The Daily spy., 1849-04-25
FOURTH DISTRICT. From the absence of political

FOURTH from Tie absence OF poucdl
excitement in this district, one would hardly suppose
that an important election pending, the result OF
which is 10 be decided in few weeks. Yttt It's so,
and the electors are sailed to determine whether
they will sustain their able, fearless independent und
honest representative John G. Paey or suffer him to
be defeated by man, almost infinitely his inferior in
every thing that constitutes the peculiar qualification for
the station of Member of Congress-whelher by sus-
tanning him. they will vndicate their characters for
consistency and for adherence TO the fundamental
principles Of repubcanlsm and American liberty or by
abandoning him. show hat corruption, and subserviency
TO party leaders and base party schemes have gained the
ascendancy in the district There is no preence that
John G. Palrey has not ably supported and carried
the principles on which he elected. He was Rom
mated earnest opponent of the whole system of
slavery, and as such accepted by the Wings at time
when no man, not avowng such sentiments could poss
bly, be elected and the only vote given by him since he
was elected that is complained of by those who now
opposing him, is the vote against Robert Winthrop,
as Speaker Of the House. Subsequent events have
proved the OF that voe for Winthrop in
the arrangement of committees of the House, gave 10
the slave the asceRdancy in those committees be-
fore which questions in which the principle of slavery is
involved would necessarily come His sagacy and
devotion to principle therefore fully vindicated and
instead Of giving Of complaint that vote presents
claim on his constituents, for their confidence and
support
Ii seems quite unaccountabe TO us, that intelligent
men Of the Wing party, protesting as they do TO be
opponents Of the extension Of Slavery aud advocates Of
free soi do not the position in which the proscrp-
lion OF such men Palirey inevitably places themas
uphoders Of the slave power and opponents Of the free
primo piles which characterize The spirit of The age AL
who place themselves in such a position, whether they
call themselves whigs democ ais, must inevitably be
crushed by The onward progress OF the Car OF freedom
whiting, trucking, time serving policy will no longer
answer The people tired OF it, They demand
t'uemen and true principles. A few such lessons as
the Connecticut ell cton affords will be Of vast service
10 the politicians They will slow them that no degree
OF talent and no amount OF public service will be re>
ceved as an equivalent fol n6dety the cause Of Hu.
man Liberty They willie the Rockwells and 9th.
es that, when that is involved they must vote
right not only once twice, and thrice, but alscGys
Areibe electors Of The Fourth Massachusetts District
less patriotic and less true than those Of Connecticut p?
Have they not, in Pallrey candidate fully the equal
and more than the equal of Cleveland And will ii be
pretended that Thompson is nearly the compeer Of
Rockwell? tstrikes US, that in 10th the comparisons,
tie friends oflreedom in this district have the advantage
Of their brethren in Connecticut. How great the IN.
ducemen then, TO emulate the example of Connecticut
In the march of Libery, Massachusetts not dccustom>
ed to station in the Let then, our brethren of
the Fourth District by the magnitude Of the majority
which they give to Freedoms favorite son, do what
they can 10 keep good old where she accus~
toned TO be Ound in The very front Of the paanx Of
the free.