New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-10-05

NArIcK. Monday, Sept. IL. 1854.
GEsTLYmYS: Your note officially inf rming me- that
the Conv ention which assembled at Wore ser on the
9TH int had nominated me as u Candidate for the OF
Gee Of Governor of Massachusetts was this day re-
ceiyed. gratefully accept the nominluu IN Is en-
dersd TO me BY gentlemen who disregarGng previous
party Ties have united in order to meet the issues
which the slavery pr0paganoists have imposed upon
the American people.
chy b4s Impressed upon the public mud the coayic-
ton that the existing political organizations are unfit
to deal with the important Issues now before the
country In many of the States thtse ele'e orgini-
2atops are disappf trbg and their members are Jon
ing in the mo, tmept which is to shape trust, ne
future Of the Republic. The descendants OF that
sturdy Puritan e. which from the beginning Df 'ur
history has been ever prompt aud rrsonfe III 1ciene
Of liberty, should now be foremost IN the effort TO
overthrow tue domination oi the sltve power ~ Amer
lea deeply deplOre the results OF those perver'e
councils that have partially th"artea 'ho e"deavorS
that earnestly made To unite The pc, pie ol NJ Is
secbu. etts On this momen'ous question.
The I,soluiioDs of the Worcester Convention en-
brace eystem OF Constitutional, Nlti'nll ana pat
rio,ic Measures Their adoption as The perm 'nent
policy Of the country, can alone IN my Juig neat,
redeem the Federal IioS ernIsent from its u0natural
and dangerous connection with Slavery, pat nj eni
81 sectional agitation and give lasting peace to the
Union
III. Convention. I am confident uttered the voice
of Massachusetts ia prODouncng II t. ne hcr con
"stuiorsl right and duty 10 enact laws winch shiu
protect the liberty Of her citl7Ds u. securing 10
"tbem the right of hH5oss corpus aud ra ny jury III
call involving the question of personal Tree '"u
send which shall efectua, restrain and pdnlsh tue
"atrooous crime oi kidnapplnk The f'st duy ct
every GovernmeDt is t. protect its own ottizens aud
enforce IT'S LAWS. Massachusetts - nnt subject
province but a sovereign Teuber Of the CoGoieracy,
and her honor a. d the safe y ~ her people de-
hpd the enactment of statutes for the prOfec''
of u. rs nal freedom. well "a the nui enforce neh
of those which already exist. The scen"S cXptbtrd III
the Cit, } o. the recent OCCASION ot the r-n
clifton OF an alleged iugltvD from avery dem htre
the uec. Ell of vigorous IN uta nance oi tn laws
of the CommOnw q, on the part at the Vt ate auihpr
tiles " lecied Governor of Mas-a huStits al Ill
deem IT my duty to see that tho la tor the pr"@c'
ton of the persons liberty of The people are enforced
at whatever haza d.
ap, rove of Il G resolution declaring that the pro-
bibninu by law oI the sale of intoxicating llquorr As
ca beverage, is the right AMI duty at tue people
The evils growing out OF the use Of intoxicating ND
uors were vividv imp -es.ed upon my mind IN Oh Id
hood and early in life felt it to be my gu'' to ab
stain WHOLLY from theu use Al 10 inscrIDe my ia no
upon the Temperance Record, where It has ever
since remained have ALWAYS ~ legislator gwen
my vote in favor Of such legislation Us tended to re'
strain the sale Of intoxicating liquor MS hever{ e
WHEN the present liquor law was pending before the
Senate, gave my vote in its favor Ben wing nov
ever thai laws Of tins nature mus, iley rely Tor
support The moral sense "f the people have ever
desirtd t. keep them out OF the of mere party
strife Whatever notifications OF the existing law
experience shal prove to DO necessary 10 secare The
object for which il was enacted shall receive, whether
in public or private life my hearty supp,rt
lam Gen temen, respectfully your friend nd ee wei re
HENRY WILSON
To Messis John Baker Amass Walker Ro,en Carter,