Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1854-03-11
now the question comes, are we going to use

it,
The voice of our brothers blood calleth to
us from the ground, and we are duller than
the stones in our streets if we do not act in
this crisis. "The Union is in danger;" yes
the union between Worcester and its con-
science, the union that unites us all in a COM
munity of law-loying and law abiding citizens.
Think Of the evils among US and how they
grow; think how careless and Indifferent we
had become to what was going on around us.
If the plague had been among us and only
upon one, single mark of that dreadful disease
had been found, how great would have been
our terror and alarm but all this time a
moral pestilence is among us, and who has
made a stir about that.
A short time ago, the Museum was prohib-
tied, because no institution, it was said, that
was even suspected of being evil in its tenden-
oy, ought to exist. But look at the parallel
What darker evils acre tolerated, down in
these other places, where drinking was the
play, that no one attempted to suppress. If
it was dreadful thing for the boys and young
men of our city to see some mimic pantonainc
of murder enacted on the stage, how much
more dreadful is it to see the terrible reality
enacted upon living stage, in the murder of
one of our own citizens' What are we to say
| of a city that repents of its small sins, and
leaves its great ones unrepenteds
The city has offered reward for the muir
derer, and / am glad it has; but do they
really want to know who did the deed they
! must distribute it among you. You can tell them
what that murderer name is 1t is very short;
| you all know it, R. UNI did the deed; and it has
done all others that have made this city dan
| gerous place to live in; and in former
days the fall of single apple taught the great
law of gravitation to the mind of Newton,
surely the fall of that murdered man ought to
transfx us with horror, and make us rever-
ence the law of man when it ''reenact, the
law of Cod.
Mr. III. dwelt at some length upon the necess-
ity ofthe active cooperation of all good citizens
| in the enforcement of law, and Kidding the
city of the pests that abound here,and of the
feasibility of embracing the present opportuni-
ty to put down the liquor traffic. Miss this
| opportunity said he, and who knows when
another SO good will occur again. The whole
moral power of the city is reused and assem-
bled within these four walls, tonight are we
going to use it in legal power and unite in one
greal effort, to free ourselves from the demon
alizing influences around us: 1 suppose, the
city Government must look with joy to such
meeting as this, we are not here to condemn
the past, we don't care now about indemni-
ty for that it is gone-but we do want secu-
rity for the future. Mr.. H. spoke of the fears
that have been expressed of personal violence
and urged the necessity of all friends of So
briefly and law, standing together in solid pha-
lanx, to let all desperadoes know that an in
jury done to one of us, is an injury done to
all.
We want firm, decided, and unanimous
sentiment, SO manifested against the disturbers
of our peace, that no bad man will raise his
hand in violence, and no rumseller remain
among us. He thought this meeting would
| do a good deal to lay that ghost of fear, and
| he must be craven indeed, who, after such a
| meeting as this, will have any fears. Mr.. H.
| continued his remarks, and introduced some
very happy illustrations Of the truths with
which his speech abounded, which want of
time and space obhges us to omit, and he sat
down amid the most cordial demonstrations of
approval and regard.
Rev. Horace James said, Mr.. Chairman,
deem myfelf happy in having the privilege o
uniting my voice to the strong and earnest
utterance of this great meeting, which is SWELL
ing, like the ocean waves, to bear up the feet
of our city fathers, and to encourage them in
the prosecution of their onerous and impera-
alive duties. Fellow citizens, they can't help
feeling the influence of that swell. They cant
help being encouraged, by the determined
voice of this meeting, in executing the laws,
and bringing terror to evil doors.
Unlike the reverend brother, who preceded
me, need an introduction to my fellow citi-
zens now before me. l am not an old citizen
of Worcester. do not remember her when
she was rural village, but, still l feel, in
common with the Oldest of her sons,a personal
regard for her good name.
have not read the details of the horrid
tragedy, which has called forth this striking
manifestation of feeling, and which have been
of the painful fact, when was from home.
Mr.. Chairman, when took up paper in
Boston, and when my eye fell upon an article
entitled "the Heart of the Commonwealth
growing black when read that murder
had been committed in our streets, and that
no arrests had been made, felt that Worces-
ter was my city, and l felt the blush of shame
mounting to my cheeks, to think that the
perpetrators of SO foul crime could be per-
mitted to escape from the hands of Justice.
Fellow citizens, what is the sentiment
which fills every breast in this large and intel
igent assemblage? Where is the motto to be
found which distinguishes the animating prin-
ciple of this meetings 1t is to be found in
the motto of England's great naval hero,
Nelson, at the battle of Trafalgar " Eng
land expects this day, that every man will do
his duty" 1t is noble motto. There is no
better motto for the private citizen, who seeks
the faithful administration of the laws. There
is no better motto for the City Government,
which is constituted to execute the laws l
say, in the spirit of the noble resolutions that
have been offered here to night, that l expect
to, and will rejoice to do my duty. l rejoice
to unite with the 1900 intelligent, earnest.
moral men, who are here this night to carry
out the spirit and purpose of those resolutions.
! take it that our city authorities will only
need the encouragement which will come
from such hearts and hands as are here to sus-
tain them in their duty. Happily we need no
new law to assist us. We have the Maine
law which has for two years been in opera
ton, and which if faithfully administered is
fully adequate to the necessities of our case.