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


Mr.. IEdtor,-T regretted to see an intima-
tion in your paper of the 10th instant under
the editorial head, that the orthodox men had
better vote for the caucus list for Senator'S How
is this, sir Have not the Orthodox been aggriev-
ed by the vote of three of the caucus list who vot
ed for the union Of the Unitarian Theological
School with Harvard University. They ought to
be strenuously opposed, as though they had vot-
ed TO unite Andoyer Theological Seminary with
the State University and, in that case, think you
not there would be UiOlent Oppositi0n from our now
peGced6te portion of the community Standing as
you do as faithful sentinel to watch and guard
our liberties, how can you conscientiously advise
the Orthodox men, to assist in electing men who
prepared the bands to bind them. 1t has been ex-
pected that you would be the strong man in Wor-
cester County to breast the tide of usurpaton and
roll it back upon its orgInators and it is yet be-
ieved that your journal is the only one that be
looked upon with confidence to vindicate the rights
of the Orthodox. Shall their hopes be blasted 7
shall they be told by you to elect all Untarians
trust not. And, sir | take the liberty to propose
the following gentlemen for those electors in Wor-
cester County, who are opposed to the unjust union
OF Cambridge College with the Unitarian Iheolog-
zeal Seminary.
Hon. HEMAN LINCOLN, for Governor.
His Honor, THOMAS L. WINTHROP, for 1t
Governor.
SENATORS.
Hon. SAMUEL MlXTER,
Rev. JOSIAH CLARK,
Col. ISAAC DAVIS,
CHARLES PARKMAN, ESQ.,,
Col. EDWARD PHILLIPS:
These men are recommended to the electors of
Worcester County, as men of integrity, and homes
ty, and a men who are well qualified to fill the
high places of Governor, Lieut.. Governor and Sen
ators men. who will give no religious sect the
control of the literary and civil rights of the State
AN ORTHODOX MAN.
In relation to the foregoing, we would re-
mark, first, that the person whose name is plac-
ed at the head of the list of candidates for SEN
ators, has publicly declined serving, and we
consider it indecorous, after that, to thus press
his name before the public secondly, it will be
seen by our paper of this day, that Capt. Park.
men also declines serving; thirdly, that, of the
three remaining, too are Jackson men, which
circumstance, together with the entire omis.
sion of the orthodox part of the National Re-
publican ticket, makes 1t look as if tho pro-
motion of the Jackson cause, rather than that
of orthodoxy, is the object of the writer. This
belief is strengthened by the fact, within our
own knowledge, that the same ticket, in the
we'll known handwriting of "a Jackson man, was
circulated in this town, near week before we
received the above communication.
Ofthe first part of the article, we would re-
mark that our paper has always been open to a
fair discussion OR either side of the subject Of
Harvard University. We now have two art-
Giles in type on the orthodox side, from the Bos-
ton Recorder and the Hampshire Gazette,
which have been delayed by the press of other
matter, but which will soon appear We in
tend, also, to give an article on the other side.
from the Christian Register. We confess, how
ever, that we have, as yet, been unable to pro.
cure all the information we desire on the sub.
Ject; and, we have found, that some of those,
who appear most excited, know still less than
we do, about it. If the orthodox are aggricved,
there is a hettGr, and more certain means of re-
dress than by creating discussions among DO
litical friends, and endcavoring to throw the
power of the State into the hands of the Jack.
sonites. Let them, relying on the goodness of
their cause, appeal to the good sense and JUS
tce of the people, and, our word for it, public
sentiment will soon put the matter right, with
out any division among political friends.l