Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1854-09-04

of the Republicans of Massachusetts, will be
held at the City Hall, in Worcester. This
Convention will represent those true men in
the old Bay State whose first and chief object
in political affairs is, to secure a faithful ad-
ministration of the government, both State
and National, on the principles of liberty and
Justice, which lie at the foundation Of the Con-
stitution. 1t will represent those who are de-
termined to do what they can do, to arrest the
downward course of political affairs, to purge
the government from the abuses, the venality,
and the corruption, which Fave found their
way into it, and to restore it to something of
the purity and impartiality which character
ised its earlier and better days-to displace
from its controlling position, the arrogant
slave power, and enthrone in its stead, Liber-
ty, Justice, and Equal Rights.
In this Holy Work we should rejoice great
ly to have the aid of the great mass of those
men, whose feelings and aspirations are for
the right, but who have, heretofore, remained
in connection with those political organiza-
tons, which the slave power has SO contrived
to manage, as to control their action for its
own purposes, land we consider 1t as one ofthe
strongest evidences of the baleful ascendancy
which that power has acquired, that it is still
able, after all its aggressions, all its enormi-
ties, all its indignites on Freedom and Free
Men, to retain SO large proportion Of the cit
liens of the Free States within the organiza-
tons of those two old parties, both standing
on pro-slayery platforms, whose chief rivalry
has seemed to be, to see which would most
profoundly abase itself before this arrogant
and exacting power.
But better day is at hand Thousands
who have hitherto done the biddings of these
parties will do it no longer. From all parts
of the country, we hear good reports of the
numbers who have emancipated themselves
and now rejoice in the name of American Re-
publicans-no longer the servitors Of slavery,
but the noble champions of Freedom. A large
number of the delegates already appointed to
the Convention, are men who last year belong
ed to the old parties, and we have no doubt
that many of those}yet to be appointed will be
of that class. Such men are doubly welcome,
because they place themselves where their ac-
ton will tell for the principles they love, and
not be so controlled by pro-slayery leaders, as
to aid the cause of opposition and wrong.
We hope that towns which have not already
appointed delegates, will do it forthwith. Ev-
cry town in the State ought to have full del
egation present on the floor of the Conven-
ton. 1t is important that the popular feeling
should be fully and fairly represented, so that
united, harmonious, and vigorous action may
be secured. The character of the political
campaign is generally determined by that of
the conventions with which it is opened.
The Wing Convention, already held, Is ac-
knowledged, all around, ever among candid
men of the party, to have been failure. Ac-
knowledging in the fullest extent the agrees
gressions of the slave power and the necessity
of resistance to it,Fand thus justifying our
course, it nevertheless failed, and refused to
cut itself loose from that power, but remained
standing on its old pro-slayery platform, and
bound, hereafter as heretofore, to submit to
the dictation of that power and to do its bid
dings. Although large in point of numbers, it
evinced none of that earnest enthusiasm
which proceeds from consciousness of be-
ing engaged in good cause, and which is al
most necessarily irreparable from large gather
ings drawn together for such purpose In
the selection of its candidates, too, the nom
inees received the votes OF less than half the
number of delegates reported to be present, a
case without precedent in the history of polit-
zeal conventions. Indeed, the whole affair
seemed as if the actors felt conscious that they
stood in false position, and that defeat and
discontinue awaited them.
The pseudo Democracy have not yet held
their Convention, but, when they do, we
should suppose there would be strange and
unearthly rafting of the dry bones. The
idea of an openly avowed Pierce, Douglas,
and Nebraska swindle party, in old Massachu-
sets, is a strange and almost incredible one,
vet the call is out, and we suppose that a con-
yention of some sort will be held. What it
will be, and what it will do, time will shew
us; but it cannot be much. John Tyler and
Caleb Cushing have once before brought the
marty to the brink of humiliation in Massa-
chusetts, and what Caleb failed to complete
by Tyler's aid, will have been nearly accom-
plished, we suspect, by him with the aid Of
Franklin Pierce.
What encouragement, then, in such a crisis,
for us to press forward. Let us do it then
with earnestness, remembering that our cause
is the Lords, and that, whether success OF
defeat await us, it is equally honorable SO that
we but do our duty.
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