Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1852-06-29

party can fabricate, is regarded as an Impractical
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Mr. friends, the appeal is made to you, now, as Of
yore, that you will be true to your convictions that
you will stand up in this crisis, and demonstrate to
the country that there are some men, though per-
haps your humble RS may be few, who Gun neither be
coaxed driven from their allegiance and fidelity
to the honest convictions Of their hearts aud under
standings. (Cheers, and voice, 'swe Will do it.)
Well, if you will do tiny word for tiff the Free
Il Soil men Of Massachusetts, and of New England,
and throughout the United States, win stand firm
and united as one man, if they will stand as the
friends Of liberty have stood in times past, ready to
rush in where the blows fall thckest and hardest,
my word Tor it, the victory viii be (Cheers.)
| So far as that is eoncerned it is no matter who
Asacceeds in the present campaign, The party that
does succeed, will know that it is because the weight
Of your opposition has.not fallen so heavily upon
them as upon their Opponents. Gentlemen, you Will
show to the South, in the coming contest, that there
ale men in our land, who will stand up for the right,
let who will be false; who will be brave, let who
will be towards; and who will be faithful to God,
let who will be treacheruts 10 conscience. Though
your numbers may be few, they will possess moral
orce, before which the spirit of the hosts OF the
most powerful party that can be rallied. viii quail
and uembIe. You will demonstrate 10 them lesson
10 geography that they have never learned from
books namely: that there is North. [Lapghter.l
You will demonstrate to them that though the men
you send to the Conventions may subject themselves
% the dominion of the caucusroum, you are not
thereby become subject to them that when cor
rupt politicians bow down, they only bend their
knees;-that the stiff and sturdy men from your
workshops and farms, who send them conventions,
send them to do anything else than bow the knee to
anybody; and when you have taught them that
lesson, then, and till then, will you have secured
their respect. [Cheers.]
Gentlemen, there is a class of men to whom we
owe a great deal. l mean the opponents Of slavery
in the slave States II is great mistake to suppose
that public men and The public mind are SO corrupt
and depraved at the South, as you would believe by
seeing merely their politicians. There are a great
inany men scattered the slave States, whose
hearts with US, and who are praying that in the
coming contest the free men Of the North will he
true TO themselves It'll BY and by, when men in
the slave States want to speak out their convictions,
there will I've something in the free States stand at
their backs, and sustain them in their efforts for
freedom Why, instead of having ouly one such
man as Cassius NJ. Clay, do we not have hundreds
all over the slave States! will tell you. 1t is be-
cause such loyal spirit his finds little sympa
thy in the hearts Of freemen IN The free States.
Let them know that there is loyalty TO truth in
your hearts, and determination TO give up in
this contest for Liberty; that the North will be true
itself in all cases, all times, and under all cir
cumstances. Then you will find our friends spring.
ny up. everywhere in hosts, re.asserling and re-
echolng the sentiments TO which you have given
birth, [Cheers.l
But ii YOU cast your votes to elect this man to-
day, That man t0-mofroW, WHO Is not true ffend
oil your principles, and urrender whal you have
claimed TO be the highest, the everlasting principles
OF your present and future conduct, how can you
pect to have any influence among honorable men at
the South? All who want sympathy looking to
You for il; but if you h I'D your principles at so
cheap price that they may be surrendered for the
elevation of this or that man to office, they will
lose all confidence in your Efforts They will learn
to distrust your prelensons and give up The dawnng
hopes Of brighter future, which now animate their
hearts,
1t is only by the influence of consistent life, by
carrying out, in all cases, and under ali crcunl-
stances, the principles you have undertaken to main.
tain, that you give them strength and efficiency,
and make yourselves respected and powerful
Let me then hope, my friends, that IN this day of
trial. in this great crisis, there viii be found good
aud true men, throug houl land, to solve this
problem which is presented TO It's. Let me
hope that the old fires have not yet burned out
that the brave sentiments you have uttered to-day,
and IN past DAYS, will be something more than
meaning alk-that you have the energy, determina-
ton, the untnching purpose, and the vigor to sup
port by your acts the resolves you make Cheers.
Let us demonstrate to the length and breadth of
the country, that whatever may be the strength or
not be put down; that all attempts sitting agita-
ton we hold in the most profound contempt, and
hurl back upon them sc0rn and defiance, that how
ever other men may be slaves, WE at least will be
free, and that we will preserve ourselve uncomami
mated from the Ubiquitous participation in their gull
ty measures.
Let US do that, and the victory is won Let us
do that for the next four years, ami the contest will
not be then who can bow down the lowest and make
the humblest promises the slave power; but, on
the contrary, who shall stand up the fImest and
bravest-what party will take lis position strong
est and truest upon the high principles Of eserlast-
ing lustice-what party iuscribe in brightest letters
upon It's banner, ''FIDELITY TO .GoD-LovE TO
MEN LIBERTY AND EQUALITY FOR ALL"
That, my friends, is a result within your reach =
You may not elect the men oil your choice. You
cannot do that, but suppose you did, my friends,
s.st a ''y1 ---.-iL a-'Snii'n w',,'i Ihar b,
pared with that of The regeneration Of public senti-
ment, when it shall be demonstrated heyond mistake
that there is a body Of men in the had, nurnesty,
enough, and powerful enough, by their owps-il This
to control and determine the politicalGS that party
country, to determine them s11rfDciples aud senti-
which is most faithful jequality. [Cheers.l
ments OF liberty algdn ambitious! Does the fires OF
Wy IriendAmbion burn in your hearts! Let me
an hopfhe name Of all that is noble, what can be
sore worthy Of your ambition than to aid in working
,ut such glorious political regeneration for your
,ountryl What offices or honors can any political
,arty besow, that shall give joy 10 your hearts,
with such an achievement as this. All
his is within your each. All this you can demons
rate, aud when they stand up with their giitsheIr
,fces, and their honors, you tel them, 'as did
he humble Hebrew captive Of old, ''let thy gifts be
% thyselves, and give thy rewards to anoher but
will read the writing upon the wall and tell you me
of ito [Cheers That you can do;
hat you may do, and that, if you are true men, you
will do.
Let me commend this to your Judgments, 10 your
hearts, and to all the purposes that can animate
YOU; and most particularly and afectIonately would
appeal 10 the young men within The sound oil my
voice, to the Young men just entering upon the POI
cal arena whose hearts are no. calloused by the
Influences Of political corruption. Young men OF
A noble heritage is yours, but upon
its peaceful aud serene enjoyment much depends