Worcester daily spy., 1851-10-08
The whigs, Past and present..

- SANe'NNAi - 'S''
The Wings, Past and Present.
Whe, that reads the pro-savery diatrbes of the
Massachusetts, Wing orators and Journals Of the pres
ent day, would believe that that patty claims to be the
representative ofthe Whig party of the Revelations
and also Of the Iae Wing Anti Slavery party q
Yet it is So The party calling itself the Wing
party which has cordially consented to all the imposi
tons Of the Slave power, and which consents to the
pots now Matching in New Mexico and California for
the extension of Slavery, professesto represent the
Wings who drafted the Massachusetts ''DecIaraton of
Rights, the first article of which declares that
'sAl men are born free and equal and have certain
natural, essential aud inaliepabe rights; among which
may be reckoned the right of enjoying and defending
their lives anu ibertes,'
The Wings Of old declared it to be a natural, essen
tia and inalenabe ght of all men, ard every man,
to enjoy and defend their lives and liberties. The
present Whigpary has decla eddy its segsative acts,
and by its public resolutions and addresses that men
have no right to either life or liberty aud that to de-
end these, is treason against the imperial soyeregnty
Ofthe Slave interest," represented by the purchased
Webster and the pus Unanimous Fillmore.
The whig party of to-day. stilproesses to represent
the Wing party of 1s47; and the Boston Atlas, the
leading organ Of the party, says it does. Now the
Boston Atlas, which now crows Justify in favor of
the Fugitive Slave Act, Mr.. Webster, Mr.. Winthrop,
and the Springfield Convention, said very pithy
things in 1850, in favor Of freedom and against the
Compromise measures, is Witnessed by the following
extract from that paper he leading organ of the Wings
of Massachusetts.
Onthe 18th of September $780, the Atlas says, al
most as strongly il it had been il. earnest and it
thought at the time probably that was in earnest, in
reference to the fugitivei slavesslaw, that it is
"deservedly offensive and odous a majority of
the people Of the Free States. measure
which plainly TRAMPLES IN THE DUST some Of
their most sacred ghts measure which sets at naught
the right guaranteed to every northern citizen, OF
trial by jury and HaJeas Corpus measure so utterly
IN cefdacc tbic opinion that its advocates can
kas dly caleseR oiif BE- r'Jorarrs
Two days afterwards, the Atlas improves upon the
invecves Of the 14h in relation the Slave law, and
says:
"The fugitive Slave Bill is a MONSTERtoo hide
Gus for the people of the free States to quietly and low
ingly eubrace.'
This same leading organ of the Wings, which Il
now in the habit of denouncing the Free Solers al
pot house oraors, upon strong temperance groundso
suppose did, in the year Of grace, 1885, make TO th'
Free Soil party the following statement, now proven
have been as worthless the assurance OF Mr.. Web
ster, that the people Of Syracuse were doughfaces:
ssWa are, as a party, one upon this question. No
even upon the question Of tariff are we more uatet
than we are upon this question OF Free Soil. We arr
as one against this INFAMOUS FUGITIVE SLAVE
LAW We all go to its repeal wahoat 'oy or '0here
fore"
.1 tho ,nrtoc
pies Of the, Wings of the Revolution and the dec
larations Of the Wings of even 1850, with the actio
of the party, assuming that now, without eein
nsuIted. The mendacty of politicians never reache
farther nor lower than this Ii is Tyranny, wrappn
itself in the mantle of Freedom, and claiming her heri
age of honor and glory.
We are not surprised, however, that the Atlas an
the other organs of The Wings have altered their tune
and now pipe the paeau of oppression and Cossacksn
But, will the honest yeomen and aizans, of Massacb
setts sustain them in their detection from the
liberty? We trust not. We know that itrequires cou
age to break old party ties, but courage is an eeme
of Massachusetts chai aiacter, and when freedom, al
truth and honesty, demand its exercise, know tn
the men OF Massachusetts dare to exercise It, LIber
ss the blessing that the world is now hoping, sighn
, lighting for. Will the true Wings of Massachuse
desert her glorious standard for a sham? God forbl
Let them cast off the shackles imposed upon them
the name of party, good and true, but now de
and let them in November, vote for inclpe, the il
mortal principle Of liberty. Alther former professo
demand this, their selfrespect demands it, and so do
every tradition Of Americas past, and every hope
her future. Ye Wings who have not bent the knee
gaal shuttle Of the infamy that attaches to ,
once honored name Of the Wing party, and let yo
votes epeak your honest sentiments at the polls. w
amongst you base as to be slave to the ogarc
.d The South? or to the Of the north who have
dcd away your name and fame, as party, and have
.,oa nothing but shame and dishonorl
BURGLARS ABoUT.-Oa Sunday and Monday nigl
several houses in the vicinity of Park and Salem sire
we're entered by burglars. Among those entered,
two houses belonging to Syvanus Pratt, Esq, and
house of Geo. A. Trunbu, Esq. Mr.. Pratt, W
slept below was awake, and heard the rascal hoist
pantry window and enter the house, and when he b
reached thekitchen, he thought it best to pnta stop
further proceedings, and rushed out OF his bedroom
seize him. but the fellow too quick for him and
caped through the window he had entered II viii
well for our citizens to be on the look oUt for these mi
night marauders. ~ VI