Worcester daily spy., 1851-09-29

County Convention.
At the last gubernatorial election the vote ofWor-
cester county STOOD for Phillips, ,269 Briggs 6526,
Boutwell,, 1892. Majority against Briggs, 6,IS5.-
Taking this vote as test of the relative strength of
parties, il must be obvious TO every one, that neither
party by ITSELF can electits senatorial ticket for nei-
ther party will have clear majority of the votes.-
The question then arises; how shall the people of
Worcester county be most fairly represented in the
upper branch of the State Legislature? feach par
ty runs lis own separate ticket, and there is union
upon candidates, the coanty will not be represented at
all By the voice ofils legal voters but the vacancies in
the Senate chamber will be filled by the party having
majority in the House This majority our whig
friends assure Us they mean 10 have. Colonel Schou-
Ter, Of the Atlas, has drafted Captain Bobadil chart
Of the campaign, and cyphers it all out to his oWn
entire satisfaction, that by carrying the small towns
for the wings, they can so constitute the House
that the Senate vacancies, wherever they may oc-
cur, shall all be filed by wings A whig majority
IN the Senate Of Massachusetts, in the position which
that party now occupies, of pledged support to the
administration and its infamous measures, would be
disaster to the progress of the cause of freedom,
which we have no desire to witness. From the tone
of the press Of that party, no who reads, can
doubt s determination, to repeal, if it can get the
power to do,eyery ofhe wise and benefcent
forms Of the last Legislature and obstnatey to persist
IN It's course Of opposition to all the other contempa-
ted measures of State reform. The unanmity of
sentiment which prevails among the members of the
Free Soil aud Democratic parties, in regard to the
utility and necessity OF the State reforms, carried
through the last winter seems OF itself to indicate the
true and the right course which should be taken in
case like the present; and we doubt not that when
the conventions meet in this city on the 9th OF
October, in accordance with the separate calls thai
have been made by the county committees of the
twolpartles,' 1t will be seen that harmonious Co
operation, by which each party will secure its fai
representation in the Senate upon platform simila
to the one adopted at the two county convention
last year, viii be the mode best calculated +
promote the complete overthrow of that party, ,whic
stands before the country shamelessly renouncln
all its past professions, and proclaimng. in the fac
of the world, its opposition to all efforts for the re
peal of the Fugitive Slave law, as the cardinal prn
cipe of its creed. By such a co. operation, the re
presentation of the county will be secured in tn
State Senate, to majority of the voters in the coun
ty. Without such, mere minority of one third @
the voters in the whole county, may have the Who'll
representation, and the great majority will be power
less and unheard. These are the facts, and we sub
mil them to the candid consideration of the Free Sol
Democracy of Worcesfer copptv
1t appears to US, that the sentiments Of old Wor
cester county upon the great question which now az
itates the country, ought to be represented in tn
Senate chamber of the State; but alone, the Ere
Soil party cannot elect full ticket The Whg am
Democratic parties stand in precisely the same posi-
ton, with this difference, in favor of the democracy
that though disagreeng with US upon national oues
tons, we have a common faith in the necessity O
State reform. Dug ght we not then to unite upon tbi
ground, and, still maintaining our own organization
still firm in our adherence to those great cardinal prn
clples of constitutional freedom which we hold arr
vital to the permanence of the Union do that whic
lies IN our power to proper and faithful re
presentation OF our principles in the Senate chambe
OF the State, IN the persons Of who are pledged
lhen support Is 1t not better for our cause that w
should have three good men and true to represent u
there, than that the sentiment of Worcester count
should be msrepresented, as may be- by five Sena
tors, not Of our choice, and utterly and entirely op
posed to our principles and our measures? 1t seem
TO US that there can be question as to the cours
which patriotism and the love of freedom will die
tate for US to pursue, and trust that all the town
IN the county will, without delay take efficient meas
ures to secure full delegation to the convention
SO that whatever plan it may be deemed advisable t.
pursue, may receive the sanction Of the lsioe part
in the county, thus giving assurance of complete
overthrow of our opponents, and certain pedg
of our success at the polls.
PERILoUs PosITIoE OF AN ERoSAUT-Mr s
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