Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1851-01-27
WORCESTER DAILY SPY;
MONDAY, JANUARY 81, 1s51'
Coalition.

nJ Democratic parties in the Legislature, that there
sad been some unheard-of conspiracy against Inc
rights Of the people, some great sacrifice ofpfinciple
and honor, or some prongate betrayal of delegated
trust They would suppose, too, that eoat'tto"
was thing, the very idea of which, Is perfect
stencil in the nostliIs of the wing party. Such at
least would be the impression of one who should be
ignorant Of the facts and who did not know that the
wings never yet omitted an opportunity to form a
coalition, with any party whatever, when by so do
ing they could gain party advantage
But, what are the facts in relation to this terrible
coalition which has thus horror stricken the wings
The Free Sellers and Democrats, finding themselves
in majority, in the legislature if their forces were
combned knowing also that the people of the State
expected it of them, that they should so combine
their action as to take the rule from the hands OF the
minority which for two years past had exercised 1t,
took early measures to see whether such concert of
action could be mutually arranged. They were
The more ready to do this, from belief, that, on
most subjects of legislation, they would substan-
tally agree, and would far better represent the
views and wishes of the people, than the wing par
ty would, especially under the domination of the
Boston Hunker oligarchy.
Committees of conference were mutually appointed,
and the whole subject fully and fairly discussed and
Tie arrangements made, with understanding that
While each party made its nominations, they should
be subject confirmation by the other, and, Of course
such as would be as little possible Objectionable
the Others and that, in all cases. should be
mated for any office of trust and responsibility, whose
qualifications and character were such as com
mend the appointment to the sound judgment OF the peo
pie. Under this arrangement, candidates selected
for the principal offices of the government, and have
been elected thereto, who will compare favorably in
cry qualification for the stations, respectively, with the
Wing candidates, with those who have held the
Offices for yeats past; and to this day. respect
able Wing paper has pretended say aught derogatoy
to the character of the appointments.
Now, what, would ask, is there Objectionable in
all this? No party organize the government and
carry on without such consultation and arrangement;
and venture to affirm that, at this moment the ma
terals which compose the Wing party quite as dis
cordant those of the ''coalition parties they
are called, and that their opinions are quite as wide
asunder those which divide the Democrats and Free
Democratic party, known the Hunker clique, the
latter parties approximate much each other in
opinion and feeling, than do the of the Wing
esthe industrial and productive interests Of the State
What Objectionable, them in this uniting to carry
the government Of the State by mutual concert than
in the extremes Of the Wing party acting together in
one organization for the purpose We see moth
ing aside from the necessity Of the case, which
exists, when neither Of these parties have major
ity that two of them should une or permit anarchy to
prevail in the government.
No party having majority in the Legslaiura, if
each had stood by ITSELF and sustained only It's own
Candidates for Office, anarchy would have resulted.
and the business Of the Legislature would have
come to a stand. Faction would have reigned and
the wings would have found, in the circumstances of
the case, good grounds for asking of the people to
place them again in power; for the well regulated
lule of arbitrary rulers, even, is preferable to the
reign Of anarchy and faction. Could the free sellers
OF democrats have justified themselves to the people
if they had omitted enter into mutual arrangements
for the organization of the government? We think
not.
which the arrangements made between the parties
admitting that some arrangement necessary that is
Objectionable in its character If So we have failed to
discover it, have opponents attempted to point
it out. They have dealt in vague generates and
wholesale denunciaons. ''Bargain' "bargain. e.co
ton,'' corruption, have been the burthen of their
song, and the sum of their argument. How much is
proved our disadvantage by such cries. the candid
and liberal win Judge. In sustaining Democrats for
State officers, the Free Sellers sacrificed no principles
any more than they would in employing Wings to ex
tnguish fire write their wills In supporting Charles
Sumner for Senator to Congress, the Democrats sacri
feed principles for he is deeply imbued with the true
democratic principles Of individual freedom and equality
persona rights He is reforrnatory and progressive in
his feelings, and his leading political principles have
been endorsed by the nearly unanimous votes of the
Democrats in State Legislature for several years
past.
This attempt, then, to excite odium against those
who have thus combined their action, will utterly
fail, if the parties themselves are true to the high
obligations which rest upon them. Ifthey carry out
their object in the spirit in which the union was con
eeiyed and commenced if they eyince the high
tense Of honor which should characterize patriotic
citizens and Legislators, they may defy the malice of
their calumnators, and laugh TO scorn the puny at
empts to malign them. They may rely with conf
dence on the people to do them Justice But if they
suffer faction to paralyze Their efforts, and corruption
10 defeat the accomplishment of the good which is
within their grasp, those who shall be the guilty
cause thereof, will rest weight of opprobriun