Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1856-07-09
Correspondence Of the Spy.
Politics md NewspnPers.


New York, July Z, 1856.
Nothing amuses me as much at present, as the
barefaced assurance with which most of the
Democratic Journals call upon the old line Henry
Clay Wings to support Buchanan, the man who
wilfully and deliberately invented and promul-
gated falsehoods to iniure, and which did injure
Mr.. Clay. Besides, Buchanan is now the mere
tool, according to his own confession, of South
ern slavery propagandists, and Northern dough-
faces, who always justly regarded MI Clay as
their most able, staunch, and consistent oppo-
nent-the man from whom they had the most
to fear, and the least to expect, Slavery, ae-
cording to these gentlemen, is to be the rule
freedom, the exception.
Mr.. Fillmore's late reasonable speeches at Al
bany and elsewhere, have lowered that gentleman
considerably in the estimation of many OF his
admirers in New York. Neither Pierce nor
Douglas has dared bid SO high for southern votes
as this Buffalo lawyer, whose supposed fidelity to
freedom was the only reason his former friends
had for placing him in the Vice Presidential
chair. 1t was always well understood fact
among Mr.. Fillmore's political and personal
friends, that the intellectual wealth of that gen
sieman did not superabound to the extent of
his having any to spare from his personal
wants Tor patriotic purposes. But he was thought
TO De an honest man, good man, sincere
lover OF liberty; in short, just such a man as the
times required more than an intellectual man.
trust, however, that the voters of the United
States have had enough of that class of negative
good and great men of the Buchanan and Fill.
more stamp. Buchanan's greatness would seem
TO be based upon the fact that he has never
failed in any great undertaking which would GER
tainly entitle him to good deal of consideration,
were it not for the important fact that he has
never attempted anything great. Fillmore's repu-
tatlon for goodness, arose from the fact that he
had never been arraigned for, and convicted of
standing at the corners of the public streets Of
Buffalo. and throwing stones at the unoffending
naSSprS-by 10 had Sp1Dlv dODp harm
at the time he was nominated for the Vice
Presidency. He belonged to that class of men,
whom Dickens SO admirably represents in "Little
Dorrit," by the shiny -headed, knobby headed,
patriarchal Mr.. Casby - of whom people said
that it was impossible for man with such
looking head not to be good.
Nh Fillmore has but two organs in this city
now-the slow and respectable Commercial
Advertiser, and tile slipshod and unscrupulous
Express. The Commercial, in the spirit of its
former accomplished editor, Col. Stone, devotes
Itself mainly to antiquarian researches. That
paper discovered in April last, ION the occasion
of the Clay festiyal,) by the assistance of Ex-
Governor Hunt, fossil of the late Wing party,
and continued to enlighten the public in regard
to this wonder of the age, till quite recently. 1t
is now all .a-glow with more recent if not more
rare specimen, being nothing less than the re-
markedly curved dorsal column of the South
American party. The Express has teen devoting
its energies recently to inyenting very malignant,
but rather small and unimportant tlbs about Col.
FremOnt's religion.
The live portion of the Press-the journals of
circulation and influence, for Freedom and
Fremont. The press is rapidly becoming, if it
has not already become, the power in this coun.
try. number of our leading papers are realiz-
ing immense fortunes. 1t is to be hoped that
they will not illustrate the usually received idea
that men become selfish and mean in the ratio of
their increased wealth l have it ON good au-
thority that the proprietor of the Herald realizes
from that establishment about one hundred thou
sand dollars per annum. l know that the Fri
bune for the year 1855, after paying all expenses,
including salaries to its propretors. divided
$50 900, or so per cent among its stockholders.
About the lst Of July the Tribune made anoth-
er dividend, from the receipts of the last six
months Of 100000, paid S25, 600 on the f'Tribune
Buildings which they have recently purchased,
and have a surplus Of $4,000 to 500 900 on
hand. The Times is also understood to be in a
very prosperous condition. There are also a
number of Weekly, Literary and Family Jour
nails in this metropolis, producing incomes which
ought to satisfy any man of not more than ordi'
nary ambition.
Perhaps the most successful of this class, is
the New York Ledger, a paper whose leading
feature is the publication of original American
tales BY the employment of entertaining and
spirited writers, and system of liberal and ju-
dicious advertising, the publisher has run the
Ledger up to 100 900 circulation, figure not ex-
ceeded, probably, by any journal in this country,
except the weekly Tribune The Ledqey pub
fishes no advertisements. The Tribune does at
the moderate figure Of one dollar per line each
insertion. Inere are d numuer I1ii, fgss. f,ar-
nails in this city, which pay handsomely among
which | may mention the New York Observer
the Christian Advocate and Journal, the Evan-
geliSt and The independent The last, perceive,
is out openly for Fremont, ,as it has always
been for Freedom.
There is nothing startling in the book world
A half dozen lives of Fremont are offered for
sale, or advertised as forthcoming, | believe
Buchanan is to have no life His friends have
wisely concluded that, as he has proclaimed him.
self to be mo longer James Buchanan the life of
that departed statesman neither could nor should
have any influence on the prospects of the can
didate of the Cincinnati Platform. Talking of
biographies, reminds me of being too sleepy to
write any more, having stayed up until nearly
daylight this morning over the encyclopedia of
Biographies" published by the Appletons. This
is not only an interesting book, but avery use
full one. 1t is gotten up in the Appleton's best
style, and contaius well written notices of cele-
brated men and women of all ages and countries.
Rev. DIR. Hawks of this city, is the editor of the
encyclopaedia OF Biography"
"The Day we Celebrate" received about the
usual attention from all classes and ages--from
very petite Juveniles to boys of maturer growth.
l am not willing to admit that any man has
profounder respect for the principles embodied in
the Declaration of Independence, or a more
reverent regard tor the brave and devoted pat
riots who, with their blood and lives defended
that declaration, than myself yet, this ventilat-
ing ones patriotism through small and large ex
plosions of saltpetre-this neessant pop pop
whiz bang for twenty four consecutive hours
is, to me. an unmitigated nuisance and bore l
an actual believer in the declaration that all
men are entitled to life liberty and the pursuit
of happiness aud l hold these truths to be
self eyide nt'-not questions for argument at all
and when l hear frothy declaimers talking as
though these principles were recognized and en-.
forced in this country, the unpleasant fact will
Obtrude itself upon me that we have some three
or four millions Of our fellow beings in chains
Yes, slaves clank their chains on the battle fields
Of the Revolution !--"slayes breathe in the air
which old DeKalb, and Sumter drank" And
then my mind reverts to the ''plan of Kanzas,"
where the friends of this Declaration" cannot
meet to celebrate the day, except at the risk of
their lives. 1t may be dangerous to the Union,
and possibly constructive treason" to indulge
help it. l wish could OBSERVER
PROMPT DEVOTION TO PUBLIC DUTY-The
Washington correspondent of the New York
Post furnishes the following anecdote of
prompt attention to duty, contrasting most
favorably with the neglect of many members
entrusted with the interests Of their constitu-
ents
zone instance of prompttude on the part
OF Republican member, is worth recording.
Richard Mott, venerable Ohio Representa-
tive, was lying i'll of typhus fever, with some
flends on Long Island, twenty. five miles
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