The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1831-03-23
THE ELECTION

THE ELECTION.
We have devoted more space than usual, this
week, to political matter, that our readers NAV
be fully aware of the "road to ruin" in which
we are travelling, led on by the rulers who now
have the management of our national affairs.
1t now remains for the people of this State to
determine whether they will, unitedy, cooper.
ate with the friends of civil liberty and good
order in other States, in resisting the torrent of
abuse and corruption which even row is under.
mining the Constitution, and which, unless
firmly resisted, will soon oyerwhelm it, and
with it the union of the States or, whether, by
dissensions among themselves, they will
strengthen their enemies, and thereby acceler-
ate the impending ruin.
A defeat of any of our candidates, or even an
election by diminished majorities, will be hail
ed, however unreasonably, as a Jackson tri.
umph, and, as such, will strengthen the hands
of that party, and have its influence on the
elections of other States. Any course, there
fore, which tends to produce such result, is
as much cooperation with the Jackson men
Though less in extent) as it would be 10 vote
directly for their ticket. Aware of this fact,
they are busy in fomenting dissensions, and in
deVising schemes to effect the election of por.
tion of their Senatorial ticket. 1t will be seen,
by reference TO the lists of candidates, anony
mously nominated IN the Spy of this week and
the last, that two of the names borne on them,
belong also to the regular jackson ticket 1t
will be seen, also, that one of these names is on
three different tickets, and, by striking coin.
cidence, it is the third, or middle name on each
Will any man in his senses pretend that this is
the result of accident and not of design No
one can believe it for moment, who has seen
as much of such kind of Jackson manpuyerino
and management as we have, for two or three
years past.
The consequences of division or disunion
among the National Republicans should be dis
/ tinctly understood, so that every one may feel
the responsibility under which he acts Last
year, the highest Jackson candidates for Sena.
tors in this county had mole than too thirds
as many votes as the lowest on the National
Republican ticket, althou gh there was then an
! almost entire unanimity in the latter party in
| favor of their ticket. If, then, there had been
division in relation to one of our candidates,
so as to withdraw any thing near ono half Of
the party from his support, the inevitable con-
sequence would have been, that two on the
! Jackson ticket would have the highest number
from which the Legislature must fill the vacan-
cy. The most strenuous efforts are now max
ing by the Jackson party to produce such re-
suit this year not in relation to one candidate
only, but two or three, and with most encour
| aging prospects, too, if their SUCCESS is to be
proportioned to the efforts that are made, or to
the readiness with which many fall into the
tolls that are spread for them.
We put it, then, distinctly, to our friends
to all who believe, with US, that the present
National Administration came into power bv
corrupt means and under false pretences that
they are incompetent to discharge the duties
of the stations they fill, and morally unworthy
of them; that through their mismanagement,
the funds of the Nation have been squandered :
that faithful and upright public officers have
been prescribed in order to reward worthless
political partzans; that the faith of the nation
solemnly plighted to the much injured Indian
natives has been shamefully violated-to those
who thus believe, we put it, to say whether they
are prepared, by any means, whatever, to CO.
operate with such men, and to help them retain
their ill-gotten power; whether their minds
are made up to see two or three Jackson men
miSrepresent this fair county at the Senate
board of the State. If they are not, there is
one way, and one only, to prevent result SO
dsas trous, and that is, by rallying around the
National Republican Ticket and giving it a
firm and united support