Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1857-06-03

AS 10 the pine Tree League" so far as l know
anything about it, Warrington tells about the
whole story. The writer for the Tribune connects
just truth enough with his lies to give plausible
| appearance to the whole lie with circum-
stance is the most dangerous as well the
meanest kind of lie. 1 understand it is true,
as Warrington" says, that for some years past
a number of gentlemen, drawn together by social
and political afinities, have met, on Saturday
afternoons. For some months past they have
shown their good taste by discussing George
Youngs excellent dinners, on these occasions.
| may as well make a clean breast of it, and ad-
| nit that have occasionally found myself, on
Saturday afternoons, when the wheel of the tread
mill began to slacken up for the day of rest, ir-
resistibly drawn to this gathering. Though the
parties we're strictly private if held in gen
tleman's drawing-room, yet 1 was always given
to understand that any gentleman was welcome
who hated Know Nothingism and despised Gard
ner. For all such, the latch-strng was always
out So paul Pry" frequently "just drops i'm
Strangers found it pleasant gathering of Mas
sachusetts "adamantnes.' 1 remember TO have
met brave old Gid" Hale, and many other gem
tlemen of that character, who never knew, till
this libeler told them, that they were among con-
spirators against Wilson and Burlingame Gen.
Wilson is almost invariably there, when in Bos-
ton, and no one is so cordially greeted, no one is
more honored and loved, and no one appears to
feel more among friends. Indeed, have often
heard the General say that, when there, he felt
that he was surrounded by his best friends; and
though he sometimes winces under the criticisms
which the genius of the institution requires, he
is too honest man, and too much of phioso-
pher, not to recognize the truth of Scripture
Faithful are the wounds Of friend, but the
kisses of an enemy are deceitful." He knows
who are parasites, and who are true supporters.
We comfort the General by repeating remark of
Wendell Phillips to him" We hammer good
metal only; or by quoting that other Scripture
saying-''Let the righteous smite met shall be
kindness; let him reprove met shall be an
excellent oil, which shall not break my head"
burlingame formerly attended, though less of
late. Banks was quite often there, till he sold
us out last year. never saw any indications Or
a conspiracy against any body outside; 1 have
often thought that they were only dangerous to
each other. In this respect it is "a peculiar in
sttution perfectly free speech" unlimited
criticisms, even animadversions (subiect of course
to the laws of courtesy upon each other, face to
face; but none of it behind tie back. Hence the
largest liberty is tolerated, with only one excep-
ton for an Gdheriag Know Nothing, an apollo.
gst for Gardner, or that most abject thing. a
Jack " Know Nothing, the room gets very
speedily too hot
Of course, in the process ofsuppuration through
which Massachusetts has passed for the last two
or three years doctors say that this process is
healthy one-for all that, it is very nasty) it has
occurred, that many men have gradually become
corrupted before the change appeared externally,
and it would not be strange that some zen of this
class formerly frequented these dinners" and
kept along after this corrupting element had eat
en- out what little anti slavery they ever had
Indeed, 1 have been informed that some of these
interlopers continued to attend these gatherings,
until it was known that they were satellites of
Gardner. and, if possible. worse than that-that
they were in the habit of peddling out informa-
ton or repeating conversations out of doors, over
which veil of confidence had been thrown, which
should have made them sacred among gentle.
men. l should not at all wonder if this letter to
the Tribune was written by one of these buck
sters.
By the way, do you know what bed of torture
Sam Bowles finds himself in ? Poor fellow he
came down here, honestly believing he could in.
fuse into the Traveller some of the liberal, pro-
gressive spirit of the Republican. Alas he not |
culy finds himself overslaughed by the intense
hunkeIism OF the IfaoetIer element, but he is |
deluged by the bosh and the fapdoodle which was
transferred from the Atlas office. The proprietors
of the IraUeller will have nothing but diletapt.
ism and namby.pambysm and an unfalne SUM-
ply of the genuine articles is the fatal twin lepa-
cy from the AtlaS to the Trageller. Unless Mr..
Bowles gets rid of these parasites very soon, his
great enterprise will sleep under the epitaph-
DIED OF DIsH-wATER
And the Rump Legislature has dissolved
Who'd a thought it Rump yes. Rumn:
very appropriate. "The Rump Parliament ),
says Lord Clarendon Tor Lord somebody else-it
was surely Lord), twas SO called because it was
the iag-end of a carcass which had been long
dead Very appropriate, isn't it? This Rump |
Legislature is the fag-end of the long-dead car
cass OF Know Nothingism. For such a monster
there can be no resurrection. |
You notice that the K.N's talk of anticipating
the action of the Republican Convention. Inv
holding convention on the 10th, to nominate
Banks. trust they will do it. We shall then
see whether the Republican party is forever to be
the bob to the Know Nathing kite All we ask
49, to get Banks out into the open field, as the
Know Nothing candidate, and we can ,eknock
him" deader than Julius Caesar.
The TraUeller settles the matter for MS thus
summariy and dctatorial:
O. This is to get ahead of the Republicans. who
are also generally tending to Mr.. Banks's nomi-
nation, by nominating him first Both parties
looK upon MN as the coming man. and seek the
credit OF putting first upon the track, and at.
taching to him some of their more special favor.
ties for the other executive offices. The proba-
bihty now is that both conventions will select
Mr.. Banks for the first place, but disagree and
measure their respective strength upon the other
nominations. Gov. Gardner and his immediate
friends are represented as unfavorable to this sud
den coup de grace Of their party"
There; the country has nothing to do but walk
up and register the edict.
Gov. Gardner is opposed to it, is he1 How
happens it, then, that the Bee this morning runs
up the name of Banks for Governor, "subject to
the action of the american Convention" The
Bee, that never peeps without Gardner's permits
sion Pangborn daring to move without Gard
ner's orders We shall see how it comes out.
Letthe conspirators go ahead the people will
soon lind out whether my statements, relating to
the qulntuple alliance, are true or not Once
MORE tooh to your delegates. PAUL PRY.