Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1851-07-17
The Shrieyalfv.


The Transcript of yesterday contains piteous
and gloomy editorial on the shrievalty of Worcester
County-an article entitled to one commentator.
which every fair-minded citizen will feel it a priv-
lege to bestow. 1t has the unexpected merit Of be-
ing compound of truth and falsehood-a mixture
for which large credit should be freely given so sell
dom the political editorials Of that print tinged
with any infusion to redeem it from the unmitigated
scorn of honest men, Of whatever party. If such
deviation from obiquity is any thing more than an
accident, fit is at all syn ptom that allows any
prudent hope Of further reform, can hardly i'm
agne any degree of depravty that needs despair OF
regeneration. Till yesterday, the ninetieth day Of
It's vicious life, its history might have been compre-
hended in the literal sentence, eft acent asrag as
soon as it tcds born, speaking les. Though hard
ly three months old, the graceess bantling had ex-
hbted such an aptitude for error, such alacrity
for falsehood, and such rpeness for any perverse
extremity, that many veteran print, with only the
tattered remnant of conscience, might have been
startled at the inscriptions audacity Of so young
sinner But, instead of dwelling on subject SO
loathsome what it acas, hasten to the less dis
that has come over it, be of accident or design.
The Transcript tells plain matter of fact, when
it speaks Of the capacity and fidelity of John w.
Lincoln, in the office of High Sheriff. As true in
the main, no one will discred it, and yet he was far
from beng entitled, in that office, to uuquali-
fed praise-a fact which we should be slow to men,
ton, it not for the anxiety Of the Transcript to
make political capital by overpraising him. The
good qualities of Mr.. L. highly appreciate; those
not SO good, we of course think less Of That he is
man whom his friends may rely on, through thick
and thin, if he knows they are his side is past
doubt. We could not SO confidently endorse bis
good will to his opponents Herein the mos, inteIli-
gent would most commend our hesitation. Never.
iheess, take him for all in ALL we wish there were
more men than there are, as manly and virtuous as
Mr.. l.. He is plain, sensible, and transformations
man, dcspising all strut, futer or cock-a-doodle-
doc. In these and some other respects, he would
not be Improbable study for his successor, who
ever that successor might be. We should be NOR
titled if the county had not thousand men as wise
and yirtuous az Mr.. l..
And now word as TO the new incumbent The
Transcript, for certain reasons, is little skittish in
its use of language on this topic, barely indicating,
for the present. that it feels what it has not quite
courage enough to tell That is the long and short
of 1t. No doubt Gov. Boutwell, made mistaLe-a
great one in SO small matter. Not TO feel it here
in Worcester county, would be the poorest compli-
ment its citizens could offer his Exceency. When
''look on this picture and then on that" they
End little else but contfas the odds is too great not
10 be felt. The Transcript only exaggerates the
prevalent feeling Of all parties--a iare virtue for
that print certainly The Governor might have done
better-far better. More experience will give him
more wisdom. We think, however, that the new
incumbent will try to do his best-his very best.
Nor should We be surprised if these very plain, and
very true remarks should aid him to do better than
be would do without them. Hbe has half as much