Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1857-06-20


Chairman ate Republican Committee
Bos'on, June S, 1883. JAZZ
weunderstand M Banks's letter in reply to
the American nomination was communicated to
the officers of the Convention, yesterday and we
expected TO be able to print it this morning. 1t
is withheld, however, for the present. by those
who have received it-~flr what reason we do not
understand Boston Trapelier, 1864.
Nix. BANKs's AcCRPrANcR.-We understand
thai the Presidento of the American State Conven-
ton has received letter from Hon. N. P. Banks
signfyiag his acceptance of the American nomi-
nation. 1t has not been handed US for publica-
ten, but we shall probably receive and publish it
in the Bee of to-morrow.-Bostoa Bee 1871.
We clip from the Boston papers Of yesterday
morning the preceding paragraphs, confirming the
impression we had already received from authen-
tic sources, that Mr.. Banks has too much sagaci-
ty, too much craftsmanship, regard for his own
interests too enlightened and far-seeing to design
to commit himself to the falling fortunes of the
rump Of the Know Nothing organization.
It is we'll known to our readers that he has not
been, and is not, under any circumstances, our
first choice as Republican candidate for the office
of Governor.
To prevent all Misrepresentation of our position
We wish, however, to declare explicitly that we
object to no man merely because he has formerly
been member Of the American party, nor be-
cause his private sentiments are favorable to an
extension of the naturalization laws.
The fundamental idea of the Republican party,
as organized upon the Philadelphia platform, is,
to welcome to its ranks all, however diverse in
sentiments on minor points, who agree in the be-
lief that great national party should be main
tanned on the single issue of hostility to the ex
tension of slavery and the furtheriencroachmen
ofthe slave power
It furnishes common ground where old Wings
and Democrats and Free Soilers, tariff men and
anti-tariF men, natives and foregn-bofn citizens,
en- meet together and act in harmony, each pre-
serving his own cherished convictions, each toler-
at of the opinions of his associates 1t is to an.
ti-slayery men what the apostess creed has been
t. the Christian world including the essentials in
which they agree, excluding the non.essentials in
wh4eh they differ.
II Mr. Banks should fairly receive the nomina-
ton of the State Republican Convention, we
should defer to the references of the majority,
and accord to him our cheerful support provided
he represents at the present time the Republican
party, and does not make it part of his present
icanism.
Nor would his simple acceptance of the recent
American nomination be an insuperable objection
to giving him our support if not made in such a
way as to commit himself to their party.
We confess that we greatly prefer the straight
forward, ingenious, and manly conduct of julius
Rockwell, who said to his old Wing associates,
that having accepted the Republican nomination,
he could not accept that of any other party, as
such. Such man has more true honor in de-
feat, than any mere official station can confer.
Nevertheless, we do not forget that many years
ago, Gov. Lincoln, always consistent and un.
suspected Democrat, accepted the nomination of
the remnant Of the Federalists then, though far
superior in responsibility, nearly as feeble nu.
merically as the Americans seem to be at the
present time. We remember also that General
Taylor expressed his willingness to receive the
votes Of any class Of his fellow citizens, and that
more recently, our own gallant standard bearer,
John G. Fremont, accepted the North American
nomination in manner perfectly unexceptiona-
BILE 70 the Republicans. l
We shall not, therefore, incline to quarrel with
Mr.. Banks merely for following such illustrious
plain Of any comfort which anti-slayery Ameri-
cans can obtain in the approaching dissolution
their party, from having nominated leading Re-
publican, and trying to persuade themselves that
they can be instrumental in his election In our
opinion, however, any man who is found identify
ing himself, at this time, with the distinctive
tenets of the Know Nothings, as a part of the
policy which, Jas Governor, his administration
would aim to carry into efeet--inelgible as
candidate Of the Republican party-and the NOM
ination of any candidate occupying such posi-
ton, would be fraud to which we should never
submit f uza
As we have already stated we do not regard
Mr., Banks as the most desirable or prominent
candidate for tae Office. In the event Of his nom
ination, contrary to our expectations, we shall
be guided in course, as to his support, by the
principles which we have indicated above We
have no private ends to promote, no personal en-
Z mites to crafty. nothing at heart except the
honor of the State, and the success Of the great
cause to which this paper has SO long been de-
voted
Mr. BANKs's LErTER--The letter of Mr..
Banks in response to the nomination of the
{ Know Nothing szzle at Boston, on the 10th, has
not vet made its appearance in print, although it
was put INTO the hands of the committee which
was appointed to inform him of his nomination
early on Thursday afternoon. We learn, from an
authentic source that the reply was not at all sat
isfaetory to the sachems, who discussed II around