Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1853-12-05
ne o ally 5pp.
MONDAY. DECEMBER ,ssa.
congress-.
The legisl..

OuSFeSS.
Awe representatives. Of The "two great
parties" neet 10 day a, Washington; and the 6ues-
lion is, VIVA, are they going doq They whitney
itaby "square OFF, at one another, make loud
speeches pro Ct cor, bring IN ''bis,' pass them,
have them engrosses on parchment, lied with red
tape and slowed away. We know VIVA, particular
process ,Aey will go through, to satisfy Bancombe-
Ne have precedent for that-but independent Of
elecling "Mr Speaker and the other office s. and
OF making the wheels Of legislation revoGve at the
old rate, what will they do?
The only particular purpose Which the admins
traon to have, is ''io crush out The spirit Of
abolitionlsm." Ii rema'as 10 he seen whether OF
not the federal Legislature III conclude 10 go he
business with the Hon. Caleb and Co. Caleb is
old "crusher.s' He initiated himself into the art
of crushing at Metamoras; and by some reactive
accident Or other, go. crushed. Perhaps the same
fortune wi beCal him in his attempts 10 crush out
'sboIilionsn' He may hobble ou Of that bus-
ness too, on crulches
:'Crushiug ou," is process somewhat coincident
with 'putting down"
"Aderman Fler,' in Dickens's Christmas story
of the 6 Chimes" was great "puuer down."
He went in for s'puliing down" the luxurious
habit which "Trotty Week and others of
the London poor practsed, Of eating trpe, He
went in Tor putting down marriage aud miseryi and
widows and orphans; and he in also for putting
down his own throat, spring amh and turtle soup.
He was an English wing, species Of political
hammer to which the Hon. Caleb bears marked
, 4
ting down " have never been considered german to
Democracy. Caleb means, however, to initiate
pcC democratic era. Democracy, according the
fathers, from Plato to Thomas Jefferson, signifed
the liberty Of the individual and the Sovereignty of
the People. Caleb means to demonstrate that ii sig
ni6es the gag for the individual and the sovereignty
Of the executive. Caleb, our democratic Attorney
General, is at ssse with the fathers, with tradition,
with history with.he principles Of American gov
eminent and with the aspirations and tendencies Of
the age He thinks himself able 10 put his foot
upon, and crush out the eternal truth which has
outIived thousand lyrannies and which made as
free. 1t seems 10 Us that he is in danger of hav-
ing his foot crushed,
What is despoism Is it moi State compos-
machines" called government? If Caleb's policy
should prevail, what difference would there be be-
tween Russia and the United States The only
difference would be that Russia would call itself
despolism, aud the United States would call itself
Republic. II an American republican cannot talk
where he pieases, and what he peases, about poll
tics, within the borders Of our country for fear
Of having his soul s'crushed out" by Frank Pierce,
Caleb Gushing, s. Go. what difference is there be
tween him aud Russian serf II we consult the
Declaration of Independence, we perhaps can find
out. But we apprehend that Caleb & Co. canno
ecrush OUT abolilion,sm, nor ''put DOWN. free
speech. We delyhin; spit upon his ukase
we dare him to make trial Of his heel. And il the
administration and the Legislature to strip to the
work Of " crushing OUT liberty to speak, write,
vote, and agia,e, upon any question that we please,
to speak, write, vote, and agitaie about, tell
them they are de6ed. Centsassaszsss.sough the hoa-
orable Caleb, has meuaced American free dom Of
speech and action we spit upon its menaces, and
now we want 10 nee what il will do.