The Daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1845-1850, 1850-04-17
THE GREAT CRISIS.

THE GREAT CRISIS.
The recent movement of Daniel Webster is but the
carving out of the same policy of which the nomina
ton of Gen. Taylor part, that OF bringing the
Wing party of the North ito close alliance and unity
with the slave power Of the South, for the mutual be-
eft of cottonocracy and slaveocracy both north and
south. The prominent men, in Boston, who have got
up and signed the letter of approval to Webster the
same who have, for years past done all they could to
restrain the Wing party from any manifestation of anti
slavery sentiment and the who planned, concoct
ed and carried through, the conspiracy to prevent the
nomination of any northern man, by the Philadelphia
Convention, and to secure that of Gen. Taylor. En-
bodened by the success of that scheme they imagine
they can now take the final step in their to lib
erty, and deliver the party as willing tools of the
slave power They believe, and not without some
son. that those who would stand the nomination of Old
Zack the formation of his cabinet, his appointments of
foreign minister's and his open recommendation to Con-
gress, apply the Proviso to the terrtores-that
they who would stand all this, without boiling, might
be induced under the influence of Southern threats of
disunon backed up by the power of the giant intellect
of Daniel Webster, to go still farther and to yield up
the whole question Of freedom in the territories the
demands of the slave power.
These men have been well designated by their organ
the Boston Advertiser, ''the retainers of Daniel
Webster. They CHS retaners and this isnot the
first time that he has been retained by them The peo
pie understand and noU something about this matter.
And now the part that each of the parties take,
in this bold in the great conspiracy against Free
dom, unquestionaby well arranged and understood
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any decided evidence of mwilngness follow the
lead, the raineS out, they have done,
with their letter of approval thus to forestal any act
ion in different direction, to spread abroad the i'm
preston that the party would sustain the movement
and to alarm those, who might be disposed to sustain
the former free soil professions of the party, with the
fear that if they should do SO, they would lose caste
with the party and be deemed factionsts, disorganiz
ers, and schismatics. The plan well laid, it
bold and daring one, and its results yet be deter
mined If it succeeds, it will give the territories
to slavery, and will, the time consgn the par
y, in all the free States, grave that knows
direction.
In this great crisis it is wonderful to see how degra
ded and demoralized great portion of the ~hg pres
three years ago, eloquent and outspoken in ii
opposition to the extension of slavery. portion
their papers doughty and cottony enough to suit tn
most ultra Of the ''retaners, while Of them
in that halting and hcsitatng state, which indicates
doubt to the master under which they hereate
T. serve, without any of those high and noble aspir;
tons for liberty, which would indicate disposition
rebel against any domination that may be imposed upc
them.
Yet, to this state of things there renoble and pras
worthy exceptions The Boston Atlas and the Ne
Bedford Mercury speak out, in terms worthy of fire
men--in language which remind us of their charact
in former days, when their buge notes sounded 10,
and clear in the of the ranks of Freedom. NJ;
not hope that they will be able to arrest the tide
treason and turn it back-that they may yet rally IT,
of the party, whose hearts still beat true,
turn them from the support of their recreant leader
and bring them to the of Freedoms now about
be trampled under foot in her own tempIe by her pr
fessed worshippers. Whatever they do, must be dol
quickly. If the people Of the north speak as the
should speak, their voice will be potential in the Hou
of Representatives and the territories may be saved
Otherwise, there is but too much reason to fear thu
they will be lost, and that the last triumph of SLAYER
will be its greatest