The Daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1845-1850, 1848-11-02


and the OF Wolfe " "Andbo is this thy
companion?" H is a King andhe son OF
King"
Mr. Editor, / am neither Kg or Wolfe,
but claim to be Wing and them OF wing,
consistent whig, land nothing else t a whig. In
that faith have stood and actedhro' good and
evil report, in sunshine and advsty, and have
always voted the regular Nation Republican
and Wing ticket from 1924 to Islinclusive, so
tar. Before "a voted the regulaicket straight
out. So much OF egotism to shoahat am not
influenced by schismatc or disor nizng spirit
1t is always unpleasant to separe from those
with whom we have been long ured, and have
looked up TO for instruction and dir,tion and it
is extremely painful to witness many with
whom we have taken good counsdand walked
to the polls in company, now abaioning their
their faith, deserving their principl, and throw
ing their professions to the winds, Irely for :he
sake OF "a supposed availability
1t is reluctance to see old parties ,oken up, or
rather broken down, and the fear obeinp called
factionist, that induces so many fro whom we
might expect better things, still clIging to the
sinking bulls OF old parties. Thoseopposed 10
election OF Taylor and Cass are chaged with
factious spirit, inconsistency, &c. ht who pro-
duced and who are accountable for he present
state of things those who abide by thA principles
or those who abandon them? Thoswho made
and Who advocate a nomination "nt fit to be
made OF a candidate for the Presledcv .snot
possessing a single qualification for he Office
or those who adhere 10 their honest onyjctions
The free soil principle, now so apnrent, is no
new idea among us. 1t has been gbwing and
spreading like leaven hid in three Measures OF
meal for years, occasionally spokenout at our
village meetings, at public convention and legis-
iauVe resolves. Formerly the prrriple of no
more slave territory was common amoig both and
all parties at the North, and until thu Baltimore
democratic convention OF IA put an ixtlnguish-
er on the mouths OF that party and bidlhem speak
no more on that wise. Some rebellel, tho most
oDeyed. But we, wings, great and small, have
all of US proessed to be scandaIized al the usur-
Pations OF the slave power, and have raoved over
and over again to do all we could, fairy and con-
sttutionally, to chain and limit it. Our leaders
and managers, who consented to, and bargained
for the nomination OF that ultra slave dealer, tho
not ultra whig, and who pledged for him the whig
votes OF Massachusetts, must have had strong faith
hambulists would have it, they thought US yery
tmpressible subjects to be so readily mesmerized
with Taylorism The sagacious, far reaching"
yeomanry OF the Old Bay State, her thousands Of
well informed and true hearted mechanics her
professional men, and men OF all classes, except.
ing those wanting place and office for themselves
or friends, and some lords OF the Cotton CORPORA
ton will "spurn the bride -
This contest is, in fact, however the fact m2v
be kept out OF sight, between the office holders
and their retainers on the one side, and the Deo.
pie on the other. The developments commenced
in the Spy of Monday, and those made by Judge
Allen 10 his last address published In Tue sday's
Spy, will startle some, and convince many that
something is rotten in Denmark"
Let those who have ammunition in store like
Judge Aliens, "6re away as Lord Nelson said
to his marines, or as more modern hero SAYS, "a
little more grape Capt. Bragg
We are charged with inconsistency in support.
ing Martin Van Buren, because he formerly ia.
vored the slave interest and, as we are told, was
tool OF the South. Gentlemen standard bearers
and office holders, we take the papers and keep
the run OF events as well as you. We know what
Van Buren, was, and what he now is, and that ia
not all;we know where you have beer and where
you now are, and we can't trust YOU You have be.
trayed us, and would for the loaves and fishes of
othce sell US like slaves to the South. We cant
trust you. Times change and men change
van Buren, has changed for the better, and is on
our platform; you have changed for the worse
and are now gathering with slave dealers. This
Is me dlHereuce between you and Martin Van.
We don't want for our candidate man oborn
an abolitonist," as Abbott Lawrence saws he
was. We want one born again, and who will
keep the faith. Mr.. Van Buren, never broke his
promise nor betrayed his friends What he prom.
lsed he performed. He once thought that the
Northern abolitionsts were the aggressive marty.
unreasonably assaing slavery where the consti.
tuition protected it, and he opposed that party
he now thinks the slave power the aggressive
party, seeking TO agrandize ami strengthen itself
at the expense OF the free states, and he opposes
hat party. But what if Van Buren, is not every
hing that every body could wish? He will do
Q oegin with, and before another four wears
'ome round, those who live may see some more
uccessiul candidate riding trumphantly to the
nnrhu IN,