Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1855-10-20


equal intensity, and who woul1 found political
party upon their own narrow preiudiees if they
could, now want to crawl back into fellowship
with their Southern masters, and they stigma
tie every man false to American principles
who dares to be true to Freedom
1t was this little band of bigots and ia.
natics who issued a bogus letter, and got in a
sufficient number of the same stripe, to vote down
the first proposition for fusion for Freedom, at
the preliminary meeting at the United States Ho-
tel and who are now using the whole strength of
their giant intellects and mastery craftsmanship
te stife the spontaneous outgushing sympathies
of the people of Massachusetts for the holy cause
of Freedom, Mr.. Burlingame then gave, in
clear aud succinct Manner a sketch of the vari-
GUS political meetings and Conventions which re-
suited in the organization of the Republican par
ty in Massachusetts, and showed with what fair
ness and frankness all the proceedings were con-
Quoted
When the platform adopted. the question
came up, what men shall we put upon it There
appeared to be two leading men as competitors
for the nomination. There were several obiec-
tons urged against His Excellency, the present
Governor. His refusal to remove Judge Lo-
ring, and his veto of the Personal Liber-
ty Bill, were brought up a, in the way,
as also the fact that he had received cane from
California, through the hands of Colonel Greene,
of the Post, for the latter act.
Mr.. Dana had seen call in the Bee, for a new
Convention, and the names of many delegates to
this one, appended to it, and he honestly called
in finn tha of IL
But Colonel Brewster, his bosom friend tried to
prove that His Excellency was the author of the
new movement and would therefore abide its acts.
Yet the Governor had said Dana was light, and his
four hundred friends in the Convention wrong =
The community were thunderstruck at his speech
in fremont Temple to this effect. Now, said Mr.
Burlingame, we must believe his Excellency, al
though contradcted by never so many witnesses,
by Mr.. Marsh, Col Philips, or whomsoeyer else.
Why, we must take it for granted that Governor
will not lie He must be believed at all events
Suppose, then, that we had nominated him, would
he have accepted Certainly not by fis own
words, any more than he would have accepted
nomination from the Wings. We should, in that
case, have been in the singular predcament of
being under the necessity of calling new Conyen-
ton.
Our platform. said Mr.. Burlingame is as broad
native land, and generous as the hearts of
its people We have placed upon it candidates
whose characters shine in the light of their good
deeds. Our nominee for Governor, Julius Rock
well, is man of pluck and principle, not affected
with spinal difficulties. Lieut. Gov. Brown is
like unto him. He spoke briefly of the other
candidates in their order. He said of Mr.. Beach,
that he was an honorable man, but that a vote for
him would be a vote for the outrages in Kansas
and he hoped that no Democrat would bring the
sin of such vote upon his soul He spoke in
similar terms Of Mr.. Valley, and said he wished
he could repeat the eulogy pronounced by him
upon Mr.. Rockwell in that very hall.
Mr.. B. next came to another candidate, who, he
said, should be nameless, and he did not mention
his name during his whole speech, but said he
would leave the matter of doing justice TO him to
the people,
Mr.. Burlingame then gave graphic sketch of
the entertainments of the slave power. He stat
ed whence it came--what it was-what it did
and how it did il-and what remedies we should
apply-which he did in a mastery and eloquent
manner, drawing forth repeated and long contin-
ued applause from the audience. He sat down
amidst the most rapturous and enthusiastic de-
monstrations of appreciation.
At the close of Mr.. Burlingames speech the
meeting broke up, at a few minutes past l0o'crk,
with cheers, three times three, for him, and for
the Republican nominees