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Worcester daily spy., 1851-10-24

Under this head, the 1Egs of Wednesday perpe
trates an article, the design of which is TO make the
eIpense of Convention to revise the Constitution. a
bugbear, with which to fri ghten the honest electors
OF this Commonwealth from voting in its favor
The Aisis at the outset makes the assertion, wholly
unwarrantable, that such Convention will cost the
State quarter of million of dollars and then
goes on 10 say that" The present Constitution pro.
yides clear, easy, and cheap mode Of securing any
amendment which the people wish for"
II the Egis means that the method prescribed by
the ninth article Of amendments is an easy and cbeap
mode of revising the Constitutions we can only saw.
that its ideas of facility and economy, are not much
better than its ideas of the true objects Of a Repub
lIcan Government. That article requires that pro-
posed amendment shall be agreed to by majority of
the Senate, and two-thirds of the House then.
that it shall be referred to the ne1t Legislature.
where it must again pass the same ordeal and
then, after all this, IL must be submitted 10 The
people, and receive majority Of their votes, before
it can become part Of the Constitution.
This is what the Esis characterizes as /" a clear.
easy and cheap mode of securing any amendment
that the people wish for in the Constitution" How
clear, how easy, and how cheap, this method would
be, the people have had opportunities of judg-
ing already.
No who an attentive observer of the
factous opposition Of the hunkers, in the Legislature
last winter, can for moment believe, that reform
Of the kind contemplated, be carried through the
Legislature intwo successive sessions, without a
serious delay of the public business. The factous
opposition and fraudulent double votes of the hunk.
ers, last winter, put back the whole business of
legislation for two MONTHS or more, and entaiIsd
Worcester daily spy., 1851-10-24

PROCLAMATION BY THE PRESIDENT. = The
President having received intelligence on Monday,
from the U. S. Consul at Matanzas, that company
OF Texans had been organized and marched into
Mexico, and that new enlisments were progressing
for similar pprposes. has -issued "A proclamation,
with any such enterprise in violation Of the laws and
national obligations of the United sates that they
will thereby subject themselves to the heavy penal.
ties thatare denounced against such offenders that
if they should be captured within the jurisdiction of
the Mexican authorities they expect to be tried
and punished according to the laws of Mexico, and
will have no right to claim the interposition of this
government in their behalf
Worcester daily spy., 1851-10-24

GS The result of the recent elections in the
Southern States goes to prove what we have al
ways insisted on, that the fire eaters of the South
have no idea of dissolving the Union. Everywhere
the secessionIsts are badly beaten, and the vote
they have cast, shows but too plainly how weak in
numbers and influence they really are. The Union
SAFETY Committee, may now rest awhile from its la
bors'ior the secession humbug is exploded, and it is
plainly demonstrated that there is not Southern
State in the Union, that would be willing to stay
out OF the coniederacy five minutes, even if it should
be kicked out.
Worcester daily spy., 1851-10-24

which tests all things, will vindicate the
purity OF their motives, the sagacity and
wisdom of their policy. lApplause.) Sir,
time and events have already vindicaled
thenl-and the voice ofthe people of Mas
sachusetts, from whose verdict there lies
no appeal, viii in November silence forev-
erthelr malignant assailanis. Before the
popular will they must bow. (Applause.)
have said, Sir, Ihat lime and events
have already vindicated the wisdom and
policy of the "Coalition." Is il not so?-
Did we not see aud tell the people twelve
months ago that the Wings of Massachu-
sets could not he trusted aud that they
would endorse ID mel Webster and the
Administration of-Millard Fillmore? Have
they not basely surrendered their princi-
Piles? Have not they fully endorsed Web
ster and Fillmore aud their measures? The
fruits Of the "Coalition" are before us. 1t
has kept Old Massachusetts in her lofty DO
sitiom, on the side of freedom, kept her
from endorsing Webster aud supporting The
Administration-placed Charles Sumner
for SIX years in the Senate of the Union.
(Applause,) in place of Robert C. Winthrop
who voted 10 extend Slavery over seventy
thousand square miles of free soil, and 10
tax the American people with len millions
oil dollars 10 CRAFTY the cupidity of Texan
bondholders IN aud out Of Congress, and it
has put on the statute book of the Common
wealth many wise measures of public policy
The Legislation of the last session will be
an era in the progressive Legislation ofthe
State and Country. lventure 10 say, Sir,
that many of the wise and benefcent acts
of the last session will stand for years and
continue 10 she'd their influence upon the
people.
Wing politicians continue TO denounce
the Legislature of the last session, bu; they
did not dare avow in their State Convention
their determination TO repeal that Legisla-
ton. Those acts were demanded by the
popular voice and they dare not avow their
intention TO repeal them. Who has been
robbed of his rights? Who has been harm.
edl Who retIres at night less secure, or
rises in the morning with less confidence in
the Government TO protect him in all his
rights?
Among all the measures Of the "Coali-
| ton" Legislature, none excites more emo
tons of Whig politicians, old Hunkers and
| young Hunkers, Webster men and anti
Webster men, Wings of every hue and
/ stripe, than the
sAct for the better security of the ballot.
! ITo BE CoNTINUED.l
Worcester daily spy., 1851-10-24

RESCUE Not long since, while passing near
a sand-hank, we saw little boy shoveling send
with all his might, and upon nearer approach
discovered two legs projecting upward, the body
almost bnried out of sight. We were alarmed at
such spectacle, and lost no time in dragging the
little fellow from his perilous position, nearly ex-
heusted, where he ooud not have remained much
longer without perishing. After the excitement had
partially subsidized, heard from the boys the sngu-
guar reason for the act, 1t appears there had been
three pIaymates, who had spent the most part Of
their time together that one of their number had
removed to another part of the village leaving these
two to pass their play hours in what they considered
solitude. In order to remedy this, they formed
plan to increase their number. One was to be
planted, leaving his legs out of the ground, from
which two boys would grows and restore their for
mer number. The one planted, had volunteered to
be the victim OF transformation His part was to
dig the hole and crawl in, and the other to cover
him up. At first they indignant at our inter-
arance, but after familiar dissertation on and
effect, the boys became leconcied to US, and prom
ised they would never again undertake this kind of
horticulture Poughkeepsie Journal.
Worcester daily spy., 1851-10-24
The Happy Pair.


The following gaphc picture Of domestic happiness
in domestic life written by TOWNSEND HAINEs Esq,
late Secretary of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
ad Register of the Treasury of the United States
at Washington.
BOB FLETCHER
once knew plowman Bob Fletcher his name,
Who old and ugly, and was his dame;
Yet they lived quite contened and free from all strife
Bob Fletcher the plownan, and Judy his wife,
As the streaked the east and the night fled away
They would rise upior labor refreshed tor the day;
And the song of the lark, as il rose on the gale,
Found Bob at the plow, and his wife at the pail.
neat little cottage, in front of a grove
Where IN youth they first gave their young hearts up to
love,
Was the solaee of age, and to them doubly dear,
AS 1t called up the past with smile tear.
Each tree had its thought and the vow could impart
lhat mingled IN youth the warm wish of the heart:
me thorn was etill there, and the bossomt bore,
Ana the song from a top seemed the as before.
When the curtain of night over Nature was spread
And Bob had returned from the plow TO his she'd
Like the dove on her nest he reposed from al care
II his wife and his youngsters coniented there.
have passed by his door when the evening was grew
And the hill and the landscape fading away,
And have heard from the cottage with grateful surprise
The voice of thanksgiving like incense arise.
And thought on the proud who would look down with
scom
On the neat little cottage, the grove md the thorn
And felt tha. the riches and tnsels of life
Were dross 10 conIen,ment, with Bob and his wife.
Worcester daily spy., 1851-10-24

The REV. Dr.. DEwY AND ''THE PROBLEM
OF HUMAN DESTINY learn from the
Boston Post that the Rev. Dr. Dewey is about TO
deliver, before the Lowell Institute in that city,
course of lectures on "The Problem of Human
Des my" This is the same very ''liberal'' Uni
tartan Reverend Doctor of Divinity, who, in a
lecture on ''1he Laws of Progress,'' delivered
by him, last winter, in Boston, and we know not
in how many other places, declared, that, if his
own mother were fugitive from slavery, he would
send her back TO it, to save our glorious Union.
And theFeupon, clerical brother of his, but not
quite so ''liberal" clergyman, said: 81 believe
him this time" The tProblem of Human Des-
tiny may be one of difficult solution But the
destiny of such Doctor Of Divinity as Dewey,
sapposing his last winters zeal for the Union to
continue, and the New Testament be not hum
bug, is not, we fear, so much problem to be
solved, as 'sfixed fact' to be deprecated
True Democrat.
Worcester daily spy., 1851-10-24

Law VINDICATED IN SYRAcUsE-A cores
pondent at Syracuse writes that the people othat
city are waking up to the vndicaton of the laws and
90 not mean that the ordinance for slave catching
shall alone run and be glorifed in their vicinity
He says:
The anti Gambling, the License, and the Usury
Laws must be sustained and vindcated- Certain
citizens who have been loudest for the enforcement
OF thesFugitve Slaves Law, are violating these stat
utes every day. Besides, ii is determined to enforce
from an influential and very wealthy citizen. promo.
sing to share in the expense of prosecuting every
participant in the arrest of "Jerry," who acted
without authority. So you see the Law is about
TO be vindcated in Syracues! What glorious
slime is coming'' for the Lawyers.-NetO York Tri-
bMne
Worcester daily spy., 1851-10-24

WoMAN's SUIT FOR TREsPAss.-Ata late COS.
sion OF the Common Pleas Court in Portsmouth,
NIL, Sophia Gordon of Stratham brought a suit
against Benjamin S. Clifford and others, who broke
into her room, seized and carried her off to Exeter
jail, and kept her there until her son-inlaw liberia
ted her by paying $l03 The defendants were tax
collectors for the town of Eppng, and the woman
owed the town tax BILL The jury could not agree,
and the case is referred TO another term.
Worcester daily spy., 1851-10-24

CUBAN PRIsoNERs-The Washington Re-
public, IN giving the substance of recent con-
versatlon with Gen. Concha, the captain general
OF Cuba, says that he expressed his determine
tIon to recommend the queen of Spain immed-
ately to pardon the American prisoners on their
reaching Lisbon also, that he was only prevented
from doing SO hImsef, by the New Orleans out
ragss. which had since been explained to his sat-
isfacton.
Worcester daily spy., 1851-10-24

EXCURSION To LowELL.-Our readers will recol.
ect the Excursion to Lowell, to morrow, for partic.
ulars of which advertisement. In addition TO
the sight of the Seven Mile Mirror, which is inclu-
ded in the price of the ticket, which is only Is cents
wear informed, Mr. Perham has made arrange
ments for all who wish, to have free access TO the
several manufacturing establishments in that city.
We understand that the city government have been
invited by the Mayor of LOWELL to visit that citv on
the occasion, and have accepted the invitation.
Worcester daily spy., 1851-10-24
Horace Mann.s speech.

Copies of the speech of Hon. Horace Mann, at
the Free Soil State Convention, can be had at the
Spy office for rs cents hundred, or 800 per
thousand, copy of this able and candid pro-
duction should be put in the hands of every voter
In the State, and we trust that the Free Soil COM
mittees will send in their orders and supply them
selves without delay.
Worcester daily spy., 1851-10-24

A THUNDER1NG COLD F1RE.-On a winter
night, few years since, was riding through the
Upon high ridge of land between the Cold
Stream Pond and the Passadunkeag stream. The
large iu moon was just rising in the horizon,
lo9HlIlg 1ig larger than ever The sleighng was ex-
scene, was trotting off at brisk rate. when 6om
some cause, he suddenly stopped. On looking
Tor It discovered horse and sleigh driyerlesqo'
on the sleigh was mysterious looking keg, sole
master Of the premises, and upon LOOKING for the
driver found that individual by the roadside
the keg was evidently master Of him a, well
as the sleigh He was muttering something about
a Numbering cold fire. and blaming an imagin-
ary John for not ''putting on more woodn' Com
ing nearer to him, found that he was sitting up-
on Inc snow with his feet through the fence, war
ming them at the moon!- !-.Maasfeld .Messeaeey.
Worcester daily spy., 1851-10-24

OHIo.-The Providence Post rejoices in the tri.
umph OF the Democrats in Ohio, but saws, "we
should be better pleased with the result, we admit,
Ii our candidate for governor had occupied the same
position with the successful candidate in Pennsylva
na-li he had taken the same bold stand in favor of
me i1 compromise as whole" Yes, yes but very
likely you would have had no such "fesult'' to be
'peased with," if Gov Wood had occupied that
position. The Democratic victory in Ohio would
have been 'no where," if the candidate and the
State Convention had not repudated the compromise
platorm.-LoweH Anlrican
Worcester daily spy., 1851-10-24

FAILURES AMONG THE NEW YoRK BROKERS.
Ielegraphic dispatches convey the startling intelli
gence oi the failure Of d. Groesbeck, Jacob Little
Co, and J. G. Parker, Wall street brokers.
Mr. L'ttle IS well known as Que of the largest op,
orators in Wall street, and has hitherto been con.
sldered millionaire. The despatch says
"Reports are current unfavorable to the solyencv
OF Jacob Little & Co. They however meet all drafts
and money obligations, but refuse or are unable TO
meet certain Obligations for the delivery of stock.
Mr. Groesbeck and another stock broker named
failed"
Worcester daily spy., 1851-10-24

oWorcester Water Cure Institutfon. No
a ulen Street-Ths Institution is now IN readiness cor
parents III It's arrangement the comfort and eniov
iisnt en- OF the invalid have been carefully studied 'o'
IN lerils &c-For full board and treatment from s6 IN
noper no Week Treatment without board from @2 10
ton "' ioi"ieu lor ilrst exalnina
co,av pauen should furnish linen and two heavv
@ s"oI shee's two woolen blankets; one comfor sbis
and old linen loI bandages &c o"o soin'i' 'AOie'
0m. 0a. door practice attended to as usual
onioe hours rom 1910 l2 A. M, and Bpm
m,,o ,,s = ROGERS, NJ. ID.
A"'~-uWu II. II. ROGERS, SUPERINTENDENT
Worcester daily spy., 1851-10-24

DREADFUL ExPLosIoN.-At Wheeling, Ohio.
on the 18th instant, the boiler of Dewey & Co.'S.
Steam Wire Works exploded, totally destroying the
building The boiler was thrown 100 yards, across
water street, knocking the corners-off two houses
1t also penetrated about five feet into dwelling
house demollshing Que side of it. Two men were
slightly scalded. Dewey & Co.'S loss is about
$60O0
Worcester daily spy., 1851-10-24

we learn that Hon. N. p. Banks addressed the
people of Webster upon subjects connected with the
pending election, on Wednesday evening. His
address, the delivery of which occupied an hour and
a hail. Is said to have been listened to with the
deepest attention by large audience, composed Of
men Of all parties.
Worcester daily spy., 1851-10-24

Pennsylvania ELECT1oN.-The Wing jour-
nails engaged in the very enviabe task of ex-
planning the cause of the overthrow OF Gov. John
son, in Pennsylvania. The organ of Governor
johnson, the Harrisburgh American, edited by his
brother, and presumed to be well posted up in
relation to the ''causes and consequences" of the
result, has the following paragraph on the subject:
In 1S4s, the Wing National Convention nomina.
ted Zachary Taylor and Mard Fillmore as the
standard bearers of the whig party in the contest.
The nomination of Gen. Taylor effected after
severe struggle. William +. johnson was member
OF that Convention Ii lcas at his suggestion that
the Pennsylvania delegation cast their aotes for lard
FaL,Hne. In consequence of that election, he is now
the President of the United States After the Con.
vention adjourned in 1848, VIM. T. johnson became
the whig candidate for Governor OF this State He
canvassed the State with untring industry, and ii is
due to his efforts maiuy that Pennsylvania voted for
Gen. Tay or and Mr.. Fillmore, and therebg made
them President and Wee President of the United States
How does Mr.. Fillmore requite these efforts! We
will tell the public, Mr. Fillmore we believe is
not personally hostile to Gov. johnson. We believe
he is too honest man, utterly to forsake and seek
the ruin of men and party whom he owes his pres
ent place. But we do know that he retains in his
Cabinet, man who has publicly, and ,OtIn the Inn
ats Of our Oon State, oppressed earnest hope that
Coz. johnson Dould be defeated Phis is an undoubt-
ed fact and is within the knowledge of many of the
best citizens Of Pennsylvania. Daniel Webster is
s@e SeI 10 secure the defeat Of its nominee We say
this with regret, but we Know 1t TO be true, and
we wisn the people of the State to understand that
through the hostility Of men like Mr.. Webster, The
whi% party of Pennsylvania is now in a minority
Mr. Fillmore is and was aware of his hostility.
How far therefore, he is responsible for the result
OF these schemes, leave candid people to
judge,
Worcester daily spy., 1851-10-24

PREDICTION OF THE ATLAs.-In the 4th
article published in the Atlas in November 1850,
upon the subject of sour Defeat" there occurs
the following prediction of defeat in 1851:
The Fugitive Slave law, as it now stands. is
ranllly offensive TO our people, and yet papers
which claim to be in the confidence of the ad-
ministration, say that this Fugitive Slave Law
is an administration measure, and those who op-
pose it, and speak against it, oppose and speak
against the administration. You cannot be ansad-
ministration man, or Wing, even, unless YOU
acquiesce in the late measures of a Locofoco Con-
gress, including the fugitive slave BILL Ii is this
DOCTRINE THAT HAS LOST US MAssACHU-
sETTs. And if it is PERSISTED in, we sink our
party still further in defeat. Suppose we should
go into the next canvass with our banners insert
bed with notices like these:
Worcester daily spy., 1851-10-24

MISSING MAN SAFE.-Seyeral of the Boston
papers, under "mystel ious" heading, have recent
ly chroncled the sudden disappearance of German
pedar named Jacob Cohn, "who was last seen on
the Mill Dam going towards Cambridge" &C. 1t
now appears that the missing man was locked ap in
eJa1 at East Cambridge for peddling mtsoa H.
cense.
Worcester daily spy., 1851-10-24
Free soiIers Attend.

The Free Soil Town Committees, of the Coun-
ty of Worcester, are hereby informed that the
votes to be used in the November election are
ready for delivery, and may be had on applica-
ton at this Office
Worcester daily spy., 1851-10-24

lB The news from Northern Mexico, now
brought down to the 10th instant, represents the
insurgents as still successful, and gaining strength,
confidence and numbers every day. On the other
hand 1t would appear, that hour by hour the Gov
ernment is sinking into confusion and heIplessness.
Worcester daily spy., 1851-10-24

IHE SABBATH IN CALIFoRN1A.-In our
California papers, we notice an account of foot
race at San Francisco, and bull and bear fpbt
and also duel at Sacramento City, on the Sab
bath: The San Francisco Courier very properlv
rebultes this desecratlon of the Sabbath Bosto1
Jour. 0''O"
Worcester daily spy., 1851-10-24

u Hon. J. d. Bright, U. s. Senator from In
diana' was struck by paralysis, at his residence,
IN Madlson' on Friday week, shortly after. dinner
lie was speechess for some moments, but by the
and OF medical attendant was restored to con-
sciousness.
Worcester daily spy., 1851-10-24

Acop; u. r a mer, the American Newspaper
Is an authorized Agent for this paDer in the citi
OF boston. New York and Phodelnhia ana = ' o'leS
10 lake advertisements and subscriptions al the
as required by us Ills receipts will be regarded
B,Id B9Idlngs CourG st; NEW YORK Tribune BudinSSs
LApLLflilA, strents NJ W. corner Third and Chestnut
Worcester daily spy., 1851-10-24

HS The Ether manufactory of Mr.. Floyd C.
Smith, in Middle IIadham, c.. was blown up on
the 29ih ult and totally destroyed-the building
taking fire. Mr. Smith was taken out, but SO
badly injured, that he survived only to the 9TH inst
when he expired
Worcester daily spy., 1851-10-24

20 soldier, many years ago, was sentenced
20 nave rs ear cut off, After undergoing the brutal
1raeal, ne was escorted of the court yard, to the
h9gues n' , March. He then turned and in mock dig
nlty thus addressed the musicians: ssGentemao
thank you! but have no further need Of vonr
ces, for have no ear for music so '"
Worcester daily spy., 1851-10-24

A HERO DEAD--Isaac Jerome the G,mo,s san
or VINO some years since, immortalized himself by
saving the lives of large number of persons from
wrecked vessel on the English coast, was killed
in the late riot at San Juan del Sur, Ncaraoua
Worcester daily spy., 1851-10-24

DIscouRAG1Nc.-The Springfield Republican
says that the character Of the Senate depends upon
Berkshire, Hampden and Franklin, and IT does
not claim either Of these counties for the Who's
Worcester daily spy., 1851-10-24

What more precious offering can be laid upon
the altar OF mans heart, than the first love Of
pure, earnest and aHectionae girl, with an undi-
ylded interest in eight corner lots and fourteen
three story houses?'' '''"
Worcester daily spy., 1851-10-24

:, The Montgomery, (Ala.,) Advertiser, notices
the arrival OF load of sixteen bales of cotton
drawn by four small mules. The bales weighed
over hve hundred pounds, and were brought from
a distance Of thirty-one miles.
Worcester daily spy., 1851-10-24
THE SAME.

Where, we ask, would we come out at? Could
we carry a school district in State?
If the editor had possessed the gift of prophecy
he could not have predicted with more accuracy
what the position of the Wing party would be In
1S5l--what would be the notices on its banners.
The party is,fuly committed to the support of the
Fugitive Slave Law, and against the Wilmot Pro-
viso. 1t would be impossible to state the present
position of the Wing party in more correct or
concise terms. The prediction of the Atlas as to
the total defeat of its party under such banners
and notices, is likely to be amply verified next
month";
Worcester daily spy., 1851-10-24

The plan for Constitutional Convention is moth
ing less than an insult to the common sense of the
community Atlas.
Ii this is really your opinion, Colonel, why do
you fear SO much to submit the question to the peo.
pie! DON'T you consider them competent to resent
can Insult to their common sense by saying nay, if
they have a mind to?
Worcester daily spy., 1851-10-24

uS letter from Mazatlan says that force Of
more lhan thousand Americans had invaded Sonora
from California, demanding permission to W ork the
mines
Worcester daily spy., 1851-10-24

Eg- There is only one Linen factory in The
United States and this is a small one, at Web
ster, in Massachusetts.
Worcester daily spy., 1851-10-24
q he % aiIp Spy.
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