Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1857-02-10

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Mister Bombastes Furioso, gentleman who rep
reseuts enc Of our suburban villages, the battles of
braips and lungs have shown US the difference
between government of laws and government
of men" Let the Commonwealth rejoice in its
corporate capacity and let the citizens thereOfdo
likewise individually.
GARDNER VERSUS HASKELL.
His E1cellency, you remember, had little
falling out with MIR. William E. P. Haskell,
late Know Nothing stump orator in general, and
His Excerency's fugleman in particular. Pri-
vately, have but little doubt of Harkell's
roeuery, in this matter of State House penman-
ship. but, vet, have thought that the Governor
would have appeared in a much more dignifed
position, il, after refusing to pay Mr.. Haskell, he
had left him to seek redress of the Legislature
But the Governor had two OF three little matters,
aside from his new born dislike for Haskell,
which doubtless led him to adopt the course he
did; He hadn't any particularly friendly regard
for Mr.. Stephen N Clifford, the present Assistant
Clerk Of the House. Not to put too fine point
upon il, it is not unlikely that he has positive
dislike for him, as the Clerk took occasion, once
on a time, as you well remember, to tell the Gov.
ernor in terse Auglo-Saxon that he was a liar
dom mean to intimate that that assertion was
intended for the information of the Chief Magis-
trate, but rather, probably, for his ed6cation
But "to return to our muttons," suppose it
would have pleased the Executive right we'll had
the straight Republicans There are such-the
avermeut Of the {" Bird Of Freedom I" TO the con-
trary Notwithstanding supported Haskell in a
body. But you see the obstinate fellows wouldn't.
They thought OF the old saw when rogues fall
out" etc, and waited, patiently waited, to see
what would come Of it.
And what did come of it, why-the Govern
or was most essentially snubbed. A committee
reported that the matter none Of his business,
or something of that sort--I have forgotten just
what it was.-and motion to amend, so as to
exonerate the Governor, was lost and then, as
though this was not enough for His Excellency to
bear, the House again expressed its lively sense
of the Governors stupidity in pokiug his-mes-
sage--where it didn't belong, wasn't wanted, and
could be Of no use, by indefinitely postponing the
whole thing. with a view of having the matter
brought before in the legitimate manner, BY
petition from Haskell, the party aggrrieved By
the way, wonder, does His Excellency remem
Der how MIR. Haskell visited some of the rural
districts. last summer for the purpose of recuper-
ating his ihealth--an operation supposed to be
followed by deplstion of purse-.and how, when
he came back, while the Governors reelection,
and evsa his re nominstio seemed matter of
doubt; he was closeted time with the temperate
and trUth-ioUing Gardner, and subsequently re-
ceived treasury draft for something over hum
dred dollars. bearing the bold signature OF the
aforesaid Gsrdner, the State not having then re
ceived an equivalent. Does His Bxcellency
remember all this / wonder, further if the
Governor has forgotten how earnestly and how
disinterestedly the unfortunate Clerk labored to
bring about his re-nomination, and to make his
election sure Fie Governor, you shouldn't
forget your friends SO soon, even ifthey are what
your Highness once called one of our senator's
You ought to remember who it was that de-
bauched poor Haskell.
the STATE PRISON MURDERS.
The quacks who comprise our Massachusetts,
Senate have employed themselves, for time,
IN miserable attempt to tinker the laws of cap
ital punishment A special committee was ap-
pointed, you know, upon the instigation of Mr..
Gideon Haynes of Waltham, TO the prison, and
fully investigate the state of affairs there existing
The committee visited the prison, but, of the
thoroughness Of their investigation / may not
speak. They talked with sundry underlings of
that eminently humane institution, and these
gentry recommended that men Of their class
should be employed--their labors were so ar
daous. they said. The comm ittee wanted to
know whether, in the opinion of the aforesaid
gentlemen, an increase Of their salaries would not
be well as an increase Of numbers, and, upon
sober second thought $50 the story goes) they
concluded it would There was, certainly,
Truth in this idea, but it is hardly to be supposed
tibet these men eomprehended it. Increase the
salaries Of the interior officers Of the prison, and
with such liberalty procure the services of men
of moral power-nen who govern by something
more than mere brute force, men who viii appear
70 the prisoners to be a grade above thens-and
outbreaks viii be far less likely to occur.
Well--Ar. Gideon Haynes's committee has
reported. that all men convicted Of murder, ought
to be hanged without the years delay the law now
gives them, and further, that eight more men
must be employed in the prison. This is recon-
mended as the sovereign remedy for all the evils
which have been brought upon the prison. by
some cause about which people can't agree. Sa-
gacious Gideon Haynes suppose these stupid
fellows imagine that Cater and McGee are to be
hanged at once, under the new dispensation.
little knowledge OF the law would teach them
better. Clearly, these men are entitled to all the
rights which they would have had, had they been
tried on the day they committed the crimes with
which they are charged. BY the way, the attempt
made by our enthusiastic prosecuting attorney,
to have these men tried the present month, is
Likely, learn, to prove failure. The Supreme
Court is not quite willing yet, to make itself the
tool Of an excited mob.
MUSICAL.
The House Of Representatives agreed, to day,
that the Atlas and Bes should be the official or.
gans Of the Commonwealth. can but regard
the selection as most happy. The instruments
have. In times past. been seen to give forth dis
cordant sounds, but Of late their music has chimed
in the sweetest harmony.
A curious debate took place in the House, on
this matter. Curious il was, in that Mr.. Erastus
Hopkins, who came down here from Northampton
six weeks since, an unde6led Republican, in
whom was no guile--Erastus who, in zeal, wrote
the call for the straight Republican caucus, which
Dasnt beld--Erastus, say, made aspeeeh about
an indivdual. designated BY him az TOur noble
Governor" and IN the course Of which be took
occasion 10 allude n q very -sirOng resemblance,