Worcester daily spy., 1851-10-04
, The Angry Atlas.

The Atlas OF Thursday was angry at us for descli-
bng its love for whigsm of sensual instead of a
moral characters and for saying anything about moral
power in relation to its recent fall into the slough of
hunkerism
We know that memory, which is a blessing to the
honest mind, is eternal sting to the bemished
science and surprised that any reference to
smora Influences recalls disagreabe remnicences to
certain available politicians; but still con.
tnue to cauerize corruption although it does make
tain gIaled jades vince.
The Atlas, with very amusing gravity, charges ii
upon US, that last winter, sad, in the face of the
whole House [of Representatives that if could
elect Mr.. Sumner in way would in another' -
We plead guilty to the charge, except that said
that could, and not that We would, elect him in
another way. And what of il! Was it not so? And
did. not prone it to be so! We knerv at the time we
said it, that there clear majority of the LegsIa-
in favor of Charles Summers election, and that,
whenever could have full and TAR vote, we
should elect him. We had, for weeks before it took
place, firm and abiding confidence in that result, as
is well known by all our political friends with whom
we conyersed, well as by many of our opponents
The only question to the time and this was
finally determined BY whig, who, happening not to be
in the secrets of his party leaders, volunteered to do
what we had long been anxious to get from that side
Of the House, and moved the secret ballot or ballot by
envelopes. His motion was carried, and then this
ote, Uaya settled the question: by stopping the
double voting, by means of which the wings mad, for
two successive days. defeated the election of Sumner
But says the Atlas, 'the other was, Of course, the
secret undefnable way.' We grant that it was the
''secret way' far the secrecy of the ballot was
concerned but it certainly sufficiently detnaJi> to
define the positions of the MEMBERS and place the
whigs minus. If the gallant Colonel wishes for any
thing more "defnabe, he may possibly get it, when
the aale "secret ballot" is applied to the pending
Sszae eert5on-
Is strikes az rather presuuiug in the Atlas to talk
z1aur ~S'ates a.ad corruption" Do not shadows of
aarars w hag principles steal into the rfanunr Of the
e11rs when uaase %og6s are written, to shake, like
Ba"Fss's gaasss their grey Iocks at him, and ask him
u II sas ialr o. manly to strangle them for the sake
Of a o-fugitiye-saye-law-Secr -of-State?
The Atlas thanks God for nothing, because we have
deprecated city influences. We cannot, however,
abate one jot OF our opinions upon that point.
Concealment is characteristic of cities. They are
places where men bury themselves in buildings, from
which nature is shut out. In them, Mammon with his
attendant ministers, regns supreme. There are Wall
streets, and State Streets and purchasabe Secretaries
OF State, aud bunker presses aud douehfce editors in
them. And these all be centralized and organized
in them'with ruch facility that independent worth is
easily overborne.
City Influences tend to arisocracy; the arisocra
cy, which is virtue combined with mental greatness,
but codfh and train oil aristocracyan arstocracy
distinguished for deep pockets and vulgar ostentation
an aristocracy which is alike inoIerable to the honest
aftizans, and the bold yeomcnry Of New England.
City influences tend 70 the growth Of ciqnes, and
coteries. Union Society Committees under the presi
dency Of "men Of family such X. c. Winthrop,
are organized in heiu for the sake oassistng to hunt
down poor itte negro girls, and their mothers, and
men are nused in them Ssho sell justice and
liberty At the rate Of five dollars City infuen-
ces are not grateful % liberty, fraternity and equality,
r in prolessedy republican Boston, those principles
are at great discount they in Vienna.
But there IL balm for every woe and cure fo.