Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1852-09-20

THE 18TH OF APRIL,
1875,
WHICH WAS THE BEGIEHING
OF
CONTEST IN ARMS THAT ENDED
IN
AMERICAN INDEPENDENC E.
These two pieces OF were returned 60 the
department, and Gen. Degereux sold them TO Mr
Ager with this inscription upon them, Tor old brass
at seventeen cents per pound; (sensaton, ana cries
IF shame. shame) sold them tcithom any authority,
and made no record Of the sale. He took Mr. Ayers
note in payment, amounting, to Two hundred anu
twenty-five dollars, and fourteen days AFTER ne hso
the note shaved in State street, and PocSec'ed 'ne
money for il, paving interest therefor That money
he nut in his pocket and left no account whatever
Of the matter upon the books Of the Department.
(Great gensation.)
a few months ago, more than year after ne
had left the department, the pieces were mlsseo
and it was found that they were In MI: Anger
possession. Gen Devereux was called upon 70
restore them After months OF delay-atter the
Governor and Council had instructed the AoJu-
FAINT General to commence legal proceedings
AGAINST him. those two pieces Of ordinance nave
beer recovered They have been returned WITH
in the last forty days, but not until aller the
Council had passed the following resoiuton.
.sResolyed That the Adiutant General be direct
Cd to settle with the late Adjutant General Deve-
reux upon condition that said DeVereux return
the guns and pay for other property SOFA ny salu
Devere,lx without authority of law, ana not mere
! +ofore accounted for said Dcvereux, PROVIDED
| final settlement be made within five days and
| # settlement be not made within said fve Gays,
that the Adutant General De NC .e W IN
| stitute legal proceedings against the sure
| +ies on said Deyeraux's bond. ms is
specimen of the manner that department. was ao-
| ministered under the management OF tn4s very
/ able Wing politician. (Cheers) The hive thou
| sand Young men enrolled in the ranks OF the VOL
unteer militia of Massachusetts,, will ever bear
| testimony to the zeal and efficiency OF Gen.
Stone the present popular Adjutant General
to detail
,ortments of the Government. You will remem-
Der MI. Chairman, (NIr. Tolman was in the the
Chair) for you were in the Legislature OF looO'
the opinion men of all parties entertalhear con-
corning the management ssthe Land Ofnee.--s
, None felt or expressed the feeling more strongly
! than the leading Wing politicians, that change
was demanded in that department a Sly OF pro-
i scrintion was raised when the late Warden OF the
= State Prison was rem cd. happen to know
: that he was removed for CAUSE, (sensaton) and
:, that the present Warden has introduced oraeI'
!. S;sc;nline and economy into its management,
~ departmert of the prison. 'f'on IN -S Sana
10 The Wing Convention resolved tsat4 nc sSas-
Re TO prostrate the bulwarks which our arhers ras-
t, ed For this charge they have the same IounIa-
IN tion that they have for denouncng the men Nno
bo stood nv the ancient faith of Massachusetts'
" nc enen,ies Of the Federal Constitution ana the
il. Union. s'Warring upon the CONSTITUTION p
IN That Constitution provides 1or lts U wv ;sIa
ID ment The Coalition members OF the hes 1fI9
he tlre wished to amend it so as to secure molel
n. the equal rights of her people, and Tor TINS aone
y, are they denounced as enemies 10 Inc Oou'''s
II 0rr svstem of representation is unequal ana
) ,,niust The rights and interests OF the peoPioo
q demand that it should be equallzeo, N 1o1o
!, wore than one hundred towns containing lhoto
tban one third of the population OF the Stale'
we're unrepresented in the House; IN iooo lioa0
= than ninety towns, containing nearly three nun
IA dred thousand people, were unrepres en- so,a
u system securingto the whole people ialr, equoA
"a ~ nermanent representation in the House,
n should be devised. During the next ten years
e large share of the towns will be unreprese.1u .
re oT}ion of the tmethe people will have no snare
y. IN framing the laws they must obey: Inc polu-
Ir cal power is rapidly passing to the larger towns.
The practical effect of the present system Is .isi
I'd the neoue in small towns vote IN single olstlcIs
e. NIL tbe general ticket system prevails IN the
Ig cities and large towns, DISTINGUISHING practcaiy
w large mnorties, and placing the seleeuon OF the
be candidates in the hands of the few' VINO are .us
,h enabled to control to great extent the poncy y
nv fine State In many of the small towns the eiec
ire tor votes two three times in ten years or rep
ma resentatiye in Boston the eector votes annuall
h. for forty-four representatives. IN the counII.
~ Owns every eector can assemble and vote Tor TN
nan Of his choice for his candidate; in Boston al
IA +be candidates are selected, not by the peopleou
= by a small committee. In Boston .n5 M !,
!, nority of thousands have scarcely any voice I
"1 the selection of the candidates Inns wnol
'as system is radically vicious and should De COZ
ire rected. : :; 1877 Z
ne ;ronrove this system. A large Committee agree
me upon plan. 1t passed the Senate, out was nos
J in the House-the Wings voting agalnstlt
he ,;S oo1nnon No other course left to tn
Sds IF equal representation but to submit tn
mt. whole question to the people; daa lney Lalle
the ~ 49, dome So they would have been false
18th their duty, The proposition was lost by sma
ub majority. Had the question been fuily oscusse
hig have no doubt the people would nave sustain
aP ed it. 40.
APP Now gentlemen, wish to call your attentlt
to this charge of ''dsregarding the public VIII
art and of sswarring upon the Constitution" | WI
n it show Won not only the atrocity of this charg
Of Int the gross hypocrlcy OF the men VINO MAKE
to The Senate was hardly organized at the last 81
sand sion bv the choice of President and Clerk' W"
der Mr. Lawrence of Hampshire, IN splte y. .ns W
rned of the people whose will accused OF dlsr
corr oardinr. submitted the following sweeping pre-
in os;tion for the amendment of the Constitution.
and lst To abolish the Council
man. 2d To make the Lieut.. Governor er'oticlo FRI
over dent Of the Senate -
cor al To REQUIRE the Governor to make all nomi
,ares tons OF civil officers the Senate for conhrmat
it in 4th. To divide the Commonwealth into forty
it. = atoriai Districts, based on population
TX OF 5th TO make the aforesaid districts represe
Cen tive districts also, with power to elect represe
tiyes in the General Court. -,
pular 9th. To authorize plurality oil votes 70 eeS
e de- all elections. -, "a. ,
rede 7th. To provide for the election Of Sherihs,
,bl;c s.erx of Probate and Commissioners OF lnsoive
by the voters Of the respective countless and JUS
ux- Of The Peace by the voters oil the respective TO
State to hold their Offices for the term Of $500 years
nnh' Here il a whole broadside of amendments
n s;r forth by the wing leader in the Senate. Not
land outdone In this warfare upo" 'aS Gy'sA''
ixtesn Col Schouler the wing leader in the House,
Q Maid hv The way IS one Of the ablest politicians
ne dol par,y submitted the following propositions 10
e other amendment oil the Const'uuon'
in his lst Senate OF 40 members, to be chos