Worcester daily spy., 1851-10-10
Free Soil County Convention.

The Free Soil Convention of this county convened at
the City Hall in Worcester Thursday, the 9th inst,
for the purpose of nominating candidates for the State
Senate
At 10 o'clock, the meeting was called to order by
Charles White, of Worcester.
On motion, Gen. Osmer, of West Boylston, was
pointed Chairman pro, tenn, and Samuel Clark, Of
NorthborO, Secretary pro TEN.
On motion of C. Forbush, uoted, to invite the mem
bers of the County Committee and the members of the
State Central Committee, resident in the county, to
take seats in the Convention.
On motion, it was voted to appoint committee ol
FIVE, to nominate list of officers for the Convention
and Curtis Forbush, of Worcester, Charles Mason OF
Ftchburg, H. Fay, of Southbridge, F. Walker, o.
N. Brookfeld, and Samuel D. Greenwood, of Holden
On motion of Mr.. McfntIre,
committee of three, to nominate committe
credentials aud Mr.. McIntre, of Clinton, Tucker
~ster, and Kibnrn, of Sterling were chosen.
The committee reported,
For President,
HENRY CHAPLIN, Esq of Worcester
Vice Presidents, Hon. E. P BigeIow, Of Grafton
Frederic w. Bottom, of Southbrdse; Solon Carter
Leominster; Gilman Day. Tempeton; Geo. H. Love-
N. Brook6eld; and Asaph Rice, of Northboro.
Secretaries, Samuel Clark, of Northboro; F. II. In.
derwood of Webster and Geo. Jaques, of Worcester.
Voted, to adopt the Report.
Messrs. ]. NJ. Earle of Worcester, and Charles
Mason of Fitchburg, appointed a committee to
conduct the President to his Chair.
Upon taking the Chair, Mr. Chaplin addressed the
Convention in brief and pertinent speech.
MIR. Earle of Worcester, offered the following pre
amble and Resolutions
Whereas under the existing state Of parties in This
Commonwealth, the Freesoil and Democratic parties
constituting IN the aggregate a large majority of the
voters oil the State, can secure fair representation
IN the legislature, only by union and concert
o. action IN the nomination and support of can.
duaes Tor the two branches respectively, whereas
the experience OF the two last wears has
the wisdom of such course bv the success that has
attended IT, and has further demonstrated that such
concert oil action may be had without any sacrifice of
principle either sde-Therelore
ResolUed, That WILL if the Democratic Convention
now sitting, shall agree thereto appnint committee Of
hihe TO meet any committee which may be appointed by
that Convention for the purpose consult together and
to agree upon list of senatorial candidates for this
County, to be reported the two Conventions respec
lively, for their approval
Resolved, If the Democratic Convention shall an.
approve theeo, that recommend the Free Soil and
Democratic OF all the towns in this county, where
they the aggregate consttne majority Of the voters
of said towns respectively, and where neither of the
parties has majority of the whole number of voters in
The town, that they unite in the election Of Representa-
tives to the General Court, on a basis which shall be
fair and just under all the circumstances Of the case
Resolped That propose and enter into this union
Of action, for the special and exclusive purpose of Sc
curing to the two partes respectively, the Just and
fair proportion OF representations which hey are en-
titled by their mbers, in accordance with the sprit
and intent OF representative government and that
IN SO doing, neither waive nor surrender anv prin-
cpe heretofore held by u.s. nor do we endorse or
make ourselves responsible for any principle or course
OF policy of the democratic party but that having se-
cured the object specially contemplated each party will
stand upon It's own principles, completely as if no
such union of action had been entered into.
On motion of Mr.. Asaph Rice, of ofNorthboro, it was
voted, 10 invite Rev, MIR. Whitman, of Milford, to in
woke the divine blessing upon the proceedings of the
Convention.
Col. Williams, of Worcester, was announced with
message from the Democratic Convention
He stated that the Democratic Convention, then in
session in this city, had apponteda committee Of five
10 confer with this Convention upon the subject of nom
mating Senatorial ticket, and that that Committee
would await the action Of this Convention