Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1854-03-11


meeting is an indication not to be mistaken
that it will soon come. (Cheers.)
|, with all my heart, second, support, and
Will do all can, to give practical effect 10
those resolutions.
Mr.. James sat down amidst loud applause.
Rev. Charles X. Colver being loudly called
for, came forward and delivered an impressive
and eloquent speech. He said it should al
ways be assumed as logical accedence, that
the clergy are on the right side They were
the opponents ofrighteousness and truth, and
their legitimate position was with all who
sought to advance the principles of righteous
ness and truth.
AT another meeting, which took place short
time ago, in this place, words were expressed
which might lead to the impression that there
was not courage amongst us to meet the evils
which afflict our city. Where there was
clear consciousness of right, there could be no
want of courage; and whenever our citizens
became filled with the conviction that they
were right in any emergency, and should act,
there would be no hanging back for want OF
courage.
Why are there special police appointed to
watch certain places in the city, It's because
the frequenters of those places have hitherto
been Drawer than the authorities; they have
been drawer to defy and violate the laws than
the authorities have been to execute them
loud cheers.) The cowardice of those in
authority encourages the doors Of evil
The reason of the present condition OF our
city, in relation to the traffic ill liquor, arises
from the want of conscientious stability IN the
better portion of the community. Let them
conscientiously assume the position to which
their position and responsibilities call them,
Al ! !, i1,fl ,a ngn
cution of the laws. (Applause) Let every
man before me know that he is right, and let
him act because he knows he is right and then
there will be no trouble about general, united
action.
Allusion has been made at another time to
our political relations in reference to this sub
iect. 1t has been asserted that each of the po
litical parties bids for the rum vote. Let the
men who direct the action of the political par
ties prove that this is false. Let the leaders
who preside at political caucusses know that
they cannot make good and true men deviate
from the right even to save from defeat the
armies of partizan politics.
Let it be understood that right minded men
love tight more than policy, and will not be
seduced from what is right, for any considera-
ton, and then we will have state of moral
feeling, before which the evils which now
aflict our City, would melt way.
Mr.. Colver was loudly cheered, when he
resumed his seat.
w. w. Rice, Esq. being called upon, said 1
recollect reading in the History of the French
| Revolution, that on dark and stormy night,
| such as this, when the sanguinary and infu-
rated mob were rushing through the streets
! of Paris, spreading massacre and CONSERVATION
| in their path, Napoleon, then young man,
| was called out with his battalions and cannon,
to stop the progress of those assassins. He
| planted his artillery right before the furious
murderers, and poured his heavy volleys into
their midst. Terrified by the explosion, they
| parted like herds of scared cattle, and fed
from the lannon's mouth. After all, they
were only blank cartridges that were fred
| among them.
| Fellow citizens, no blank cartridges have
been fred here tonight. The fathers of the
city have spoken in language that will not
| only startle, but subdue; and when the ia
Tiers speak, let the young men keep silent
| But I viii say one word for the young men
| if they will permit me. Where the voice Of
the fathers directs us to go, there will we be
| to act. loud cbeers.)
| Rev. Mr.. Chaplin was called for, but was not
! present
Hon. Hesry Chaplin said, wish to give
| one instance Of the truth of the first doctrine
which we enuneiated this evening, namely
the value of yielding encouragement to mer
| in authority. It might be about years age
| that was placed in position of civic author.
ity, and can assure you that it was stormy
time. 1t might, without the use of any me-
taphorical figure, be styled the age of bomb.
shells. The city fathers reigned over an ex.
plosive domain. Daughter Well, although
we in authority took the matter as cool as
zephyr, there were others who became excited
under the circumstances.
These men, powerful by reason of theil
moral worth, and the dignity of their ive
came to me and told me that though they hat
not voted for me as Mayor, and though they
did not feel any particular interest in some o
my views,yet in that instance they would stanC
by me and support me with all their force anc
faculty. do confess that felt gratifed anc
encouraged by such marks of sympathy, ant
l have no doubt but those in authority vii
appreciate your moral aid and sympathy
| (Cheers.)
The resolutions were put, and were unani.
mously adopted
i A motion to present the resolutions to tn,
presses in the city for publication was unani
mously carried. Rev. T. w. Higginson in.
vited all who felt the necessity for action, t.
meet at Horticultural Hall on Monday eve
ming, and join the Carson League there anC
then to be organized. The meeting then dis
| solved