The Daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1845-1850, 1849-01-17
w ORCES T E R
FREEDOM BETRAYED.

leaders Of the party, generally, as was by those who
voted against it, They supposed that they could play
their old game, OF voting in favor OF freedom, to
their credit with their constituents at home, and that the
effect oftheir would be counteracled by the
Of Northern Democrats But for once they reckoned
without their host This is game, at which ttcO may
play. The Democrats have found out that their
stituen too are in favor of freedom and they have
no incoming administration sustain they afford 10
do right, especially, as in doing they rest promote
their interests TLey therefore, voted for the
oluon much, that carried, to the utter amaze
ment oflhe Taylor leaders.
Wesay, to the amazement of the Taylor leaders, for
facts abundanty show that il not intended by them,
and that they bent defeating the resolution. The
Washington editorial correspondent Of The Boston Atlas,
at once, denounced il as msehievous, and it
demned in various other quarters. And when the mo-
ton for reconsideration was made find several of
the very who voted for the restriction, voting
against laying that motion the table Three Of these
were Massachusetts men-ABBOTT, GRINNELL,
and HALE. Shame, lasting shame, upon the dough.
faces They have betrayed the sacred OF Free.
dom; and again, should they be trusted by tie
people.
Having defeated the motion TO lay the table, the
motion for reconsideration Eext in order but did
up ill days AFTER and in the time,
the managers Of the Taylor party had tanned how
many Of their Northern 1t was necessary TO have
vote for the reconsideration, in order to carry it; and it
was arranged, have those vote for il who would
NOT lose their standing at home thereby, or those who
to receive some appointment under Gen. Taylor.
10 this way the reconsideration carried, and among
L.. e 4 -.
of George Ashmun! What further is to become OF the
resolution, may be learned by the following letter, which
we copy from the New York Evening Post:
WAsHIN GToN, Jan. IL, l849.
The tactics of the shareholders have again
most signally prevailed. The Southern caucus
has done its work, even through its formal pro.
ceedings have but begun. The Wing leaders
and their followers have equally botOed their
necks, and an early example has been made of
the manner in which Congress and the legisla-
ton of the country can be controlled, without the
use OF the veto. l described to you yesterday,
very briefly, how the majority of the House
treated from the position it had assumed on the
question OF continuing the slave trade In this
district. The full extent of their retrograde
march was not apparent until this morning, when
Mr.. Wentworth expressed his curiosity as to
what was to be done with all the amendments
and substitutes pending to and for Mr. Colts res
oution for the abolition of the most infamous
form of the slave trade existing in the United
States.
The Speaker civilly informed Mr.. Wentworth
that the resolution and all its belongings had
gone into that abyss which knows no bottom, the
budget of unfinished business. He said that the
resolution and the previous question upon it hav-
ing been reconsidered, it had lost its character
of a privileged question, and could only be taken
up again in its order, it stood upon the ealen-
dar. OF course Mr.. Caleb B. Smith, OF Indiana,
Mr.. Vinton, and their co-laborers, were well
aware OF this result when they pressed with such
zeal and energy the motion to re- consider. AS
to both these gentlemen, but particularly Mr.
Caleb Smith, they have well earned placed in
General Taylor's cabinet, or a foreign mission,
or any other snug and comfortable Office which
they may demand, each for himself or for his re-
lations or friends. Mr.. Caleb B. Smith misrep-
resents constituency as decidedly in favor of
Free Soil sentiments as any in the Union
Among them are a very large body OF Quakers,
who hold their yearly meetings at Richmond, the
principal town in his district.
Gen. Taylor was held out to them as the Free
Soil candidate. "Taylor and Free Soil'' was the
watchword Of the party in that part Of the State,
and indeed throughout the State. Will these
good friends take Caleb's case under dealing at
their next meeting. Probably, but what will
Caleb care , He will ere then have been called
to his reward, and perhaps his only answer to
their sentence OF condemnation will be the re-
moval OF the local postmaster, from whose Office
it shall be sent to him. ia Imitation of the illustri
Gus example of Polk and Cave Johnson. The
berth of Postmaster General must be considered
appropriated from yesterday afternoon. Fools
that were gulied by the cry that Taylor could
do no harm, so long as we had goJd Wing Con-
gress. will perhaps now begin to open their eyes,
Soghave the interests Of Freedom been betrayed by
as pretended friends, and they will continue TO be
betrayed by the Taylor party, and b, any other party
which has slave holder for its head, and which de,
pends on The slave power to sustain il in Office. The
Boston Republican says;
~The contemplate tricksters who at first voted
Tor Colts resolution, and then refused to clinch
Il. by voting az anst the motion to lay Mr. Stuarts
motion on the table, and who finally shuffled,
lodged, or actually backed out of the position they
had taken,-these contemplate Doughiaces have
done their work. Their first votes have gone
home. to be crowed over by the partzan news
papers. in their own Districts, while the process
by which they ignoby betrayed the North. at
the bidding OF the Southern friends OF Taylor,
win not be heard of. The Springfield Republic
can. the Plymouth Memorial and the New Bed
ford Mercury will shed few natural tears for
the comfort Of bamboozled constituency, but
tbev will never let the people know that three
~ fram, M arhuaaffa have