Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1851-11-25
VOICE FROM THE DHAD.

Mr.. Hiilard has assured the public, that if he
were younger man, he should be a Free Soiler;
but age has chilled him. Pity he should be so
prematurely old!
Once. too, many years ago, the Daily Advei-
tiser of Boston, was young, generous, resoute-
a most decided Free Soiier Indeed, what could
be more appropriate to the present state OF affairs
than the following extracts from that paper OF !
March l6, 1920, SHORTLY after the passage OF the
act for admitting Missouri
vsThe loss of this question has produced
deeper sensation than might have been expected
by those who considered only the absence oil eX-
element and the seeming indifference which pre-
vailed and not the natural feelings and essential
interests Of those who have sustained the defeat.
Ii affords proof, that 10 decline eXertlon does
not ensure tranquility; TO avoid contest does not
prevent suffering. 4 he misfortune we have met
with is a great one. Oar national honor receives
stain in the eyes of all the wise and good OF
every country. Liberty wells her face when she
perceives the uibecility treachery ct some who
march under her banners, and the genius OF
Slavery throws about his leok in sounding TIL
umph, when he finds the steadness of his advo-
Gates.
But when adversely does not wholly crush Its
victims il often becomes the means O retrieving
their affairs. What has now befatlen The constl-
tuition and character of the nation, as well as the
interests OF the fee States, may, II properly I'M
| proved be the means OF avertmg, ultimately,
more extensive calamities BY showing IN the
| most striking manner, an example OF the per-
niciOus influence winch IL was our duty not 10 en-
| large, we may confidently hope that vigorous
anu united effort will guarantee US against It's iur-
| Their extension. This was ouy the hfsl struggle
| in favor of liberty and humanity, IN support oil
| our Just share OF power. 1t WiH be rene~ed vi we
| are nnaly broken down ami Inundated, or I'LL we
are enabled, 10y a grduual aud natural accession
| of strength, 10 place The Cohstitu1oh oe!ohu tiie
power of contamination from Slavery, and the
! Union out Of all danger from usurpdtlon ana
oppression.
he manner in which this question has been
| lost is lliing proof OF lis magnitude he DIS
cipiined. naughty, obstinate aiistocracy produced
by slavery, has found II cans, al the last moment
10 uersuade sworn Northern Representatives 10
fall.into It's views. Can anything more be heces-
sary TO rouse US TO a OF Uur danger, 10 de-
nIonsltate that The first question that must be
asked Of every candidate Is, whether he VIII
vote for the extenson-i beg paroon Tor this
coarse eNpresslon-the " dltfu-ion'' oil slavery
If the inhabitants of The slave States nave made
| ,hiL AN exclusive valch-w ord; if on this subject
they have excited flaming esp'lt du corps,
which seems to have been lighted at The tor'i OF
the fnries; if on this matter they all comDIne
a
slave-breeders aud slave traders II all the high
minded and all the ow-lnlnded; If everything
good and everything bad within the limits OF tins
: accursed slavery have combined together WIN
unexamped vigor and unanluIty, to extend those
limits dues moi The first principle Of seit-preserva-
e ton, does not every feeling OF honor, OF policy
humanity demand Of us combination Tor sell
defence, before we wholly overwhelmed!
9 1t forms curious edilyng matter for conlenPla
a...f il
. and ready 10 burst with violence, aud then com
IL plain Of the excitement we have got into
Is They vote unanimously from all the slav,
in States and evidently in preconcerted manner
= and do not suffer slng dissenting voice with
- the limits of slavery aud then are struck wit
e horror at our giving this question biographies
10 distinction
m They come forward with the most moving pro
Aliens of their love o. the Constitution; Viz
gina inerposes with violent resolutions her pro
as tectiug shield; they swear that their only moliv
ig is preserve the Constitution from violence, AN
bo TO maintain the rights of the States, and the
= charge with hypocrisy
" They threaten openly to dissolve the Union
nd they cannot carry this single point, and atuibu
to US local views aud want OF patriotism
i This threat of dssolving the Union, when W
- consider from whom it comes, raises at ono
nc wonder and pity; but has never been ihoug
n, worth serious argument here. We have heal
lih and read OF many plans and reveTles of stat
:, men and philosophers in their hours OF leisur
- for making improvements in legislation and fora
lS- ing governments. But even the academicans
ar Laputa never imagined such nation as the
ers seeding states would form Can the mind
~ any statesman Imagine nation iii more deplor
-" bic weakness? What would this new UtOp
81 present? nation without commerce or man
ent features, without population to furnish eth
10 soldiers or sIiurr, their whole means, fiscal al
:; | physical, would be exhausted III maintaining
feroclous gendarmere to protect them FROM Il
zen incessant danger OF confagration aud massacre
nile We have lost much Our national honor h
md received a st IN IN the eyes OF the world "
have enlarged The sphere of human crime al
g misery; aud we all this to the conduct
IN some OF our own delegates. Though what
ne, lost is rrevocdble, yet sill we have chance
as prevent our ruin from being complete. The col
-. test, as Al eau be undertaken with the create
prospect OF success, will probably take place
the next session of Congress. Every rehectil
man will perceive, Of wnit iucalculdbe Impo
ore lance 1t Is that representatives. there shou
era he hst-Ininied, rght-lniunded, lnfiexible mem
H. We would suppose, fon reading this article III
1t had not been written expressly for The Con
nIonwedlth? In fact the Commonwealth do
en-, now, precisely what the Daily Advertiser d
hiv them II strives rouse cold, none, -a,,sor
- ed, aud apdLhe'ic community to some sense Of
'@ duties and It's rights. The conduct Of Boston
bod the Missouri question, ton which question
me spite OF the efforts Of Daniel Webster and Il
Daily Advertiser 10 rouse il ii Jagged behind ev
ry other Northern ciiy) presents a para
&C" lei with It's conduct respecting the Fugitive Sla
ket Law. On the one occasion, IT had its Mason
his represent in Congress, and the other It's
81 liot. On beth occasions the great ma orly su
mitted coolly 10 slave-hoding insolence, prelt
ht | ring in the one case iree-trade, TO be secured