Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1853-01-17
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The Governor's Address.

AAC WV haOENsSs
The Governors Address has probably been read
by all oGr readers before this Time. 1t is worthy Of
peusa piece on ''ueat composition if for no.
thing else. 1t does not indicate the policy of the
new Wing Administration, very clearly, but It shows
that Mr. Clifford is bunker of the bluest kind,
''nalicnar' Of the most acquiescent temper, aud
lodging Wing of the most approved modern pattern
The Governor commences bis address with
grateful acknowledgement of the prosperity of the
Commonwealth; and then ailudes to the deaths of
Mr. R antoul, Mr. Fowler, and Mr. Thompson, as the
prelude to a eulogy onthe late Daniel Webster. The
Presidential election is described "imposing
kpecmcle and the prescribed duties of citizens of
States, as citzens of the Union, laid down with
emphatic authority aRd eminent gravity. The feder-
al government is referred as Of father all
the State governments and the Union their mother.
The States should be very humble and submissive to
the federal government, according to our new Wing
governors for, says MIR CLIFFORD eve can no more
calculate the value of the Union, than we can ndi-
Vdualy calculate the value of the family relation.''
Mr. Clifford, as a matter Of course, is in rapiures
with the supreme Judiciary. His address is full of
compliment that august body. The spirit Of free
dom, the spirit Of American history, TIE spirit Of
republican law, the destiny of humanity, and the will
oi God, are, all subordinate in MIR CHhord's
opinion, to the dctum of the Supreme Court of the
United States. This is pure bunker doctrine, &C.
cording to the Webster school. Mr.. Clifford is a
sound Fugitive Slave law man. that may be relied
Every Governor must needs talk Of our schools,
our charitable institutions, and our progress in the
mechanic arts and manufactures. Governor Clifford
does so, Of course. We do mol see that he saws
anything about the ''ruin" brought upon those in
slilulions and interests by the Coalition They are
distinguished (ol health and prosperity, just now, as
they came fcom the hands of the abused and ma.
Iigned government Of the last two years.
Mr. Clifford occupies considerable space in defn-
ing the duties Of the Executive. This is a round
about way Of telling the legislature that he does net
mean to bid them repeal the Liquor Law, and that
ne does not mean to assume any responsibility in
that affair, beyond approving Of the act Of repeal af
ter ii comes to him in the constitutional way
Mr. Clifford slides from his argument on the du.
ties Of the Executive, to general discussion of the
legislation OF Massachusetts. He says our tendency
is to legislate too much, and that in our zeal, we
hurt moral questions by dragging them into the fatal
arena of politics. Our ''too much legislation
stript OF Mr.. Cliford's cautious, official verhiase,
means "The Liquor Law" He was bound TO say
something upon this subject, because it was the is.
sue upon which his election finally turned. He could
not have ticked baby deIicatey, with the
tip of peacock's feather, than he has tiluated this
t'lata subject Of too much Iegisation' in his in
augural address.
1t is evident from the Governors Address, that
he expects the Legislature to repeal the liquor law,
and that he viii approve the act but he will not take
the initiative in the matter, in the Senate or House
Who, amongst the Temperance Whigs," will re.
deem Their pledge TO repeal this law, and boldly take
the initiative in the matter? We shall see.