Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1856-10-16
prvuern De1nOcrney D-nueu.

Now that coalitions are being formed between
the BUCCANEERS and Fillmoreans, in most of the
Congressional Districts, for the purpose of aiding
the success of the Border Ruffan Democracy, it
may be well to see what are the recognized prin.
ciples of the party for whose benefit these combi-
nations are being made. At recent Buchanan
mass meeting at Poughkeepsie N. Y, where
were present, and spoke, those two embodiments
OF the Cincinnati platform Democracy, Senators
Ioucey of Ct, and Hunter of Virginia, the latter
went into an elaborate delineation Of the princi-
pies of his party on the slavery question, in the
course OF which he classed all laboring men as
slaves. Democrats, mechanics, laboring men of
Massachusetts,, read the following extract from
his speech, and say ifyou prepared to become
slaves, yourselves, by endorsing such doctrine
Fellow citizens, what is property IN man,
and what involuntary serYitudei Property
may be absolute or limited, it may be in fee
Tor term of years. In practice, one may hold
property in the service of another for life, as
IN the case of slavery for term of years, as
IN the apprenticeship or for months, weeks,
days, or hours, as in the case of domestics, or
mechanics, or lawyers, or doctors. In ciyilz-
ed society, there is no man, except in the rare
cases OF those living on accumulated capital,
service. This is servitude and if constrained
by the necessities of poverty, it is as much
involuntary as if it were forced by any other
physical necessity. The evils which are ascrib-
ed to one form of this servitude are common
to them all, and SO claimed by this socialist
sect of which l have spoken.
Are hard cases of separation in families to
be found where slavery exists Do they not
also occur whenever mau is forced by his
necessity to sell his labor in the highest mar
ket Are many revolving instances to be
found Of the submission by one man OF his
WE TO another in the one case, do they not
also occur IN the other Whatever evils are
ascrloed TO involuntary ser gitude in the one
case, can and have been ascribed TO the other.
Shall we for for this reason proclaim that No
man shall be allowed to sell his labor. or give
right OF property in his services to another ,"
This is truly the most consistent stand which
can be taken by party which is responsible for
therepeal ofthe Missouri Compromise, and whose
platform, as laid down at Cincinnati, when car.
ried out to its most natural Specification, commits
its supporters to the unlimited extension and per-
petuation Of slavery. In harmony with this view
is the position ofthe Buchanier party, as defined
by such Of its leading organs as the Rich
mond Enquirer, New York Day Book, &C., quo
tations from which we have often taken occasion
to give. The Enquirer Of late date has the fol-
lowing =
The election Of Mr.. Buchanan may, and
probably will, originate reaction in public
opinion that will encourage the extension of
the conservative institution Of slavery, and
the extension OF t British and Southern Eu.
ropean races, for the very purpose of stem
ming and turning back the torrent Of inideli-
~ meteraiem, sensuality, agrarianism, and
anarchy, that threatens 10 oyerwhelm us from
the prolific hive Of Northern Europe.
The election Of Mr.. Buchanan would be a
Ieac'onury movement in favor Of slavery and
conservatism.
Let the South present compact ard undi-
weed 'front.'. Let her show TO the barbarians
That her sparse population offers little hopes Of
plumber her military and self-reliant habits,
ana her mountain retreats, little prospects Of
victory and her firm union and her devoted
resolution. no chances of conquest. Let her,
hpossible, detach Pennsylvania aud Southern