Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1854-11-15
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The Aspect Of Things.

The Aspect of Things
The election in our city, on Monday, was
onlv an index of the result in all parts of the
Stale. The "Know Nothings literally
swept the State. They elected their Governor
and Lieut.. Governor, by over 50, 900 majority.
They carried their Senators in every County,
and also their Representatives in almost every
town. They elected the whole Congressional
representation and will probably be able,
with perfect unanimity, to elect United
States Senator.
The designation of " Know Nothing" does
not clearly indicate the Anti Slavery charac-
ter of the gentlemen, who have been elected
to Office by the new organization but an an
alysis and classification of them, according to
the old designations Of Wing, Democrat, and
Free Soiler, show that those who were mem
bers of the last named party are largely repre-
scented in the new one.
All the Wing members of Congress have
been defeated by the new order; and only
Alexander Dewitt and N. P. Banks of the
present Congressional delegation have been
reelected. 1t seems that it was not enough
to the new order that the Wings had voted
against the Nebraska bill they appear to have
wanted men to represent their Anti. Slavery
principles who were well known to be Anti
Slavery men; and we accordingly find that
the Know Nothings have elected w. S. Dam
rel, Free Soil, to represent the third Con-
gressional District; L. B. Comins, F. s., in
the 4th Arson Burlingame, F. S., in the
9th; N. P. Banks, Jr., +. S. DEM, in the
9TH; Chauncey L. Knapp, F. s., in the Sth;
Alexander Dewitt, F, s., in the 9th; and
Mark Trafton, F. s., in the 18th. These sew
en- gentlemen, with Mr.. Morris F. S. Wing,
in the 10th, are out and out Anti-Slavery
men; and the other three are at least, decided
enemies to Nebraskality.
We do not think that the friends of free
dom in this State, have any cause to be in the
least chagrined at the general result of the
election. An analysis Of the opinions Of the
Representatives to the General Court, will
show that the real, honest, anti -slayery senti-
ment of Massa chusetts will strongly prevail in
the next Legislature. We hope and pray that
we have got government now, that will
fence round the personal liberty Of our eiti-
zens with legal safeguards so that neither kid
nappers nor the hired soldiery of the United
States will ever dare TO come hunting men
again in the city of Boston. We shall see.
We cannot fully express our pleasure at the
reelection of Mr.. Banks. Since his return
from Congress the Wings, with the exception
of Mr.. Upham, have pursued him with merci-
less malignity and if they could they assur-
eddy would have prevented his return, but he
goes back again in spite of them, and with
comrades too, who will stand right up with
him in opposition to the progress Of Slavery.
He was elected too, be it remembered, by a
larger majority than any Wing ever received,
in his District. The "Know Nothings +"
have now assumed the responsibilities of pow
er, and they cannot longer remain incogaita.
They must be judged by their actions, as
other administrations have been judged, and
by their public acts must stand or fall. We
hope that justice and liberty viii have no
cause to regret their advent to power. We
especially hope that they will call anew Con-
vention, revise the Constitution, and place the
politics of this State such basis as will
meet the wants of the Commonwealth and OF
the age.