Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1856-02-26
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= SD4Y. FEBRUARY &c, 1856,


On the 2Sth day of June last, the American
party of Massachusetts met by its constituted
representatives, in State Council, and in an
address written by Gov. Gardner and unani
nously adopted, declared that its connection
with the slaveholding wing was " discovered
finally and forever In the ensuing August,
at Springfield, platform, in consonance with
the views of the seeding delegates from the
Philadelphia Council in June, was adopted,
ON which the last campaign in this State was
fought and victory won. That platform pledg-
ed the party to this great fundamental basis OF
action, among other things" That the great
barrier 10 slavery, ruthlessly broken down by
the repeal of the Missouri Prohibition, ought
to be speedily restored; and that in any event,
no State erected from any part of the Territory
covered by that compromise, ought ever to be
admitted into the Union as a slave State
Now. by hypocntically resuming its connec-
lion with the slavery -propagandists, the party
here stands committed to unyielding submits
sion to that "repeal of the Missouri Prohibl-
tion," or any other slaveholding aggression,
States ms may be demanded by their Southern
allies.
In the Springfield platform, our American
friends announced before the world, as the
ground of their separation from the national
organization, that "the aggressive policy which
has been uniformly pursued by the slave pow
er, from the commencement of our national
existence down to the abrogation of the Mis-
souri, compact, evinces determination to
'erush out the spirit as well as the forms of
liberty from among us, and to subject the
free States to relentless despotism." And
then, within few short months from the
time of the construction of that platform, af-
ter having peranbulated the State and carried
the election on the strongest assurances that it
was their intention to stand by it under all
emergencies, they have proceeded deliberately
and formally to re- unite themselves again with
that same old pro-slavery body, which has
constructed them new platform, sanctioning
and committing them to the support of that
aggressive policy and all those aggressive
measures which they had so recently de-
nounced, as subjecting the free States to a
relentless despotism.'' But we believe the
masses of the party, at the North, can never
be led to follow their leaders in such back
ward movement.
The two most conspicuous characters in
this backward movement, who have figured
more than any others in the recent trans.
ference of the party in this State over to the
slave power, were Messrs. Ely and Brewster.
1t is they who have had more than any two
others from the North. to DO with the late
doughface proceedings in Philadelphia. They
both voted for the adoption of the trucking
platform, which was got up, doubtless, at
their suggestion. They both went for coup
ling, with resolution striking out the OBJ
noxious 18th section from the old platform, a
proyiso committing the party, in another
shape, to the slave power. Col Breacster is the
Aid Of Governor Gardsaer and has figured as
has right hand man at Philadelphia. AS for
Mr.. Ely, his hunkerish characteristics found
there grand held Tor the development ms
skill at connecting ttoo-legged platforms-pro.
slavery at the South, and anti-slavery at the
North, only the North must cave in when
both wings of the party get together in gen
eral Convention.
This Colonel A. o. Brewster is the man
who persmbulated our State SO extensively
last fall, in company with Senators Baker,
Carey, &C., Illuminating their anti-slavery elo-
quence in proof that the American party was
the true anti.slayery, and that Governor Gard
ner was a firm and stiff backed exponent of
anti-slavery principles. In one of his speeches
in our City Hall, after a glori6cation of the
"Spring6eld platform" as the " summum bo.
mum" of all political excellence, Col. Brew
ster declared that rather than consent to
the extension of slavery over one millionth
partof square inch of free soil, he would
get into his coffin and be buried alive" This
was when he stood on the Springfield plat.
form" After vast quantity of such elo-
quence had been expended by all the Amer
lean orators, last fall, to get anti-slavery votes
for Governor Gardner, we find the party now
suddenly transferred, by its hypocritical lead
ers, over to the slave power. VIII the rank
and file of the party sanction such treacherys
We trust not.