Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1856-10-18
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The course pursued by the Republican party OF
Worcester County and Of the 9th Congressional
District, needs no lengthy argument from US TO
justify its wisdom and poiiey, as regards ho sue,
cess and triumph Of the cause OF freedom, butwe
wish briefly TO present e our readers the facts in
the case
II was necessary that nominations should be
made for Congress, for State Senators, and for eli
The county officers, upon whom ali men, agreeing
in sentiment upon the great question Of the time
might unite without reference to past difference
or organizations. Accordingly call was ssua5
plain ard explicit in It's terms for al the freng
ofFremont and Dayton, and Of the principles ers-
bodied in the Philadelphia platform, "a meet i
convention, by their delegates, for the purpose
making such nominations.
No friend of Fremont and Dsyton was exclude.
by the terms Of tbat call /; no man VINO was op
posed to the-prssept administration, to the repea
Of the Missouri Compromise, or to the extcnsiel
of slavery into free territory, vas Toisded, but
on the CONTRARY. all such men were cordially iaYi
ted, subject TO no other test whatever.
In. their meetings TO choose delegates, Re
pablicans, Wings, Democrats, AMI Amerc&ns uni
ted, and the representatives Of the popular vii
thus indicated by the preferences OF the MAORI
Il, came 70 Worcester, and in the capaeityof del
egates, after fall and faiy discussion Of the sab
iect, decided by very large majority to nominal
ticket composed Of men, whe, without any rel
erence to political preferences were agreed noe
that the question Of slavery extension OF non'ex
tension was PARAMOUNT 70 all otheq' questions
Such was clearly their duty under the ercum
stances. Their constituents had not delegated L
them any other power,than 10 make nomination
in the spirit of the call of the c6n9eaiion; Of mel
who were friendly to the Peoples, orshepublie'n
party, and willing to labor with SiRgIeness Q
purpose for its final triumph. M
Such, we say, was the call, such the purpos
of the Peoples Convention The whole Peopl
had an equal voice u the election Of tie delegate
of whom it was composed; and no man wa.
counted as better or worse than any other man
because Of his antecedents The old apostles
the Freedom party and the new converts stood on
the sa1ce footing A Fremont Democrat was
jast as good as Fremont Freesoilet, and Pre-,
mont American Of as much account as Fremont
Wing. 1t was manifestly a Democratic Cepven.
ton in the highest and purest senss efthe term /;
that is. Convention Of the people.
But there were certain men in the county who
had their own sordid and selfish purposes to ac-
compfsh--who were not satisfied with possess.
ing only their own just and apporlonata share Of
influence and power, but who, besides acting with
the Peoples organization. in the primary meet
ings had yet other objects in view, AID still other
selfish schemes to carry out, for the aggrandize-
meut Of another party, and for tho purpose Of
making other and antagonistie principles para
mount.
This other party, also, appeared at Worcester.
BY its delegates, for the purpose of making its
nominations, and, satisfied that it was powerless
by itself to elect single man that Il might place
N nomination, it proposed union with the
other party The proposition was respectfully re.
eeived, and respectfully declined.
1t was felt that after the concessions already
made by the Republicans to The Americans, in Re.
framing from the nomination OF State ticket
that II was unreasonable in that party to demand
theeontfolof the Senate, which would most as.
suTedly have been the result had the claim of,wo
or three o. the Worcester county senators been
conceded % the Gsrdneritesl II wss felt hat
the party wbose principles asd IDEAS Of public
virtue were in opposition TO the whole course Of
the man who, as Goysrnsr Of the State had at.
tempted, last winter, 20 GUST Charles Sumner
from his scat IN the United States Senate, by
anticipating the regular period Of esetibq his
successor, against all precedent By a whole
year, and who only failed in his 3nfarno,s
attempt 70 usurp that sept for himself beeaus,
his own personal aud parlizan friends were not
80 corrupt as he was should havs H. contro
at least Of branch Of the legislature, to be
vent all such mean attempts 10 PIE nest ler,sla.
tuie, to outrage the popular sentiment Of III,
Commonwealth, and the convention yery.wiroly
as We think decided ihet as VI degglr,d upon III,
Republicans Of this county, 70 secure Ibe asden6
ancy Of the Republican party z one branch o
tho Legislature, (the hoass, ri shicf xleutv,
officers Of t.e state. md most 81 the 1pcs,lts 4
congress, having been seeered 70 ~ Ass.iea
to meet thc important duty Ike men, and {,
make stand for the integrity Of thgRcpaltcai
party, where only stand could be mslt. wiicl