Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1857-07-09
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THURS DAY, JULY 0, 1857.
Gov. Garaner,s Last Card

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Coz. Gardner has very properly adopted thu
Boston Courier as the organ of his communica
tion with the public, since the breaking up of the
party which he has made use of for three years,
to elevate himself into public consequence His
message, containing his reasons at length for re-
fusing to remove Judge Loring, appeared first in
tue Courier Of Tuesday morning from which
paper it will undoubtedly be copied and endorsed,
with flaming admiration comments, by the
Post and other organs of hunkerism in the Com
monwealth. 1t may be considered as his Excel.
lency's last bid for the candidacy of the bunker
coalition for fourth Gubernatorial term. The
Governors slide, from the intense Nativism
b.uache ia his annual messages, into the arms of
the National Democracy" is essy and natural,
as the latter now only require Of their candidates
souniness on the "goose question Ge, slavery,
and will be willing, under the deiusive hope of
defeating the candidate of the seotioualiSts,"
the ''iron man." to allow of the utmos, latitude
of opinion, as to Nativism," among all those
who may be induced to vote with them. including
even their candidates and fle.leadeTs What
qualms Of conscience does any one suppose the
Hanker Democrats, who have all their DAYS been
trampling upon the necks Of the poor negro, will
have against prescribing the Irish emigran.
from the ballot-box. until he has been in the
country Sufficiently long, - according to the
requirements Of the Springfield platform, which
Is tie extent Of GOV. GsTdners Natiyism, . to
acquire kaoWledge Of cur language, and our
laws, and come into fun sympathy With our fee
institutions'''
The following is an epitone Of the Governors
objections, as given in Ibis his last public com
munisaton to his constituents, to complying
with the combined wishes Of the people ana Of
the Legislative, as repeatedly expressed, for the
removal Of Edward Greeley Loring, United
States Fugitive Slave Law Commissioner. fen
the Judgeship Of Probate IN this Commonwealth.
lst The Constitution does rot authorize the
removal Of judges BY address, unless inczpaeitat-
ed 70 perform the duties Of their of5ce-5y the
PfoFidencs Of God Judge Loriug Is not inca-
paetzged.
ID. For crime. or infringement OF law, the
only remedy prescribed By the Constitution IS
impeachment BY be House Of Representatives.
and Solemn trial BY The Senate
Sd he present liberty bill which makes n
Illegal ior Judge Loring to hold at the same time
the ofnees Of United States Commissioner and
J1dgs Of Probate is Unconstitutional because
Judge Loriug having held the first Office six
teen years and the second eight yeaTsl . Laws
I'm the language Of he Constitutionl made 10
punish for actions done before the existence Of
such laws, and which have not been declared
crimes BY preceding laws, are unjust, oppressive,
and inconsistent with the fundamental principles
Of free government"
4th- The Constitution fixes the tenure of iu-
dclai otice; the law attempts to establish a DIFF
ferent tenure, and is er post taeto.
The fallacy Of his Bxcellency's augmentation
is manifest, however plausible it may be to hun.
ker understandings, and however congenial it
may be to his new friends and sympathisers,
among the pro-slavery Democracy and the hunk
srs Of all other stripes. Who ever before heard
the doctrine advanced that the Legislature had
no right to enact law making incompatible the
holding Of two ofices, by the same individual, in
the Commonwealth? Many other holders Of Of.
flee, State and national, besides United States
Commissioners, made ineligible to certain
other posts, under our Constitution and laws
We might specify instances, but it is unnecessa.
ry. As to the Personal Liberty Act being an er
sost facto law, the idea is too ludicrous for seri
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