Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1856-09-22
County Omces &c.

Gov. Gardner's organ in this city out in a
most dolorous whine, on Saturday, because Con-
vention of the Republicans of Worcester County
had been called by the County Committee with
out consulting the faction of the late American
party, which is still kept together, under the lead
of Governor Gardner, by g the cohesive power Of
public plumber
Again are the changes rung upon the necessity
of returning Charles Sumner to the United States
Senate, by unanimous vote of the next Legisla-
ture; and again are the same insulting threats
put forward, that the influence of the Gardner
faction will be used to defeat Mr. Sumner, unless
its influence upon the other side is purchased by
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Again, these Hessians of politics, not satisfied
with the success which attended them in the re-
cent Convention, where they extorted from the
Republican party, under threat to defeat the
election of Fremont, unwilling acquiescence
in all their infamous schemes of selfaggrandise-
ment, come forward and threaten the people of
Worcester county with the defeat of Charles Sum-
ner, unless they will yield to their insolent de-
mands.
Whatever effect such threats may have in other
quarters of the State, the people of Worcester
county, thank God, may say to them, in reference
to this matter of defeating Charles Sumner in the
language of Henry Clay -" All your efforts are
impotent, and we defy all your power"
When, few days ago, Committee of Confer
ence from the Republican State Convention con-
ierred with similar Committee of the Gardner
Convention, proposal was made by the former to
iald 70
portion of the State ticket-but it was per-
emptorily declined. "You must take the ticket
as it is" was substantially the reply; "we can
not, and will not changeit, and if you do not take
then we will oppose Fremont and Dayton with
all our power" Humiliating as the terms were,
they were accepted by the Republicans, because,
with them the triumph of the cause and of the
candidates of freedom was paramount to all 9TH
er considerations. They purchased the support
of the Gardner faction of the State for the cause
of freedom and Fremont, by the sacrifice of their
own candidates, of their party organization, and
even of their own self-respect In a spirit of
meekness and true patriotism, such as the history
OF parties in this country has never witnessed they
kissed the rod that smote them, that a great and
holy cause, dear to their hearts, might not be en-.
dangered, and walked through the valley of hu.
initiation, almost without murmur, comforted
with the assurance that the cause of the people,
he cause of humanity, demanded this patriotic
sacrifice.
And here, it was supposed that the matter was
to end. After such concessions by majority of
the people to the demands Of faction--one only
of the fragments of divided and shattered party
divided both in State and in nation-all for the
sake of peace and harmony we hardly expected
that this question would again be submitted to
the Republican party in the several counties
as to how much more they would pay. When
the jaekals and hyenas of party had been satia-
tee, from the corrupt and rapidly decomposing car
eass Oh Americanism, we hardly supposed that
the maggots and graye-worms would get up
separate rebellion on their own hook, in every
county in the State, to thwart the wishes of the
people. But so it is, and the people must meet
it. We desire union and harmony as sincerely as
any man in the State, but we scorn dictaton from
any quarter, and, for one, will not submit to it
any longer.
Having yielded the entire State ticket into the
hands of those who claimed it as the price of their
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time for the Peoples party to maintain their in.
dependent organization, in the several towns,
counties, and districts Of the State as the nucle
US for future efforts, and as the only means to
prevent an utter absorption of the party into that
OF a faction, which has no national existence as
party and in these sentiments, we know that
the people generally concur. Everywhere we
hear the breathings of discomfort and disafTec
ton, not only from old free Sellers and Republ
cans, but from Wings and Democrats, who have
recently joined the Peoples party, against what
they term the base surrender of the party To
ITS oitterest opponents, on the 10th and as far
a. worcester County is concerned we can see no
nope that the Republican party can satisfy The
Just demands of the people who compose Il. hut
Dy pursuing straightforward, open. honorable
ana many course, as regards its nominations 70,
county officers. ~
The cab for a Republican county convention h,.
already been issued. It is broad and CONNIE.
hens'e enough 10 take in every man in the county,