Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1856-06-12

Lest we might be deemed guilty of doing injus-
tice to Mr.. Winthrop, in our criticisms upon his
letter, declining to attend the Kanzas Aid Meet
ing at Faneuil Hall, we give it, this morning,
entire. If "no one deplores more than himself,
the recent distressing occurrences in Kanzas and
at Washington" we cannot, for the life of us,
what necessity there for his going out of
his way to cast contumely upon the movement for
the material aid of our brethren on the frontier,
now SO ruthlessly and lawlessly stricken down.
1t is very commendable in himself, or any other
individual, to propose a remedy of his own, how
ever much it may differ from others, but for him,
at the same time, to give an ungenerous and
back-handed stab at the spontaneous. benevolent
efforts which are being made on the part of a
sympathising public to do something to aid our
suffering fellow citizens in distant territory, is
uncalled for and unjust.
As regards Mr.. Winthrop's Recommendation
for the settlement of Kanzas matters, by sending
Gen, Scott out there with full powers, who, he
thinks, would restore immediate peace it may be
very good; but we agree with the Boston Chroni.
Gle, that :" single word from President Pierce to
Col. Sumner would do it as well, and much
cheaper" II the administration will not instruct
Its own commander, ow in authority there, to
take measures tending to pacifcation on Just
terms, have we any hope that it will consent to
send Gen. Scott out there for any such purposef
The fate of Mr.. Crittenden's proposition, of
the same purport as Mr.. winthrop's, introduced
into the Senate on Tuesday, will show how much
prospect there is of such mode of adjusting
the Kanzas difficulties. But we must recollect
that that proposition comes from slaveholdng
quarter, and that all it aims at is mere pacifca
ton, without any guarantee of securing to the
people of Kanzas their just rights.
vein of GOODNESS and dissatisfaction perme-
ates Mr.. Winthrop's letter throughout. 1t stigma
ties the movement which is being carried forward
to assist the down trodden people Of Kanzas in
their oppressed and destitute condition, by con-
reying to them bread and means of defence from
further outrages of the border uians as the pro-
duct of "violent speeches, angry resolutions, in
hammatory appeals, 'and as consisting in "sweep-
ing denunciations, indiscriminate and insulting
reproaches, and clamorous challenges and def
ances towards other sections of the Union" &c.
The allusion, in such terms, by Mr.. Winthrop, to
the noble cause in which the masses of all parties
seem to be equally devotedly engaged, show that
the writer, if he has too much humanity to be an
out-and-out advocate of the border ruffian party,
is conservative enough to look with an unfeeling
heart upon any monstrous outrage which may be
inflicted upon human society, lest his equanimity
might be in any degree disturbed by enlisting in
any popular movement for the succor of the
wronged.
Ninety-nine hundredths of the citizens of Mas
sachnsetts, who read Mr.. WinthIop's letter, will
rejoice with that the Legislature made the
choice it did for United States Senator, in 1851,
in preferring Charles Sumner to the author of
such donghface performance as this letter.