Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1854-01-19

On "Wednesday 18th inst. the organ Of the ere
spectacle Wings" Of this city had a characteristic
article on the election OF Senator from Berkshire,
and the Great Darlington returns. The "orean"
attempts to prove that the proceedings in this case
all fair and honorable, and that we thought go
once, and then we didn't think We refer TO the
article in the organ not because we consider that
that sheet has done anything hu, strengthen the ev-
licences of lite established stupidity and impudencs
but because it gives opportunity TO ss'N''e"
on the dishonest, shufiiag, incapable ~ '''N
that sheet ia a most perfect reprs.s.. ~,
Now in relation 10 the ,vs.asaci mr. Sa'''"e. Inc
sa.s.,,or sd f,or.s;, empowered by the Con-
-,;,.,;a. Who legally elected Senators.
r,r-- 80 discretionary power in relation TO
~ Of rejecting returns. They must acl accord
se 20 The strict letter Of the law and f there is be
any discretion exercised about the reurns the egs
iatuie only has power to act.
The return from Great Darlington was incorrect,
and the only legal course Tor the Governor and
Council pursue was, reject that return and de-
clare DR. Sabine elected, and permit the Senate to
further deal with the case as il saw fl.
The Governor and Council, true TO Whggism,
and false to the Constitution, counted DR. Sabine out
BY counting the Great harrington -eiurA in. They
did not want TO have The Senate tied up and could
not afford 10 be honest.
The matter was next taken up in the Senate, and
referred to the Committee on Elections The Wings
on that Committee had made up their minds to re-
jet the Great Darlington return, according prscs
dent, but when they found out that DR. Sabine would
b. Senator II they did so, they also determined to
count il in. and, by this means, make Ensign H.
Kellogg constitutional candidate for election. Up.
scrutiny Of the returns, was found that Great
Darlington had voted 70. E. F. Kellogg and not E.
II. Kellogg. SO that the latter was not constliu-
tionaI candidate after all. The Wings got this
difficulty also, however, and ,Nnnder suspension of
the rules, hurriedIy elected Mr. Kellogg. Now the
conduct Of the Governor and Council, and Of the
Committee, in this case, was contempubly mean
The whole proceedings Of the WhigsSin this case,
were distinguished by one object, that was TO elect
ME- Kellogg. Aud they were bound to do SO by any
possible means. They succeeded, and it would be
strange if majority interruptions and subver-
sive Of law, did no, succeed in stranger enter
prises than that Of cheating DR. Sabine Of his e
gal rights.
Blu, all this schemng and cheating cos, time and
money. In 1852, alI'the vacancies in the Senate
were filed in two days aftermeeting. This year at.
four days spent IN attempts by the wing majority
cheat Or. Sabine Of his seat, impaect return
was made. Onthe sirth day of the session all the
vacancies except that Of Berkshire were filed and
it was moi until after the candidates for Governor
and Lieutenant Governor had been sent from the
House that all VACANCIES in the Senate we're filed
In the business Of organizing the government, the
wings have manifested either the reckless dis
regard TO law, or the most piable incapaciiy, not
TO speak OF their prnscrplive demonstrations Of ma.
gnant hatred towards their political opponents.
The elections Of Emory Washburn add PIunkett are
legally void, by Of the ignorant laundering
OF their adherants. They were not constlutionaly
elected, because the law prescribes that /" the
cies in the Senate shall irs, be filed up; the Gov.
ernor and Lieutenant Governor shall then be elect
ed" &c. The wings did not wait to fulfil the re.
quisions Of the Constitution The election Of Gov
ernor and Lieutenant Governor had taken place in
the House, before Senator for Berkshire was cleo.
ted. fda
II is said that The wings. composing the majori-
ties in the House and Senate are not much 70 blame
for those proceedings, for they do know any bet.
ter. Their attempts TO get Mr.. Kellogg into the
Senate were dictated BY desire 10 save themselves
from total contempt. Such another set Of incapa.
bles never we've dubbednsilh the name Of 'sgrave
and reverend Senator's
The political prospect before Massachusetts for
the present year, is not a very fauering one With
such legislature we have, we need moi, unless
we desire to be disappointed. expect either amend
ments Of the Constitution, the enactment Of good
laws. They have already shown whal degree Of in.
telligence, and what amount Of maniaess there are
amongst them.
We supposed that the Committee, on the CT Bar.
rington returns acting in good faith when they
proposed to consider the error in that document as
merely clerical error, and thought that The most
liberal construction should be given in the case, but
we found that there no honesty in the majority
o. the committees and that there was no protecticn
to be found from their roguery, except in holding to
the sirciest letter Of the law. The wings on The
committee showed that they had no desire 10 act
consistently in this matter, bu, ready to adopt
any that would suit ihense Ives. Il was in view
OF this detre on the part Of the wbisss to act un
fairly, that we latserly took exceptions to their
course. We have not attempted 10 ans,Or the Organ
We do not feel able to answer il as it should be
swered. i would require some one who has been
ling accustomed to the blsckeuard's vocabulary. to
meet il on equal terms. Perhaps the Fiichburg Re-
vile and the Worcester Transcript may fall ont
day. Unless such an eEeai takes places, neither of
those organs " can ever hope 10 find foeman
worthy Of it's Biilingsgate.
FIRE.-0n Tuesday evening, about IL past .
o'clock ere discovered in that part Of Merri-
fields extensive square Of buildings, fronting on
Union street. The Gre originated in the shop occu-
pied by C. F, Hovey for the manufacture Of straw