Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1857-06-24
For the Spy.

Boston, June %.
MeSSrs Editors The great event of the week
is the publication of Mr.. Banks's letter. The Bee
was to publish the letter on Thursday it prom.
ised it most positively on Friday it came on Sat
day. From Wednesday till Saturday it was pos
itively affirmed, in Republican circles, that Mr..
Banks declared in the letter that he was Repub-
lican that he did not accept the Springfield
platform, &C., &c. The letter, as first written,
evidently did not suit The chiefs of the Plug Ug-
lies curses, deep, though not loud resounded
in the dark-lantern wiswams express messen,
gers were constantly passing back and forth be-
tween the Bee Office and Watham, until Mr.
Banks was obliged to leave the ''sict, bed" and 90
to the Revere House, for the convenience of the
negotiations between the high-contracting par
ties. The Plug Uglies were firm, as they have al
ways been, and the Republicans agreeable" as
they have always been and the letter was made
satisfactory to the " Americans"
Before we examine carefully the letter, it should
be emembered that the " American" Convention
adopted the Springfield platform, with all its
proscriptive doctrines, nominated Mr.. Banks
on that platform, and declared expressly in their
platform that they would "nominate and sun.
port, as candidates for Office those o,ly aoho en-
dOrse those principles" that the President of
the Convention, Hon. George w. Messenger, de.
clared emphatically, and the declaration was re-
ceiyed with unbounded applause" that Z" if any
candidates nominated by this Convention at.
tempt to ignore the principles of Americanism he
should repudate them aoitfoutt4 least hesitation;
that, in making their nominations, the only one
of the DreseDt IF oA3oo (o,,oa,oa f,..l
ner and Benchley) left off was Francis Dewitt
the only one who is not bunker Know Nothing
of the blacklist stripe-except Clifford and
Dewitt was thrown over on the miserable pre-.
text, raised by George 0diorne !! that he did not
pay his party assessments and then add to all
this, that the committee which waited upon Mr..
Banks to inform him of his nomination. reported
through Mr.. Arlington, that they found Mr.
Banks on a sick-bed, otherwise he would have ac
cepted the nomination in person before the Con-
vention; that he accepted the nomination and
heartily approved of the doctrines of the Spring
field platform and that he would address to
them letter giving in full the grounds of his ao-
ceptance.
These are the facts as published in the Bee, as
before the pubic for four days, and undenied by
any authority. In the light OF these facts, let us
read all the material portions of the letter The
platitudes about economy, union, cancellation,
&c. may pass for what they are worth. The only
other statement of any importance, u.s. that Mr.
Banks says, in substance, that if the Republi.
cads don't nominate him, he shall not run He
has no notion Of going down with the rats in the
sinking ship of Know Nothiugism. Here is all
that is Of interest to Republicans
81 have opposed with earnestness the policy of
the slavery propagandists and have endeavored
as far as laid in my power to defeat their perni-
cious measures, which were calculated, in nv
judgment, to substitute for the liberation of ne
gro bondage in the States where it now exists its
universal and absolute dominion, thus obstruct.
ing the success of every industrial interest, and
bending the government itself to a course of
measures which could not fail to cripple the pros.
perity and impair the dignity Of free labor.
have as earnestly opposed that policy adopted
by the mass of foreign voters, or by those who
for sinister purposes seek to direct their political
power, with view to the control of our elections
to direct in important matters the policy of the
government itself Upon this subject my record
is open and my convictions unchanged and l
am ready now as heretofore to concur with the
people of Massachusetts, in every Just measure
that shall tend to diminish this unnatural infu-
ence, and to restore to the American people the
full share of power and direction which was de-
signed for them by the trainers of this govern.
ment."
The highest antislavery sentiment now is,
that while Mr.. Banks would tolerate slavery
wherever it now exists, he would oppose its "uni-
versal and absolute dominion" That is the ex-
tent of Banks's anti-slavery creed.
But he also says, 81 would as earnestly OPP
pose that policy adopted by the mass of the for
eign voters" &c, &c. That is, MI. Banks really
thinks thatthe Pope, that pagan full of PRIDE"
is as dangerous an enemy 10 our liberties as slave
ry. II that be SO, let him lead the Know Nothing
forlorn hope; he is not the man to lead the sa-
Ornamental hosts of freedom.
Cassie, L love thee
But never more be officer Of mine i"
PAUL JONES'