The Daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1845-1850, 1850-07-06


Just means save lis Bacon.
Peter c. Bacon, Esq. in few brief remarks, en-
forced the Importance of furnishing education and
poyment for all the surest ofpreventing crime
and closeu with the following sentiment =
Preventves of Crime in this City and everywheIe-Edn-
cation for the ignorant and benghtedaw for the disobe
dientand work and constant employment provided for all
Roger Sherman-One of the signer's of the Declaration
of Independence though he sleeps with his fathers his de-
scendants yet live to promulgae his sentiments,
George F. Hoar, Esq, grandson of Roger Sherman,
responded to the above, and offered the following
Massachusetts, ofbery, and her sympathy with
suffering neither local. SECTIONAL selfish Wherever
she Oppression whether the banks the MerrmaCk
The Aeghany or the Sacramento Ler "tears" will ever
f all freely y and her heart equally rejoice in the tri
umphs OF freedom, whether among the hills of Berkshire
of Utah.
Worcester Fire epartment-Prompt in danger fierce in
actnn and effective i'll execution. Their only fault dis
position to throw cold water upon of brightest and
most popular exhibitions
The Lawyers of Worcester County May they act the
part of peacemakers and practice the wrong bar
Joseph Mason, Esq, responded to this sentiment.
He alluded to the fact that the present year compet
ed the third quarter of century since the commence
ment of the reyolution-that although the declaration
of independence not promulgated till July 4th,
l776, the war of the Revolution had actually begun
more than year before, by the battles Lexington,
Concord, and Bunker Hill, and that, the celebration
Of this day, commemorated, not only the Decara-
ton of Independence, but the completion of the third
quarter of century since the real commencement of
the Revolution.
He then spoke of the early proceedings of the Colo
MES in IVA and 1775, and their determination to be
freed from the tyranca power of Great Britain, and
stated that the proceedings and conventions in Worces-
ter County, for this object, were held earlier than in
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held in Worcester, the 9th of August, 1774, and
subsequently met, by adjournment, the Both of the same
month, the 9th of the following September, and at
various times afterwards The proceedings of these
conventions calm and digufed but bold and de-
cisve in their character. Their resolutions and ad-
dresses to the people breahed the spirit of entire free
dom and independence, and Of them concluded, al
most in the words of the celebrated Declaration with
solemn pledge of their iUcs and fortunes sub
nit to arbitrary power. He then alluded to the fact
than consequence of the rebeious and revolutionary
spirit which prevailed universally throughout Worces
ter County, Gen. Gage had made known his intentions
to send one regiments of troops to Worcester
the 9th of September, 1774 protect the Court which
to set there at that time, and that in consequence
of this intention, the convention held on the Both of
when the troops of Gen. Gage expected to arrive
in Worcester that ON that day the convention met
and at the time, by previous invitation of the con-
venton about six thousand of the people of the several
towns in the county, assembled in Worcester, marching
in companies, in military order, and armed in such
manner their means would allow. They formed
their ranks here around the spot where we now cele-
brate this day but opposing troops appeared
Gen. Gage had heard what doing in Worcester
county, and he had too much prudence his troops
here. Had his troops marched, the first blood of the
revolution would have been shed on the soil of our own
county, perhaps on the very spot where we are now
assembled.
Mr. Mason spoke of these early proceedings as con-
ferrng great honor upon the Revolutionary patriots of
Worcester County, and giving good promise of the
subsequent pant which they performed in the revolution
He concluded by offering the following sentiment
Our Revolutionary Forefathers of Worcester County-n
the resolutions and addresses of their early they
anticipated the Declaration of Independence; by their great
and patriotic sacrifices and efforts contributed noby
to its support.
Our City taxes for 55OMay they 60 Off brilliantly as
$500 OF them will this evening.
In response to toast to the " Chaplain of the
Hospital" Rev. George Allen said that he knew not
why he, who accustomed to speaking to the insane
should be called upon to speak here especially as there
had been nothing in the provision of the day. as was
the case in years gone BY to make insane by what
they put in their stomachs. But, though taken
by surprise, yet such occasion as this he was al
ways ready to speak. Much had been said of the
Union and the necessity Of its preservation 1t was
the first thing the lips Of the Chaplain this morning
and the illusions to it had been kept up through the
day. For his part, he did think the Union was in
any danger. He had no fears for it, The reyoutionl
was not SO important, in the relief it afforded from liz
expressions complained of in the Declaration of Inde
pendence, as it was, in the establishment of two great
fundamental principles the basis of government en-
bodied in the document. And he was happy 10 |
k'otc, that in this union celebration, of men of all
parties, there was not one person present. who would
not, from his heart respond to the sentiment which he
would offer, extracted literally from the declaration
emb dying those two principles The first was thH |