Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1853-07-27

young man try to rise by merit, instead of money.
If so, he has an excellent chance to be private
all his life.
Gerritt Smith ia Congress.
Next TO Col. Benton, says the New York Tri
bune, Gerrilt Smith, Of our State, will be The most
remarkable figure in our approaching Congress,
and will either make his mark there yerv deenIv
or disappont m6ny sanguine expectations. Fred
eHck Douglass, who recently visited hun at Pc
terboTo, and found him nearly recovered from bis
late severe illness, thus speaks Of him:
There Is peculiar charm about that Peter
boro cottage. The SMILES of Heaven are there
expected TO find NJ Smith less vigorous in health
than found him, in view Of his late indsposition.
He is now able to be about and this week al
tends at Fulton, the Christian Union meeting. |
found him cheerful, bat thoughtful, in view Of the
extraordinary circumstances and duties tbat
await him at the National Capitol An arduous
task Is before him. He goes to fill a post of diff.
fcuty and danger. He will be an apostle oflib
erty in the very stronghold Of slavery and almost
sngle handed, ne will have TO dispute the pass
with the whole phalanx ofslavery 5. chosen men.
Paul at Athens, rebuking doIatry, did not stir up
more malignant feeling, than will follow The
preaching Of the pure ant-slavery gospel at
Washington. Mos distinctly will iIr smith de-
ny the legality Of slavery. He will strip the vile
thing Of all gospel, constitutional, and legal coun
tenance and will treat it as it ought to be treated
system OF violence and blood, no better than
piracy. Murder itself will get SIS much respeet
from llm as slavery; for, 10 him, slavery is muir
der But Mr. Smith is not only an abolltionst.-
He is a Land Reformer; and more sill he i
now, as he ever has been. believer in an 'every
way righteous and civil goyernment;' and is
therefore, il conflict with this Government at ma
ny other points than its Slavery. He is at war
with every species Of class legislation, and will
stand up for eternal justice, wherever, and from
whatever quarter il may be assaed A mighty
work is before him. He is temperance man:
he goes among wine bibbers. He is a peace man:
he goes 10 ntingle with men of blood. He is a
man oil prayer; be goes among blasphemers He
Is an aboionst; he goes TO meet the raffickers
IN human blood. He Is gentleman he goes to
confront rufians. There will be few with whom
he will have anything in common; and if with
al, he shall pass through this furnace, heated
''seven times hotter, and shall come out without
the smell Of Gre upon hun. it viii only be because
the same God Feigns now, that cared for the He
brews That he, like The noble Hebrews. will
refuse to acknowledge the lower law Of slavery
Is certain; that he will enrage the worsbiopers Of
the slave power, aud bring upon himself their
hrey wrath, is certain; but whether il shall
be his TO save his life, as well as be true lo
ms principles Is not certain. Slavery NAV. in
us madness, demand another sacrifice. II NAV
demand another Crandall, Eoveioy, or Torrey. 10
appease ITS bloody wrath. But we tarn from fhe
horrld thought Let them touch him,
To do so, would be the climax of that madness
which precedes destruction. But the Thing win
not be done. Gerriu Smith will be IN Congress-
| as AT nome IN Washington, as at Peterboro;-
/ ioved, respected, honored. Even n-stealers
/ will aeiff rloflag
hun the principles which they have not the y,rpe
themselves 10 carry out.
Upon him will be centred the edattention of
the nation. lie will curry a new element iato
Congress lie Is a politician, without policy:
man OF honor, without pride; and believes that
man need not abandon the character of a Chris.
tian, because he fills the Office Of statesman. -
Let him GO 70 bis great work, and the PRAYERS Of
millions will 90 with him"
g3r There's palhos in the following. that will
reach the gushings Of the deepest heart. well. No
one who has ever lost jewel from the casket Of
household affections, will read il hut ,yiih ,be
glistening eye that tells of buried hopes:
our Little Roy.
saw him IN bis pay as ia dreams zee him now
i ne rose was cn bis cheek, and the Ills on his br,y;
HIS lips were full 0i love, ard his augh was 1911 Of low
ana The sparkle OF bis eJ Told The merry hearted boy
stood beside bis couch vhee in sunriiag he lay
ana Struggled with disease i'll he brealhed his last
No rose was his cheek, and no sparkle 10 hise,e;
oh' 10" II broke my heart hat he darling boy Should
saw him robed in white as they declod him for the
And lad upon his breast sweet blossom in lis bloom,
| HHhe oi beal'y fingered upon MS fac, so fair,
iseemed as Il an angel weresweoty sidmbering there
I, saw HI" once again in The visions Of the night,
He scent q ID lille in ,f
! haip was " his hand, and a garland on his brow,
Forever more an ahgol-oh, such see him now.
gB- The Washington Union undertook 10 read
The New York EUeaing Post, and the Buffalo
hepgOhc, out Of the Democratic party, because
they insisted that our Government has no ripht 10
interfere TO prevent Spain from eniancpaling The
slaves Of Cuba. The Republic reply to the ed
tor 0l TIE Uh101 has no seniy about il:
we authorize him 10 tell the President Of the
United States that we consider il neither our
business nor his, nor any body's else in This coun
try, how soon Spain aboIishes slavery in Cuba.
nor how long she keeps it there unabolished.-
Tell bun that we do not consider that the Munroe
doctrine had any reference to the internal affairs
OF nelghborng nations, that by il we did not as.
sumo the right TO peep into our neghbnr's pots.
to see what they have provided for dinner or
into their cabinets TO see how they propose 10
manage their internal affairs"
,sanibnu sfuytru tHu- yiBug usf1I-.-
hecbvEml NG--Mr 4. Dgdtlussstiy opeodC
the publishers Of The bingham Journal. who iabs
seriously injured at tbsApiece on The 4h inst, by
Observation-Disclosures qfaaepnaoa., w. gupidly
recoyetfns " Bth wounds are healing npyuisd VIII
profanity eibnt very slight disigurahentlq A
handsome sum Of money has boon contributed by
the citizens ofthe place, for his benefit.