Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1856-05-30
LOCAL NEWS.
Auti-F,IImOre American District Cons
YPuliOu.

veuIiOn.
A Convention Of the Anti Filmoreans of the
Ninth Congressional District, was held at Horti
cultural Hall, in this city, yesterday. Wilder S.
Thurston, Esq, of Lancaster, was chosen Presi-
dent and Geo. A. Perry of Millbury, and J.
Waldo Denny of Worcester, S cretaries. The
Committee on credentials reported that there
were % delegates, from % towns Messrs. w,
Denny of Worcester, Batchclder of Sutton, and
Richards of Leicester. were appointed Commit
tee on resolutions, who reported the following
series
WHEREAS, The right Of the people to govern themselves
HI been ruttles%y stricken down in Kanz4s by an
armed mob OF CT liens # Other States who have il yad
Ell The To- ritry. il the ballot ,x-- dep sd
the IL dg OF &c ms, Imposed pm he p-o,l-
OF thu territory "oiL iNre and c,d- If laws
that would disgrace any 'v z d c,nmlniy, murd d
un ndiI titizens in he Cold bio ID. destroy Their
property, burned th,ir dwelling nuzzled the free
press, rUbbe peacable travellers upon the law
full Governor of Kanzis without legal auth ,rity and
dtci4re their i0tenton establish Slavery in tn ter
rit"ry series OF acts like tn sand whereas thee
Ruthless volltrs Of tie law and d turbers thr pur-
ptac ave rece the approval and support of thr
dera Government un Ter the minstraono Frank
hu Piarce-and whereas, nator of Massachusetts
while ia his seat aud in the scharge of the duties IF
his Office, has been brutay assaulted sith murderous
intent by co Eardly assassin from South Carolina,
cause he dared to express in manly eloquent terms
his own sentiments aud those If his
ation to the subject of slavery-and whereas all these
outrsges and crimes applauded and santioned by
leading men of the pro-slaery party, who openly
their intention to 'tsuhdue the NuTth' by re-
sort to threats violence, and brute force: Therefore
ReS0iUed That these rep ated and infamous acts Of
aggessi m teach the eemen of the North that the liberty
of speech is no longr respected right, and admonish
us that the time for argument is past and torce upon
the question OF freedom slavery the issue
To br
ResofUsd, That We American citizens of Mas achu
st ourselves ready ali issues that are
or may be forced upon us-that We will not
! s'Crook the pregnant hinges Of the knee,
That thrift may 10 Low faSnin5,"
and that we will peaceaby if We eau forciby if we must
every attempt subdue" us, infringe upon our
liberties, from rights, American citi-
|
Resoiusd That in the wrongs of our brethren in Kan
zas aud ia the wounds igfc. upon mat at
Washingon ~e feel ourselves ute and outraged, and
tender and other victims the Slave Pow
uur hear fell sympain' ami We ll.dge rselYes TO
use every ans within our power to redress
wrongs.
RI soi0ed, That if it be true as reported that rtan
cit this ete. eeg to tn Democrat; Naiod
Cow nti'n at Cin natl have t,ndsred the hand #
hruhsn u and broken nr al Wi W lrd ruliaus
Brooks X Il. ut Il Gar. Ius, w, ei
CUmmonweolt, ide ffo4 a political coustderai.ns,
brand these men as infamous, unworthy to have nome
or ctizenSnp in Massachusetts whose soil the would
contaminate with their footsteps, and who's free air
! would be polluted with their brea h.
ReSOiUed That still adhere to and maintain the
principles of the Springfield PLATFORM a1d therefore
utterly repudate the nomination of Miard Fillmore and
! Andrew Jackson Donelson, because 1t is nomination
port OF the American party an onern8 no prospect to
those who support it. but bit OF an Overwhelming and
dsfeat disgraca ana Tor the same reason that
repudiate these candidates we declare that We will
supper for ohce in the gilt of thu people who
is not openly and uOmpro isirgy opposed civil and
ecclesiastical IghS ana pledged t. maintain and de-
fei thu rights American citzeHs.
Res lined mat the exgencies OF the times demand that
a men VIZ believe that tFeedUiu national and 81
nv sectora" should unite their f. rts the
pr SEN rupt aud mbeeie prO-slavey admi nstratiun
and ,fng back the national government the policy Of
her uDp tho f-ay de nf III.
slavery, that ltg4tes this " chusen TO at
tend the American National Convention he Instructed t.
use all honu ABLE efjrt TO the Of such
as Will in crisis il, the ire men OF lie
North
ReSofUed, fhat OF position 70 the n Jmiuati IN of
Mllidrd Fulnore Is not ploUe because h. is ene with
tue slave poSer, although that's sufficient but
h is uut known true representative the
sentlmentj and no man sat sly IL fully
c,mnrtted " the p.iuc pies. Doth of Am.iic ,nis
F.ee1Om.
Frederick Parker of Templeton, was chosen
delegate TO the New York Convention of June
18th, and Hon. Alexander Dewitt OF Oxford, and
B. L. Batchelder OF Sutton, substi utes.
The Convention was addressed by Messrs. L.
ami afkeF OF Iempiet6i. me foiowingse S gen.
tlemen were chosen as District Committee:
j. W. Denny of Worces er, ]. NJ Sanfo d of
Oxford, Cyrus rhurston of Fitchburg and D. H.
Haywood of Huobirdstnn, VIM. D. Warren of
Eaton Of 'ia,re. a A. urde,t OF Clntuu Geo
W. Sl0 ono of G alton Wn H mpnries of
/ Leumnster, and L. Z. Hall of Holden.