Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1856-08-19

menu the IOuOWlng from the last number OF the
Fitehburg ReveiIs to the attention of all our
readers. as it is just, fair and candid statement
of the case.
Inc Fremont Americans, and Governor
- Gardner.
Ihe Great American Party which commence
ed business in this State in 1854, with s l, 600
voters, and with the good will of nearly every
body besides, seems to be pretty nearly used
up. Last year it lost 30 900 of its voters, and
became minority of the people. This year,
1t is split into two nearly equal parts. There
is considerable dispute between the two
branches, as to which is the largest. At the
recent session of the Council in this town,
the Fremont men numbered so, and the
Fillmore men 81. But this affords no test.
The stronghold of Fillmoreism, Suffolk Coun-
ty, and the stronghold of Fremontism, Wor-
cester County, were the principal regious
represented. There were but few delegates
from the other counties probably not more
than nifty towns were represented in all. We
think that at present about three fifths of the
party are Fremont men, and wo.ffths Fill
more men. Whether this proportion will be
changed. and If so, how changed, are ques-
tons which we will not undertake to settle.
1t Is sufficiently certain that the party is
ENTHUSIASTICALLY split, The 900 are re-
duced to 10000, and perhaps less The
causes of this reduction of strength are obvi-
Gus enough. The party undertook to avoid
the question of Slavery, and was not able to
do so, The national organization, like all
other national organizations which undertook
to make terms with Shareholders, was pro-
slavery. First it passed the odious "twelfth
section" and even when it repealed that, it
gave hostage to slavery by nominating a
man for President who had performed for the
Shareholders most acceptable service, and was
known to be entirely safe on all questions in
which slavery was involved. For time this
party undertook to remain neutral on the
Presidency, but this could not last long.
Fillmore defined his position-ultra pro.
slavery-and the skulkers were driven from
their retreats. Something had to be done, a
portion resolved to adhere to Fillmore, and
another portion sought refuge in the ranks of
the men who were looking about for a candi-
date to unite the free states against the slave
power. They declared for Fremont thus
practically waving their Americanism and
going i'll for a settlement of the slavery oues-
ton first of all.
These Fremont men, however, while doing
this, have undertaken to dictate to the mass Of
the friends of Fremont who they shall vote for
for Vice President, and also for State officers
What there is in their position or their num-
bers, which entities them to take such ground
as this, we are unable to see. They have
perfect and undoubted right to nominate their
candidates for State officers, and TO give them
what votes they can. Nobody disputes this
nobody asks them to relinquish in any degree
this right. But they have no right to push
forward candidate for the Vice Presidency,
and an electoral ticket, even for the purpose
OF making bargain upon it. If they are for
Fremont, they are for Fremont and DAYTON
electors. If they persist in supporting their
Johnston ticket, they are against Fremont
That is the plain truth about 1.-THE long and
the short of the whole story. There cannot
be two Fremont tickets seriously supported in
this State, and there will not be. There is too
much sense among the people to permit it,
We have no fear of the Fremont and Johnston
ticket, but we speak against it because it has
no business in the field 1t is sham. If it is
kept up for the purpose of making bargain
with, for the benefit of Gov Gardner, We are
still opposed to it. Let the Governor stand
on his own merits. If the people want him a
third year, they will say so and they must
not, and will not, be coerced into his support
by any threats that if he is not nominated by
the friends of Fremont and Dayton, he will
make mischief We don't propose to be CO.
creed by any such threats. Gov. GARDENERS
friends profess that State matters should not
be brought into the controversy. So we say.
We go for keeping them out A very large
majority Of the people of the State are for Free
mont, and mean to vote for him at any rate
II majority are for Gardner, or for anybody
else, let them say so, without reference to the
Presidential question. For our part, we be-
lieve the people are tired of Gov. GARDENERS
administration, and want to get rid of it
Shall they be prevented from doing this, by
threats By no means. Let us have no bar
gains. Let the Gardner Americans 90 for
Gardner, if they will let the Republicans 90
for their candidate, the Fillmoretes for theirs,
and the Democrats for theirs, and let us see
which party is the strongest. But let all men
who are for John c. Fremont go for the cleo
toral ticket which is to be nominated on the
18th, without bargainings or compromises
And let them demand that the Johnston tick.
ct be taken out of the way, not as being dan
gerous, but as being merely sham stock in
proposed trade. If the Republicans were dis
posed to treat on State affairs, they could not
honorably do so under duress such as the
presence of this threat implies, and they will
not.