The Daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1845-1850, 1848-12-08
A LETTER


DEAR SIR On the 7th of November, you went 10
the polls and voted for Zachary Taylor. This act Of
yours greatly surprised large part OF those who have
ever been your Haverng friends. This surprise
ocoasoned by the almost general previous expec>
ation and belief that indsposed you might be
for either of The other candidates no considera
ton would induce you TO vote for Gen. Taylor. This
expectation grounded upon the following consider
atoms
1st Gen. Taylor is warrior, man of blood You
profess 10 be friend of Peace You must know, as
every man of common does know, that TO give
vote for for President, whose ONLY qualification
is that he has been successful military chieain is
act injurious TO the cause OF Peace, as any act
friend Of peace could perform. The nomination of Gen
Taylor, Mr.. ebSter has told u.s. was ga bad precedent
and without parallel in the history of our county,
That nomination you endorsed with all your influence
as man, and minister of the Prince of Peace!
On this account your simple pensioners, who have
learned TO draw their moral sentiments and their ideas
of rghl and wrong from The teachings the Tesla
ment were greatly surprised when they their
cradle pastor, who had often prayed for the reign Of
peace, and The coming of the millennium deliberately
walk up 10 the ballot box, and give his vote for
whose hands were dripping with the blood OF thousands
OF innocent men, women and children!
I'd. They were surprised al your vote, because you
have heretofore been very particular the religious
character of your candidates. 1t is understood that you
would not vote for Henry Clay in 1884, on The ground
that he was duellist, gambler, an ineIigous man .
and we know you have often refused to vote for persons
nominated for State officers who although respectable
men, had not such moral and religious character as
IL a ~.
bath very strict. Gen. Taylor fought battles on that
day, and thus often desecrated it, for which, indeed be
might perhaps sometime have the plea Of necessity but
after his return from the slaughter fields OF Mexico he
received the congratulations OF his friends amid military
parades, the roaring Of cannon, and other public demon
STATIONS the Sabbath Gen. Taylor TOO is repu,ed
to be profane in his language. Many of your friends
did not think that such could be up your stand
ard, and that were much surprised al your
vote
Sd. You profess to be opposed to- slavery, yet you
voted for of the greatest shareholders in the nation
By that act you virtually declared all your people
that 10 be STAKEHOLDER, 10 buy and sell human beings
to deny them the privilege OF reading the word of God
to rob them Of their rights degrade them the level OF
bues, and gu them to all the darkness of semi>
heathensm, and all the misery and wretchedness OF
hopeless bondage, was disqualification in your opn
! ion, for candidate for the chief magsnacy-tha you
/ willing, aye more, that YOU were desrous Thai
such man should be advanced to the highest station Of
honor and influence IN this christian nation and you were
willing TO do your part towards putting HIM there
All this you did, and it matter OF wonder that YOU
SHOCKED the moral seMshes Of unsophistcated peo>
e yet been able TO iahom the modern theory Of ~orosn
| ic sins ~ oe0">
Other reasons might be given, but these are perhaps
Sucht 10 snow why SO many OF your friends were sur~
prised al your vote. They were not offended AZ i, :
They feel that you have just good rio hit to vote as
any other man and to vote independently and from
Conscientious sense of duty. They would not if thew
c"ula influence your vote by any intimidation. They
were grieued, not offended They we're sorry that vonr
views OF christian duty should lead you to do that which
IN their judgment was unchrsan 1t were not that non
d'd The act but that you had the disposition to do il II
was the moral character of the act which shocked them
In political point of view, they cared little about
Many OF your people do understand the moral rea
sonng by which you justify yourself. You told Us in
DECD In your sermon on thanksgiving day. in effect that
II we could not vote Tor Gen. Taylor we could not have
voted for Gen. Washington for he was Warrior ronab
on the sabbath, svore OCCASION aud was a slave
| holder! We heard many similar arguments but we are
| sui unenig hIened We do not comprehed such rea
sonlng 1t does not sound us like the teachings NJ
sus, like the morality OF the Gospel
With these views and feelings is il matter of surnr;se
that some persons feel great dissatisfaction Theyhave
the klndes feelings, they entertain all that respect for
yNo' w anu past services entltlC YOU,
and unwilling to say or do any thing TO inure yor
| feelings but fidelity to what they egad high moral
duty, compeS 'hem TO dlsapprove of your course on the
occasion referred to- They have never prosecuted YOU,
or Withdrawn from you Their friendship and never will
You acted freely and fearlessly voting for Zachary
Taylor those who differ from you will act with equal
irankness and freedom in expressing their dsapprobaon
OF tne e'es, by which your conduct would be justified
we feel compelled, Dear Sir, TO take this method of
ho'lclng your course, from The fact that many persons
are attempting TO make political capital out of this mats
ter by circulating the false libel tina, those who differ
rom GU are disposed to prosecute YOU on account of
your recent vote than which, nothing can he more M
true, or more unlike the people of your society
lhey wish merely TO vnuIcate themselves and rive
yourself, and all others to understand that il is moi the
act mat they deplore, but the and feelings which
must have existed in your mnd 10 have justified the ACT
Yours for the right, VIrnTy
SUBJECT FOR REFLECTION. Il is stated that the
sesafs smoked IN the United States amount to glO OoO
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