Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1852-01-07
SHREWSBURY REPRESENTATIVE.


We learn that at legal meeting of the Uoters Of
the town of Shrewsbury, held on Monday last, a
series of resolutions passed, instructing Mr..
Luke B. Wnherby, Representative to the General
Court from that town, 10 the course they desired
him to pursue in the Legislature; such instructions
being deemed necessary in consequence Of the vaci-
lating and coquetsh conduct of MIR. Witherby, be-
fore and since his election, as developments SUISSE
quent TO his election have shown. The Resolves
were passed by a vote of 10l to AZ. We have not
yet been furnished with copy Of the resolutions,
but shall probably receive them in for our next
In the meantime, we publish the following commune
cation relative TO another meeting without vouching
for the Free Soil princplesof the signers.
At meeting oil the citizens of Shrewsbury, Dec
20, 1851, it was voted TO adopt the following cream
BILE and resolutions as reported by Committee pre-
viously appointed.
Whereas, various false rumors have been abroad
in the community, in relation TO the conduct and
position Of our felow-townsman, Luke b. Witherby,
Representative elect to the next General Court and
the truth, even, has been perverted and msrepre
sented TO parake largely Of the nature, and pro-
duce much of the eject of alsehooG, in consequence
of which his reputation has been assailed with the
most vituperative denuncatons, 10 judgment as
unrighteouS as It has been erocIous, and whereas
report made at a meeting OF Free Sellers the 9th
inst, by committee previously appointed for that
purpose, and adopted by 62 Of the 1877 Free Soil
voters in the town, is very far, as we confidently
believe, from truly representing the we've OF major
ilv Of the electors who voted for Mr.. WitherbV, or
Of the Free Soil portion Of them, and exhibits little
more of candor aud justice, than Of that charity
which thinketh no evil; therefore,
RESOLVED, That entertain undimnished conf
dence in the honesty and integrity, the Christian
character and devotion TO Free SoIl principles OF
Luke B. Wherby, Representative elect iuf the town
OF Shrewsbury.
Resolued, that we do not understand that pledge
to support the protested principles Of party,
ding to the best of ones judgment and ability, is a
pledge to support any and every particular measure
of that party, however wrong or impolic it may be
deemed.
! Resolued, That cannot perceive how vote for
for the Wing candidate for Governor Of the Com
| monwea, any more violation of the principles
and policy Of the Free Soil party, as declared and
adopted in lS4S, and reafirmed since by State and
! County conventions, there is vote for the Demo.
cratic candidate; albeit perceive how il
violates the present policy Of certain political TAG.
1 ticians.
RESOLVED, That Committee be appointed to re-
quest Of MIR. Witherby, copy Of the communication
made TO by him at a meeting of Free Sellers, on the
Sd inst, with any additional remarks he may see fl
to offer, and procure the publication of the same.
(Signed,) CHARLES E. NILES,
SETH WYMAN,
MARK b, KNOWLTON.
CALVIN HOWE,
CHARLES Fl. NEWTON,
J.H. NELSON,
ADOLPHUS BRIGHAM.