The Daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1845-1850, 1850-03-01

linen at the North as flexible~as they know some
of them to be.
They believed that all had as flexible back
bone as some men we had sent to Congress- They
knew that we loved the Union The very first voice
in favor of the Union went from FaneuiI Hail. and
Massachusetts had always stood by the Union And
he feared that in this thing they had the concurrence
OF some northern Representatives, who said to the
South, ssWe are with you. We want to put down
this Wimot Proviso, but we CAN'T do it. Ifvou
Will only frghten constituents by fear of the dis
solution of the Union, then vote with you y
But he believed there We're some men who be-
lieved in the advantage that would accrue to the
South by dissolution of the Union. But they were
mistaken, If they get together in convention, the
first question would be, where should be the frontier
line? They say, Mason & Dixon's line; but no,
Maryland, Virginia, kentucky, Missouri, would not
consent to it.
He wanted to see the meeting of that convention
for then would come the end; they would find that
their constituents were not with them This would
settle the question for so years We talk of the
North and South as being parties to this question:
But how large proportion of the South was
gagged in this There were FIVE millions Of whites in
the South
Mr.. ?. went over the whole platform of the free
soil party IN his remarks, and concluded by denoun-
cling the exbiliy and want of nerve on the part of
100 Hldy nCTtleIn men 10 meet the present CRISIS.
Speeches were also made by Messrs Wilson, of
Natick, Whiting, of Marsh6eld, Webb, of Boston,
White, of Watertown, and Morton, of Plymouth,
when the convention adjourned to half past two
O'Clock.
In the afternoon, Mr.. R. H. Dana, from COM
mittee previously appointed, reported address and
resolutions, which were unanimously adopted. They
were directed to the senators and representatives of
Massachusetts in Congress- reminding them of their
nd oh 4bo 4OfG
urging them to the faithful performance of these du-
ties, regardless of consequences, and submitting to
no compromise.
Mr.. Root, Nj. c., from Ohio, was called for. but
there was no response from him. The president sta
ted that he had received Geographic despatch from
Washington, stating that he should not be able to
attend the convention; whereupon three hearty
cheers were given for him.
1t was then voted that committee Of three should
be appointed to transmit copy of the address to
each OF our senators and representatives in Congress-
! MIR. &. f. Adams read a letter from Hon. Charles
Allen, M. C. from the 9Th district, in which he
stated he had no fears Of dissolution of the Union
The south, he said, only threatened as far as the
fears of the north could be wrought upon. Beyond
that she was afraid to go.
Hon. S. c. Phillips, of Salem, next addressed the
convention and spoke of the inconsistencies of the
leaders of the wing party and the manner in which
the people of Massachusetts had been BETRAYED in
the election of Gen. Taylor. Not only the Presi-
dent, but Mr.. Clay, Mr.. Webster and the ssaccom-
plished representative from Boston, he said, had
already shown symptoms of submission to the slave
power. He then adverted to the doctrine of Gen
Cass, as developed in his Nicholson letter. and de-
cared it land very truy) to be the precise doctrine
of General Taylor, laid down in his California
message. Mr.. p concluded with few remarks by
way of rebuke to Mr. Clay for the principles contain,
ed IN his compromise resolutions, as involving the
integrity of the north by submitting to the demand
the south.
f Mr.. E. L. Keyes, of Dedham, in the course of q
few remarks, stated that there was more danger tt
be feared from the wing party than from any other
That party had assumed to be the party of freedom
and had passed more resolves in its favor than al
others put together; but it was now the embodiment
of the most ultra of slavery doctrines He also de-
voted few remarks for the benefit of Mr. Winthrop
whose recent course in Congress he declared to b.
an insult not only to call mankind but to the whis
party. Mr.. K. revealed some of the secrets of TIM
e wing party, and the manner in which which they
o controlled the state, which highly amusing
d Having formerly been member of that party h,
e was enabled to speak from personal knowledge
: In the evening the convention was addressed by Mr.
Hopkins, of Northampton, who had formerly acted
if with the wings. With that party, he said he hac
now no sympathy as its main object was to obtain
power rather than the preservation sound politica
principles.
+ c. F. Adams and j. G. Park also addressed the
: meeting. They both gave some interesting remin-
lscenses of the wing party during their connection
with it.
! Mr. H. II. Dana then made few pertinent re-
marks. and was followed by several other gentlemen
in the same strain. The meeting was fully attended
and the utmost harmony prevailed. AT half-pas
4 nine O'Clock the convention adjourned sine die.
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y Mr.. WINTHRoP's PosITIoN. Mr. Winthrop
takes his stand with General Taylor, advocating the
admission of California and leaving slavery to take
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