Massachusetts spy and Worcester advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1823-1825, 1825-03-23
GCoccester:
WEDNESDAY, MARCH %, 1926,
Ride and Tie.

Republican Caucus was convened on the
18TH inst. pursuant TO notice in the last Egis,
for the purpose ofnominatinS Candidate for
Representative TO Congress. We understand
there were between twenty and thirty persons
present, about one half of whom belonged to
this town. After trying, in vain for long
time, to agree, il was at length determined to
nominate Sumner Bastow, Esq. 1t will be re-
menhered that he was first nominated a. the
Caucus preceding the November election.
AT that, preceding the January election, he
was dropped, and Jonas Sibley, Esq. was
nominated, and now the tables are again turn.
ed. good deal of surprise has been express.
ed at this result, not on account of the charac.
ter OF the Candidate, who is highly respec-
table and worthy citizen, but because it is not
pretended that there is possibility of effect
ing his election, and the only object which can
be obtained is, possibly, to defeat a choice.
How long, we would ask, is this kind of
management to last 1t is admitted ON all
ID, .'.s'e the election of Major Davis Womb
do honor to the District, and it is well known
'hat large majority would support him in
preference TO either of the other Candidates
separately, but few individuals who wish.
Tor reasons best known to themselves. to de-
ieat his election, contriye, for that purpose. to
keep several Candidates before the people, in
order to divide and distract them. We trust
however, that the attempt, this time, will be
Intellectual, and that the Independent woman
ry OF the District will come forward, and,
by decisive vote, confzm the opinion
which plurality of them have expressed at
two former elections, tina, John Davis, ESQ. is
better qualified than any other Candidate TO
represent them in the Congress of the United
States.
The following is literal copy of letter
which we received few days since, and is
fair specimen of one or two others which
we have before received, apparently from
the same source -
can any mortal suppose that the readers OF
the spy are such pack novices as not to think
themselves impozed uppon-to be told that
want OF room prevents the publication of MANY
valuable articles-yet see it filled up with adj
VertIzements that have been in week after
week and month after month if not year after
year-till evry body is tired with the sight of
them''
10 the person who has no more sense of
propriety than to write such a letter as the
foregoing, no explanation is due but for the
information of any other person who may la
Dor under any misapprehension on the sub
Ject, we deem it proper to say, that, notwith
standing the extensive circulation of the Spy,
the income Of it would not justify its publica-
ton in its present enlarged and improved
form, were it not for the liberal advertising
patronage we receive. That SO long as our
columns are open for advertisements, all have
an equal right 20 the use of them if they CON-
ply with our terms, and without such compli.
ance no advertisements are published 1t is
not for us TO determine how long an advertise
ment shall be inserted If we are paid for it,
and none are continued longer than they are
paid for.
With these remarks VIC dismiss the subject,
believing the great body of our readers will do
justice to the exertions we have made to rem
der our paper interesting and useful, and
knowing, moreover, that where there is one
paper published at the same price, which con-
tains as much matter in the course of the
year as ours, there are fifty that fall far
short of it.