Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1856-03-17

the Senate of the United States that force has
been threatened against the sovereign people,
and we will answer for it that ali attempt to
execute it will be made only once in the life
time OF Mr.. Douglas, or any other conspira-
tors against the public liberties. Whether
the act is attempted by revolutionary change
such as would be required to convert the
Government into limited monarchy, or I'M
der the forms of existing institutions, will
make no difference. The actors will be con-
sumed like stubble in furnace,
We can inform the men, IN the Senate and
in the Cabinet, who design TO quell hostility to
Slavery by whatever means may be necessary,
whether by the halter or by power and ball,
that it is wise for them to conceal their designs
rather than to thus bruit them before the
world, rousing spirit of discord, of hate,
and of defiance. When Mr. Douglas dares to
brandish the torch of civil strife in his place
in the Senate, and declare to liberty loving
people that they /" shall be subdued," he
shows himself to be infatuated. Has he yet
to learn that the people who back the mighty
agitation against the extension and the ag-
erosion of slavery are in earnest If he can
comprehend the living principle that animates
and fires them, he must see that they will sub
init to no abridgement of their rishts-that
they will Indignantly spurn all attempts to
subdue them.
Subdued, indeed The power does not
exist on the earth which can subdue the men
OF the Free States. They might be extermi-
mated, but never subdued. Mr.. Douglas may
by his position do something toward bringing
on an armed collision between Freedom and
Slavery, and il he should succeed, of course
we might expect that then, if ever, the at
tempt would be made to change the Govern
ment into the limited monarchy suggested by
Gen. Pierce's Cabinet officer. II is the ia
vorite design of the Slave power to use force
in putting down opposition to Slavery, and
we doubt not that the men who now have
control of the Democratic organization are
ready for any means, however violent and
sanguinary, to effect this object But we re-
newedly assure the conspirators that they mis-
take the spirit of the people if they expect to
succeed. The fury with which they are urg-
ing on the triumph of the Slave power at the
cost of the peace and harmony of the country,
and the imminent peril of civil strife which
they are lawlessly defying in their hatred of
the doctrines of genuine democratic equality,
is as ill-judged and will prove as fruitess as it
is revolving.
Meantime, during the progress of this con-
spiracy against the liberties of the Free States,
we invoke attention to these significant dec.
laratons of the leaders in the Democratic
party. Their cheI organ has announced that
the same measures of reducing the people to
subsection, must be adopted here as are used
in 'nonarchical countries. A member Of the
Cabinet has avowed that this should be linz
tied monarchy and now the catspasy of the
Slave Oligarchy comes boldly out and says, in
his place in the Senate, that the friends of
Freedom shall be subdued. These are not
unmeaning assertions. Violence is intended
And there is reason to believe that the attempt
to t'crush out (" the obnoxious heresy is to
begin in Kansas. There are numerous indi-
cations that the leaders of the party of uni
versal Slavery intend butchery on the plains
of that Territory. They seem to thirst for
the blood of freemen. The first step has been
successfully taken by Border Ruffian legisla.
ton. The foot of Slavery is on the neck of
Freedom there, and although the oppressor is
comparatively impotent for fair contest, it is
believed that the advantage taken can be held
This is what Douglas threatens. Freedom 10
down in Kansas and he threatens it shall be
kept down by force of arms. 1t is for the
men of the Free States to lay the lesson to
their hearts, and to resolve that, come what
may, they will never consent to see the soil
of Kansas reduced to bondage by the satel-
lites and ruffians of the Slave Power. Let
the people rise in their might and put an end
to the infamous Vaccinations and designs Of
these traitors to Liberty. Everywhere let the
cry of the Slave Power through their Senate.
rial tool, that " Freedom shall be subdued,''
be met with the scorn it deserves. Let the
whole North and West echo back the dAfiano~