Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1857-10-27

BosToN, Oct. 20, 1857.
We had the public development, in Faneuil
Hall, on Friday evening last, of deep laid
scheme that has been in progress for some
time past, of transferring the support of the
old Wing party to Governor Gardner. On
the supposed success of this movement the
Governor and his friends have placed great
reliance. The list of very respectable gentle
men who took part in that meeting, and
whose names were once watchwords in the
old Wing ranks, might have produced the
desired effect in other localities, if no inquir-
les were instituted into the political course Of
these gentlemen for the last four or five years.
Did these Wings vote for Colonel Fremont
last Fall when he obtained such an over
whelming majoTitys Not soul of them,
probably. Sons voted for Ar. Fillmore, but
most of them voted for Mr.. Buchanan. In
1852 these Wings voted for Mr.. Webeter for
President when Mr.. Webster was in his grave
at Mashield. Some of them edit and the
rest pay for and read the Boston Courier, that
has sneered with the Boston Post at ',shriek-
ing Ksnzas," that sees all judicial perfection
in the bred Scott decision, and out Herods
Herod generally on the slavery question.
They, or their friends, deal in cotton, sugar,
and tobacco. The same gentlemen once at
attend, presided over made speeches at, and
drew up anti-slayery resolutions tor Wing
conventions. But those eloquent speeches
and touching resolves were only employed by
them in Pickwiekian sense, for the good Of
the party, and to throw dust iu the ewes
of the country delegates aud their eonstitu-
ents. But the old Wing party of Massachu.
sets blessed be its memory y although be-
trayed and bamboozled by some of its pro-
tossed leaders, was an honest party, and one
of its cardinal principles was a determined
opposition to the further encroachments Of
slavery. That Wing principle still lives. al
though, from recent developments, it deserves
another name.
The Courier Wings of late have seen some
thing very attractive in Governor Gardner,
and they are careful to tell us that up to this
time they have never voted for his Excellen-
cy. What these adamsntne gentlemen have
discovered will easily be inferred by those who
have watched their course. Their central
idea is to break down the anti.slavery senti-
ment Of Massachusetts,. Here, an opportunity
presents itself, and they mean to improve it.
They see the Governor every day, and know
better than you, Mr.. Editor, or l, his Excel
lency's estimate of the anti-slavery portion OF
the Springfield platform.
If Governor Gardner loses this election, as
he certainly will, he may attribute his defeat
" ING lhuuehces that nave grown out OF the
Faneuil Hall meeting of Friday evening.
That meeting was the greatest political blum
der that was ever perpetrated. How the
Governor permitted the meeting to be held,
passes comprehension, except OH the principle
that"him whom the gods would destroy, they
first deprive of their senses" Those Courier
politicians are politically the most unpopular
race of beings in the State. The Democrats
look upon them as purse proud aristocrats.
the old Wing party as their traitors, the Re-
publicans as their natural enemies. and the
Americans have seen nothing in their mig
gerism run mad that they should desire their
influence. The Governor, as the event will
show, has swamped himself by taking these
''niggerites" on board.