The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1828-04-02
FOR THE MASSACHUSETTS SPY.

Mr. EDIToR-Although not delegated to re-
commend to the citizens of this county whom
they shall elect to represent them in the Senate
of the next General Court, we trust we shall
be, as a legislator would say, 4" in order,' if we
venture to suggest reasons why some of the
candidates nominated should be preferred TO
others, or why we should ourselves prefer other
candidates than those nominated. With this
view we beg of you to name as candidates the
Hon. JOHN w. LINCOLN,
JosEPH DAVIS,
DR.. JOSIAH HOWE, of Templeton,
JAMES DRAPER, Esq. Of Spencer, and
GEORGE A. TUFTs, Esq of Dtdley
Our reasons for preferring this list of candi-
dates are shortly these Col Lincoln has been
long accustomed to the business of legislation,
and If there ever was a time when the State
needed firm, intelligent, and eEperienced men
in its councils, it is the present Col Lincoln
is known to be most interchangeable in the per-
Torrance Of the duties of any post or office he
assumes and we speak advisedly when we say
that no one has laborcd more faithfully than he
since he has been a member of either branch of
the Legislature. He is a practical farmer, and
has uniformly stood by the rights of that class
of men when they have been assaied, and if
proof were wanting of this, we could refer to
facts and instances which would convince even
the enemies which his .tirmneSS has raised up
against him. He was, furthermore, a member
of the last Senate, and, not having declined
there can be no reason why the figure of few
should operate to deprive us of his services. OF
Col Davis it is unnecessary to speak in this
place. The disposition of the public to re-elect
him is too manifest to need any other argument
in his favor OF DR.. Howe, we need only say
that we knOao him to be firm friend of the Ma
tional and State Administrations, Iudcious
and decided man, and one whose talents and ex-
perience entities him to the confidence and sup
port of the electors of the county. As ques-
lion of no ordinary Importance has been raised
in this county in regard to the division of it,
we have been induced to believe that a ma iori-
ty of the Senators should reside in such parts
of the county as would secure a fair and impair
tial expression of the public sentiment We
have, for this reason, selected line nearly par
allel with the proposed division line of the coun-
ty, and recommended three of the foregoing
names in reference to this; while we have Sc
lccted one gentleman from the north, and the
other from the south part of the county. In
the westerly part we have named James ORA
per, Esq, who has been heretofore passed over
to give place, in some cases, to men less quail
fled than he for that office. His age, expert
ence, decision of character and intelligence, are
known to be such as to render him, in eyerv
way worthy Of the Office to which we have re.
commended him; and if any regard is to be
had to the claims of the several towns in the
county, inibehalf of their citizens, for proper.
tionate share of offices and honors, we think
that town of the wealth and responsibility Of
Spencer is entitled to its due weight and consid-
Grafton.
The last gentleman, and, by the way, the on.
ly legal gentleman, named, is well known to be
lawyer OF highly respectable standing in his
profession, man familiar with the several in.
terests Of the people Of the county, and Of q
iirmness and integrity which will insure his
prompt and able support Of those interests