The Daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1845-1850, 1849-10-04
TAYLOR STATE CONVENTION.
VIM. A. WALLACE, Sec'y.


The State Convtn ion OF the Taylor Republicans of
Massachusetts was held in the City Hail. yesterday
and was organized by the choice of Col. MARSHAL p.
W1LDER, as President, with list OF v ce Presidents
and Secretaries. After prayer by Rev. DR.. SMALLEY.
the President briefly addressed the Convention, when
motion made go into ballot for Governor, but
the Con mee count the about TO proceed
their labor subsequent motion prevailed, with but
two dissenting voices dispense with the bal ong, and
nominate by reclamation Whereupon GEORGE N.
BRIGGS was nominated for Governor, and JOHN REED
for Lieutenant Governor, the candidates of the TaJ>
lor party, for the ensuing pol teal year.
A Committee OF one from each Congressional District
Hon. GEO. MoREY, Of Boston, Chairman, then Sc
lected 10 draw up the resolutions. While they
out, Hon. JOHN DAVIS of Worcester, was called for,
and addressed the Convention for nearly ur during
which the chiei object Of remark his stereotype
thrashing of that old bundle OF straw the tar fl, which
was gone over with, in all its amplitude of detail He
dwelt upon the frauds pracsed BY foreign merchants m
their Importation Of goods into this country, the hgh>
or the duty the tendency frauds Of His kind and Snug
Cling would not always increase in proportion He
dared not however, in many words, commit the new
Taylor party the old high tariff policy, but used words
similar TO hose of President Pok, Clay, and others of
both parties in regard TO the duty Of the government in
laying Tariff viz to such duties will be
essary for revenue xith wseland just disc Iimnaon
in favor OF articles Of doEaestc manufacture
Does Gov. Davis go for The Of The TAI III of
'42? He did not and would not say so. Neither could
he deny that The present tariff discriminate certain
degree in favor Of American ndustry-n fact comes up
to the very words OF Henry Clay in Raleigh speech.
The alluslon Of Senator Davis 10 Zachary Taylor,
brought forth enthusiasm, and the ofthe
name of the latter rasied sing note OF applause,
although an attempt made.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Afer the report of the Committee on resolutions, the
Convention was addressed SUCCESSFULLY by Geo S.
Hlllard Esq of Boston; Hon. josiah Quincy Jr, late
Mayor of Boston, Hon. John z. Goodrich Senator from
BERKSHIRE; and Hon LLus Child OF Lowell Mr.. Hill
lard appeared much out OF his sphere, in endeavorng
by fine language and euPlonous words ns;l prnci
pies of freedom and Humanity into The ranks Of Tay>
lor whiggery. MIR. Quincy in his usual vein Of bu>
NOR, and brough, down much applause.
Mr.. Child, as The advocate of the Cottonoerscy vers
appropriately confined OF his labored remarks to
vindlcaton Of that machinery of enterprise in which he
is engaged. He appeared asonished at the great
change which had come The poh les OF the Heart of
'SS NuihS uS tiHc O IT'S absence IiOm
here, and vouchng for the intelligence aud me rails Of
great mass Of the people Of this County whore he had re-
sided SO long, he trusted the time would soon come
when she would reverse her verdcl. [As impossible.
Mr. Child, as for your Menimack to flow backward |
geved him exceedingly see lie successor of Linz
coin, Davis, and Hudson, in the House Of Representa-.
lives at Washington, anayed against such illustrious
predecessors, and not only So but be sustained there
~ the PEOPLE Of the Fifth Cong District Of
Massachusetts He read an extract from The speecb Of
Judge Allen, Sept. H. in that Hail. TO the effect lha, il
any change was TO be made in our Revenue laws. il
could not be done by the Taylor party. Beng in a mi.
hof'y IN Cor gress, they poweress
Yet Mr.. Child affected grea, Indignation al this re-
marx, forgetting the assertion OF Daniel Vel sley in
ranue n IN lo43, that ii was Democrats we were
indebted Tor the tariff Of AZ! that but for
ON massachusetts, in the House. the bill would have
been lost
mere appeared not TO be cordial feeling for The old
iiunkefs N Inc Convention. When Mr. Child went for,
"aio 70 speak, some OF the younger Delegates mare
lnan whispered, al don't want 10 hear any old u,,Lo,
will hiss him" sc. &C.
Aier the acceptance Of the report on reso.;ors oad
Inc giving OF thanks to the President, The
se" '''olscd, WIN three cheers for Briggs and Reed
but none for old lack. There appeared 10 Re- a.