Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1857-01-16

DR. Mann of Sterling, Vice President, called
the Convention to order He had himself come
to TINS conclusion, reluctantly, and too tarlily.
He would first consider the reason why dissou.
ton should not take place, and afterwards some
of the reasons why dissolution should take
place. His remarks were listened to with close
attention, and seemed to meet the appreciation of
the audience.
Rev. I. W. Higginson of Worcester next took
the platform, and made an eloquent and power
fui speech. which we shall publish hereafter as
no sketch that we can give can do it any justice.
VIM. Lloyd Garrison followed Mr.. Higginson
in characteristic speech, advocating a dissolu-
ton Of the Union. He commented with consid-
cradle severity upon the letter of Mr.. Wilson,
that had been read to the Convention, as dis
grace to Mr.. Wilson and to the State which he
represented, and should be hung about his neck
as milestone, to sink him forever from the sight
of men, until he shall have attained some true
manhood He read an article from a Richmond
paper, denouncing the Republican Senators in
Congress, and remarked upon it, that Mr. Will
son was endeavorng to profit by the advice there
given him, and learning to be decens in the slave
holdeps' view Of that term, not to say decent
spaniel. Mr. Garrison then went on to describe
what classes of men would join in this move
ment, and who would not. Against the move
ment would be found the politicians, the servile
priesthood, The hangers-on of a corrupt aud mis-.
named Democracy, the rabble, the profane, and
the vicious but for them, there would be all
those who love God and love humanity-those
who really remember those who are in bonds, as
bound with them. The press will regard and
proclaim this movement as contemplate; but it
is not so, unless the advent of Jesus of Nazareth
was contemplate, unless the reformation Of Lu.
Their was contemplate, unless the first movement
OF our fathers to throw off the British yoke was
contemplate Truth was mighty and would al
ways prevail, no matter how small, or feeble, or
few, were the Intermediates by which il was
first promulgated
An argument had been adduced against the
work OF disunion, that it was not right for us to
cut ourselves off from the four millions of slaves
who were our countrymen. He denounced an
article in the Spy, in opposition to the views Of
the dsunionists, absnrdity, and claimed
that it was from motives Of love and friendship
to the slave, that the disunonsls strove to break
up the Union.
His reasons for disunion were, first, for the very
meaning of the bond Is not Massachusetts in
alliance with South Carolina, and Rhode Island
with Georgia for the purpose of giving the whole
power Of this nation TO keep four millions of men
IN bondage The Constitution required him to do
an immoral act, and the compact which our faith.
ers made was more damning crime than had ever
been committed hv no. IF -
world began. Mr.. G. argued this point, of the
slavery making and slavery perpetuating power
of the Constitution at great length, and secured
the undivided attention of the audience.
MIR. Wendell Phillips followed Mr. Carlson
He said he was Tor the dissolution Of the Union.
as an abolitonist. lie was for II, first, for the
benefit fthe slave and second, for the protec-
ton OF the white race. He objected to the phras.
eoogy and the logic Of Mr.. Wilson's letter. He
says in that letter that the Union shall not be
touched. A man that will say this is not fit
leader Of the anii-slavery hosts. No man has a
right to say that. We launch great principle,
and II we believe in II we are bound 10 follow il
wherever it leads. The Union was Of no value
70 anybody, and never had been, II liberty and
humanity were objects Of government. He COM
mented with great severity upon the outrages Of
the slave power, and pictured the assault upon
Mr.. Sumner as the legitimate fruits Of the politi.
cal aud moral education which the Union fur.
nishes. He characterised the Union ss mag
nifcent conspiracy against justice, and as occurs.
ed Of God. There was not a page OF our his.
tory since 1889 that was not disgrace to man
kind. HisVpposition 10 the Union was ono Of