The Daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1845-1850, 1848-10-31


And Myron Lawrence of BeIchertown,-
(Laughter) not to be laughed at,-he has been
President OF the Senate, and our friend the Gov
efhor would be shocked at your indecorum, if
you laughed at man who has filled that high
ofhce. Soon after the nomination of Gen. Tay-
Ior was announced, the friends of Taylor wanted
10 GET up MONSTER meeting at Faneuil Hall,
ana they went TO Hampshire and obtained My
ron Lawrence. After much abuse and misrepre-
sentatlon of the humble Individual now before
you' Mr.. Lawrence extolled Gen. Taylor as a
second W Washington, raised up by Providence to
direct the destinies Of the nation. Gentlemen do
yon wish to know some thing more of the opinion
oil Mr.. Lawrence for whom you are called upon
to vote, as a TayIorELECTOR
GU snail have it. He was not unwilling to
De Delegate to the Philadelphia Convention
But, in the sixth District, they were as anxious
ds you were, that the South should be resisted
In It's unreasonable demands, and that true rep.
resentatlVe OF the vast majority Of the people,
VINO are not shareholders, should be the candi-
date OF the wing party. A delegate TO the dis
trlct convention, at the request OF other dele.
gates, wrote to Mr. Lawrence, to ascertain what
were his purposes, and whether he was a man,
sale to be trusted upon this point. The cores
pondence has been put into my hands with per-
mission to use it aud if it would crafty you at ALL
| will read it, Is Read it.'D And first, the let
ter 10 him.
SPRINGFIELD, March o. le48
Hon. MYRON LAWRENCE, 8eichertoWn.
Sir - As you well know The Wing National
Convention Philadelphia on June next and that
District Convention has been called to meet at North
ampon on Wednesday, April s. the purpose of select
Ing delegate to represent the 9Th Congressional District
IN the Conventon-Having been selected Delegate to
the Convention at Northampton, take the liberty in be-
half of myself and others inquire whether selected
for that purpose you would be able Conven
ton at also TO Inquire what and
should be taken by Delegate representing the
well known views interests and feelings of Massachusetts,
in selecting Candidate to be presented the Wings OF
the Union tor the Presidency SO far you are inclined
to make them known should be glad have your views
with reference to those distinguished gentlemen who have
been publicly named as candidates. and whose will
be likely to be brought forward in the Convention. And
also whether in the last resort you being Delegate in
the Convention, would feel liberty consent under
any circumstances TO the nomination of gentleman who
has not or will not ndorse the principles OF the Wmot
provlso.
AS The Convention at Northampton will meet one week
from to-day: you will much obge by returning
TO this communication at your earliest convenience
With much respect. A. BANGS
Here is the answer, and he did not make
fool OF himself then, if he has since.
BELcHERrowN, April l, 1918.
ALLEN BANGS, Esq,
Dear sir-Y ours OF March 28h was put into my hands
last evening my return from Boston, bave your
interrugaories and happy them-I have no
DISCUSSES nor concedlments IN my political preferences,
do feel any reluctance TO avow them any persons
taking the trouble to nqure-Oi Presidential candidates
my first choice Daniel Webster. Every Massachusetts
promotion OF that naChtss defender oil the Constitution
Henry Clay if he could be elected would lay and
deep foundation for future prosperity Judge Mclean is,
as al present advised, the most available candidate. He
inhabian free State is opposed slavery and
its progress has discharged all his public trusts with ab
ity and fidelity, and command generous support.
General Taylor IL have been Tyerized once, and will
be para. zed before will a candidate
whose political doctrines are unknown, or for who
territory for increasing the slave
the slaves the addition of slaves the
| dton of Slave States to eur Union.
Thus frankly and briefly have oDinion as
the present prominent candidates, should the
Der increase my inquiries relation to the new cand
dates would beale they true to The Constitution Are
they friends to internal improvement Are they in favor
OF protecting own industry Are they opposed the
extension of that bghng the peculiar institution
Are they Americans in principle and Practice in heart and
| soul?
know ofnothng to prevent my performance of the
! contemplated duty ii desired.
Resp'y, MYRoN LAWRENCE.
Now, my friends, what is the worth of such political
endorsers Is any be cheated out of his prin.
| cipes by such an array of names
You have been pressed by Mr.. Webster and other
distinguished of the Taylor party with all their
powers of eloquence and persuasion, to forget your
dislike to Gen. Taylor to overcome your disgust vr-
tually to your principles and to aid in the
election of their candidate.
Among the distinguished men who have been here
is MIR Rufus Choate, whom had not the pleasure to
hear but who lends the powers of his mind to adorn
with every grace, the character of Gen. Taylor TAX
ing advantage of the fact that but little is known of the
frontier warrior, by him by the people whom he
addresses except that he is successful soldier his
imagination portrays the model ruler and to the crea-
ton of his fancy he gives the Of' Zachary Tay-
lor" Distance of place and general obscurity gives
the same enchantment his conception of his hero
as distance in time lent to the ancient Romans in bar
barous ages when they deed the rude founders of the
state of whom they had no information beyond the fab
uous exploits which vague tradition ascrbed to them.
In appearing upon the stand in this Hail. Mr. Choate
said he had special duty to perform. He, too was
Delegate Philadelphia, and he says he is witness
upon the stand to testify that all fair in the selec-
ton of Gen. Taylor. Upon honor, he says, all was
fair.
My friends, did you hear him rs Yes"] Very
well; do not mean to compare him. exactly with the
famous Baron Munchausen, but still, wish to show
you what the Baron's biographer said of him. You
know he was distinguished for the enormous stories
which he accustomed to tell His bographer says
of him:
His fancy, finally, so completely got the better of
his memory, that he really believed his improb-
able and impossible 6ctions, and was very much Of
Tended if any doubt expressed on the subject In
relating these monstrous stores his eyes would shine
and start out of his head; his face became flushed
the rolled down from his forehead and he used
the most violent gestures; he really cutting
off the heads of Turks fighting the bears and wolves
that figure in his stories"
[Great laughter. "That's true pcture."l
did not see the original, here, but | have seen it,
so many times, that agree with you in that opinion
But my friends the manner of Baron Munchausen is
not the hest manner for a tUitneSS When one takes