Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1855-11-05
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The Democrats of Worcester had meeting at
the City Hall, on Saturday evening last, to hear
addresses from John A. Bolles of Winches ter,
and Welcome B. Sayles of Providence. R. l.
The latter gentleman did not make his appear.
ance. Colonel James Estabrook was appointed
Chairman, and ]. L. Myers Secretary.
After the appointment of a committee to re-
port, atthe polls on Tuesday morning, list Of
candidates to be supported for Representatives to
the General Court, the Chairman introduced to
the audience the Hon. John A, Bodies, who was
received with considerable applause.
ssMr. Bodies commenced by abiding to the diff
ferent parties in the field and the distinctive prin-
eiples of each. The first was the Liberal Union
party, based upoS one single principle, that of
opposition to the liquor law. The next was the
Democratic party. which included that principle,
among others. Therefore both were substantial
ly, one party, as the Democrats endorsed besides
all other liberal ideas, the single one embraced in
the Liberal Union organization, of opposition to
the Maine law.
He next came to the " Fusion party, which
he mentioned as comprised under two heads, (the
Rockwell and Gardner divisions) made up of the
odds and ends of all isms, the term Know
Nothing" designating both whole. He
made up of one half of those who last year were
in the Know Nothing organisation, was sufh
cient reason for its being cast in the same cate
CORY of denuncation with them.
Mr.. Bolles then went into criticism of the
Legislature Of the last winter, characterzing it
as one mass of bigotry and fanaticsm. He in
stanced the law forbidding the naturalization OF
foreigners in State Courts, as foolish and sui
cidal one, and destructive of their own interests,
well as the interests OF the public. The liquor
law then passed in review under his caustic crit
icsm, a statute not only volatiye of the rights
Of the citizen, bat destructive of the cause of
temperance, of which he had deemed himself to
be an active advocate, by pen and voice, for near
ly twenty years past.
In his criticism and accommodation of the legisla-
ton of the last winterin regard to the Rights Of
Women" Mr. Bodies brought down the house re-
peatedly, by his witty and humorous remarks.
That portion of the personal Liberty Law"
which prohibits lawyers from engaging them
selves counsel for claimants of fugitive slaves
under penalty of exclusion forever from practice
in the Courts, he thought monstrously tyranni-
cal.
The speaker then took up the subject of the
distinctive feature of the Know Nothing party,
its prohibition Of all but natives of the soil
from holding any office, and its prescription
of foreigners under a residence of twenty.
one years, from the right of voting He
made an excellent argument on this point, and
was very eloquent in his illusions to the distin-
gushed characters Of the country, living and
dead patriots, statesmen, and men of science
and literature, of foreign birth, who had reflected
such credit upon our nation.
Mr.. Bolles CONCLUDED at a little past 9 o'clock,
and after few remarks from Mr.. George w.
Bentley, the meeting adjourned.