Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1851-03-15

marks of Mr. Branning of Monterey, on Wednesday.
It fails entirely to do justice TO the speaker. The
pv to Mr. Gushing especially falls far short ofhe spo-
ken speech, As uttered, it was fine specimen of
imprisoned sarcasm, and told upon the self-styed
leader of the g ndomtable'' democracy, who cow
cred beneath its lashes like whipped spaniel:
Mr.. Branning did not see the object OF posponing
the election foul weeks any more than one week.
What is the purpose of it, when those who advocate
it appear TO be determined that no man who claims
to be Free SOler shall be elected. If Charles
Sumner is obnoxious to them, no one else will be
any the less so. The gentleman from Newbury
talks Of martyrdom to principle What democratic
principle is he willing to become martyr to 1t
was only in 1S47, that gentleman occupied seat
near him, when he boosted that he stood in minor
ity of one 10 the House. Such men shall not speak
to the Democratic party in this House. oud APP
plause. which the speaker endeavored to check. j
He knew what he spoke. man who had spent
the dew of his youth, and the vigor Of his manhood,
| in deaming the democratic party, setting him
self up to give them advice and directing them upon
their choice Of men and measures. Whenever heard
of the martyrdom ola man whose whole life has been
a course of perfect seitshness
The speaker cautioned Mr.. Branning to avoid per-
sonal reflections.
Mr. Branning went on to say he should allow no
man of three years to talk of his devotion TO de-
mocracy-no man should speak TO them, who had
caused the reduction of the numbers of Democratic
votes in this State in year from so 600 to 10000
or $4,000. The fact was, the democratic party
would never recover from its depression until GER
tain men who had affixed themselves to it were
stricken off. 1t was general remark in the coun-
try that these acted leaders of the opposition
He thanked the gentleman from Fitchburg for the
word coude-he believed there collision be-
tween the minority and the Whgs-a coalition as
corrupt and rotten any which had ever existed on
the EARTH Their design was to collide with the
Wing party to help carry their measures. The peo-
pie do, and will understand the matter. For all
practical purposes, they might well have voted
: for Winthrop as to do as they have done.
d The gentleman from Newbury had said there
would be no Welding ofhe indomitables in week
Will there be any greater probability of their doing
so in four' If there was he would be willing to go
with him. But he could assure that gentleman that
those who acted with him were determined to vote
4 for their candidate. Professions had been made of
If attachment to the Union Charles Sumner had ex-
pressed as strong devotion TO the Union had
been expressed, and he had in him, too: some
II shack bone,'' for which he admired him. He was
not ashamed of the coalition TO elect him; 1T was as
pure and proper coalition ever bad been formed
q The gentleman of the minority might be assured
that if their object to keep the democratic party
&c conveniently small,'' by the course they were
e pursuing, there would be no crowdlng III their
a ranks.
No longer ago than this day. one Of the boilers had
said to him that it had been question OF conscience
L with him whether not it was best for him to be
a Wing. And that attended the caucuses pre-
which Gb9q and as as to the
were made. Such men should not live as honest
" men, and have it go abroad that they are honest
Talk about their being invincble and indomable'
they know nothing and care nothing but for their
a,IE
had SO long kept the Democratic party in this State
in minority. The are nothing more than inter-
opers in the party, without any feeling in common
, with its principles. Why such taking fire if these
men do not feel that they interlopers2 The ex-
preston of suffering martyrdom had been too often
repeated to have much effect-it has become too
cheap-There was something more behind it than
there appeared to be- They would be likely to suf-
= fer martyrs in reality. Benedict Arnold was not
half the traitor some of these are. They will
attend antl-saVery meetings, read abolition prints,
and assent TO their views to get support for office,
d and when successful, would come out in opposition
t to those by whose aid they were elected. They 90
about saying that the free soiers have elected the
Democrats, and when Mr. Rabtou was put in nom
nation they attempted to defeat him and throw obi
um upon the free sollers
e The Free Sellers Of this Legislature, in the course
which they have pursued, in their frantness and lib.
bes' never can have. OF them, as men, may truly
u be said, they ale worthy of Massachusetts, and Of
: any place to which they may be called They have
moral power in their position which has great
weight, and these " indomitabes cannot 90 before
the people with them and stand These men will
require screen to shrink behind they will stand
naked and defenceless, and will be unable to look an
honest man in the face. They pretend to occupy
5 their position from devotion to the Union What
} more devotion have they than Charles Sumner, who
, has used language as strong be expressed
There is ccasion to talk of it until we see want
of it in the people. In this view they would suffer
r martyrdom 10 more than sense. The democratic
, party could not occupy their position; party
could go into contest with the mp1taton of a vio-
} lation Of their political faith.
TWAS desirable that the earliest period should be
) fixed the day of election, and no coalition
should be made with the common enemy. The
gentleman from Newbury had made some comments
upon his object of postpcning the election week,
as though there probability of IFS being ac
: compshed. He believed that it might be, and that
some of the minority might yet be induced to vote
with the majority ofthe democrats Those who would
postpone for long period, if they dare to, would go
in for an indefinite postponement-but they have not
e the courage to do So
q For the Spy.
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