The Daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1845-1850, 1849-10-03
THE NEW YORK MATTER.


We fear that some of our Free Soil editors in
! Massachusetts, are giving themselves unneces-
sary trouble about the Union in New York and
are rendering services to the Hunkers of Taylor
ism which would be hardly compensated even by
| the humiliation OF the Hunkersm OF Democra.
cy. We do indeed think that any considerable
display OF vrtuous indignation against the N Y.
Barnburners gives more pleasure on the whole
TO the friends OF Taylorism and Cassism, than to
those of freedom. Our quasi friends, the Barn
burners, are at least entitled to our silence and
it will certainly be cleditable to our sagacty TO
stand by and see tair fight. At all events, let
US not mingle in the aft ay in the character OF
opponents to the Barnburners, who certainly are
right If any party is right in New York at the
present time.
We doubtless agree with our Free Soil cotem.
poraries that the Barnburners pursued course
not to be commended or admired, and that we
could not counsel a similar movement IN Massa.
chusetts-still, as it has been done call for the
best" we say it is the part OF wisdom to make
the best Off For our part we propose TO look
quite calmly upon the movements OF the Barn
burners, and hope the best tor them, and mean.
while to expend our i. dgnation upon the grand
treachery OF Taylorism consummated last year.
We have animated that we agree with orr
| Free Soil brethren that the Barnburners have
not done we would have had them, but, never.
| theless, as they declare that they have in view
the good oil the Tree. soil cause, and as they have
no assumed opposition to it, nor changed the tone
OF their views in regard TO it, we desire to be
as leuient towards them as possible. We could not
| just at the present time, join the Northampton
Courier in calling upon the unquestionable friends
OF freedom in the N. Y. Union ranks TO come
out OF them, as we are convinced that thew
| know their own position best. Neither can we
join with our excited friend of the Boston Re-
publican, in unbosoming our anxieties for the
merIimeut of the Hunkers OF either party. We
would rather unite with the Worcester Spv and
Lowell American, in cfedting our Barnburner
friends with their good intentions, and aiding, if
possible, their endeavors. We do not overlook
the significant facts that the Hunkers in New
York exhibit trepidation and alarm at the pros.
pect before them. They are not satisfied with
the entertainment TO which they have been in
vited. They feel that the Barnburners are
stronger with the People than they are. At the
same time we notice that the Washington Re-
public, the Taylor organ at Washington, calls
upon the South to avoid the Hunkers of N York
who have cast themselves into the embrace oil
the aboionists.
Our denunciations are reserved for the TAYLOR
J party, whose grand compromise at Philadelphia
is Tyrian backness compared with the Barn
: burners compromise in N. York. The latter
hive sought TO gain numbers Tor freedom by theil
movement: the former deliberately COMPROMISED
{ 20 lose principle The latter are irving TO ster
+ lorward, the former boldly stepped backward =
. he iierence between tie concessions of the
; Barnburners and the concessions of the Who's a.
1t Ph ladelphia, is so conspicuous that we make it
IS ound for discrim natio in our view of The tive
1t move m ns. The former adhere to their princple
n by public resoution-the latter kept mum, pass.
= no resolves, said nothing Of their former pro
8 LESSONS The Barnburners have compromised
IN bo es that Freedom will ultimately gain b5 IT
y the Taylor party compromised knowing tina
y Freedom would lose by it. The latter therefore
: deserve our scathings rather than the former
: Did the Taylor party profess to aid the cause O
+ Freedom by the nomination OF Taylor? No D:
r. the Barnburners by the nomination of four Hun.
st kers? Yes. Was there any prospect that the
( cause OF Freedom would gain numerical strength
+. by the Taylor movement? Clearly no. Is there
!, prospect that 1T will gain numbers by the To
Ion movement: Clearly yes. Are these then,
not considerations which should have weight
!. with the Free Solers OF Massachusetts,, and Ieal
. them TO look with patience and willingness tc
the final issue OF affairs? 1t seems 10 us that the
: true policy for the Free Democracy of this state
} ls, "to labor and to wait'-to labor earnestly
:, theoretically, enthusiastically, for our own ex
cellent State ticket, and to wait, calmly and hope
fully, for the result in New York. --Esser FEE
man.