The Daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1845-1850, 1850-03-06
MASSACHUSETTS LEGIsLATuRE.
TUESDAY, March 5.

TUESDAY March s.
SENATE. The Committee on Public Charitable In
sntutlons reported bill in addition to the act esab
fishing the Stpe Reform School.
Question of Privilege Mr. Hiliard called attention
to paragraph which he read from the Boston Repub-
can of Saturday last and on his melton an order was
passed that special message be sent to the House
complaining of it as libel on the Senate The mes
sage was sent by Mr. billiard
The Orders of the Day were taken up and disposed
of. The Bill relating to Fire Departments was re-
jeced.
HousE Passed to be Enacted. Bll-to establish
Police Court in Springfield. Resolve-authorising
the Board OF Education to appoint agents.
Petitions, &c, were presented and referred as fol-
lows;-Of Daniel L. Gibbens, Jr., and others, for
division of the town of Weymouth; of the Selecmen
of Gardner, that part of Winchenden may be off
to Gardner.
EThe orders of the day were then taken up, and the
unbeatable matters therein disposed of.
Passed to be engrossed-Bills to incorporate the
town of Holyoke, and the town of Groyeland
Resolve-On the petition of VIM. A Wheeler, also
three others.
a message was received from the Senate, through
Mr.. Hillard, touching publication affirmed to be libel
lous in regard to thar body, in the Boston Republican of
Saturday last.
Mr. Gray of Boston, moved to refer the subject to
the Committee on the Judiciary.
slight debate took place between Messrs. Gray,
Wilson of Natick Earle ofWorcester, Banning of TYR
ingham, Banks Of Walham, and Hoar of Concord
after which, the motion refer the Judiciary Com
mittee prevailed
The contested election report in regard to the seat of
the member from Ashfeld, was then debated until the
House adjourned
DEATH OF DIR. KNowLroN. The Gazdte of
Greenfield, the death of DR. Charles Knowl-
tom of Ashicd, Mass. He was found dead in his bed
at Templeton, Wednesday night, Feb. 20. Ii is
supposed he died of disease Of the heart
SHAVING ON SUNDAY. At the recent session of
the Grand Jury of Hampshire County, at Northampton
Mass, colored barber complained of for shaving
the Sabbath. The fact proved but the Jury re-
fused to find bin against him.
Up A man in Washington, who signs himself
'Patrck Henry but who has none of the blood OF
spirit Of that distinguished Vrgnan his VEINS dis
graces himself, his cause, the press and the country
by writing such stufias the following, to New York
AA"7'
to suppose such trash and irreverence is TO create
any other feeling than that of disgust in the North:
The South are prepared for civil war even if the
Northern forces were headed by General Taylor Ii
person. Where would Virginia be then? She i,
the hrst Southern State south of the Potomac Ii
four weeks she would arm so 600 slaves, and he,
first move would be to issue script by the Legislature
OF the State to every slave holder of $500 for every
able bodied negro. To this army of negroes she
would say-You cannot remain here You ma,
Z leave US. We have given you officers and arms fol.
low the former to the free State of Pennsylvania
New Jersey or Ohio.
There are good lands there. We are at war with
them. Fight when you get there, and you shall
each have farm. 1t shall be yours Succeed, and
we will send your wives and your families after you
There you can be fire, and own farms for yourselves
Here with us, 1t you remain, yon must be slaves.
Choose, and go. The Virgnilns would be a border
people, and they would start off their slaves. fla
civil war comes, the war would not be carried into
Africa; they would that order, and carry or
send Africa into the war
You are precious set Of Godfaarng people in the
North-you have you churches of all denominations
and each one connected with the Southern men,
4 bers. North and South we Predetermined each other
until yon began IN the North to put aboltionism 70
! the South and descant on the sin of slavery when
they dropped you like hot potato, and slyed YOU
as they would an old rattesnake Abolition gun
powder has blown the religious union feeling Of the
North and South so far apart on the earth that the
brethren OF the various religious creeds will never
meet again on the earth, whatever they may do in
heaven; though your he-fearing chaps of the North
don't believe master of African slaves will sing the
same song IN heaven, along side of you or hobnob
blng with you in AbraIam's bosom; but rather that
they will be looking up to you and calling out for
| cold water, in the other place.
Missouri Iron. 1t is acknowledged that Mis-
sour contains within its limits perhaps the most re-