Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1851-09-12
EDw. L. KEYEs, Sec'y.


EDw. L. KEYEs, Sec'y
The Wing Mass Meeting at Springfield.
The Wings of Massachusetts who assembled in
Convention, Springfield Wednesday last, finding
that they had the material among them for anything
ola demonstration, very wisely and adroty contrved
to kill the remaining hours of the day, by series of
exhibitions of low bufoonery under the high sounding
title of Wing Mass Convention. Before the adjourn
ment of the Delegate Convention, in the afternoon,
many of the members had made themselves hoarse in
calling for the prominent Of the party to speak to
them, but they would not come and the Mass Conven-
ton called for the purpose of af1ordng the Sir
Jabesh Windbags of the party, opportunity TO let
of their superHuous gas in such a way to make
the Convention responsible for their nonsense. Taken
altogether, think have never seen more ridcu-
ous affair than this mi scalled Mass Convention.
MIR. Bems, of Watertown was called to the Chair, but
the appointment Of Secretary considered entirely
unnecessary, and none was appointed. Upon taking
the Chair, Mr. Bemis stated that the assembly would
be happy to hear speech from one, and the voci
erations for Kellogg, Ashmum, Choate, Russell, Cliff
ford, Upham, &C., were renewed, but no purpose,
for the space Of twenty minutes, for there
to respond. voice here broke forth from the crowd
with pathetic inquiry, Scan any body make speech!
Finding that the whole thing likely to prove fail
ure, Mr.. White Of Lowell, moved that committee of
three be appointed to GO the Hotel and invite some
gentleman to come and address the Convention,
and the committee appointed. Colonel Lincoln of
Worcester, had the distinguished honor of being Chair
man, and shortly returned with Colonel Schouler of
Boston, who was doubtless found some hotel, for his
speech gave the most abundant evidence that he had
been TO dinner and eaten very heartily.
Mr.. Schouler said, he did not come to make a speech
and he should make one but he could talk little to
I'LL up the time until one more competent should
come 10 fill his place. After several unsuccessful at
Iempts to say something wty he said you have passed
very excellent series of resolutions, do sympathize
with the resolutions, and the excellent men who have
assembled here to-day We have got an excellent
ticket and are bound put through. Here the band
which was stationed upon the outside of the crowd
probably Judging from the Coonel's manner, that he
should be marched off, struck in with the performance
oil quick step, which gave him lime to collect his
ideas for another sally and when the music ceased the
Colonel proceeded to make onslaught upon the coa
fion OF last winter. The Colonel perhaps let out little
more than he intended concerning the plan of the CAM
paIgn, Tor, said he, will go into the small country
towns and tell the coalition story, and show how the
offices were traded off just hey swop lack knives al
county muster, and then we'll beat em and lick 'em "a
iaugh) Gentlemen, you alI know how not il is to-day
0aughter) distinguished gentle ran remarked his
morning. that he never it hot land that he fetre
ieYed when The ticket made (great aughter) sun
pose must talk until the committee br;,o sme ne f.,
supply my place. could say more Of the beauty Of the
town. and the hospitality Of the people, but YOU have
tasted Inc one and seen the other. This sally nro
uucea great outbreak OF laughter from the audience in
Inc midst oil which the Colonel took his seat although The
committee had not returned from the hotel Then ,ha,a
was long pause, interrupted only by renewed erie,
IRON the audience for speech from somelndv. NJ
'' " lowell hhai'y took the stand, and in a stem
torian voice exclaimed, "Vhee are The men n IL.
me wing party to-day, that strange men, and ;oexoo
renced men should be called upon TO address tho -.
pIeF" MIR. White said he had never made s,ooal i.
convention but he could not be sen, undo. -:
ton bargaining, and penny whistle cha(Teroy r.. 49,.
ny whistle men and measures, and he wen, ~, :. ~
trate TO the convention that if he had not made
before, he was well endowed with wind and ,t,.
could not have chosen better time to blow az a.
perduous gas.
Finally the committee returned, with Mr.. Bnlloch .
Worcester, looking as fresh a summer mo,n;no 4;
auburn locks gistenng in the sunshine like the des
autumn upon crop Of rowen, and look of thouah,e
confidence upon his face, much as to say "eenteno
you see before you Of the great guns Of the nation
Wing party, who, 10 crisis ike this is equal 10 II
task he has to perform
"Gentlemen," said Nr. Bulloch, "this is your boa,
ed habeas corpus. An innocent man is arrested at Sprn
field, by ex.Sherif Of another county, in the bro
light Of day, in the streets of Springfield, brought up
the platform and compelled to speak, whether he wou
or not. shall speak but for five minutes, and only /
words OF truth and soberness." This promise the q,
liant Colonel very forgot, for he mounted the hi
horse and boted off in violent TRADE Of abuse agar
Free Sellers, Democrats, coalitions, ballot la
&c. The valiant knight Of La Mancha never ma
more terrible havoc 10 his crusade against the windmill
than did the gentlemen from Worcester upon the 0
ponents Of hnnkerdom, who, he said, into life