The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1857-01-07
TREASON In MASSACHUSETTS.


TREASON In MASSACHUSETTS,. H0a'l
One hundred citizens Of Massachusetts, have issued the
following call for aState convention te be held at Wor-
Cester on the 18th inst;
"we the undersigned citizens of Worcester, believing
the result of the recent election 10 involve four
years prosavery government and rapid increase
in the hostility between the sections OF the Union
Believing this hostility be the offspring not OF party
excitement but Of fundamental difference In education
habits, and laws
Believing the existing Union to be failure being
hopeless attempt to unite two antag
onsc systems society, which diverge more widely with
every year;
And believing 1t be the duty of intelligent and
seiontious men meet these facts with wisdom and firm
ness;
respectfully invite feliowcitiEens Of Massachusetts,
to meet convention Worcester Thursday january
b consider the practcabity probability and expediency
Of separation between the free and slave States and to
take such other the condition of the times
require"
This open and undisgused treason and because ii is
open and undsgused regard it comparatively harm
less It's natural effect in Massachusetts will be to excite
countervang sentiment and if there is majority Of
Unon-loving there to bring about reaction which
may long redeem that old Commonwealth from the
Deep black unmitgated disgrace which upon
her The crazy individuals who have gotten up
body Of mbeces who deserving only of contempt and
who would remain forever impoent if there SYM
patty Of sentiment and feeling between them and that
other numerous and therefore dangerous body
of aboihonists who lack the courage the honesty
proclaim their ultimate designs and who even dsavow
any hostility to the Union.
This of sectonalss repudiate the of aboli-
tonist and deny all association or connexion with the
Garrison disunonists Whilst slow to confde in
their professions cannot but be graed that the evil
dences Of popular devotion the Union unmistaa-
BILE drive the backrepublcan leaders into such dis
Chalmers and denalss The Tribune even comes forward
with hating and hesitatng pace 10 enter its dissent
from the Worcester movement but in doing it shows
that not much dissent from the object from the
proposed for its accomplishment II will be borne
in mind that the Garrsonites propose disunion because
they despair of aboshing slavery in the States. The
Tribune opposes present dsunion because it thinks there
is better way of eecng abolition in the States In the
significant language of that Journal the Worcester con-
penonss ooaM seem, Mergore TO be droing their oedge
bnt-end foremost
This avowal is complete acknowledgment by Mr. Gree
ley of the identity Of object which acuates the disunon
abolitioniss and the sectional republicans The remark
Is conclusion drawn from premises which not less
significant. The Tribune says
GAS the strikes u.s. the love of freedom hatred Of
OPPRESSION and tenderness Of conscience which could
impe the free States to seek separation from the slave
States could than suffice abolish slavery or reduce
Ms poer the Union insgacance Before the north
people have been brought earnestly say I'VE
fer dsunon with freedom to the Union with slavery there
WM be no slavery to secede FROM"
Then proceeds the Tribune
Our Worcester conventions is would seem, therefore
to be driving their wedge butt-end foremost"
The difference simply is that the black republicans rely
upon he love of freedom, hatred of oppression and ten
derness Of conscience GALL which merely means sectional
agitaon to bring about the abolition of slavery in the
States and thereby to avoid the necessity of dsunion
The final abolition Of slavery in the States il the unds
gused object of the party of which the Tribune is the
gan So also the party of which the Lberator is the or
gan the object They differ to the means of
its accomplishment the is for driving the wedge butt
end foremost and attaining the object by force and vo-
lence the other for driving the wedge gradually SO as
to reach the object without passing through of
lence the is open, ouspoken foe the other the
secret and therefore the dangerous enemy If the
national of Massachusetts, to the
and the Union they will keep eye on both classes of
secionalists.