The Daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1845-1850, 1849-01-18
WORCEs ST E R

Al the commencement of the session we were dispos
ed think any farther legislative declaration OF The
ment OF Massachusetts upon The subject OF slavery 10
be superogatory at least, it no, worse. We had be
tho roughly nausealeG with the annual succcsStR
OF resolves ending in nothing and eifecng nothing, TIL
massachusetts Legislative Resolution had become
meaningless Virginia Abstraction. On further
Fiction, however, entirely convinced, that with
reference TO the inutlity OF past declarations, the
present crisis is which demands faithful and fear
less exposition OF the will Of our Commonwealth in rel.
erence the attempt force slavery Upon regions
free. The omission to do SO, will tend to give entire,
ly false impression 10 the deep interest and unaer-
able determination OF The people upon the subject
While every other free State is speaking out, with
and unwoned energy upon this subject, the silence of
Massachusetts would be misconsrGed into ndffere
appreciation We rrSt, therefore, that the commit.
tees to whom the subject is referred, will speak
firmly, moderately, wisely, boldly; without violence,
without vltuperaon, and without shrinking -Salem Ga
zeHe
Aye there we have it, The plan among the Taylor
leaders, icas slfe any expression opinion, by the
Massachusetts Legislature, on this great question of
questonsthe most important and vial that has agita,
ted the country, since the adoption Of the Constitution
The Speaker of the House, taking tie chair, gave
the cue and sundry OF the Taylor organs had indicated
the Bat the shrewder and more far see,
ing OF the pary-those who live in The country, and out
of the influence of such sinks of coonocracy and save
subserviency, as Boston, Salem, and Newburyport
knew better The state of public feeling and knew it
would mol answer Gov Briggs understood the matter
very WE'LL and spoke out in his address in terms lha
would have been crcdtabe him, but for his uncaled
for and undeserved compliment the president elect
The idcaons TOO of public feeling from all parts of the
State we're TOO strong TO be treated with contemplate
the mode of operations has been changed. "moder>
ate" expression is TO be alowed-one that will not offend
our Southern brethren but which shall be like Mex
Bottoms proposed manner of acting the part OF Thisbe
I"pll speak ia a monstrous little voice"
or as when acting the part OF The Ion lest he should
frighen the duchess and the ladies, he said
II will aggravate my voice, SO that will you as
any nightingale"
We have no doubt that our Tayloriies-the leaders,
we mean, since the part of the lion devoves on them
will be disposed, lest they should fighen their Souh>
ern allies, to "aggravate their voice, and roar you as
gentle as any sucking dove" We shall see with what
success they meet, and how such roaring is eished by
the auditors Heretofore, such have been re-
fered to special committees selected in reference 10
specific duty assigned them but now The matter is plac-
ed in the hands of the Judiciary committee committee
always selected from the most conservative members OF
the House We await their action on it.