The Daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1845-1850, 1848-10-18
Webster, Oct 10th, lS4S.
Correspondents of the Spy.


Doubtless you have Heard the sad news that the Free
Sol Party is dying out in the Connecticut Valley, and
especially in Hampshire County" Allow me 10 give
bret statement OF the case in this section,
On the 9Th ul, the Taylor faction beId meeting at
FhSnx HALF the purpose of hearing an address from
Inc Hon. Geo. Ashmun. The people of Amherst and
vicinity assembled TO the number of three or four hun.
bred, not quite all of whom were Taylor men. The
Hon gentleman informed his audience al The ONSET
that 1t was not his design make speech but merely
to have "pn talk the great political gu estions Of
the day. After little judicious abuse of Gov. Cass 10
launched out into beautiful euogy on the honesty nv
OF oId lack. This part of his speech was second
but not improved edition OF Mr. Choates speech al Wor
cester Those who were able to swallow this puJped
the rest without difficulty. He then went hastily over
the experimentation letter; and asserted that
Taylor is not pledged to the Provso by that letter he
is pledged TO act the automatou of Congress in the
matter-ergo the of safety to vote for the Tsy
or nominees throughout the only party to be trusted
on this question To prove this assertion he ced tho
vote OF tho Seut IN the alton Texas mi Ia
forgot TO state that Texas never could have been annex
ed maugre northern dough faces had it not been for
three southern Whg uOes and that the issue now before
the country not annexation but extension and ON the
question of the extension Of slave territory NO, ons
Southern Wing pote has ever been given in tayor IF
Freedom
lie Prefaced the most fragrant abuse Of Van Buren,
and Adams by throwing bone to the Liberty Parry
speaking oil ther intelligence, frmness, &c, assuring
them that he and his brethren had always been with them
IN spirit though they differed somev hat in their "modes
OF being" He then showed most conclusirel bv docn
mens drawn from his trousers that Van Buren, did o,ve
his casting vote for Mr. Cahoun's maiI>bil, nv and in
order TO show the Liberty Party their inconsistency m
voting for him, he actually fought long bcur nv
Shrewsbury clock prove that Mr. Van BureDs position
IN relation to the Abolition of Slavery in the District of
Columbia just what MIR. Van Buren, himself SAYS il Is
and just what every man, woman and child IN the coup
Try knows to be: First, TO split off the Liberty party
from the Free Soil party by mixture of fattery and
wholesale abuse of Van Buren, Secondly, to frgheu
the Wing portion Of the party, by asserting tina, their
support OF Van Buren, lawful il rue) will lend TO defeat
Taylor and elect Cass. But as to the Bapburner nor.
ton OF our dying party his motto seemed 10 be del the
Devil take the hndmost' Judas had no kiss for Them
solitary hiss heard in the house in the course NJ
Inc evening" W is believed from boy in the corner and
alter the Hon gentleman had finished his abuse of Van
Buren,, he actually had the bolness to step forward un
on the platform and say f any of our freq soil friends
wish TO hiss there is now an opportunity The moral
grandeur OF the scene was beyond description
The address could hardly be called spscious. but il
was unfair and untrue in many respects and served on,
y to show The weakness of the party Ii failed to excite
even olerable degree of enthusiasm. There was NOT
single hearty cheer during the evening" and the audi
ence dispersed without having heard zone great thought
one grand sentiment, one winged word.'
la striking contrast with this was the glorious meeting
of our Free SOIL friends Friday evening last. Mo-
tice had been given that Charles Sumner would deliver
an address,-and his name alone is a ralyinp crv to
every lover of freedom. AT early hour from GOO to
300 people assembled from Amherst and adjoining towns
The house was TANNED, and many left unable to pro-
cure seats For three hours, this multitude was swayed
too and fro, by his resisess eloquence No description
can justice to the address. lis frame work was logic
and high moral principle, ornamenled with refined viii
beautiful classical illusions, and glowing imagery He
showed the utter aacy Of every petex that has been
urged for The support of Taylor. HIS figure of Lon..
iOiO, black schooner Nth rak,sh mGs:s built in soth
srn port with single vieW 10 speed ,sitom papers.
chart, or compass; sailing under no particular fog
and bound for no particular port manned by dis,
affected crew, and commanded By Captain TAILOR.
was received with thunders ofapplause. And, through
the whole of his address, he Interrupted long and
hearty cheers Toward the close he expressed fear
mat ne was OBTAINING his audience too long but he was