Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1851-09-01
Coalition.

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no principles to discuss The panks of the old wing
platform have fallen asunder, the old party issues
have become obsolete, and the wing creed ofto-day
only requires of the faithful unreserved assent TO
three simple propositions. First, that Daniel Web
ster though ''nether rich man or bachelor" has
saved the Union for a very small compensation, and
is therefore entitled to the everlasting gratitude of the
people Second, that Willard Fillmore is the very
incarnation political virtue; and, Third, that the
fugitive slave law, and the compromises of the last
Congress- are the embodiment of all that wise in
legislation, pure in politics, and holy in religion
Beside this, there is none other whig creed and as
propositions do not furnish so much matter for de-
bate as principles, our bunker brethren would be Of
ten at their wits ends for texts for their sermons
and subectsor their datrbes, it not that there
is one topic that never fails them, viz: ''the Coa-
tons
This never becomes stale with them. s'The CO.
alition' is their morning and evening cry they hash
and rehash all the abusive phrases in the language,
to give pquancy to their logic, and the contemptu-
Of contemporaries are copied by every
bunker sheet from every other of its Glass; with APP
proving commentaries seemingly with the vain and
foolish expectation of making it the slalking-horse
with which to alright men Of intelligence from their
settled convictions ofpoliticians and political meas
ures. From the great organs Of State street, down
to the little hand-organ, of nobody knows who or
what in this city, all hunkerdom is atected with
holy horror of coalitions, and an earnest desre that
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three cardinal propositions of the wing creed that we
have amcd,-ifthey must sin politically, and their
minds hopeessy bent upon it, that they will not
sin with the democrGtS-that if they will still OBJ
stinatey refuse to conquer their prejudices'' in
spite of the pathetic appeals of Mr.. Webster, and
the terrible threats OF Southern secessonists, that
they will remember the days of auld lang syne,
when Daniel Webster denounced slavery and the
slave trade at Plymouth, and claimed the patent of
the Wmot Proviso at Springfield; when Massachu-
sets wings were accustomed annually to pass re-
solves at their conventions, for home consumption)
condemning the extension of slavery into territory
then free, and in the Legislature, instructing their
representatives in Congress TO be true to the great
principles of republican liberty that the Constitution
guarantees to ALL and not now in these latter days,
march up to the polls and vote against their cand-
dates for offices in the Stae when the effect of such
voting will bring about calamity so dreadful as
wing minority in the Commonwealth, no more anti
slavery resoIres, and opposition to slavery
from the great wing party, Switch has always been
the true anti. slavery party of the country.
Verify our bunker brethren are beside themselves,
or they would not talk thus. Little do they know
of the sentiments and spirit of those whom they now
denounce as recreants, fthey suppose that by such
appeals, thinking men 10 be swerved from the
path of duty that lies so plain before them. With us
party names are nothing; principles are everything
AS wings, we once honoreG and loved the wing par
ty for the principles it advocated, and not for its
name; we voted for its resolutions in good faith, and
defended its measures, believing they were calcula-
ted to promote the best interests of the people.
But the party that "resolved" to do good things
has not done them, the measures they defended have
been bargained away to the slave power by the
great men in whtm we cOn6ded, and standing
where ever have done, we refuse to ratify their
bargain. That is position. We see, as no man
can help seeing, that the Wing party has abandoned
all its past professions, and instead of exerting a
conservative influence in the government to restrain
the rampant aggressveAess Of the slave power that
it has, since it secured the administration of national
affairs cast the whole weight Of its influence upor
the side of slavery and against the institutions
freedom; that it has renounced its former professions
and pledged itself to the support of measures which
it once condemned, so that now it has come to pas
that endorsement Of such legislation as would have
disgraced the councils of the old feudal barons, ha
become the test of good standing with the party, an
such statute as would have lowered the chAracte
of the King Of Dahoney with his own tribe, ha
become that party's creed
We believe that party so corrupt ought not
REevai, and that only after its complete route an
overthrow, can the first step be taken 10 bring bac
the Legislation Of the country to the true spirit of tn
constitution and of its early founders. This is til
first step to be taken. The party is strongly Ell
trenched, and it will require all the efforts OF III
friends of Greedem TO break its rants but no goo
cause ever yet failed. The truth is always omnipt
tent at last; right is the successful antagonist
nisused might Here is where we stand and
such contest, with such foe, shall we hesitate
use all the instrumenalities that offer themselve
with which to effect our purpose! What now al
all the petty differences that used to divide the tw
great parties Of the country, in comparison with h
great all-absorbing question which agitates tn
whole of this fair landa Shall we hesitate TO q