Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1855-03-15
Intercepted Correspondence.


The folio wing letter which appears to have
been written to Hon. Caleb Cushing, by one
Of his intimate friends in Newburyport, has
come into our hands, and not knowing where
to forward it, Caleb at last accounts, being
engaged in electioneering in New Hampshire,
we have concluded to publish it. with the hope
that the hero of the Matamoras ditch, may
obtain the information which it contains at an
early date:
NEwBoRyPoRT, March IA, 1855.
My DEAR CALEB, I've got the blues; l sup
pose you have; indeed l think mn blue NAV
safely be called fast color. The elections in
Wisconsin New York, Illinois, Massachusetts,
and New Hampshire, are enough to shake the
nerves Of irner deyoteeS OF slavery than Ell
Their you or l. And then the anti slavery sen.
tment is spreading so fast and so far; our
young friend GARDNER, who we had suppos-
ed to bn one after our own hearts, and MET
CALF of New Hampshire, who had been tried
in our furnace and whose purity was undoubt-
ed, have given way to 'the love of place and
power, so NATIONAL so seductive" and gone
over 10 the enemy heresies are extending in
our own town; notwithstanding our friend
SHERIDAN says the Free Soil Party is of no
account here and moi worth mentioning, it is
the only party which maintains a Reading
Room-yes, Caleb, just think of il, these
traitorous Aboliuonists actually support
room here III our own town, where they meet
nightly, and concoct schemes for our over
throw with as much nonchalance as you or
would shoot niger, or administer Mexican
discipline to refractory custom house Off
cal
A few days since these fellows met in their
room in the daytime, and l had the curiosity
to look in to see what might be going on
found they had piece OF property (value
$780, belonging to a gentleman in Baltimore
1--WE have met in Baltimore Caleb he looked
as much q man as you or l, and as gazed On
his bright eye, radiant with the intellect his
God had given him, and on his manly form
looking as though he might have been created
in the image of God, J acknowledge [ waver-
ed somewhat in the faith and almost believed
he might be nlaa and a brother.
l could not find it in my heart to betrav
INN into the hands of our bloodhounds, but
you must not mention this, lest it should de-
tract from the reputation | have obtained Of
beiug Heaven defying hater OF human
rights, and | might possibly be suspected of
taltering in my devotion to the Uniou, Cot
ton, and Slavery
But, Caleb, something must be done, we're
going to ruin as fast as men can go. In
scarcely district, north of Mason s Dlxon's
line, can a mau be returned TO Congress who
is not opposed to US on the 'Fi5aI and oaiy
questio OF the day." a year or two hence
kanzas and Minnesota will he asking for ad
mission into the Union with free C0nstitu-
tons, The project of annexiug Cuba is dead
beyond resurrection and lastly, the little we
had to hope for from the Know Nethings is
now being petty essentially crushed out by
the Know Something's
The Order Of United Americans is growing
somewhat, and some of our sarewdest friends
are getting into it. they may possibly con-
tTive to control another party, and in their sue.
cess lies our oaly hope Of ever again holding
up our heads in public For my own part,
seriously think Of going into a chrysals state,
and coming out again, years hence, when
people have forgotten nay present pro slavery
ptochvities, good aaolihonist. What do
You think of the project: You have much
the advantage OF me, as you can refer 10 your
former anti-alayCry writings and might very
likely obtain an endorsement from John u.
Whittier. Ga the whole. [ am inclined to
think that you are safe enough, but for my
own self, in the Language Of JLicaaber, the un
dersigned is crushed.
Yours Repentanlly,
IIMpTUy FoRD