Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1857-06-19
The Republican Convention-VOIce of
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From the New Bedford Standard.
QUITE A MIsTAKE.--Certain letter writer's
in Boston to the New York journals are very
busy in misstating the public sentiment of
Massachusetts, respecting Gubernatorial can
didates. 1t is not true that Mr.. Banks is the
only good man in the State for that office, or
that he is villiGed by the Republicans. Mr..
Banks is needed in Congress far more than at
home he has shown frmness and judgment
that will be vastly important in coming strug-
giles with the slave power; and the movement
to nominate him is a Know Nothing g dodge"
to bolster up that shaking organization by the
power of his name. If the Republican lead
ers and journals that go for a clean eandi-
date and straight organization now, are
wrong, what can be SAID of those who pur-
sued exactly the same plan at the Philadel-
phia Convention one year ago? A professed
anti-slavery American candidate was crowded
on the course in advance of Col Fremont, at
that time; but the genuine Republicans, in
their official action, took no notice of the at
tempt atforestalling. The precedent is suit
able one to be followed next week.
From tue Hampshire County Gazette
DELEGATEs.-Do not neglect to choose del
egates to the Republican Convention to be
held at Worcester on the oath instant. 1t is
more than usually important that eUery toaon
should be represented. The ratio of repre-
sentation is smaller than usual-taoo for each
representative in the Legislature-and, con-
seqnently there should be more pains taken in
the selection of delegates. Particular care
should be taken to select Republicans, men of
judgment, sagacity, principle. 1t is the Re-
publcan'sentment of Massachusetts that is
to be represented at Worcester. Let there be
no more truck and dicker operations such as
fbose af laef Tho VT nd ~
true Republcanism are expected to speak
through that Convention let there be bold,
decided, distinct utterance. We hope all the
towns in Western Massachusetts will be fully
represented The Convention is to be held
on Wednesday of next week, therefore pro-
coed at once to the choice of delegates
From the Worcester Palladium
IHE CoNvENTIoN.-rhe Convention of the
Oath may do good service to the State, if or
ganized and conducted as it should be, on
broad and liberal ground, that will allow all
men, who agree in sentiment, an equal voice
in its proceedings. There are two ideas that
should have prominence in its action that of
combining and giving utterGnce TO the Massa-
| chusettS sentiments upon the aggressions of
SLAVERY and that of retrenehnsent and economy
IN the management Of the finances Of the Com
| nlOnaoeGtth.
| IL mas NEVER uSSn the custom Oh InlS paper
| to designate candidates for nomination in adj
vance of the assembling of the conventions
whose province it is to select the candidates
But we may say that our support win be given
to such only as will truly represent the
two ideas, as transcending in importance al
other considerations. We trust that the can.
didates, whoever they may be, will stand
upon this platform, frankly and squarely
not complicated by open or implied pledges t.
| projects and purposes, that as secondary con.
siderations, may leopard that strong nn(
united expression which, we are confident
the people now desire to make upon thu
aggressions of the slave power, and upon tn,
necessity of State reform. Neither the Con
vention nor its candidates should hold am
equiyoeal position upon these points.