Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1855-10-15

elected ana hYe Democratic senators and nine
teen Democratic representatives.
Such are the first results Of fusion upon the
great issue Of no more Slave States and no more
Slave Territories. The people of Ohio have de-
clared that they mean to make the question of
Freedom paramount, and most manfully have they
resisted the combined forces of the Nebraska
Democracy and the Trimbleites which latter par.
~ bears precisely the same relation to theRepubl-
party in that State that the Gardner party does
in this. The Trimbe party took action against
the Republican movement, on the ground that
American principles were not recognized in the
platform, and there as here every effort wss made
t. draw off the votes OF the friends Of Freedom
from Chae. The result is mos, gratifying, and
the fate of the disorganizers of Ohio, under
the lea of Allen Trimble, and of the Democra-
cy under Medill, the Beach party and the Gard
ner faction in Massachusetts,, may read their
doom.
Hon. A. H. NELSON, one of the Judges of the
Supreme Court who has been recently appointed
to the bench by Governor Gardner, has felt a call
to say something to sustain his friend and bene-
factor from the unpleasant positions in which du
plicity and faithlessness have placed him, by
raising question of veracity against General
Wilson. In letter to the Bee, published on Fri.
day morning, Judge Nelson says:
I" / trust [ may be excused for noticing one
matter with which my name has been slightly
It'd, and for giving my personal testimony
thereon. Its this | notice by the p l6lic news.
papers, that General Wilson last week at Warces.
ter made certain charges against our mutual
friend, your distinguished townsman, Heary j.
Gardner, the Governor of the Commonwealth
Amongst other matte 5, he referred to the fact #
the presence oi Governor Gardner al my office
in Boston, on the day OF the Convention al Wur-
cester which nominated MIR. Rockwell for the Of
flee OF Governor He states that between certain
hours OF that day, Governor Gardner, Mr. NJ trsh
the present Treasurer, and MIR. Clifford, the pres
ent Auditor, we're also present. and that certain
conversation took place, which he related in his
speech. Now L wish to make this statement
On that day Governor Gardn was present at
my office. During portion OF the time MIR.
hlarsh was present. Mr.. Clifford was not there
at alli or, al least, while myself renamed. At
about fifteen minutes before five O'Clock, Mr..
Marsh left my office. lett it at about fifteen
minutes after tige. And while | remained there
no such conversation Is General Wilson states,
on the authority Of Mr.. Marsh, took Place. But
on the contrary, every expression used By Gov
ernor Gardner, on that occasion, had different
tendency, and was in honorable accordance with
the course he mas ,iuce taken.
haye ielt II to De my duty to max this short
and simple statement Of a matter OF fact within
my own PERSONAL knowledge For | have seen
with greB, regret how difficult it Is for our fliend
Gov Gardner, TO receive fair treatment, and an
honest statement OF facts.
10 the above attempt to throw discredit upon
the testimony of Mr.. Wilson, Mr. Clifford and Mr.
Marsh reply through the Atlas of Saturday as
follows -
TO the Editor of the Ithas-
SIR:-rhe Daily Bee Of his morning contains
letter from the iion. a H Nesin, from which
extract the following II The extract is quoted
above
The above, taken in connection wi h the re-
marks o Hon. Henry Wil,on, ia ais speech at
Worcester, presents an apparent qgest N of We.
Tacty
have only to say in reply to Mr.Nelson's com.
muncation, hat the conversation stated by Mr..
Wilson in that speech is substantially correct,
aud that it dta take pace az NJ. Nelson Office.
have not said, neither did Mr.. Wilson say in
his speech, that sir. Nelson heard the conyersa-
ton. lie had then left his Office, and did not re.
turn again that evening. / suppose he had gone
to his home.
Mr.. Nelson was not named as person who had
any knowledge Of that particular palt OF the son
versation referred TO by Mr. Wilson; his state
ment was, thatit was in his AIr. Nelson ) office
In one Of the closing sentences Of his letter,
MI. Nelson says" out on the contrary, every
expression used By Gov. Gardner on that occasion
had different tend.ncy, aud wa; entirely ii hon
oraole accordance with the course he has since
taken :"
II BY this Mr. Nelson intends to convey the
impression that Gov. Gardner said one word
which in any way indicated that he did not intend
TO abide the decision of the Worcester CoHycn-
ton, then certainly failed to understand him.
In reference TO the future, he said Mr. Nelson
then having leit) that aside from certain consid-
erltlons, he should personally prefer not to hold
the Office another year that he could now retire
with the consciousness that he had satisfied him
self and some others, and perhaps at the close Of
another term he might not be able to have done
either he further said in this connection that
Gov. liford remarked to him on one occasion
that the day he wrote his letter declining to be
the candidate for another year, was the happiest
day Of his official term
Gov Gardner also said that he had made ar.
engagements to be out OF his business for two
years,and II he was not nominated fo another term
an opportunity would occur that he had been de.
sirous OF. viz. that Of visiting Europe and that
he should like TO take steamer in January next
for that purpose.
1t was such considerations as these that led me
TO ask His Excellency the Governor whether he
would accept the nomination Of any other party IL
he were not nominated at Worcester,for confess
that never for one moment supposed he would
pursue any other than :" the honest course"
Allow me 20 say here, concerning the interview
held, to which allusion was made by His Excel.
lency Gov. Gardner in his speech at the fremont
Iemple,and TO which Lieutenant Governor Brown
mas replied bJ letter, that fully agree with him
IN ans statements Of that meeting.
dislike, exceedingly, to make these statements
through the public press, and probably should moi
have done so, had the question OF yeracity not
been raisedi the whole thing is contrary 10 my
feelings, but sell-respect seems TO require H.
La closing this communication, may be per.
mitted 70 say, that went into the movement IA,
resulted in the formation Of the Republican mar.
W, ia perfect good faith that have not rast
about 10 see how | could best secure the mos,
votes the question with me has been. what |,
hghii Aud now having decided that, am en-
tirely willing 70 abide the result
Yours, &C., THOMAS J. MARSH
d sToN Oct. IL, 1855.