Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1855-10-08
REPUBLICAN NOMINATIONS.
who shall be Governor.


The nomination of julius ROCKWELL. by
the Republican party, seems to meet with cor
dial response fiom the people of the State, and
all the indications are, that that ticket, which
fairly represents the anti-slavery feeling of the
people of Massachusetts,, will be elected by large
plurality, over the highest candidate of the op.
position.
The revelations made by,Hon. Henry Wilson,
of the deception and chicanery practiced by Gov
ernor Gardner and his friends, have dealt stag
gering blow to that faction of ofice-holders, and
seekers for Office who were willing to jeopardize
the success of the Republican movement, unless
they could have the entire control of the new
party, and secure its nominations, in obedience to
their dictation. Many men who have, until this
time, been misled by their constant clamor against
the Republican party of unfairness and treach-
cry, now see, in colors as plain sunlight, the
glazing iniquity which the leaders of that clique
sought to perpetrate, and are taking their posi-
tons in the ranks Of that party which is to place
Massachusetts right before the country and make
her influence potent for good, in the great strug-
gle that is going on, between the minons Of
Slavery and the hosts Of Freedom
We very much doubt if the secret history of
any political concave in Massachusetts, or else
where, could show such record of turptude and
bad faith, such total disregard of all the prn-
ciples of honor and fairness, has been revealed
by statement of the facts, relating to the
pursued by Gov. Gardner and his friends in con-
nection with the fusion movement, and the forma-
ton of Republican party in Massachusetts.
(say a. III.
fore the people, and the parasites that cling
around him for Office, or the hope of Office, may
well hang their heads in shame, in view Of theex-
posure of their attempted deception of the whole
people of the State.
1t appears by the record, that his Excellency
was one of the foremost in urging union of
parties, under the Republican name to meet the
issue upon slavery extension, rendered to the
North by the South; that he expressed to numer-
GUS friends, upon divers occasions, his sympathy
for that movement, but that fearing his hopes of
reelection might be blasted, and greatly prefer
ring the election of bunker of some stripe or
other, If not himself, to the Gubernatorial Chair,
to an out and out Republican, he was willing to
''run for luck" for the nomination in a Convention
that party, failing in which he claimed the rghtto
repudiate its action, bolt from its nominations,
and set up for himself in opposition to its regu-
larry and fairly nominated candidate.
Such an instance of political treachery and bad
faith on the part of public man has been rarely
witnessed in Massachusetts,, and it is only para.
lelled by the offensive bad taste of a subsequent
speech of his, in another Convention, whore, he
stigmatised Judge Russell "as the only Judge in
Massachusetts who soils the ermine of his Of
fee, by constant lobbying for pay in the purlieus
of the State House." and contemptuously sneered
at Mr.. ]. Q. A. Griffin, of Charlestown as "a
gentleman who has as many preliminary names
as Spanish Infanta, and whose concluding cog
'men is that of Hypothetical monster"
Has it come to this, that Judge of one of our
Courts, cannst differ from the Governor upon a
question of politics, without pelting Of billings
gate from the highest official lips, in public as
semblages May not mother in Massachusetts,
give her boy a name, in honor of the old man ell
oquent, the sage of Quincy, without mourning an
assault of ribald words, from his Excellency the
Governor, in impeachment Of her taste, for the
merriment and diversion of State Convention
Must man, who happened to be brought before
apOlice magistrate when he was boy, and fined
it in large assemblage, by the Chief Magistrate
Of the State, after he has grown to be man, be-
cause, having arrived at years of discretion. he
does not think the honor of the State or the dig
nifty of the Office will be promoted by tn 1t Chief
Magistrates reelection We sincerely hope not
and whatever may be the result of this contest
whoever may be elected to that high ofice-we
trust we shall never see the Chair of State so oc.
cupied again. The language of the BLACKBOARD
but Ill becomes the magisterial robe Offences
against truth and honor should not be rewarded
with the gifts of station and the emoluments of
Office. Such conduct and such conversation may
suit the taste of the Corporars guard of little
men that hover about the person of the Chef
Magistrate, and bask in the sunshine of his favor,
but the intelligent, upright, honest yeomenry of
the State will remember it at the polls and place
the seal of their condemnation upon it. 1t was
well said by Mr.. Wilson, in his speech the other
night, in reference to the duplcity of Gov. Gard
ner-" This is not political matter. 1t rises
above all mere party Considerations. 1t isa
crime"
Who does not know, that knows anything, that
tits evensoi and that il by any means the posi-
tion Of Massachusetts upon the Slavery question
is rendeFed at all equivocal-if she is compelled
to fall out Of the line ofFee States which have de-
termined to make the question Of Freedom para.
mount,then it will be because the selfish political
intrigues and deep laid schemes of treachery and
double dealing Of few, have succeeded against
the intelligence, honesty, and integrity, of too
confding people.