Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1850-10-30
The legislature.

We cannot too earnestly urge upon friends
throughout the county, the importance of securing the
election Of representatives. every town where can
be done, who opposed the present State and Ma
tiona administrations. long the wing party has the
control of the several departments of the government,
free soil men and free soil will be prescribed
spitten upon and tramped under foot Every ndignity
and every act of injustice that be brought to bear
upon them, will be, and the whole power and patronage
of the government viii be directed to their overthrow
As evidence Of this, would cite the whole action of
the party, in and ont of the Legislature for the last two
years. We would call attention to their bitter opposi-
ton to J. g. Paey based alone on his fidelity to free
dom. We would the violent attacks upon Judge
Allen for the We would especially remind
them Of the election of Senators by the Legislature in
1913, when the Free Soil candidates had almost twice
many voes by the people, the Wing candidates,
yet the Wing candidates were elected by the Legsla.
ture. Such is Wing justice to the Free Sellers.
The Importance of preventing the Wings from get
ting majority in the House of Representatives, will at
be appreciated, when it is considered that there
by the free soil men will hold the balance of power,
and assuredIy elect free soil the Unit
ed States Senate for the remainder of Websers term
and for six years to come, prevent the election Of
any who is not true upon this question: from either
of the other parties Is the control Of this election
then, worth every effort can make? If the Wings
get the majority in the house, the Webster faction will
control saction, as they always have done and COM
promser and slave exter sonist viii be the SEN
ate. Last spring, when Websters recfeancy had just
manifested itself-when the whole North seemed to
stand aghast at the extent of his treachery, the well
trained Wing majority in the legislature steadily and
firmly resisted the passage of any VOTE which should
directly or indirectly his course. Even the
wording Of resolutions in the language of Webster the
principles of which they professed willingness to vote
for, was steadily opposed and voted down. They also
voted down every proposition that was made in favor
Of the abolition Of slavery in The District of Columbia
This was done, too, well by that portion of the
Wings who make the strongest ant-savery professions
as by any other. 1t was made aparty question and
carried by party vote.
The cause Of liberty, then, has nothing to hope but
every thing to fear from Wing majority in the legs-
latnre Every Democrat, then, that we can elect,
where we cannot elect Free Soil representative does
just much to take the control from the wings and to
give the balance Of power to the Free Soers as the
election Of Free SoiIer does But the election of ey
cry Wing from town where there is not Wing ma
ority, loss to the of freedom, and gain 10
hunkerism.
The question is often asked, "why we should moi as
readily unite with the Wings with the Democrats in
the election OF senators and
ly il is claimed that the Wings have been more on
posed TO slavery than the Democrats. The answer is
very simple and conclusive one. Because such a un-
ion would serve to perpetuate the power in the hands
OF the Wings; it would be mere union for Office
where when the Office is attained our influenced would
be neutIazed and unfelt-but a union with the Demo-
Gratis cannot place them in power while it may so bal
the parties, to give substantially the CONTROL
and enable to sustain principles ia the action Of
the Legislature union with the Wings, too, would
be sanction the wrong of their over representation
according to their relative numbers and still further to
sggravate the wrong. 1t would be an endorsement of
their course in filling the senatorial vacancies in Is4S
when the Democrats and Free Sellers, who had plural
tiles, rejected and minority candidates chosen in
their stead SO that the entire Senate was Wing to the
exclusion Of all Free Soilers and Democrats. But a
union concert Of action with the Democrats ai TIL
fully and thoroughly carried out will give to the re-
specyc parties just about their fair representation in
the legislature.
A legislature constituted the proposed plan would
do t-so balanced that neither party should have the
ascendancy, would be the safest that could possibly be
elected. No could then be carried as a party
by party vote, but must commend itself 10