Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1850-12-04


not an enemy has come amongst YOU | say this,
that 1t may go forth throughout your city, that,
this platform, | challenged from amongs; this
sembled multitude, the man, if he was here, to
stand upon this platform, and quote word ever
uttered, for which, in Republican ard Christian
America, man should be condemned. Applause.
Enough by way of exordium. | am amongst you,
and, by Heaven, it gads ne, to see so many virtues,
thus united, to restore justice and dethrone oppres
sion. Applause.
SIR, whatever co operation has been extended to
me, has been spontaneous | ask not the "God-
speed' of any man here who is not the friend of
free speech, of human liberty, and of the law of the
Love of God loud cheers.) Why, then, do
come to this country? Do you put this question to
every man who comes here? applause and
laughter) Why, then, put it to me? But it is
put; and TO save editors the trouble of imagining
causes which never brought me here, ! will tell
them, as far as | am able, what motives did actual
ly bring me to these shores Your respected Mayor
has said, that was here sixteen years ago. and has
told you, truly that did not live the most undis-
turbed and unmolesed life, that any anchorte ever
lIved-that was prosecuted from these shores. Yes
my crime was the love of liberty, and the generosity
ofyour countrymen was, to drive me with the assas-
sins knife from hence
But, Sir, whilst was here, found friends-and
such friends ! so noble, pure, so chivalrous, so
generous, so trustworthy, so brave, in my Defence
that have not been day from this country, dur
ing the last fifteen years, that have not thought of
those friends, and wished TO them once again.
L came here to see them. Was there any crime in
that Applause | came here to see how it Jared
with them, after fifteen years of absence. And,
thank God, found them still gathered round the
standard of universal liberty, | found them still
true TO the cause of the fettered millions of Americas
children upon these shores found them still abb
ding by the eternal principles of right, which shall
! yet purify and this great Union. Applause
Sir, these noble minded fiends had it in their heart
to welcome me to Boston, in the Cradle of Liberty.
They supposed they did not miscalcuate, that thou
sands of their fellow citizens would join them in that
welcome.
When was apprsed of that intention, | threw no
obstacle in the way; and glad and proud alike would
| have been, to be permitted to address the citizens
OF Boston, within the walls of Old FaneuiI Hall. |
felt and still feel that Faneuil Hall would not have
been dlsgraced by my presence; [Cheers,] that the
serene countenance of Washington would not have
looked down IN anger, upon man who loves those
principles for which Washington fought, and bled,
and egslaed, and died. and who desires the spread,
establishment and perpetuity of these principles
wherever the footsteps of man may go. Loud
cheers.
''NoH, ladies and gentlemen before proceedingto
make any further remarks tonight let me have the
permission of this audience, to remove at any
nsconception that may have arisen respecting the
object of my present mission to this country. 1t has
been stated, that, member of the British Parlia-
ment, represent the most corrupt constituency in
Great Britain, and that my seat Obtained by
bribery. 1t is said, also, that am either the agent
of Lord Palmerson, the foreign minister of England,
Or of the East India Company. the rulers of British
India. 1t is further sad and that too by Worces-
ter Journal that upon credible authority, that paper
country, did not conceal, that one of my objects,
in coming here, was to bring about severance of
the States. deny that utterly and absolutely de-
ny 1t Call upon the editor of that paper in his next
issue to give up his authority DEFY him to pro-
duce living witness to a whisper of mine, that can
by possibility bear such a construction loud
Cheers) 1t has been further stated, that the spec
ia object of my mission to this country, is to sever
the cotton growing states from the other states of
this Union That for this service, am to be liber
ally paid in British Gold. Now TO each and all of
these charges as to the contained in the Egs,
my answer is, that they are absolutely false, and
without shadow of foundation. applause |
am neither the agent of the government of England,
nor OF any association OF individual in Great Britain,
a or The world. have no mission for living being
In this country. have particular object to serve
or to promote, by coming this country; and as for
E being paid for anything [ do here-I paid my pas
sage QUIT pay my expenses whilst on your soil =
and shall have to pay my passage home and the
gold has not yet been found, in Peru or California,
that IS to buy my advocacy of any principle that
does not square with the rights of man, and with the
r declaration of American Independence cloud
Cheers.) Let it then be understood, Sir, that any
opposition offered to in this country, is offered to
me as an individual, for am utterly alone"