Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1856-05-29
For the Spy.

FOURTH OF JULY CELEBRATIoN.-I notice in
your paper of Yesterday, Ii tor meeting of
citizens this evening, to make arrangements Tor
a mass meeting of the FRIENDS of FREE KANzAs
and FREE NORTH, on the Fourth day of July
next. Now, Mr.. Editor, l wish to inquire as a
true friend, anu an earnest advocate OF the tree
dom of speech and free territory, is this call.
der present circumstances, just or judicous 1t
is well known that the City Council star ed early
this year for the celebration of the anniversary Of
our Matt nal Independence, in a manner credita-
bic to city, and worthy o: that glorious occa-
sion. A meeting of the citizens was held. and a
committee representing all parties was appointed
to Cooperate with the committee OF the CT y
Council, in the arrangements for that Occas ion
These committees have made arrang, ments and
contracts, aud everything has gone on pro- per-
ouSly and unanimously The absent sons and
daugh ers of old Worcester, have been invited
home again 10 participate in the ceremonies of
the occasion.
ask, then, in view of these things will it be
the best policy Tor the people of Worcester or
Worcester County. to attempt to interfere with
these arrangements. The writer has been con.
nected with the politics, especially of This CITY,
for sixteen years last past and has always acted
with the con 5ervatiye party, and thinks he un-
derstands the feelings of large portion of that
class at the present important period of our DO
ltical history, and as far as his observation ex
tends, he finds that large majority of those with
whom he has acted, are ready at the present time
for union of men of all parties, in opposition to
the alarming encroachments of the slave power
upon the rights Of the North, the freedom OF dis
cussion, and the personal rights of American citi.
zens in our National Capitol, in kanzas, and in
our common country.
This if not the first time that this feeling has
prevailed to some, but perhaps not to so general
an extent, as at the present time; but on former
occasions this feeling has been smothered
submit, by the injudcious manag ment of those
who claim to be the peculiar friends OF freedom
Let warning be taken by the past and avoid the
rock upon which the free sentiment OF the North
has split in times past.
have been led Mr. Editor to this course of re.
mark, by the appearance of the call mentioned
above, together with the outside declared inten.
tons of those who are active in getting it up, If
we go on with the celebration already so au nj.
ciously commenced, we shall have a grand social
gathering Of the sons and daughters of Worees.
ter and Worcester County. without distinction of
party, to pay due honor to the memory Of our ia.
theirs, who, by their prvatiOns, and with their
lives secured our freedom from the yoke of Brit
ish tyranny; aud when, more than now, should
we bring IA mind and do due reverence to thuse
glorious patriots. and hold up their virtues and
plivatlOns in the cause of freedom for the imita.
OF us their ehid,on There would be assembled on
that occasion 0f all parties who would in their
speeches and sentiments breathe the true spirit
offieedom. such men AS Lincoln Thomas, Allen,
Bullock, and many others Of our own citizens
aud what happy effect II would have on US all,
10 alay the fell spirit of party strife and make us
light shoulder TO shoulder Tor freedom and the
right.
But II on the other hand, We should on this
rational occasion get up party celebration, and
let ianaucism rule the hour, then all the good
feeling and the influence OF the recent outrages
viii be counteracted nd lost. and par spirit will
revive In allits original rancor. Am OF righti
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