Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1857-05-28
oorrespondenoe Of the Spy.

BosToN, May %.
Messrs Editors :-All things have an end; ac-
cordingly, appearances now indicate that this ses
sion of the Legislature will end before long. 1t
has never seemed possible that majority could
be brought to vote to adjourn sine die, If such a
vote should get passed, they would have to meet
the next day to allow motion to reconsider. But
having determined to hold another session in
July, the general impression is, that they will
take recess of a few weeks, to attend to plant
ing and haying, and then come back, probably till
harYest-time. How they can ever dissolve for
good don't see. Thanks TO Old Time, the first
Wednesday of next January will wind them up.
What is the secret of this cratic, vacillating
course z There are men of character and ability
in both branches; though there are but very lew
men of large legislative experience, and stlfewer
fitted to be leaders. The fatal blunder was made
in the start--that was, the waving Of the Repub-
lican organization, and attempting to keep upthat
hybrid /" Fremont organization. Had not the
selfish demagogues who compose the quintuple
alliance interfered to prevent it, straight Re-
publican organization would have been formed !;
that organization would have been responsible for
the conduct of the session and the Republicans
in both branches would have put forth leaders
ahundantly competent to give an efficient impulse
to the Legislature, and closed the session, use
fully and successfully, long ago. But outside in
trigusrs determined that the coalition with Know
Nothinqisra should be kept up,and the golden OPP
poitanity was lost. Fro1a that blunder everything
has followed; and worse than all, the leading
Republicans who we're the recognized leaders of
the party, especially IN the House, have got " be-
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ernorship or, at least, seat in Congress- and all
winter their chief anxiety has been to serve
Republicanism so much as not to offend Know
Nothingitm, and hence we have no pluck-no
positive policy.
And here we are; Legislature. elected as
Republican, and overwhelmingly so, has done
nothing-literally nothing, to which the Repub-
lican party can point and say, Z" That is our
work--so much has the Republican party of Mas
sachusetts done for freedom" For the address
for the removal Of Loring, we are indebted to
Know Nolhings-who. from policy, did what Re
puSlicans dared not do from principle-and these
same Know Nothings saved us from an endorse
ment Of the Fugitive Slave Law.
What is the remedy Only this, an honest
party. with unsel6sh and earnest leaders Of all
things, we want, first,
AN HONEST GOVERNOR,
one who won't lie--at least, not thousandth
part as badly as Gardner--and one who won't
steal, himself, nor let his subordnates plumber
the State Treasury, and then meanly attempt to
throw On them the responsibility Of peculations
which It was his duty. as Chief Executive to pre-
vent. Moleeyed politicians may talk Of
INFRINGEMENT AND REFORM,
and scold at themselves for long sessions, and pro
pose small House and various other make-shifts
as remedies. 1t is all stopping the spigot and
opening the bung--as, for instance, cutting off
few thousands, by shortening the sessions, and
throwing away eighty thousand dollars on the ri
diculous, useless, and demoralzing militia " en-
eampments." For one, l trust we shall never have
short legislative sessions in Massachusetts. So
far as mere legislation Is concerned, we should
ret On well enough with triennial sessions But
for the discussions Of questions Of public policy,
Is schools Of political and governmental science,
for the education and training, annually, Of three
hundred citizens our Legislative services inval
uable--worth more than they cost. or course,
this last Winters school has had shocking
bad teachers still, IL has been better than moth
.ing--bciter. after all than the system in Russia
and Austria; and, in the end, will work its own
cure. And that cure can only come from free
discussion.
For ali the Ills Of our body polite, repeat,
there is but one remed5-a party with distinctly
declared principles and clearly-de6ned policy;
party TO use men, and not be used by them
and party which can have no use for any but