The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1830-03-24
WORCESTER:
WEDNESDAY, MARCH "a. 1880.

readers to examine the Jackson ranks in
this State, and determine for themselves,
whether the men to whom they would con-
fide the destinies of the State, in time of
difficulty and danger, are to be found there
in. II the wise, the discreet, and prudent
men of our State are there, we should like
to have them pointed out. With the solita-
ry exceptions of Francis Baylies and Judge
Morton, they can shew no man who would
add to the character of any party, having
the least claim to responsibility or talents.
When Gen. Jackson came into power, and
was about to fill the important and lucrative
! Offices of this State, within the gift of the
national administration, who were the great
men of his party, to claim their bestowal?
Were they the Sullivans, the Jacksons, the
| Quncys, the Slsbees, the Lincolns, the
I Websters, the Everetts, or the Crownin-
shields No. They were David Henshaw,
Andrew Dunlap, Nathaniel Greene, and
! Ephram M. Cunningham men distinguish
ed for nothing but their party violence, men
who would never hope to attain any emf
hence except in the case Of political revolu-
| ton, as a REGARD for partizan zeal and SER
vices. 1t is little curious that, of all the
appointments by Gen. Jackson, in New Eng
land, not one has been of person who has
received any important mark of confidence
! from the people.
/ Again, let us look at the jackson party in
this County. What is it? Let the result
of their late caucus tell. Having selected
the names of three candidates for Senators,
such as they are, their stock was exhausted,
and they were obliged to take the other two
from the ranks of their adversaries, whom
they are attempting to defeat and put down!
Most lame and imPotent conclusion! Yet
this is the party which is now striving for
/ the ascendancy in good old Massachusetts
The operations of the Jackson party are
dark, secret, and insidious, and, at the same
| time, untring and unremtting. They know,
full well, that if they come out openly with
their nominations, as Jackson men, and adj
vocate them as such, they would obtain but
a feeble support in Massachusetts. For
that reason, all the various elements of OPP
| position are to be directed, if possible, by
covert arts to the support of the Jackson
ticket Although it is only as Jackson
man, that they wish to elect Judge Morton,
yet, to effect the object, pretences are set
up, as various, as the motives are, which by
possibility might influence any to oppose
the present incumbent. They would make
US believe that Judge Morton is very Pro-
teus, whose form may be accommodated to
the views or to the conSciences of every
class. Throughout the whole community,
their efforts are constantly directed. If
perfect organization and industrious efforts
) could command success, there would, in
deed, be great danger of their prevailing.
But the apathy with which their exertions
have been looked upon, is rapidly passing
away, and THE PEOPLE will put forth their
strength, and, with triumphant vote defeat
the Vaccinations of those who would dis
turb the peace and harmony of the State.
4 AMALGAMATIoN. The Boston States
man and its kindred presses have, hereto
fore, professed a mortal aversion to any
thing approaching to an amalgamation of
parties. Yet the Jackson men of this Coun-
~ and OF some others, as If with the intent
Of making their inconsistency as complete
in relation to this profession, as it has been
in almost every other, have nominated ANAL
gamation lists of candidates for Senators.
consisting partly of Jacksonites and partly
of Republicans. Two of those named on
the Jackson ticket in this County, have been
particularly liberal in their denunciations of
Amalgamation. Were we disposed to fol-
low the example which has been set us by
the Jackson men, we might now rotor. upon
them the appellations of " 7ICaddiers and
Fence men," with much greater propriety
than the terms were used by them because
they were applied by them to those who.
disregarding obsolete distinctions which had
separated them, united in cause in which
they entertained the same views and felt a
common interest; while the jackson men
attempt to amalgamate those between whom
there is no union of feeling in relation to the
political affairs of the present day.
1t is with regret that we have seen in
some papers the names of SAMUEL c. Al
LEN and LEvERETT SALToNsTALL, pro-
posed as candidates for the Offices of Gov
ernor and Lieut.. Governor. If any good
purpose could thereby be effected, we would
not complain. But the tendency of such a
nomination is to divide and distract the
friends of the present State Administration.
and thereby, indirectly, to promote the cause
of the Jackson party. 1t will not be pre-
tended, that there is any probability of d.
vertng a single vote from Judge Morton.
by this nomination. Why then, should the
friends of good order and good government
thus throw their weight into the scale with
their adversaries? The present contest
should be regarded as one of principle and
contested as such. A great effort is max
ing by the Jackson party, to introduce into
this State the species of reform which ex-
emplifies itself by making things scorse, and
that retrenchment, which signifies, an un-
necessary increase ofthe public expenditures.
Both these objects have been completely
accomplished in the National Government.
! by the ascendancy of Jacksonism, and if
Jacksonism should unhappily for the State,
prevail here, they would most assurcdly fol-
low in its train.
% The last Salem Register, in refer
ence to the nomination of ALLEN and SAL
ToNsTALL, says :" There can be no doubt
i that this 10 Of ho