Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1853-11-11

RWm. S. Aspnw all Of BrookIne, Is a Wing
oracle. Henry S. Washburn Esq, found him in
Court street, Boston, on Wednesday evening, and
brought him to this city to talk to the Wings Mr.,
Aspinwal's bearing on the stump, indicated that he
strongly impressed with the opinion that Ger
tain Wing Scion had come from Boslon,to teach his
country cousins something. Mr.. Aspinwall began
hsIeview ofihe Constitution, by calling it ga
thing Of shreds and patches, blunders siupidities,
denominations, cheats, and LESS Alter this strik.
ing indication Of impartial judgmet and temperance
Of thought the orator proceeded TO indicate what he
characterized as the "most abuminabe features of
the thing which these Constitution mongers had pro
duced"- Mr.. AspinwalPs whole tone manner, look,
and action. seemed to say "If the people had hired
only the, would have made them a Constitution,
that would have been more celebrated than the laws
OF the Medes and Persians; but, as they elected
such men as Charles Sumner, Charles Allen, B. +.
HalIett, Geo. t, Boutwell,, N. p Banks, R. H.
Dana, and Others they have the amended Constiiu.
tion presented 10 hem instead Of the 'Code Aspin-
wall" Mr. Aspinwal lisa deep man, and yalua-
bic man, too, according to his own estimation.
The learned critic presented some very striking
views of the ''incapacity and opacity manifested by
the Convention in the construction of the new
Constitution. We confess that we, ourselves, were
somewhat fickled by their novelty and force. He
said that the new Constitution provided that twenty
one members of the Senate should be a Quorum
"Now,'' said he, " il twenty of these men should
die, in year, what should we do?" The meeting
seemed struck by The question We felt inspired by
the spirit Of Copper6eds friend, Mr.. Dick to an
swer, eve would bury 'em.''
Mr.. Aspinwa next reverted To the appalling fact,
that the Clerks of the Police Court might resign,
after they were elected ard, in that case he wanted
10 know wha we should do? We suppose we might
'et'em slide, and the foundations lthe world would
not be shaken, if we did. But the most dreadful
clause in the new Constitution, according TO this
BrookDne Pericles, is that which gives the Gov
ernor the power to suspend public officers when the
public good requires it. He dwell long and bitter
" upon this point, and wanted to know what we
should do if passed We felt inclined to ask Nj.
Aspinwal, ''il the heavens should tall, and smother
the catbirds, what should we do?''
But 10 be serious, it is with such nonsense as the
above, that Wing orators regale the few boys and
Others, who attend their meetings. and it is such
nonsense that ELECTS the appreciation Of those enthu-
siastc youths. We have only casually referred 10
the aspish part Of Mr.. Aspnwals address, be-
cause we do not think that Ann street wit, or Court
st. malignity,are fit subjects Of criticism, in Wing
of these later days. Nervousness of temper, and
looseness of language, aie constitutional elements Of
the Whiggery of the present time Mr. Aspinwall 10
evidently largely endowed with these gifts and seems
to be proud of opportunities to display them. Ii
would be hard to tell whether he is more gratfed.
or his audience edited, on those augpicous &C.
casions when he is roued out TO talk down the
new Constitution.