Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1856-08-08

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Nantucket
Secretaries-Edwin j. SWEET, of Boston VIM.
Il. Hartwell, of Fitchburg w. Hill of North
ampton; 5. Stone, of Worcester.
Judge Russell, on assuming the chair, was vel
coined with enthusiastic cheers, loud and long
continued. When the applause had subsidized, he
proceeded to deliver an able and eloquent address,
welcoming the thousands assembled to a free par
ticipation in the dongs and congratulations of
the interesting occasion,which had called them
together He referred to the favorable omens
which come to us from the distant west. in the
recent elections indicative of NOR glorious
victories in the future. He alluded to the cut
RACES of the slave power, commencing with the
repeal of the Missouri Compromise, and followed
up by the subsequent informal doings in Kansas,
and the brutal and beastly attack on Senator
Sumner, for expressing in just and BETTING terms
the extent of these outrages.
The illusions to Mr.. Sumner were received with
the most tremendous demonstrations of applause
and Brooks's name was drowned in a series of
groans, given for that ruffian, with a good will.
II we do our duty in the present contest, said
Judge Russell, the fourth of November, 1856, will
be remembered in history, associated forever with
the glories of the fourth of July, 1776 But if we
fail, chains will clank for all time over all the
broad territories of the West the faires portion of
the North American continent and our descend
ants will curse the day that we were born. The
contest for freedom in Kanzas had been compared
with the Crusades, but he thought it might be
more appropriately compared with the war in
Heaven, between the angels and the fallen hosts
who were tumbled into Pandemonium; destina
ton reserved also, he trusted, for their close al
lies, the border rufians of the present day Judge
Russell closed his beautiful and eloquent address
by appropriate allusion to our gallant leader
in the present contest, the chosen representative
of our principles, and urged union of action
among all the opponents of despotism, as essen
tial to victory, and work as essential to union.
The President called on Rev. Elnathan Davis,
of Fitchburg, who invoked the Divine favor in
an impressive prayer.
On motion of Mr.. A. L. Richards, of Water
town, the following Committee was selected by
the Chair to report series of resolutions:
A L. Richards of WATERFOWL. John J Piper,
Of Fitchburg Charles Adams, of Amherst; o.
H. Dutton, of Boston; and L. F. Stone, of New
buryport.
A song was then sung by the Lowell Glee
Club which was well received
Seth Webb, Jr., Esq of Boston, was then in
troduoed. He said he was to-day in the presence
not of old Massachusetts, but of young Massa-
chusetts-not of the Massachusetts, which came
over in the Mayhower, and which subsequently,
hung witches at Salem,-not of the Massachu-
sets of l776, and of Bunker Hill,--but of the
| young, thinking, breathing Massachusetts of the
present day on whose soil trod no advocates of
the border rufian party, outside of the Custom
House and The Court House
Mr.. Webb went on to speak of the Philadelphia
and Cincinnati platforms, contrasting them, and
the candidates who respectively standupon them,
in just terms. His illusions to the doughfaces,
Everett and Winthrop, as contrasted with the
course Of Messrs. Sumner, Wilson, Banks and
Burlingame, were greeted with the loudest cheers,
as were also his allusion, in BETTING terms, to
the authors and advocates of the Nebraska mi.
guilty, and to Mr.. Buchanan, as the embodiment
of all the nefarious doings of the Border Ruffian
partY.sa4d the exponent of its platform
MI. hlchards, IN behalf of the Committee on
Resolutions, then read series, approximately set.
tin~ - 'ne prih-sp4ee ISSUES the contest,
and endorsing the Philadelphia platform and
nominees.
Mr. Richards was then called upon for speech,
to which cali he responded in an eloquent and
able address, sketch of which we should be glad
to give, but want of space forbids
The audience were then favored with another
song from the Lowell Glee Club
Hon. Horace Greeley, of New York, was then
introduced, and was received with three rounds Of
the most enthusiastic cheers. He went on to
make one of his characteristic logical and argu.
mentative speeches, dissecting the platforms OF
the various parties, and expoundng the true poll.
cy and mode of action to be adopted.
Mr. Greeley's speech was well received
George W. Curtis Esq, of New York, was the
next speaker, and his speech was one of the most
chaste and eloquent political addresses to which
we ever listened. No attempted sketch can do if
justice. 1t called forth the most enthusiastic
applause, and had telling effect the influence of
which will not soon pass away.
The German Glee Club of Greenfield delighted
the company with German song OF. Freedom.
That war-worn veteran of the anti-slavery
cause, Hon. Henry B. Stanton of New York. was
next introduced to the audience. and he made an
able and eloquent speech, which drew forth re-
peated rounds of the most enthusiastic applause.
In the course of Mr.. Stanton's remarks. he
stated his firm belief that twothirds of that Sec
ton OF the Democratic party which is called the
radical Democracy, which supported Mr.. Van
Buren, in l84S, and Pierce in 1852, would this
year cast their votes for Fremont and DAYTON.
Eloquent speeches were then made by Messrs.
Harmon P. Linkoup of Boston, Mr.. Edgar of
New York, Stephen H. Phillips of Salem, and
others, and the Convention adjourned at 6 o'clock
to meet on the Common at half past
OUTSIDE DEMONSTRATIONS.
While these proceedings were going on in the
mammoth tent the crowds outside who were una.
Bile to come within hearing distance of the speak.
ers, held a meeting outside, which was addressed
by Charles ". Slack. Esq, of Boston, Daniel
Foster, of Lowell, and others.
THE FIoN1c AT THE TOWN HALL.
This was numerously attended during the whole
afternoon There was plenty of good speaking.
and bonntiiu supply of substantial refresh
ments was furnished by the fair ladies of Fitch.
burg, to all their guests. The perfection of all
the arrangements. and the liberality that was
by the people Of Fitchburg on the oe-
casion are wor by of all praise, but the late hour
at which the train reached this city, prevents us
from giving more than this passing notice at the
present time
TRAVEL TO EuRoPE.-The New York Con.
rier and Enquirer publishes a statement of the
number of passengers conveyed 70 Europe