to. receive their support; The re-
sultof the approaching election will, Iythink,
show this-it will how, too, that the veomaIry
of this County knpw how to estimate the at
tempts that have been so violently made to
excite their suspicious against man who, as
fast as he has indicated himself from one ac-
cusation, has been annoyed by another. In
my neighbourhood, at least, there will be
strong expression of the feelings excited by
this unprecedented persecution of so worthy a
man. AN OBSERVER.
+" F'itr Play Far RIay,""Fair Play"
| cannot butwonder, Messrs. Printers,
at a writer in your paper who, week
after week. INDUCES himself in making
the grossest. misrepresentation, under
the name of 'Fair Play" |. may per-
haps be fart abuse our most respecta-
Bile citizeRs, consulting together upon
the exercise of their electoral rights
lit may be far secretly to get up
charge of fraud and perjury against a
man who, if he had known what was on
foot, could have at once crushed the
feeble accusation, as he has since BY
the complete explanation that has been
made-it nay be tar, perhaps, to lead
on Mr.. Ward, who was. spending quiet
and reputable life, into situation by
which he has lost much Of the reputa-
ton he ence possessed--it may be
flir TO do all this for the purpose of
gratifying personal resentment, which
is betrayed in almost every paragraph
he indites but, when the excitement
of this election shall have lbsided,
how will he meet the face of the cit;;-
Zens whom he has abused-of the indi-
vldual be has calumniated-and of. the
man whom he has led into the path of
dlshonour, and upon whose reputation
he has assisted in, bringing The heaviest
reproach Z?
1t is much to be hoped, that the in
digna;ion which has been excited in the
community, by the conduct exposed last
week, may light upon the heads of
those who most deserve it !; and that
Mr.. Ward may not suffer oil the re-
proach which ought 10 be shared by his
tempters. JUSTICE.