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

There are three districts in Massachusetts in
which the people will have an opportunity to pass
with more or less dissnctness upon the assault of
Brooks upon Senator Sumner. In the Fifth Dis
trict, the proslavery parties have agreed to vote
for William Appleton, in order to defeat Arson
Burlingame, whose offence is, that he denounced
the assault upon Sumner, and when an attempt
was made to bully him into withdrawal of the
offensive language, repealed :he attempt, and BY
his subsequent conduct covered the cowardly bully
with disgrace, which will forever cling to his
name. In the estimation of Boston hunkerism,
this was an offence never to be forgiven. 1t was
departing from the precedent set by long line OF
illustrious doughfaces, running back to the days
of the representative who voted in 1920 to admit
Missouri with slavery constitutions and contin.
1ing through Winthrop, who lodged the Wilmot
proviso, and Elliot, who voted for the fugitive
slave act, down to William Appleton, who has
improved all his small opportunities thus far in
the same direction, and who now proclaims, in ad-
vance, that he will not agitate " the slavery
question, upon any consideration.
In the Fourth District, this controversy is also
involved, By the nomination, against Mr.. Com.
ins, Of Charles g. Greene, the individual who
in company with three others, sat at an entertain
ment in Washington, at which Brooks was pres
ent by special invitation. If the people Of that
district elect Greene, they will proclaim TO the
world that, 10 their opinion, the assassin Of Sum-
ner rs worthy Of fellowship with men claiming to
be respectable.
In the Ninth District, the contest is between
Alexander Dewitt and Eli Thayer. MIR. Tbaver
is man who has never been suspected Of finch
ing in any contest in which the interests Of free-
dom have been concerned. He is especially oh
noxious to the party which has attempted to
rufianize Kanzas for his efforts have been in the
way of that process, and will in the future tend
still more powerfully to bring about that great
consummation-Kansasa free State His oppo-
nent, Col. Dewitt who joins issue with him, af.
ter having once declined, was elected four years
ago,as an anti-slavery man. Two years ago he was
reelected, still making professions of attach.
ment 20 the cause Of freedom, but standing in a
different position from the one he first occupied
He stood, in 1854, with many men who have since
recovered themselves, and arc now fighting man.
fully for the right
II he had, after the pro-slavery or compromis.
ing character Of Americanism had been exhibit.
ed, stood again with the friends OF Freedom, we
should have continued to support him, II he had
again been candidate. But where does he stand
aud what is his Postioni Not only has he stead.
ny persisted in sdhering to an organization which
ne must know has proved, in a great degree,
neaeheroo' to the cause he has proIessed to love,
out what Is vors,-~worse than an error Of iudg-
ment, ne has shown signs Of weakness as a mem
Der Of Congress, which has destroyed the conf
denee Of the public, 10 his fidelity 10 the anti.
slavery eIuee' weahall not reeupitulate the fae,.
In the case Of Edmundson, the aceomplce Of
Brooks. We have shown, and without eoptrs.
diction thus far, that Edmundson wasous Of the