Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1850-12-02
Amusing WING poings in .e,r.YnrL

! NC W hlSs Vi new DIRK, OF the various strlpeS
National, Sewardites,'' &c, are rapidly
coming 10 mutual understanding, and bid fair to
get Their positions so distinctly defined before Iona
that there shall be no confused iptermnoling nou ~
hereafter. At the complimentary dinner 9iyen on
thursday evening of last week to the newly elect
ed, semi oeward-whig Governor Hunt, a very hand
some " set-to' occurred between champions of tho
TWO DIVISIONS OF the party, in the very face of their
guest, the Governor elect ''"
The speeches of the evening were onanod b.
fiunt, who urged Cancellation and harmony and 81.
served that he knew no reason WHY Wins shonI,
ullier al 'hls hme,' a remark which becomes ouitq
"iiiuSiiS Wfien taken IN connection with the suisse
qrent Proceedings Of he evening.
MI' MAXWELL Collector of New York, rose when
llun' hau concluded, and made speech in which
Governor who would carry out the nr;nc,,Ia, " ~
Clay and Webster, Cass and Dickinson ), Tb !;
brought up Mr. Raymond, an editer Of the Con,;a,
anu inquirer, who spoke sort-of against what Mr.
maxwell had said. Then came Hiram Ko,obna
Ai1tre en- Catch 'em) who came down unon Con
Taylor, Clayton, and Seward as he wcnld naoa
fugitive slaye-almost. He thouoht Con IT,
was wa hot competent to make g platform, far
wing party, and in undertaking to do 50 he ouoI&
nave asked the advice of Clay and Webster !
not that OF Clayton. He said: gov
lie relolced when Mr.. Fillmore becamo p.o.
uent, that ne had called in such men, and thai h,
CIV .ney were acting together and had put down
p'".iorlh on which he, (Nlr, Ketchum) was ,yiioo
~ ~ stihu' lie ana not speak OF the platform of AZ
tratlon of $780, that which now governs ,b boyllS
try" governs the copn-
hetchum was followed by Moses II. Grnron
VINO proceeded to belabor Kotchum and that cos.
OF Wings as follows:
ne SAID ne was heartily in favor of Mr. Ko,oh
UNI princple, to speak of things as thew ,ra III
Snou,u speak Just as he felt and the first th;, ~
Snou'u say would be, TO express the surprise MI ~
d'gna'Ion with which he had seen men come Cn., ~
Tonight and take Washington Hunt by the hand
congratulate hun upon his election. Who be
hau uone everything in theirpow to stab himI H.
n n inns remark created great confusion NJ
iAsiiRsi " GaGhed NJ GSipuel
and Mr. Maxwell ON the other-exclai.,ing. n
you mean me, slr-do you refer to me in that re-
mark - After order had been partially restored
Mr. Grnnell proceeded.] His remark, he said
was entirely general. lie had spoken only what h,
knew 10 De true-and ne was above designatn,
persons or naming individuals Those TO whom th
remark was applicable, knew the fact and he wa
willing to leave 1t entirely tot their own reflections
He then commented upon Mr.. Ketchum's dis
tinction between the platform of '4s and of 80
and got that consistent Individual to saw there wa
no difference Finally, towards the close Of hi
speech he logged the memory OF Mr.. Ketchum At
ter the following gentle fashion
"Why, sir, when Mr.. lWebster's great speec
first reached hcity, even you, sir, said you doubt
ed whether yon could endorse everything it cor
tanned
Mr.. Ketchhm. Me, sir?
Mr.. Gri1nell. Yes, sir. You said so at til
time.
Mr.. Ketchum. No, sir. 1t is untrue. new,
said So and the man who told you SO is Star
derer.
Mr.. Grnnell. That is enough. | take il bacI
take it back. But you shall have the name of m
informant Tomorrow, if you desire it, and then sa
whether you will brand him as a slanderer. B,
certainly wo are not TO follow men so blindly as
forget the principles which they represent for if
do, when these men differ among themselves $. wbi
ARE we to do' Whore shall we 30. We nu,
hold men always Subordinate to great prnciples.-
EsseG County Freeman.