The Massachusetts spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1831-1858, 1832-10-17
A RARE DOCUMENT


cnlar Of the Jackson County Committee, which
having found its way into our hands, is publish.
ed for the benefit of the people of the County.
From this, it will be seen what efforts are max.
ing to defeat the wishes of the people, and what
means are resorted to by our adversaries to sc.
eomplish their objects 1t will be seen, thai,
the intention is distinctly stated. if Gov. Lin.
coin should not receive majority of the whole
number OF votes, to present. by combination
with the Anti-Masonic party, the two minority
candidates TO the Senate, as those from which
That body shall be compelled TO select n Cow
ernor' A more Droaigate attempt to defraud
the people of their rights, and 10 impose unon
them man in whom they have no confidence,
could hardly be imagined The bare supoes.
ton should arouse every friend of the Consti.
'ution' and OF the country, TO immediate action.
IL VIII be seen, also, that, as in France. in the
bloody days of the Revolution, the secret snies
OF The Administration are scattered throupbou,
the country, among the people, to watch their
motions and report them to their superiors
that registers are made OF their names and M.
iItlcal iaith that the adherents of the Military
Nhiei'ain -" who was born to command" NAV
nave their "reward," and that his opnonen,s
may be prescribed, denounced, and PUNISH.
ED-aye, punished for it was long since an.
nouneed' from the best authority, that his rule
Of conduct would be to REWARD his friends
and TO PUNISH HIS ENEMIES"
IL is worthy of remark, that the signer of
TINS circular is one of the conductors If the
corrupt and pensioned press. which Jacksonjsm
mas spread oyer the land, poisoning the foun.
ta'ns OF knowledge at their source. Paid f.,
iheir devotion, they are fit tools for sucb m sd
'hlnIstratIon as we now have, and. like tho en-,
pie slaves OF an absolute despot, feel themselves
bound to laud every act Of their masters g r;aI,
or '0rong," and to engage in any dirty ob thew
have to do, even such as is developed in tho
circular which we here annex.
:, WORCESTER, Sept. ID, 1892
or lou nave been appointed Chairman oc
the REPUBLICAN COMMITTEE in the town oC =
and are requested to cause a town Comn;,
lee OF at least one member in each School Dis.
ir'ct to be appointed in your town in such man
ner as you may think best, and with as little
delay as possible, and send their names ,o The
Chairman OF the County Committee
lst' 1t is requested that you should nm the
reception OF this letter obtain ,oithout dsIau
iist OF all The voters in your town. This NAV
be done by copying the list of the Assessors, or
Collector where it may be obtained.
"a; That the names on this list should be di.
v'ueu INTO Inree classes, JACKSON 'OpposI-
3o' Let one octsoe man be appointed in each
1o"o"' D'Stfict' when such can be found and
Ct pe'sons mus appointed together with the
Chairman will form Town Committee.
4th Each individual thus appointed in the
several Districts should be supplied earjv. win
list OF Jackson and doubtfM voters in his Dis.
trlct, and make IT his business to see ererv man
on ms 1St previous to the election and urge
MIN 10 come to the polls. 1t is particularly re-
quested That each list be given TO one member
only as a division of responsibility often coca.
slons neglect ofduty The members of vonr
Town Committee should endeayor TO secuTe as
many votes as possible, by strcuethening the
~eak and confirming those aoho anaireT, bv
supplying them with proper information, by
newspapers, and such other means as NAV he
In the power of the Committee.
9th. The Town Committee and especially
the chairman should see that each member is
awake to his duty. II is particularly important
that each member of the Town COMMITTEES
should be furnished with sufficient number
OF written or printed tickets previous to the
election. And means should be adopted to
orlng every man friendly to the cause OF the
administration to the polls.
9TH Many other considerations will undoubt.
eoly suggest themselves to you, arising from
ti'e peculiar nature and situation of the politi-
ca anairs IN your town. And you will proba
by Ind II important and convenient to adopt
some such system as is here suggested in order
TO organize the Republican ranks in your town,
ana IL is, therefore. earnestly recommended that
you should take some such means to effect an
early organization
Hh: 1t Is believed that the state of affairs in
t'r's commonwealth Is such that no election
OF governor will be effected by the choice of
Inc pe"ple-it is, therefore, important to pre-.
vent the election of every National r epublican
who is candidate for the House of Represen.
tatives, SO as TO defeat the election of their
candidate when he is brought before the House
as candidate TO be sent TO the Senate for their
selection.
Gun And it being very desirable that infor.
nation should be furnished to every town
school district and neghborhood in the County
AND as one means of effeciing this. YOU are
requested to furnish lis: of the Jackson and
D0uCtut voters in your town to the Chairman
ut the County Committee, in order, that infor.
nation may be furnished by mail, or post, di
fectly, or by the Town Committees, to each in.
dIvldual, on all important subjects, which nav
oe furnished by documents, pamphlets, newspa
pers, &c.
N. b. When the election has taken place
you will please furnish the earliest lnfor mation
of the results for publication
\ jUBAL HARRINGTON,
Chairman Of the County Committee.