The Daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1845-1850, 1848-11-14
WORcEsrER, Nov. Ilh. 1913.


I. b. WHITING Esq
Dear Sir: should like 10 be at Uxbridsetls even>
ing but it is of the question am a,van that il is
an important moment for the friends of feedom-
Perhaps 1t cannot come, you would like to lnow what
intend TO do. The answer is an easv ON. I stand
upon The ground of freedom and free soil | want no
quarrel with old associations but canoo, ruSt either
OF the old parties upon the question of Slavery until
see such fruits will preclude the idea Of a,v mistake
upon the subject. When that hour comes. no person
will be more ready to act with friends of ok Than l.
feel that at this hour the wing party at the North has
abandoned its principles that it has Joined il an unhoy
compromise, that il has bowed the knee 10 3aal and is
not IN position have the confidence OF youor me- The
truth is, lido not believe that the WiImot Prevso is safe
do not believe that are to be protecteda against The
encroachmens of the Slave pc yer. feel tat the par
y "hleh Could swallow the Philadelphia nomination is
not the party TO redeem and save the free N,rth
admit that the Wing or Taylor party has glorious
opportunity for good. If they would only be true TO
freedom and lice Institutions, the party nigh, make IL
sell Immortal, But facts are stubborn things. Resolves
Will not do the work which this day requires. Action
hrm decided, uncompfomising action is What this hour
demands Ii The prevailing party shall meet that re-
quifement and answer that demand then will | bid it
nearly God speed But having no confidence that this
VIII be done, choose to keep my buckler on and my
armor bright 1t time show the true klers and time
servers OF day. that the sons ofhe Purans are made
OF sterner stuff than they yet appreciate; that they
acknowledge no allegiance to Southern Slavery or its
abe orS, that they have done with that choice of evils"
policy which savers of sin and smells of iniouty that in
the words Of another +" they will not retract they will
not equvocae, they in earnest, and they will be
heard; that eoquence shall not win dctson shall no,
coefce, influence shall not eace; and money shall not
brIbe them 10 prove false to their own convictions
hope every man will stand his ground. Our candi,
Gales are men OF The purcst and elevated character
They are men to whom defeat brings personal NOR
uhcatlon, because they only act for The cause They
have been pressed lnoth service Of bleeding humanity
aud they fail the misfortune falls upon those whose it>
tereSts suffer by their defeat Let prsou be decev>
ed In my judgment, he cause Of human freedom new
eT looked SO bright this moment. If the prevailing
party, contrary 10 all reasonable calculations should do
It's duty, (of which confess have no hope then will
the work be done. But they never viii do it, unless we
stand our ground. And here IS the necessity of the
case We must be prepared for the worst and to our
own selves be true so that when the foul system Of slavery
hall have nulfed what virtue there left upon the sub
Ject IN the Northern section of the prevailing party
"hen the syren song of Compromise shall be su3g
through their somnambulzed ranks then let the hosts of
Northern freemen rush 10 the of free principles
then let the good and true of all the free states
raise the standard of liberty and shout forth their battle
cry Of Freedom and Free Soil, then
From the free fire side of our unbought farmer,
From our free laborer at his IoomwheeI,
From our brown smith shops where beneath the hammer
Rings the red STEEL
From one and all if God has not orsaken
The land, and left it to evil choice,
Loud as the summer thunderbolt shall waken
peoples voice.
Yours truly, HENRY CHAPLIN.
INDIANA. In % counties Cass gains 232 on p. TX in
1874 when the democratic majority in The state IVA