Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1857-07-07
Rev. Mr.. AIscr'. Grafton.

The Grafton of Rev. William r. Alger of Rox-
bury before the city authorities Of Boston, on the
fourth, was an eloquent and classical production,
progressive and reformatory in its tone, and was
ust the thing adapted to stir up the hunkers
who participated in the proceedings. many of
whom manifested BY their responses that their
corns were trodden upon. Col Isaac Wright
appropriately led off in attack upon the orator
of the day for daring to utter and apply, on our
nations anniversary. the glorious doctrines con-
tained in the Declaration Of Independence We
make the following extracts from the Grafton,
which show its general tenor =:
"Appointed to speak on the fourth of July
to the ciiizeas of Boston, should deem my.
self recreant son Of old Massachusetts, guilty
of contemplate trick Of cowardice- the blood
of the 9th Of March, 1910, would cry against
me from the pavement of ypnder street-did
!, while treating of our exposures, evade
frank reference to the chiefest evil ana alarm
of the land. The ostrich policy, which,
amidst thickening sounds of combat and signs
of dissolution, hides the head in sundry gen
eralities. and, quietly ignoring the facts. bah.
bles of peace and union, is neither manly nor
useful. Far nobler is it, and better to open
the eyes. summon intellect, heart, and con-
science TO their work. and then submit yopr
some agItation Of criticism and argument.
One thing, then, is as sure as the footsteps
of destiny, namely, that the battle Between
slavery and freedom America is irrecoi o la
BILE. One of the parties must triumph and
one must yield. Which it shall be, and how
soon--there all the question lies. Now,
while different observers of our national hor-
oscope trace the dim star-rnnes to different Is.
sues--it is thus that, earnestly gazing there
and listening, re. I'd the scroll of fate and Ia
terpFet the voice of duty"
''There remains but one course for the free
States TO follow, and in that course interest
and duty blend their parallel lines to form a
plain path. We must rally in our might at
the ballot-box, and assume that controlling
power in the national government which
properly belongs to us On the basis of the
Constitution, in the spirit of tine Fathers, we
must organize party animated by the Amer
lean ideas of democratic liberty and progress,
totake the legitimate supervision of our pub
lie policy, and to mold our legislation in such
way as to secure the strict confinement of
slavery to'its present possessions, and to pro.
vide for its final abolition. Such a party can
be formed in a megnanImous spirit Of Justice
and kindness 70 all, equally generous to the
Shareholder, considerate to humanity. and
loyal to God. Its frst victory will carry the
Declaration of Independence into the skvof
the Supreme Count, where each one Of its
"glittenng generahtiesy will be bright, OAR.
tlcular star to guide the oppressed out of their
bondage The tree States are simply called
on 70 unite IN one grand party of righteous
sentiment, take possession of the executive
power, and direct the future oonduet az ths
country. This power is our right by the dem.
oeratic rule of majorltes and we have beon
onlled out Of too long; for the free voters
outnumoer the Shareholders, ten to one. To
wieid u IS also our duty. because our civiliza 4
non y higher, our temper purer, than theirs;
ava the superior ought to govern the inferior
we contend by argument. example, and per.
snasion they by knife, pistol, and mob
when we are lifting our marble martyr to his
niche on Bunker Hill, the STAKEHOLDER who
forced the fugitive slave bill down our throats,
Is introduced in the very shadow OF the awful
place, and we listen TO his naughty toned
commonplaces with respectful patience -
they will not permit harmless, private abo-
lition o.. known to be such, to enter one Of
their villages, except at the imminent risk of
outrage and death and VIGOROUSLY there Is
hardly siaveholding community in the coun.
try where free word in public on this sub.
ject will not raise a mob to hang the speaker
on the nearest tree Furthermore, the free
States are obligated to rouse and conjoin their
forces to snatch the national executive from
the slaYehoiding oligarehy, because otherwise
she doom Of the Republic is sealed. We can.
II We will. easily WELD the preroRatiyes of a
ruling majority, and execute the behests Of
just principles with a high right ann. And
IL Is the only way to save the country. IL we
uniiedly resolve upon It, the South will be as