Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1856-09-22

| ons political connexions, and we candidly submit
it after what has recently transpired in the Re
publican Convention of the State, after the con-
cessions which have already been made it is not
time for the real friends of Freedom and Ere
mont, whose support of the principles and candi-
dates of the party of Freedom does not have to
be bought at an immense sacrifice OF party lnteg-
rity and personal honor, to take an independent
position to stand by the integrity OF their or
| canization and airport the men who have stood
by the party in its darkest hours, who have kept
the watchfres burning, and the banner of freedom
still unfurled, IN the most trying hours of defeat
and disaster.
If the Americans, or Gardner men wish to have
just and proportonate influence in the County
Convention. already called, let them do at the
present time as Wings and Democrats are doing,
unite with their fellow citizens, without regard
to past political differences, and so make their
influence felt in that Convention in proper and
legitimate manner. Let them put away for the
time, all attempts to humbug or coerce the dele
gates of the people into another game of truck
and dicker, the only effect of which, is to open
source of endless irritation and i'll feeling, and
come up to the work of union and harmony
upon fair and proper basis, like men.
If there is any man in THAR party on whom they
desire to bestow an office, let them present his
claims before the Convention of the people, of
whom they will form no uninfuential part, and
abide theiresult; but let us have no more hucks-
terng of offices for consideration either in cash
payment, or in promisessof votes for Fremont and
Dayton, or Charles Sumner.
The American party has had already conceded
to it all the principal State offices, and with them
goes all the patronage of the State, amounting to
many thousands ofdollars, and to this we do not
object. The bargain has been ratified by the peo-
ple under threats and by coercion, it is true, but
still it is a bargain, and we utter no complaint
| But here in Worcester county, where the Repub-
| lican party is strong enough to elect its entire
ticket for county offices and district officers by
| majority of thousands, we do protest against any
more dickerpg and huckstering with anybody
| If men threaten to defeat Charles Sumner, unless
| their impertiuent threats are complied with, we
say to them, Z" do your worst" for we know that
| the people will mark them, and will visit upon
| them that retribution they so justly Deserve
| But we have no fears of anything of this sort =
Charles Summers re election is sure,as the laws
of gravtation are to be fulfilled if his life is spar
ed ; and it is not in the power of any faction or
party, or any combination of factions orpartes, to
stave off that result.
1t is all the more incumbent upon the people
of Worcester county, at this time, to stand fast
by the integrity of their organization, from the
fact that in other counties and in other districts
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the strongest they have already called their close
communion party conventions, without the slight.
est reference to the existence of the Republican
party.
In the Second Congressional District Con-
vention was held, few days since, which nomi-
mated Mr.. Burlington for reelection to Congress.
The Republicans had no objection to the nomina-
ton, and will support him to a man, but who does
not see that it would have been the part of good
manners, under the "union and harmony rule, -
to have permitted the Republicans to have partic-
ipated in that nomination, and ratify it in advance
of their votes? We notice, also, that conventions
of the American party have been called to nomi-
nate candidates in the sixth, seventh, tenth, and
seddR gQpFrsS SIS Districts q e9 9 &aas
These conventions appear to have been called
without regard to the Republicans,
We do not object to this course on the part of
our American friends, in those counties and dis.
tricts. We leave them to fight their own battles
with the Republicans, but in view of these facts,
we do not see how any man of the American par
ty can have a reasonable objection, if the Repub-
lican party in Worcester county follows an exam
pie which has been set by the Americans in other
counties, where they, according to the vote oflast
year, were numerically the strongest. Fair play,
is jewel, and we trust that the Republican party
of Worcester county will prize it so highly as to
insist that the integrity of the party shall be
maintained, at all hazards-that having made all
concessions that could reasonably be demanded Of
it by the American party, at the recent State
Convention, it will now make stand for its
organization and its principles, and utter with
unfatering voice that sentiment that is burning
in the peoples hearts ''Hitherto shalt thou come
but no farther"