The Daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1845-1850, 1848-12-06
Ehc Dattp @pll.
IFOr Congress,
Y, dis. CHARLES ALLEN of Worcester.
~, dis, JOHN G. PAtFREY of Cambridge.


NJ The people of the Free Suites should bear in
mind that in the coming contest in Congress- between
slavery and freedom, they who true to
liberty and of whom they have every reasonable
ance that they always will prove If they have
ever succumbed for the sake of party if Their party
connections are such make il probable that they
may be true 10 party organization than to Free.
DOM they are the for the crisis Trust no such
They will betray US, just at The time when fdeI>
ny to principle is needed. Had the representa-
tves in the present Congress- from the free States been
true, should not have slave holder aud lead
IN The Mexican war for President elect but should
have whose fidelity Freedom would be unques>
uonable. Let be remembered, that portion of the
representatives. of old Massachusetts, were acces.
sorry the intrigue by which the rights feelings inter,
ess and principles of the free States were sacrificed to
iancied party availability and that of those who were
not originally in the plot, all but succumbed TO ii
Such men unworthy of trust in times like these
Had all those from the free States in Congress and
in the Philadelphia Convention whose judgments revolt
ed the nomination of Gen. Taylor been true to their
convictions, as portion OF them were true, the Free
Soil movement would have trumphed and principle
would have been indicated. But they were false and
the country must suffer the consequences Bake the
dough faces then, till they will stay put where reason
conscience, and principle, dictate that they should be-
SPEAKING Our. We cal forgive the New Bedford
Mercury of part its Inconsistency in supporting Old
lack, if ii will now sustain the positions taken in the
folio wing article As the confidence expressed in the
"Whgs of Massachuse It's" in the last paragraph, it
would have sounded better before the Philadelphia Con
vention was held If we understood the Mercury. at
that Time believed that the nomination and support of
Gen. Taylor would be an abandonment Of these doc.
,rines Yet great portion of the party did support
him, although it had Free Soil party "to tell them of
these things" The application of the epihet, ~acon"
the "FIee Soip party would be in better taste the
definition of the faction, by Daniel Webster did
not apply much better 10 the Taylor than TO the Free
Soil party.
THE DOMESTIC SLAVE TRADE. Mr.. Gid.
dings in his reply to Mr.. Smith, alludes with
great warmth to the domestic slave trade. We
trust there is no northern man who requires to
be told that this is most horrid and atrocious
feature in political system. We are willing
to go TO the full extent of our constitutional DOW
ers TO eradicate this crying evil-ths audacious
sin against omnipotence. Whether Congress can
destroy the slave trade between the States under
the power to regulate commerce, is question
gress ought to have that power, that it should
exercise it If possessed, we ready at all times
to maintain. Within the District Of Columbia
there can be no doubt that Congress has the
power to put stop TO the domestic slave trade.
and that power should be Immediately exercised
1t is disgrace to the nation TO universal hu-
mainly, to the age we live in, to allow that infa
nous traffic to exist single day longer Let
the voice of the whole north cry aloud for its in.
slant suppression The villain named Hone II
Slater, who is the principal dealer in human
flesh in the District, should be driven from the
capital The slave pens should be demolished
and the mournful and degrading spectacle of
siave-drving now presented to the eyes OF the
representatives of all christendom assembled at
Washington, should no longer be allowed to dis.
grace our country. Up! friends OF freedom
and command that this crime be put away from
amongst you. Direct your whole energies to
that point, and afterwards attack in turn every
thing within your reach which maintains slavery
Alter putting stop to the Washington slave
trade, let pay for all the slaves In the District
OF Columbia, and emancipate them, and abolish
slavery there. II after that we can reach the in
ter-State slave traffic. let us do it by all means
Let us have no more slave States, no extension
OF slavery, no slave trade, or slavery in the Dis.
trict Of Columbia, and if possible no slave trade
between the States. The Wings of Massachu-
sets require no"iree soil'' factions to tell them
these things, and are ready for action.
1t seems to be the prevailing opinion 10 Washington
that Gen. Cass will go back to the Senate
Ii is said that Mr. Clay will go the Senate in place of