Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1852-10-05


On the 10Th of September last, the SnIbrldge
F,oedom Club. which was established in lS4s, re-
organized, and elected Melvin Haynes, Esq, OF the
firm Of H. s. NJ. Haynes, President, aud Gus war
rem Vice president. Committees for circulating the
documents and otherwise helping on the good cause
If Free Democracy, we're chosen, and the prepare
lion of series of resolutions, to be presented to the
Glib at a future meeting, was entrusted to Francis
w. Emmons, Henry Haynes, Jr., and Emerson
johnson. On the 9Th of September, the Freedom
Club again met, and adopted the following preamble
aud series Of resolutions:
Whereas, The two great leading political parties
of our country, in their recent National Conventions
at Baltimore. have alike fully committed themselves
in favor of the "Compromise Measures" including
the odious Fugitive Slave Law,-indeed, have s'r"
ced this out, and made 1t prominent plank oil Dom
their IJaiiorms-
And tyhereas, their candidates for President and
Vice President of the United States, in accepting
their nominations, have alike committed themselves,
and stand before us asking our votes, on thls rotten
lumber
And ,clrfas, this action Of these parties in their
National Conventions, has been, and is being fully
ratified by their State, County, aud Town Conven'
tons, which say, that their Ohe National Conven,
tons opinions upon the great questions submitted
to them, were fairly ascertained and fully expressed
and, as such, appeal to the honor oil every wing
and every Democrat to sustain them with good alth
if he would be true to himself aud true 10 the best
interests Of his country-[party1
And tGhgeas, the party which rallied at Buffalo IN
August 1913, and then and there inscribed upon III
banner, GREE Soil, FREE SPEECH, FREE LA
BoR, AND FREE MEN, and pledged Itself to fight
under il, and fight ever, until triumphant victory
should reward lis exertions lis not dead, nor sleep
ing but in other sections Of our country, is up and
doing, it becomes us also, think, OF the town o
Smrbrdge, who have hitherto acted with the Free
Soilparty, TO say and do something at the present
crisis. Therefore,
ReSoLued, That we are now as we have ever been
the uncompromting friends of freedhni and the
slave-lhe opponents of slavery and its supporters
that, having examined and re.eXamined our plat
form, and being satisfied that all its tlmbers are
sound, we still stand upon upon it; and our banner
we viii continue to battle under it; that we vii
not vote for Scott Pierce, for any other image
king ACKNOWLEDGMENT has set up.
Resolued, That in John p. Hale, the nominee o
the late National Free Soil Conventions at Pittsburg
we recognize an old aud tried irend--an able states
mana true patriot, and one altogether worthy Of
our support for the Chief MagstraCy Of this Repub
lie; and we will give him our united and hearty
support in November next.
ReSolued That in casting votes also for Geo
w. Julian, for Vice President, they will not be lost
but will tell, as we would have them, for principles
dearer to US than the success or defeat OF any man
Resolred, That we will cordially support Horace
Mann for Governor, and Amasa Walker for Lieut.
Governor Of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
NELSON BENNETT, Sec'y.