Worcester daily spy., 1851-10-27
Horace Mann on Coalitions.

when, rs on all know, there was such ''god
/ ike" exerlions made against my election,
was asked, as a test question, by numbers
! OF most respectable members of the Whin
party, what thought of the Free Soil natry
and their proposed coalition at that time.
replied TO them in the following words, and
my answer is now on record in the hands
OF my constituents. "f say, as have often
said, that, if the Wings will live up to their
| professions, a hundred times made, | see no
reason or warrant for separate organizations
| or coalitions. But if the great body of the
| Wings mean TO belle all their professions,
and TO persecute and punish all who remain
faithful to the lessons which the Wing par
ty Itself has been teaching so strenuously
Tor SO many years, then what Il lie Wing can
blame any man for attempting to carry out
what The Wings themselves have promised
to do, but have abandoned"
But the Massachusetts Wing State Con-
venilon, at that time passed the pointed and
emphatic resolution, affirming anew what
they avowed themselves to have affirmed
and reaftirmed so often before, on the sub
Ject OF slavery. | reposed trust in their hon
esty; believed in their veracty; and as
consequence of my faith, voted the entire
Wing State ticket. Having read their last
addresses and resolutions, must now say,
that If they desire any more votes of nine,
they must revive my faith, by some new ev-
idence of their good works.
Let me advert to a few of the more sal
lent points III that address. Ii labors to sus
tain charge of coalition against the Free
Soil party. Well, before | either approve
or condemn ''coalition,n must know by
whom and for what purpose, it was formed.
A coalition, | suppose, like other acts. must
be right or wrong according 10 the motive
that prompts it. (Cheers)
But it is said the Free Soil party formed
an alliance with those who, on some impor
tant points, had no sympathy with it. And
where is this said? Why, in land where
our Revolutionary Fathers, fighting for free.
dom and Republic, formed an alliance or
coalition with monarchical and despotic
France, and with monafehical and desDotic
Spain [Applause.l What were the points
OF resemblance or unison betweenthe Con-
tederation on the one side, and France or
Spain, on The other? In government in pol
icy, IN manners, in education, in religion.
offtReS of tRe obIects bGeti Is Be atc6mpnsneu S r,ne
humiliation of naughty aud overbearing
power.
A, the same time, Great Britain formed
coalitions with the North American sava9es,
to exlinguish the rising dawn OF freedom.
And in this, they have been too faithfully
initiated by the old hunkers of both par.
ties, Tremendous enthusiasm INITIATED.
| saw not only in the object and spirit OF the
coalition, but in the weapons with which
the warfare is waged. Yes, fellow citizens,
: for there is an attempt, and that attempt
is 10 be followed up, to overwhelm the Free
Soil party, by obIoquy aud denunciatlon.
There is to be cry of "bargalu and cor
ruptionn to put down the Free Soil party
lust as the administration of John Quincy
Adams was put down by the same cry.
Who now believes anything about the
charge of bargain and corruption" against
Mr.. Adams,-e xcept that it was vlllainous
charge? believe the same charge against
the Free Soil party, will lave cone, twenty
years hence, to the same result,-that of
comforting honor upon lis object, and infamy
upon its authors. [Cheers. s. ..son
j But it is said The Free Soil party have
seized the offices and emoluments OF the
Slate | was absent last January, at the
time of the organization OF the State Gov
ernment; but have heard that those who
were distinctively called Free Soilers, re-
ceived only the offi e of Secretary ofSate,
and President OF the Senate, and two or
three out of the nine Councillors; all OF
them nearly or quite without patronage. Il
suppose all their emouments combined,
would Tot equal what is received by the
Boston Post Master, or the Collector OF the
Boston Port. Vast "ways and means"
these, for the corruption of the people
Laughter.1 The whole of them wouldnot
suffice cabinet officer for "bonne
bouche," or titbIt. a.a.a aat
And now ! ask further question, -
whether there was a single Free Soiler who
received an office last winter, on what is
called the DIVISION OF THE spoILs, which
the people, when they voted for him at tile
polls, did not desire and mean that he
should receive!
Now, Ineed not say that, when men con-
spire or coalesce, for selfish purpose,
whether that purpose be Office or einolu-
ment, or the profits of trade, or he increase
of DIVIDENDS; and especially if they sacri-
fcs great principles of public utility, or
morality, or religion, for the selfish end,
cond, mn the deed with my whole heart.
So when representatives., or agents OF
any kind, are elected or<apponied tor
special purposes, and by votes Of nfiu-
ence, without which they could not have
obtained their posts and then ior their own
ambitious or mercenary objects, they coal
esce 10 defeat tile will of their constitute nts,
any severity of language, in holding up
their conduct TO reprobalion, may be used
with my ml! consent. Precisely Of this ma
ture was the condition between Mr.. Web
ster and Gen. Cass, TO carry ihtough the
compromise measures and the Fugitive
Slave Bill. Both were agents, both bftray-
ed and violated the will of their principals
| Gould Mr.. Elliot of Boston, have been'elect.
ed 10 Congress, had he avowed his intention
TO vote for the Fugitivs Slave Bill? Every