Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1857-06-19

family that they never had political " char.
acter any farther than that gentlemen in such
gatherings naturally follow social and political
afinties. Carter kaol0s that originally, these
dinners were accidental and small parties a,
Young's or Parker's; that the only time when
they assumed an appearance of exclusiveness was
when, at his suggestion and for his accommoda
ton, the meetings were held at the "old Free
Soil room in School street" and yet, knowing
all this-for he attended nearly every Saturday
until within few weeks-he charges me with get
ting up secret political society-meanly insinua-
ting that formed one secret society to put down
certain gentlemen because they once Joined ''a,l-
other secret society when he klosos that unless
my whole intercourse with him has been lie
every fibre Of my physical organization recoils at
and every instinct of my spiritual nature abhors,
secret political organizations in every shape
FICTION No 3.-Cartef charges that my object
in this secret organization is, to overthrow
Banks, Wilson, and Burlingame." He k,aotos
this is false-he knows that, until quite lately,
Banks and Burlingame frequently attended these
dinners; and that Gen. Wilson is almost never
absent, to this day, when in town. Robert Car
ter knows that, until within few weeks, since
the Matching and broaching of the disreputable
intrigue to force Mr.. Banks upon the Republican
party as the q American (" candidate for Govern
or, the personal relations between that gentle.
man and myself have been of the most friendly
character he knows that within five years have
repeatedly written articles Qor which others got
the credit in defence of Mr.. Banks against the
assaults, not only of the common enemy, but of
many of the very men who are now his lackeys and
parasites. Carter Enosos that, up to this moment,
the relations of personal and political intimacy
between Messrs. Burlingame and Wilson, more
especially with the latter, and myself have never
been disturbed; and that in the State,
according to his position and ability, has support
ed those gentlemen more faithfully and cordially
always excepting their Know Nothing episode
and some subsequent freaks and rather too " sci.
entifc engineering resulting from IT'D than my
self. These are matters with which the public
has no concern. But have a right to refer to
them as facts within the knowledge of Robert
Carter, and to brand him malicious slanderer
when he charges me with conduct to which my
whole life gives the lie.
FICTION No. 4.-Carter next charges me with
an" open attempt to organize party last year,
when ae % got up ticket with Josiah Quincy
for Governor" never made any such sat
tempt" open or secret After the disgracefui
surrender to Gardner at Worcester, when earnest
anti-slavery men were wandering like sheep with
out shepherd, there was more or less talk of
putting forward the name of some honest man for
whom honest men would vote for Governor. l
oal gtoF4 Go
ty;" for l saw that treachery and timidity had SO
thoroughly done their work, that the " attempt"
would be, as to numbers" simply ridiculous. II
1 recollect rightly, an independent State ticket
published or noticed in the Advertiser; but it
was done without my previous knowledge and l
think some gentlemen who had something to do
with publishing it will reeollect that Immediate
ly expressed doubts of the policy of publishing it.
l afterwards rejoced that it was published, be-
cause it gave the opportunity for five thousand
men, who would mol bow the knee to Baal, to vote
for a common ticket 1 speak of this, not because
am ashamed of any agency l had in this matter,
nor because / had not perfect right as Re-
publican. 10 " organize party to nominate
State ticket after the Republican Convention had
left that mattor open but only to show that in
this, as well as in every other statement of al
legged facts, Carter has wfully and grossly lied
will say, however, that never gave vote npon
which reflect with more pleasure than that for
the brave old man-JosIAH QUINCY But my
attempt to organize party had this extent
l got ballots printed exclusively and solely for
the town of Walpole, with the following State
ticket heading the regularly nominated fRepubli-
can tickets -