The Daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1845-1850, 1848-07-24
ORGANIZATION IN WORCESTER.

FREEDOM CLUB. was held al the City Hall, on Friday
evening. The Hall as previous occasions, again
filled with earnest men.
The Chairman Mr. EARLE called the meeting TO
ORDER and made short address upon the Importance of
the subject which had brought, and which continued TO
bring, many freemen together 1t twas subject
worthy the consideration of every patriot and Christian,
the restriction of Slavery within its present egaized
bounds. We longer Wings, nor Democrats,
nor Liberty men, and only wished to assert the rights
OF frcemen, and preserve freedom where it already
exists.
The following gentlemen appointed Commit
tee 10 report TO the meeting the names of suitable officers
for the Club viz:
o. Harrington, Geo. w. Russell, Chas White Thos.
Drew, Jr. George M. Rice, Edward Hamilton Adol.
plus Morse, Chas. Davis, Seth p. Miller.
JOHN w. WETHERELL, Esq, being loudly called
for, came forward and addressed the meeting most eo-
quenty. He had never been politician but the pres.
ent crisis in national affairs demanded of every
good citizen, that he and boldly avow himself
for the right He had always been Wing, because in
his view, the Wing party had taken high and holy ground
for humanity. In nominating Gen. Taylor the Wing
party had abandoned that ground and had laid aside all
the old issues tor which it had been their pride 10 con.
tend The Bank question obsolete. Internal I'm.
provements have, will, become the settled policy of
the country. The War which has so distracted the ma
ton, and brought upon much debt and wo is end
ed by treaty, which gives territory of uncompued
The great question now is shall this territory
which is Free both by the laws of God and man, remain
1t is question which has been forced upon US by
the South, and we must meet it, and meet it like free
men.
He then referred In IF ~
The only difference between them, in relation to the
great question which we feel TO be paramount 10 all 9th.
ers is their geographical position from the
extreme South, and Cass from the extreme North and
there satisfactory evidence that they will not each
of them, carry out the Slavery extension principles of
the present administration. For his part, whatever
others might do he would not give his vote to any man
who was Eo unequivocay in favor of Freedom.
The nominating Committee made their report and the
Club was organized by the election of the following
officers:
EDWARD HAMILTON, President,
o. HARRINGTON,
i wv w. , W e ,1mEII Vice Presidents,
/. K. BARBOUR,
VIM A. WALLACE, Corresponding Secretary.
WIN. R. HooPER, Recording Secretary.
Albert ToLMAN, Treasurer. tr
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
J. Milton Earle, Charles Washbutn
Samuel A. Tourelot, Elbridge G. Pratt
X. y. Lumbar, Charles White,
JOS. Griggs, T. S. Stone.
Mr. Maxwell not being present. the Secretary nforn,-
ed that he was authorized his behalf to decline serv.
ing as of the Vice Presidents The question of ex-
cusing him postponed TO some future time when the
Club will listen to his reasons for declining.
DR. WH WORKMAN, elected a Delegate 10 the
District Convenou in place OF Calvin Foster, who de-
cined serving.
Dr DARLING was then called for. He said his busi>
ness did not lead him into politics, but he had no desire
to conceal the fact that he sympathsed most heartily
in this movement for freedom. He alluded 10 the taunts
which are thrown at the friends of freedom Of being dis
organizers and ready to after every "new tangled
doctrine" Is this so, he asked Is new thing for
American citizens TO denounce oppression and wrong
For one, he thanked God the time had come when the
people, scornng the Serve dctaton of those who think
good may be brought out of evil resolving that there
shall be no more slavery land. He spoke elo.
quenty Of Judge Allen, and every aluson to him was
received with the warmest demonstrations of respect.
THOMAS DREW, Jr., then took the stand, and rela-
ted an interview he had had with the returned volun-
teers lie made statements of the treatment of those
men, by Gen. Gushing, Col. Wright and Others which
II substantated will consgn their names and memories
to ignominy and disgrace.
AT few minutes after ten O'Clock, the meeting ad-
journed, to WEDNESDAY EVENING, Goth inst.
VIZ. A. WALLACE, Sec,