Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1856-09-13
PEOPLES MASS CONVENTION.
The GubernasoriaI eue.,iOn.

The GubernatOriaI Question.
The Boston Journal in discussing this subject
n its issue on the 18th, uses the following lam
guage:
"The question is Go be decided in the PEG.
pies Convention @hicA meets at Worcester
next week, whether the old Republican plity
we speak now Of the party, which, for two
years past has attempted to control the State
goyernment-the question is to be decided
whether the Republican party will meet the
Americans in fair and amicable spirit
whether thew will make concessions to the al
lies at all commensurate with the sacrifices
which the latter have made for the sake OF
securing harmonious action in the Presiden :
tial election. We wish to state the case
without ambiguity of words, and to place the
facts before our readers plainly The Amer
leans have nominated ticket for State Off
GERS, and we do not hesitate to say that 1t is
good ticket. ! he ql estion is to be deter
mined whether the Republicans will adopt
this ticket and thus completely hGrmonize the
action of the opposition to the administration in
Massachusetts, or whether, more earnest for
the success of party than for the triumph of
principles, they will ignore the american par
ty, and put in nomination an opposition
ticket"
Republicans will meet the Americans in a fair
and liberal spirit, we answer most unhesta-
tingly. that wspknow-ths- they will and we have
not the slightest doubt, that they will make ''eon-
sessions to their allies far greater than any that
the Americans have made to them. Itwouid be
hard indeed % prove bg any direct evidence, that
the American party has made any to them. If
any concession has been made at any time, by
the American party to the Peoples movement,
we should be glad to know when or where, tor we
are one of those. who have not been able to dis
covert. Was any concession madeby the Amer
leans IN adopting the nomination of Col. Fremont
Who does not know that Fremont was the first
choice of all of that wing of the American party
that bolted from the nomination of Fillmore, and
that Banks was putin nomination by that party
in New York, (well knowing that he would not
aecept,) as mere temporary political expedient,
well understood by all parties, to save Col FIRE.
mont, from the odium which such nomination
would bring upon him the nominee of the
Peoples party, at such time, and under such
circumstances.
We say, Their, that in adopting Col. Fremont
as its candidate, the American party or rather,
neither have they made any concessi ms in the
matter of the withdrawal of Gov Johnst n. Gov
Johnstcn's name from the first, fell dead upon the
popular 1t was hailed by no enthusiastic
signs of approval any where. 1t received no cor.
dial support from the press, even from his own
party and State. Its being thrust forward in such
manner, was felt by the people in their inmost
hearts, to be sham, and it has never been con.
sidered anything but sort Of bogus capital for
few trading politicians in Massachusetts, to dick
er upon.
Although no word Of reproach has ever been
uttered against him by the Peoples party, or the
presses of the Peoples party, the nomina ton has
already nearly faded from the minds of men, and
in order that there should be no mistake as to
his own position, Gov. Johnston himself, like a
true patriot, as he is, has written letter with
drawing from the contest which letter has
been in the hands Of the CommateeS for seoeral
doys-oeing Withheld from publication only for
the purpose of enabling Gov GARDENERS satellites
TO make trade with the Peoples party, under the
preteloe Of withdrawing Gov Johnston, as part
of the consideration for having the Peoples par.
ty transferred to hin. All this talk about the con-
party, is utterly absurd and ridiculous, as bre,
review Of the narrow selfish and intolerant
course o. the leaders If the American party in this
State since the middle Of June last will show.
From first TO last, no other disposition has been
displayed, than that of a total and complete dis.
regard Of thelwishes, views, and feelings of the
Peoples party. On the first day of July, Con-
vention was held at Springfield, which nomina.
ted an exclusively American ticket, composed Of
men for electors, some ofwhom were, personally
most obnoxious to the Peoples party, and in
such hot haste, that their views were not known
to their constituents upon the Presidential ques.
tion. An attempt was made at that time
also, to force through, nomination Of State Of.
fcers srclsSloely American, although no notice oil
such purpose mao been given in the call. and al.
though more than tl0o hvaared tO,ons in the State
we're vnrspreseHted, aud nearly half Of the dele.
gates that were present had rftiIed from tae Con-
Vention in diseust a. its proceedings.
AIterwards nothe lie Convention was call
ed at Boston, eeoi.sirely Of the American party,
ana ticket exclusively American, was put in
nomination. Every effort TO form union with
the Peoples party was frovned against, and eve
~ motion having that obiet in view. was reso-
lutely soted dOlon Ind now these very men have
the impndenee to come TO tie Peoples purty, md
= Insult them with the proposition that tBey must
take the ticket at their hands, which they had
no hand 10 nominating, without why or where
Sc fore. and charge them with disposition against
union aud harmony"
We say thatso insulting proposition was never
made toa large and influential political party 4,
that which Is now rendered BY this fragment o