Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1856-11-03

To the Republican Voters of w oreester
County.

County.
You have probably seen, with good deal of
amazement, the statements of Messrs Denny
and Dexter, published in the Worcester Tran
script of Saturday. My own judgment would
have inclined me simply to refer you to the fore
going card, and to the statement signed by Mr..
Wheeler and myself, published in the Spy of Fri
day. But by the suggestions of some friends, l
add word or two.
1t will be seen that Messrs. Denny and Dexter
as also the American committee, admit in sub.
stance, every essential fact stated by the Republ
can committee. That the Republican committee
wers in session, that he candidates of its party
were willing TO resign, that these facts were com
inundated TO the American cOmmittee-that the
offer was made to them to make Joint ticket, on
the liberal basis of eleven Americans to six Re-
publicans-that the American committee declined
this offer on the frivolous pretext Of want of au
th0fIty-that at the same time they made an offer
which undertook to assume, by county commit
tee, power to pledge the votes of the district
and that during all this time the candidates of the
American party were close at hand and might, in
hye minutes, by placing themselves in the hands
OF their committee, have left the field clear for
union. All these facts, with the irresistible in
ference that either the committee or the candi-
dates, had no sincere desire to unite, are in sub
stance conceded by the Americans
Bnt some members Of their committee endeay-
or to turn your attention from these overwhelm-
ing facts, by making a gross personal charge
upon members of your committee These state.
ments do not affect the question at ISSUE but of
course concern us deeply, and l hope, are not
without interest to you
Two OF them only, are OF consequence enough
10 deserve notice. They say in the first place,
that during the interview, members of the com.
mittee made certain disparaging remarks in re.
gard to the spy. Ii this statement had related
to any thing said in private conversation merely
should not have troubled the public about it.
But me gross improperly of the use, by the COM
n mill ~ n.
pacity, and in the course of an official interview
with political opponents, of language of the kind
In regard to the acknowledged organ of their par
", must be apparent to every one l therefore ex-
pressly relterate my denial of the remark imputed
to me. Three gentlemen of the American marty
were present. Messrs. Denny. DEXTER and Par
ley Hammond Five Republicans were present
all OF whom concur in making this denial Mr.
Hammond has not joined the other gentlemen in
their affidavit, although if such language had
been used by the Republican committee he ponst
have rem mbered it,
The committee agreed, before they met the
American gentlemen. to make their communica-
tlonn through their chairman alone and observed
throughout the guarded aud cautious language of
an ohclal interview. The result of the interview
was reported Immediately after it took place to
the full County committee, and its members will
well recollect that the conversation about the
spy was reported in the same substantial Ian.
guage as given in my statement in the Spy of Fri
day.
One other suggestion. The sentence which
Mr. Denny puts in my mouth is this -" Don't
for Heavens sake, ask the Spy to support any,
thing we may do-that would be enough to damn
any ticket" Gentlemen who know me and Mr.
Denny can Judge in whose style and manner of
expression that sentence is expressed.
In regard to the second charge those gentle
men allege that we asked and gave pledge of
secresy as to the proceedings of Saturday. This
is wholly untrue, as the sub committee unite in
assuring you. Look at the probabilities of the
case. What possible motive could the committee
have for asking such pledge If the union was
formed, the matter was, of course, to be made
public If the union failed, through our refusal
to accede to proper terms, had no motive
for cnncealment, because the county conven-
ton had already declined a union, and such
refusal would place the party in no diff.
ferent situation. If it failed by reason of
the refusal of the Americans to accede to prop.
er terms, as it in fact did, we meant to an
peal to the people. In no event, therefore could
we have motive to desire secrecy. Let one adj
ditional fact be remembered. The American Com.
mittee kept no such pledge if they gave 1t. Per-
sons not members of their committee sat with
them, and heard the report of their sub commit
tee. Persons not members of their committee
were fully informed by them of their doings and
spoke freely Of them within two hours from The
time the committees reported
have only to say, in conclusion, that pursue
this matter no farther. The gentlemen compos-
ing the Republican subcommittee, are some
what known to their neighbors, and to the peo-
pleof the county, and have no fear that anything
from the persons who make these attacks can
injure them.
We have not thought proper to add to our
statements any oaths, judicial or extra judicial.
The proceeding is of questionable legality,and un-
questionable bad taste. Men who fear that their
words will be doubted by those who know them.
may seek to bolster them up by afidavits. We
ask no person who hesitates to credit our sim
pie statements to believe US under oath.
GEO. f. HoAR