Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1857-02-07
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FEBRUARY !, 1857.



One Of the most foolish acts which could be
engaged in by any member Of Congress, claiming
to be friend Of freedom, is that OF urging the
passage Of propositions tending to deprive a
large portion of the hardy pioneers in the settle
ment Of the new territories, Of the right Of suf-
rage on matters pertaining to their own govern
ment, and their prospective condition as organ-5
lied members of our eonfederacy Of States Inc
only effect OF the action of certain Repuohcan
and American Represent atives from the North,
in Congress, in voting against the Minnesota
bill, while twenty-six Buchanan Democrats
fourteen IRON, the North and twelve from the
South-soted for it, will be TO enure to the adj
vantage Of the National Democracy" in the.-l-
ture. who yil point to it, in their appeals to the
voters in future canyasses in the free States, as
an instance Of the carrying out, on the part of
those soszctiBg, Of the much-boasted doctrine Of
the party, Of the extension Of the area Of free
dom" BY the annexation of new free States to
the confederacy, while twenty-seyen members of
the House, elected as:special champions Of free
dom, they will say. proved recreant.
When twelve Southern men, one of them from
South Carolina, can be found ready to vote with
fourteen Buchanan Democrats from the North,
fOr measure OF freedom, it is poor time for
members Of Congress, claiming to be Republi,
cans, to prove faithless. When Hunker Demo
Gratis, like Fuller of Maine, Kelley, Wheeler, and
Williams. Of New York, Cadwallader and Hick-
man of PenDsylvania, Allen and Marshall of H.
lipois, English and Miller Of Indiana, Peck Of
Michigan, Wells Of Wisconsin, and even Denver
and Herbert Of California, are willing for once
to vote in accordance with the progressive senti-
ments which ought always to distinguish the
ballots Of representatives of free constituency,
it looks bad for men elected for the especial pur-
pose Of doing Freedoms work, to fail in the con-
test, and vote with the ultra slavery propaganda
lists, to prevent new free State from coming into
the Union, lest some German or Irishman, who
has been in the country less than five years might
have voice in the institutions Of the new State,
where he is to take up his abode, and soon to be.
come citizent A
The only effect Of such policy, and yielding to
such foolish scruples, on the part Of our Repub
LEANS infected with this Know Nothing mania,
viii be, to drive the voters of the new state-and
it is feared Of the great Northwest generally
back again into the arms Of the National Democ.
racy, from which they were wrssted only by the
infamous Nebraska outrage. II this ultra Gamer
lean" feeling is allowed TO govern the votes of the
Northeri opp0sition members of Congress, to
such extent, the administration cannot fail to
reap great advantage therefrom. Douglas will
soon rise from the deep slough in which he now
lies Aoundering, and Cass, even, will look up with
frightening hopes from the intense indignation
in which he now lies buried, by the voters of his
own State. These men and their coadjutors will |
throw themselves upon the great Northwestern
country, as the especial advocates . the extern
sion of the area Of fEee Commonwealth, and the
hardy and intelligent pioueers in the new States
and territories Of the Northwest, majority of
whom made-up of emigrants from the Old
World, will hock to then standard in the future.
Such are among the consequences of foolish
persistence, by those claiming to represent the
principle of freedom, in adherence to the Know
Nothing mania. cT&q ET
OF the seventy-ive who voted against the Min
nesota bin in the House, as before stated twenty
seven were from the free States. twenty of whom
were supporters of Fremont at the late election,
and the other seven Of Fillmore. OF the remain
ing forty-eight opponents Of the bill from the
slave States, abouteight were supporters of Fill
rsore, and forty of Buchanan, as follows Gull
len of Delaware Bowie, Harris, and Ricaud, OF
Maryland; Carlisle, caskie, Faulkner, Goode,
Letcher, McMulien, Millson, Powell, and Smith,
Of Virginia; Cox, Elliott A. X. Marshall,
Swope, Talbotts and Underwood, of Kentucky;
Etheridge, Jones, Ready, Savagsi and zollicof-
fer, of Tennessee; Paine. Puryear, and Ra6i,s,
Of North Carolina; Crawford, Seward, and Ste
phsns, Of Georgia; Greenwood Of Arkansas
Akers, Kennest, and Oliver, Of Missourii Barks-
dale. Bennett, Lake, and Wright, of Mississippi;
Cobb, Dowdell, Smith, Shorter, and Walker, Of
Alabama; and Evans of Texas.
With this interesting medley Of Southern fire.
eaters, Fillmoresns, and Buchanier slavery prop
agandists, chose to vote twenty Republicans from
the New England States, Pennsylvania, Ohio,
&C., andseSen supporters Of Fillmore from the
North, elected as Repablieaas-sO voting in order
that they might furnish to the world illustrions
samples of the folly and sbsurdity Of Know
NOthingism The company Of the Ssvases and
the Ra6ips Of the South is more to be coveted by
certain pretended lovers of freedom, in Congress,
it seems, than united phalanx of Northern
voters, against The slavery propagandists. We
hope it will not GlsOays be so, but that more
suspicious era will soon dawn upon the Republic,
when Know Nothingism, alias blue American
ISM" will be among the things that were.