Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1857-05-06
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WEDNEsDAY. EN- 6. 81.
Rem svnI or Loring.


Yesterday was the day assigned for consider
ing in the Legislature, of the majority and minor
ity reports of the Committee on Federal Rela-
tons, on the subject of the removal of Judge
Lorine. Unless that body shall sadly fail to dis
g charge its duty, it will accept the report of the
minority. favorable to the removal of that obnox
ious function from the judgeship. The majority
report is regular proslavery affair, got up and
subscribed to BY two bunker Democrats and two
bunker Republicans. The other three members
Of the committee, Messrs. Albee of Marlboro,
Ward of Arlington, and Swift of Boston, who sign
the minority report accompanied by address
to the Governorfor the removal, much fairer
representatives Of the sentiment Of the Legislature
and of the people Of the state,on this matter, than
are those four, and we trust thn Legislature will
so manifest its preference, in its vote, the dis
position of the two reports.
Upon what principle Of right, or of State poll
cy. the Legislature can refuse tosanction the ad-
dress for the removal, are at lossto conceive.
The very terms of the statute make It imperative
upon them to pass it, and give Gov. Gardner an
opportunity to discharge sacred duty, that Of de-
Tending the sovereignty and maintaining the laws
of the Commonwealth intact from the encroach-
ments of the slave power
Is it not, indeed, a humiliatng reflection, that
Massachusetts,, against the moral sentiment of
her people, and against her declared will, en-
bodied in her statutes should be obliged to retain
upon one Of her seats Of judicature man who
has stopped to the degradation Of performing the
mental sen vice of the slave-hunter upon our own
soil Is it argued that Judge Loring will not
hereafter mix in such dirty work, being satisfied
with the odium already attached to his past acts,
in that regard How do we know this, since the
insulting and impudent letter which he addressed
to the committee, protesting against his removal.
Did that document contain single word of
apology or regret for his past acts? None at all.
On the contrary, he justifes himself therein, by
claiming that the statute which requires his re
moval is unconstitutional, and that his own per-
sonal acts inserying slave commissioner should
override, in constitutionality, State legislation
itself We curious to which will have the
greatest weight with present legslators-a
solemn enactment of the Commonwealth, repeat
eddy affirmed. and which the Legislature of 1857
dare not repeal if it had any inclination to do SO,
or the mere audacious ipse dsrit of slave com
missioner. as to the proprety and constitutonal-
ty of laws which she fit to enact. There
hangs the issue, which we hope the General
Court will have the dignity sell-respect, and re-
gard for justice, to decide Alright
1t will be seen, by reference to our legislative
record Of yesterdays proceedings, that the SEN
ate has come up to the scratch nobly, and voted
to remove Loring by passing the address, by
ga vote of 25 to ~ than too to one Now let
the House do its duty, likewise, by equally de-
eisiye vote, and His Excelleney be afforded an
opportunity to do the proudest act of his life
that Of vindieating the laws and sovereignty of
Massachusetts, from the contempt and derision
under which she has lain, by the incumbrance of
so servile tool of the slave power, as Edward
Greeley Loring, upon her Judicial bench. Let him
CO. and devote himself exclusively, hereafter, to
the service of his Southern masters. Massachu-
sets has no further need of his services, in any
official position under her jurisdiction.