Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1852-12-13
The iaigs and Coalition.


coaesced with the Democrats, for certain declar-
ed and specific purposes:-F First, to secure fair
and equitable representation of the people in the
State Legslature--.to obtain certain reforms in
the laws, called for by the majority Of the people;
aud to prevent the misrepresentation of this Com
monwealth at Washington, by such a man as
George Ashmun, or George F. Curtis,
This coalition was initiated by the people in
their primary meetings, and was carried out in
its letter and spirit by the representatives of the
people. Certain benefcent laws, now on the
Statute Book the fruits Of that coalition, and
Charles Summers election to the United States
Senate was one of its results. Ii was an honest
coalition, entered into with the cearest and most
thorough understanding on both sides, and it was
sustained by the people, without ambiguity or re-
serve. majority Of fourteen thousand voters in
the State, in November last, set their seal of APP
prova toall its acts and objects. This "Coali-
tom has, for two years, been a special object of
attack, by our Wing opponents. They deuounc-
ed, in the first place, the principle of coalitions
No men, they said, who were not rogues, rob
coalitonisls were thieves, swindiers and scoun-
drels They next attacked the parties compos-
ing the coalition All the approbrious epithets
that their spleen or malice could invent, were
used to designate the Free Sellers and DEM
ocrats and their concert of action on State af-
fairs. was likened to that ofbrigands, who unite
their forces for the purposes of robbery and plum
der
This Wing cant about ''unholy coalition, and
vile coalition did influence some persons who
had Free Soil predictions, although attached to
the Wing party. The idea of coalescng with
the ''LocOlocos,' as the Wings delighted to call
the Democrats, was dwelt upon with such hor-
rifle eloquence-wh much virtuous indgna-
ton and holy abhorence-by the Wing presses,
that many -four cilizens were startled at the
thought, and remained in the bosom of the Wing
faction, in preference to even seeming TO counte-
nance the existence of the ''dreadlui Democrats. -
All this assumption of purity and lastidious
virtue, was, however, mere cant and hypocrisy.
1t was a mere Wing lie, dressed up in the affect
ed garb of virtue. The Wings have, themselves,
coalesced since they published their vociferous
dlaribes against coalitions, and they have done
so for no object, except the qualification of their
malice. They have eagerly coalesced with the
bunker Democrats, both in The State and Nation.
al elections, in order to break down the liberal
party in Massachusetts, and justify their own
treason to liberty by handing over this Common
wealth to the minuns Of Slavery. Reckless and
abandoned themselves they are using all their cum
ming and their strength, to drag Massachusetts
into The same state Of shameless abandonment.
We believe, however, that the present course
of the Wing leaders is the necessary consequence
OF their former acts and we also believe that
that course will necessarily open the eyes of many
hitherto Wings, to the utter falsity of all their
previous declarations, and professions. Will the
men who honestly thought it wrong, to coalesce
with the Democrats to ATTAIN lien law for work
ing men, or the election of true man for u S.
Senator now contider it right to coalesce with
bunker Democrats to secure the supremacy of the
Fugitive Slave Law, and the extinction of the
sovereignty and independence of Massachusetts
within her own borders
If an open, fair coalition was wrong, can a
claadestine coalition for the purpose of revenge
be right If coalition of Free Sellers and pro-
gressive Democrats was vile, can coalition of
Wings and Hunker Democrats be "holy?"
We knew that the Wings were deceiving their
adhersnts with lies, and were cheating them out
of the truth to which they had right when they
were denouncing the coalition. We knew it was
cant, and exposed it accordingly; but the mere
fact that they persisted in repeating it seemed to
convince many of their honesty and sincerity.
Bat lying which is defiance of the laws of
God, and which is cowardice before men, is the
meanest of all the vices; and is the most difficult
OF concealment. It'll confession of weakness
because 1t is an attempt to supply, by craft and
cunning, the defects Unnatural and moral strength
The Wings had abandoned all their anti-slavery
professions, and principles and were morally
weak, as political party. TO save themselves
from immediate destruction, they devoted them
selves to the vehement aspersion Of their fellow
citizens; and assumed to be the guardians and
cenSors of public virtue. But, now their want
of sincerity-their arrant hypocrisy-admits of
no doubt. Sincerity is to speak as we think to
do as we pretend and profess, and, really to he
what we seem to be- The coalition, properly SO
called, was sincere and honest. The triple al
lance of Whiggery, hunke rism, and rum is a
public recantation of every word that was advance
eddy the Wing party against coalitions and is at
the same time that factions condemnation before
the people.
The Citfzens' Ticket.
We learn that the called meeting OF citizens
have nominated ticket for Mayor and Aldermen,