The Daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1845-1850, 1849-06-12
June IL.

The Lowell American of the 9Th contains an article
in reference TO the election in the b District from
which we select the paragraph below as setting orh in
clear and concise form the position of the administers
ton party and the mode OF lis organization, as well as
of the Free Democracy. The article first speaks Of
Palfreys having been originally elected by the Wings
with the aid of a large number of Liberty party men,
with distinct knowledge OF his views upon the slave
question recognised and endorsed By Wing conventions
From those views he never swerved The article then
proceeds:
Well-the Wing party which elected Mr. Pal
frey, was dissolved at Philadelphia year ago
A majority of its representatives consented to
sink its organization and take up candidate who
was already in the field at the head of combi-
nation OF " Locotocoes,' Native Americans, Sla-
very. Propagandists, No artyites, Office seek
ers, and other miscellaneous riff-raff, and who a.
vowed his determination to remain in the field, at
the head of this force, which he facetiously called
"the people" till the last gun was fired, no mat
ter who might be nominated by the Wings or
Democrats. He was perfectly willing to receive
the nomination OF the Wings the Democrats,
and for aught that appeared was glad to get the
votes OF the latter as the former. The Wing par
ty was thus dissolved. In some quarters, rs in
this State the new combination carried on bust
ness under the old style of g the Wing party'' in
other sections, where Whigism not so popu-
lar, it put up its single the +" Taylor RepublI
can party, and in the South it got customers by
advertising itself tie only Defender OF Slavery.
Webster peddled Peace; Isaac Wright, War;
Seward, Freedom Berrien Slavery; and b. H am
NETT Norton and the Rev. Mr.. Dennison got pur.
chasers for No Party Essence extracted from
the Allison and Lippard Letters. The returns
were great, but from them must return to
Mr.. Palirey. He did not see fit to join the Tay-
lor party. 1t was engaged in speculation for
eign TO his tastes and principles. Several of his
Wing friends thought as he did. A large mum
Der OF the Democratic party about this time be-
came disguised at certain process of iugglery
by which they were renewedly pledged to the
purposes of slavery, and they resolved to dis
solve their connection with their old friends. A
new party was formed, by Liberty men, Wings
and Democrats, upon the ground OF resistance to
the Slave Power. To that party Mr. Paltrey gave
his sympathies and his best efforts. He wrote
for it, he spoke Tor it, and voted for 1t.
For our own part we claim votes fof Mr.
Palfrey, except on the ground that he is the
ablest and truest man that the Fourth DIstric
send to Congress. On the ground o: hi.
Whigism ask nothing. His views upon ques
tons of public policy are undoubtedly the sam'
as they were when he received the votes OF thu
Wing party. But he stands now before the pee
pie, pledged TO Freedom, and that only. We as
the people oil the District IL this Is mol better tha
to be pledged to an Administration Who know
what the Adr inistration may bring forth ? 1t
head is pledged to no policy we have no pro
gramme OF its entertainment, except 10 the char
acter of the men no have been appointed to d
its business, and no very exalted idea OF its puri
ty is to be obtained from this !; it is as likely t
be comet or meteor, a steady and well. dis
posed planet; more likely, we think, to be
pumpkin lantern than either Why ask MIR Pal
frey or any other man to follow the meteor 0
say, Great is the pumpkin lantern?