Massachusetts spy and Worcester advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1823-1825, 1824-10-27
The approaching Election.

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Re0reSentatires.-We have inserted to day
the names of all the persons proposed 70 US 10
be put lin nomination for the Office of represen-
| tatives to the next Congress from the two Con-
gressioaal Districts in this County, in the or
der in which we received them. Several COM
munications accompany each nomination, urg-
ing the claims of the candidates to the Office
with request that they may be published.
We have complied with this request as far as
our limits would admit, and presume it will
be satisfactory to our correspondents, by insert
ing one communication in favour of each of
the candidates.
II is of vital Importance to The various inter-
ests OF Worcester County that the best men
should be elected Representatives.
We are not disposed to deny to any of the
! candidates who have been named the merit
which may beadue to them. We believe
them all to be honest, worthy, and intelligent
men. But while we agree with our cores
pondents in the necessity of choosing such
men as from their knowledge Of the peculiar
| interests CT the County shall Be capable Of
duly representing it, we protest against the
support Of any man on this only ground, that
he is an avowed advocate of the peculiar
claims of any class of the electors. We
would neither place in the councils of the ma
tion man whose only recommendation may
be, that because he sits silent and inactive.
during the discussion of measures in which his
constituents may be deeply interested, he will
do them no injury; nor one whose recommen-
dation is, that he will be the representative Of
aparty, whether that party be political, an
agricultural, tariff, or an anti-tariff party.
In short, we shall give cur support for one,
who, aware of the conflicting opinions of his
constituents, and acquainted with the views
and objects Of the different classts who COM
pose the active, industrious, and intelligent
population Of this Aouriahins county, shall at
the same lime possess mind capable of still
more expansive views, and qualified not only
to1ct as the agent and protector of the inter-
e's ofhis constituents, but as legislator on
SUBJECTS il which the whole republic has one
common interest--who, while he will not for
get to whom he is Immediately responsible,
vii have the wisdom suitably to estimate the
views of others, and the independence to act
asthe general and permanent interests, not
on.y Of his own district, but of the Union, may
reqiire-in short, man whose enlightened
views, whose habits Of reflection, and whose
powers of reasoning, may render him no un-
suitable associate of the WebsteTs and the
Clays of other sections ofour country.
We have no wish to conceal from the pub.
lie our opinion Of the candidates in nomina-
tion most suitable for this important office,
particularly in the South District. We have
before given our preference TO John Davis
Esq. of this town, and we have heard of no Oh.
posing candidate who is be tier qualified, and
so justly entitled to the confidence Of the peo-
pie. We did hope the same course would be
pursued in this District which has been adopt.
ed in Suffolk in the support of the Hon. Dam
lei Webster. There both political parties
have united, and pledged themselves to give
their sufrages to the best man. Notwith-
standing The appearance of opposition to Mr..
Davis, we are assured from every quarter
that he is the favourite of the people, and will
receive almost an unanimous vote. We have
assurance of support from quarter where it
was least expected. Many respectable re-
lpublicans have informed US it was their deter
mination 10 give their sufrages to Mai. Davis,
believing the time had come when those dis
sensions which have SO long divided the pub
lie should be done away, and all should unite
in honouring him who is the most deserving.
Though we do not feel the same anxiety
about the result of the election in the North
District which we do for our own, yet we are
far from being idle spectators Of what is doing
in that part of the County, knowing that the
interests of the two Districts are so blended
together that it would be impossible to scpa-
rate them. The election in the North Dis.
trict, from present appearances, will be close
ly contested. There are two candidates in
nomination, each Of whom will probably re-
ceive large number Of votes. The choice is
with the people, and we doubt not they will
make a judiciOus selection.
Electors of Worcester County! You will be
called upon next Monday to exercise one Of
the dearest rights in the possession of free
men the right of suffrage. Be not unmindful
of your privilege and your duty.
twill be perceived that at meeting at
Oxford on Monday, SUMNER BAsTow, Esq.
was nominated as the "Republican candi-
date" for Congress. Now then we have fair
view of the field. The candidates, fellow-cit-