The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1831-08-03
WORCESTER:
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 3, 1881.

SbuIu1lCis IL IGuuIltS an
and skill which but few men possess, to sus-
tain it to perfection. There are but few
who thus act, who do not, in their uDguard-
ed moments 5etray their true character TO
the surrounding observers. 1t is even so
with the .NiHbury Piebeian. That the pub
lie may understand the true feelings of the
=" Working-Men's Advocates" they are, we
make the'folowing quotations from an arti-
Gle in the Plebeian of the 18th ult.
The Spy, notwithstanding it is " libel to
call the workingmen a party" evinces desire
to become member and seems TO think that
because he has drove shoe pegs as we'll as goose
quilts, he presents fair claims for admission"
Because person now holding prominent
rank in society has at one period of his life serv-
ed as boot jack or retailed shoe strings does
IT follow that he is eT o6ici0, a workingman in
TIE sense an 'chlCh zoe understand that term
Nay, who does not know that those who are
raised from tOa0 estate and by some freak of for
tune elevated to an unmerited eminence, and
perhaps suffered to follow in the rear of an in
dulgent nobility, are always the most arrogant
and lmPudent, lofty and overbearing? 2"
Now, the sneer of the editor, at the Glow
estate" of such as perform manual labor,
would be sufficiently obvious, even without
the intimation that the sense in which he
understands or uses the term, "Working-
Men" is not the plain and obvious one in
which other people use it, as designating
men who work. There is the rub. His
worklngmen, are not the laboring men of
the community, whom he sneers at and
holds IN such sovereign contempt, but that
portion ofthem, and any others, who will join
IN the forming of a political party, to place
himself and such genuine workngmen as
he is, in power. But, lest there should be
any mistake on the subject, we extract the
following article from the Plebeian of last
week. 1t was copied into that paper from
kindred print at Dedham, but placed,
without remark, in the editorial columns of
the Plebeian and loaded cut in the manner
OF other editorial matter, and thus adopted,
both in language and sentiment, by the ed
itor.
u Forester Spy VS.. .MILbury PleJeian.
In a late controversy between these two pa
pers, the editor of the Spy has proved him
self to be what we before supposed-to wit
genuine sprig of Arstocracy- is not
to be wondered at, when borne in mind that
In days gone by, he was pegging awl driver
of the first order. Now, it is presumed this
fact would not lower the gentleman, in the
estimation Of the editor of the Plebeian did he
not now,-like slaves, who, have regained
their lberty-wish to dictate and domineer
over his brothers in bondage
Dedham Politician
Here it will lie seen, that those who are
under the necessity of laboring 70. their
support are spoken of by this working man
editor as being Gin bondage" while
change Of occupation TO some other employ
ment besides manual labor, is compared to
the emancipation ola slave from his letters. !
Are the real working-men Of the communi !
ty to be told by these psuedo working men, !
that their occupations degrade them to the |
state OF slaves? fthey are we much mis- |
take their character.
80 Tar as these extracts have personal |
application, we do not regard them as wor-
thy of notice. 1t is Of little consequence to
us that we are assailed with opprobrious
eplthets by these whose highest efforts at
wit and sharpness consist in calling names.
1t matters little to us that the editor of the
Pebeian has assigned to US an occupation of
which we have no more practical knowl-
edge than he has himself, since we do not
hold that trade, nor any other, in the same
contempt that they are held by him. And,
even if we had learned the art and mys-
terry" of driving shoe pegs, although it might
destroy our reputation in the estimation of
the Mlllbury Plebeian, yet ISe could never
feel it ms being disreputable to follow the
occupation which has been distinguished
by such men as Roger Sherman and many
other worthless that we could name. But
we do not feel at liberty to occupy more
space with this subject. Thus much we
have believed was due to the public. We
believed tia duty to afford them the means of
judging whether the loud professions which
are made about "workngmen and working
mems interests, was mere sham intended
to impose upon the credulous, or whether
the regard for them which has been profess
ed, is in reality felt. We think they will
now be at no loss to determine this question.
We would however advise the editor of the
Plebeian fine continues " to wear the lions
skin" which he has assumed, that, in future
he should be careful not to exhibit, in his
unguarded moments, those striking pecu-
llarlties which at once reveal his true char
acter.
DECEPTION. Gen. Jackson is the first
President of the United States that has ev-
er attempted to carry into effect system
of fraud and deception on the people, in re-
lauon to the measures of the Government.
When Van Buren, and Eaton resigned their
Offices, correspondence was published, in
which causes were assigned for that move
ment which, it is now proved, had nothing
at all to do with it. And again, when Ing
ham and Branch were called upon to resign,
the reason given for so doing was, that as
the Cabinet was brought together "as a
unit" it was necessary on the withdrawal
of the first mentioned to entirely re organ
ze it. Yet the Post Master General, Barry,
the worst officer of them all, is still suffered
to hold his office. The true reason of the
removal of Ingham, Branch and Berrien is
now clearly demonstrated in Berrien's ex-
posture which we this day publish and the
reason why Barry was suffered to remain,