Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1853-05-07

believes II, with the solitary exception have
named; but still, il is made the excuse for great
many things thai grearWany people think need
excuse, that the Union IN danger
Then there is one other subject upon which
think there is duty pertaining to the Free Soil
party of the North, and that is 10 make them-
selves felt-energelicully iell-in the only place
where they can be efficiently felt, that is, al the
ballot box. What is The situation of things to-
day? Have weary occasion TO despair: There
never was more lie, vitality, hope, and energy
in the Free Soil sentiment than there is to-day
never! Loud cheers,] How are we sluat-
ed: why. my flends, you hold The balance Of
power IN Massachusetts, beyond controversy and
beyond mistake The Free Soil party holds the
balance ofpower to-day in Ohio equally as in
Massachusetts. What is the result? You 30
into State where there is 40 Free Soil party,
where 1t does not make itself felt at the ballot
box, and you Will find the most infamous en-
dorscment OF The most monslrous doctrine that
Slave can boast Let ths Sachens Of part
at least, OF the Democratic party in Ohio, assem-
bic IN Convention, do they endorse the Bati-
more platform? Do they make the Fugitive Slave
Law enc of the elements Of their political creed,
one of the, articles Of their ftiIh? Not at all 1t
is laid upon the table Why? Because the Free
Soil party in Ohio hold the balance Of power and
1t Is not found profitable or convenient TO outrage
their moral convictions.
Well, my friends, have alluded 10 these two
States, but there are many other States where if
only one man 10 three that knows the ruth would
come up bravely to his own convictions of duty.
The position OF our party would be as command
ing as it is in Massachusetts and Ohio Let one
in three in The great State of New York, come up
to his own convictions a duty, and follow The
plainest leadngs of truth, and the Free Soil party
will control the balance Of power, in that Stale,
just as much as hey do IN Massachusetts aud
Oho That Is what we want. We want to let
our friends over the country kpow that those who
have taken the vows Of this creed upon them
selves, and announced this sentiment as the guild
Ing sentiment of their lives, have enlisted for the
[cheers] that they are not for single
campaign, and when that is over go quietly TO
their hOmes and leave the cause to take care of
ITSELF 1t needs TO be known, and felt and real
lzed, that there Is an energetic, life giving, and
efficient principle Of action in the men who have
taken upon themselves the responsibilities of The
position we occupy; and when we have done
that, we shall have done our duty.
You may by assured the hearts of this people
are with US, the convictions Of the great mass are
with US, and, my friends, there is something else
there Is not only the hearts of the people and
the convictions of the men, but there are the sen
tlments OF the women-they are with us also
[Great applause.
had striking illustration Of the trick of this
the other day As was coming to Massachu-
sets, there was an old bunker politician came
and sat by me in the cars, with a smiling, pleas
ant face, and he began TO speak of the time [save
the mark } when | should be President. Laugh
ter. | smiled in his face with increduity-
''Why, SAID he, ''you need moi be so ncredu-
lous; the thing is making way where did moi
expect IT," | expected TO hear of some new
movement in some county oftEe West tWhy,''
said he, ''the women have got holdo it. TLoud
laughter and applause.] When go home and
talk to my family, have 10 confess FIVE times as
much anti-savery as il Is prudent for me 10 talk
on Change" Renewed cheers.
Now friends if we will just stand and place
ourselves where we were in I84S, we shall have
the people with US as they were with us then,
and would have been with US now, if those who
had been trusted but not tried, had not failed in
that hour. And we have many encouraging cir
cumsIances about US. We have many noble men
among us. We have, in The person of my friend
who sits near me, enlisted 10 our cause the eo-
quence OF Clay, Immense applause the clarion
notes OF whose eoquence Were never prostiluted
TO a Compromise [Cheers And my right,
we have representatives, noble scion Of no
Bile stock-that tellsu US that the patriotism, the
judicial learning, and the integrity " hich adorned
Jay, yet lives in his descendant. Loud ap-
plause.
That is not all. We have great many noble
men among US; and we have a Mann, about
whose manhood !here can be no question. En-
thuslastic applause More than all that, we
have IN our own hearts (what am afraid all our
opponents have uot, the appreciation of our own
consciousness [cheersl we have 10 labor for
cause that we can take not only 10 the ballot box
but TO the Throne of Grace, anS commend to the
blessing Of Almighty God
Then, my friends, with such a cause, with such
advocates, and with such indications around us,
let US be up and doing our duty We gave free
soil and free government to Oregon, not because
itiay North or South Of any particular line of lat
itude, but we said that when lis vast territory
should be peopled, when the hum Of industry
should be heard over It's hills and valleys, and The
leemng millions ofunborn generations should rise
up and fill those places, that they should not have
the curse of human slavery there We deter
mined that when we stood before the bar Of final
account, we would not have resting upon our
heads the frowns and curses and imprecalions of
those that had dragged out life Of slavery through
our want OF hdeiity to the trust committed to US
Now, my friends, one word more, and will
not uespass longer upon your patience. Politi-
clans continually tell us, "You can do nothing at
ALL Everything is settled. The annexation of
Texas is settled, and you can do nothing" Let
me suppose, for the sake of argument, that it is
settled; what is our duty? Why, our duty is 10
have settlement NIlh the settlers. Loud
cheers and laughter fits tue that our rights
have been bartered away, that the interests Of
liberty have been sold. and those That have be.
trayed rtleir trust are uhe enjoyment OF the price
Of their lreachery, shall our mouths be shut, when
we would call them 10 account, because they
tell US The things 'ale setlledl
Some Of my professional brethren are around
me. Lei me suppose some cIieut goes to one of
them, and enlrusls a great matter 10 him, rely ing
upon his integrity, his fidelity, bis perseverance,,
and devotion 10 his client, 10 prosecute il sue
cessiu issue. lustead that, he sells his clients
right, betrays his trust, puts the reward OF lreach-
cry in hi, own pocket, and then, when The client
comes and asks about it, he says, 'lhe thing can
not be disturbed any longer-il is sellledp' Very
well, my friends, what would you do? Would
you not have settlement with the attorney next?
That ls what we want. We want a settlement
with The men who have settled this thing. We
want to see what is The Consideration that they
have got Andby these means, we can be IN