Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1853-01-14

81 The Transcript of Wednesday founders
about in its usual numbering style, in relation 10 the
statement made, that the wings in the Legislature
had been engaged, on Monday, in the 'sattempt to
compel their opponents either 10 for dead man.
or for Of their candidates. This, the Trans
crp, very honestly of course, pronounces to be alse
in every particular in which it is intended to cast
stigma upon the wings" Having made this ad
eapandWm assertion, it talks round about the subject
but without any attempt to show a single point in
which our statement not true, 10 the very letter.
On the contrary, 1t tacty admits the truth Of the
facts stated by us, and attempts apology for them,
which is as lame, Improbable and absurd, as its first
statement is untrue.
Did not the whg Senate present a list, purporting
to be constitutional candidates. on which was the
Of dead man? Without an amendment of
this list, were not their opponents compelled either
to vote for dead or for wbig? And, was
not all attempt at amendment steadily and pertina-
ciousy resisted by the wings, during the whole Of
Monday-frst in the House, and then in the Con-
vention. And was not the whole force of the party
directed to the one point Of compelling the minority
- WV ~ iAN hst dc ~ 4ND man having Inc
slightest regard for truth, will deny either Of these
propositions.
The Transcript attempts, however, to escape from
the force Of these facts, by pretending that the com.
mittee did not know, when the report was made
that Judge Mack dead. In other words, il is
willing TO have them proved to be ignoramuses, If it
will save them from the suspicion Of being knayes.
Fnee tho int r. =, A.
that the Chairman Of the Senate Committee. one of
The leading politicians of Boston, did not know of
Judge Mack's dcath--a fact which had gone the
rounds Of all the papers not in the usual obituary
list, but in editorials, with the further fact stated
that he was a candidate for Senate? We are will
ling, for the sake of the argument to admit, what
we do not believe, that the committee were really as
ignorant as the Transcript preends. That being
granted how does help the easel If they did not
know Of Judge Mack's death when the report was
made, they did know il on Monday morning, and so
did both the Senate and the House; vet they re {.
fused to amend the report, and consumed the day in
attempting to force it down the threats of the mi.
noriy. Failing to succeed, they backed out ihenext
morning. Thus il is that the Transcript fails
~ us apology, az WelIas IN us assertion.
We might leave this matter here, having accom-
pshed orr object but there are two other things in
The Transcripts article, which display gross ignor-
ance or NiIff attempt to deseve, and may, there
fore be briefly noticed. M. Nayson, Of Amesbury,
is charged with withholding the information Of
Judge Mack's death, "purposely. no doubt" ill a
few minutes before The assembling Of the Conven.
tion in order to throw obstacles in the way Of the
organization. Il should be recollected than Mr.
NaYson had only from Saturday ,aftehe close Of the
session Of the House, until Monday morning, to pro-
cure his evidence 10. Yet, il that short time, he
had procured from Essex county all the evidence, in
legal form, TO subsantiale the fact, and be did,
at the earliest momcnt,aller The meeting on Monday,
lay !, before the ouse,ibc only place proper for him
TO presem il, after the agreement TO 90 iuto Conven
ton lie did ali that he could do, and more than
should have been required ofhm; for every Wing
Representative and Senator knew the fact, as we'll
before he presented the evidence as they do now.
iag The Transcript chuckes mol little at the fact
that The Governor and Council, 10 their official an
nuuciaton Of the Senatorial vote, included The name