Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1851-11-13
Rev. Mr.. Cross, of west novIston.


The Free Soil Citizens of Leominster, had large
and enthusiastic gathering on Saturday evening, in
their new and beautiful Town Hail. At the close of
an address by George F. Hoar, Esq, of this city,
the President of the meeting stated that there was
rep,Red Wing present who had hrough this creden.
tals with him, and who would address them. Rev.
Mr.. Cross, the gentlemen in relation to whom the
Transcript hns recently made false Statements
which the public will remember, came forward, and
spoke in substance as follows:
81 have been called Wing. 1t is true, was
born of Wing parents, but does that make
Wing? Although am reputed an orthodox, don't
carry the doctrine Of original sin quite far that
When grew up, among the first principles nsed
into my heart, was sympathy for the down-trod-
den and oppressed; does that make me Whigl
When went to Andover, the school Of the proph
els, to Study Theology, was told by the Doctors
there, that il gave utterance to the Anti Slavery
sentiments which then entertained, when entered
upon the ministry, it would injure my influence with
my Pensioners told them, in reply, that would
rather have the love and confidence Of the poor and
the afiicted-the blessings of many ready to perish
and nerr should l attempt to gain the esteem of
the influential and the eminent, by the course they
recommended. Did that make me Wing? When
/ entered upon the ministry, was one of the ear
Hest friends Of the Anti-Slavery movement, giving
1t my support against the wishes and circumstances
of some Of my best Pensioners. Did that make
me Wing?
When the Free Soil movement came it swept
through that town like whirlwind and the very
mea who had before disagreed with me, now stood
by my side. gave my warmest sympathies to that
movement. Did that make me a Wing? | shall
give my vote, next Monday, for John Gorham Pal
frey. Does that make me a Wing?
What, then, has made Wing? Why, the
Worcester Transcript, which as | DO moi wish to
hard words, and it is little spicy, but very
harmless will call that gingerbread sheet. Why
have not noticed this compliment or caluny before
now? Why, my friends, will have his hands
full, who undertakes contradict every false state
meut which anscrupulous politicians set ahoat.
The way the story orig mated was this l hap.
pened, in illustrating to class of young men, in
Sabbath School, the importance of proper observ-
case of two classmates of my own.
| contrased the career of one of them, who in col
lege was known a habtual Sabbath breaker with
that Of another whom remembered to have seen
going every Sunday morning to the Episcopal
Church, in Cambridge, with his Psalter under his
arm. stated to them, that the first had been
expelled from college, had continued disspated-
had lost the confidence Of his friends and unless he
reformed, ! seriously feared might go down to a
drunkard's grave. The last was now candidate for
Governor. l meant MIR. Winthrop, but / used his
name only as an illustration of the truth that man
is no loser even in temporal point of view, and in
the opinion Of the world, by hsbitual reverence
for the Sabbath.
said nothing about Mr. Winthrop's political char
acter because it was Sunday, and wasn't making
political speech. Bnt # man shonld ask me on a
week day what thought Of Robert c. Winthrop |
SHOULD TELL HIM THAT NEVER COULD GIVE
HIM MY VOTE, BECAUSE HE HAS BEEN FALSE To
FREEDOM. shall vote, if live, on Monday. for
John G. PaIfrey, because kaosv him to be a true
man, and whom we can trust Mr. Cross
then went to give interesting account Of one OF
the slaves Mr. Pafrey had set free, and who
died IN West Boyison, and closed with an eulog,um
on Mr.. Palrey's character