Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1855-10-20
LOCAL NEWS
A n o Il H E r.
GREAT REPUBLICAN MEETING
IN ORCESTER.

Anson Bnrlingame, OF Cambridge and Charles
w. Slack, Esq, of Boston.
Hon. Ira Nj. Barton was called to the Chair by
unanimous vote, and he made brief and elo-
quent speech in favor of the Republican princi-
pies and Republican candidates.
Mr.. Barton concluded his remarks by introduce
ing to the audience Charles W. Slack, Esq, of
| Boston.
Mr. Slack was cordially received by the audi
ence, and he proceeded to deliver an able and
convincing argument. showing in their historical
order the long continued aggressions OF the slave
power, and deducing therefrom the necessity Of
a political organization to resist these numerous
and oft repeated outrages against the North and
against humanity.
Mr.. Slack drew a graphic picture of the pre-
sent and past condition Of Virginia, and the past
and present condition of Massachusetts, and IL
Illustrated by comparison the magnitude and inn
portance of the issues now pending between Sla.
very and Freedom in the territories.
Mr.. S. then reviewed the position of the various
political parties upon the question Of slavery and
showed therefrom the absolute impossiblty of
any hope from either of them, of a reformation of
the government to the policy of its founders. He
showed how utterly absurd were the pretensions
of the American party to national organization
or national success. 1t was broken into halves.
1t could not stand against the Democratic party
in any Southern State In no Northern State
had it done anything, except in Massachusetts,
without uniting with the Republican party. In
California it had got power only by the abuses of
the Democrats. The result of its attempt to go
ba fha
permanent triumph of the National Democracy
We have, lastly, the great Republican organ
ization, based on the paramount question of Free
dom, with platform, broad and liberal, modelled
after the policy of the fathers, which repels no
honest man from its support on account of differ
ence on minor issues.
The question is, whether we shall throw it away,
or continue to carry it on in consonance with the
Republican organizations in che other States -
whether we shall extend to our friends in Kanzas
our helping hands, or tnrn away from that duty
on account of mean and paltry considerations
We have our candidates. Our nominee for
Governor, julius ROCKWELL, cloud cheers was
statesman of unsullied reputation, whose Con-
gressional record showed him ever true to the
great interests Of Freedom. He had, exhibited
manly integrity and Roman firmness in refusing
the nomination of the Wing Convention, lest it
might compromise his position.
There were other candidates in the field, on plat
form involving momentous issues. To illustrate
the position of the various parties, and the part
borne in the contest by the Republican organiza-
ton and nom inees, Mr. Slack alluded to the ter
rife storm our coast, three years ago. Out of
New Y ork sailed steamer bound for Europe
freighted with eight hundred human beings,
whose bodies, in consequence of the raging ele-
ments, lined the coast, mere wrecks of wretched
beings Suddenly there came up craft with a
noble captain at the helm, who fingered for three
days on that scene, and drew near, and with his
trumpet, cried, &C Be of good cheer, am come to
deliver you from your peril" The next day the
storm went down, and he rescued three hundred
of those unfortunate beings, and that man was
the praise of all the civilized nations of the earth
We behold, said Mr. Slack, sailing, beautiful
ship, built by the Fathers, freighted with noble
crew, and named the Great Republic, threatened
to be engulphed in the dark waters of despotism
and oppression. There comes moving towards it
a new and gallant craft, manned by noble crew,
and commanded by true hearted mariner, who
cries, g Ye of the Republican party, be of good
cheer, for ye shall SAIL and sail on, to reach your
destined port, and save the whole civilized world
under the pure and spotless banner All men
are created free and equal.'" His beautiful fig
ure, of which the above is but rough and imper-
feet sketch, elected the strongest marks of appro
baton. Mr.. Slack sat down amid great ap-
plause.
Hon. Arson Burlingame was then introduced
to the audience, and upon rising he was greeted
with loud and hearty cheers.
Mr.. Burlingame said that he had spoken many
times in that hall, but never with more pleasure
than tonight. Never was the way of duty so
clear, and never were the prospects of freedom so
bright now. Men had hitherto been separated
into parties, but now, in the presence of great
and browning evil, we were combining for Liberty
as our opponents have always done for Slavery.
By such combination, and by such one, we
shall rescue the Government from the hands of
an oligarchy, and restore it to the pristine purity
of the Fathers of the Republic The times were
auspicious-old party names had lost their sig.
nifcance. The old Rival Chiefs were no more
They have gone to the spirit land, and are at
rest from their political tolls forever, and we are
al liberty to make such new combinations as the
times require
There are really but two parties now in the
field, said Mr.. B. The party of slavery, repre-
sented by the present administration, and the
Republican party, and we must decide with which
we will cast our fortunes, and decide now.
Mr.. Burngame then described the broken and
disorganized condition of parties in Massachu-
sets, and he narrated in a clear and concise man.
ner, all the various transitions and combinations
of parties, which had resulted in the call of the
Republican Convention, the adoption of the Re
publican name and platform, and the nomination
of the Republican candidates, and then showed
in the clearest light, how all those acts andmoye-
ments, tending to the one great object, the form
ton of party of freedom, were jeopardized by
the selfish, bgoted, and treacherous conduct of
little body of boilers, who are about taking up
their position with those intolerabe doughfaces,
Barker and Broome, and the men of the South
These were the men, who in the last legislature,
placed themselves in deadly hostility to every
generous moyement--who, when it was proposed
to remove a Judge, because by his uniustdecisions
he had soiled the ermine of his office, pronounced
it treason to American principles and voted nav.
These were the men who, when it was desired
by the great body of the people, and four.ffhs of
their representatives in the Legislature to enact
a law which should protect the liberty Of Massa-