Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1858-09-23
The Third and Eigh,h Congressional
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Calls have been issued for conventions in the
third and eighth congressional districts, "of all
opposed to the national administration and in ia
vor Of the general policy OF the present State ad
ministrauon," being similar to the calls for the
other Republican conventions, to nominate cam
didates for Congress, to succeed Hon. VIM. S.
D ,mrell and Hon C. L. Knapp AS both these
districts made up in part of portions of Wor-
cesier county, we feel greater freedom than when
speaking of districts entirely outside the county,
where calls for conventions have been issued, to
advocate what we deem to be the best policy and
for the bestinterest of the district in making the
nominations. The tenth district, (Dr. Chaffee S }
which also comprises western towns Of
this county, (Athol, Dana, Petersham, Phillips
ton, Hardwick, Royalston, and Warren,) holds
its convention tomorrow, at Amherst. but the re-
spective claims of any one Of the several comPeti
tors for the nomination, do not stand out in suf'
fcient prominence, as to qualifications or fitness,
over the Others to call for particular expressions
of preference.
But in the third and eighth districts, there are
two candidates, upon whom the eyes lof @the
friends of freedom and republicanism, in the whole
Stale if not in all New England, arescast, as be-
ing the men best qualified to represent their re-
spective districts in Congress, and to assist in re-
instating old Massachusetts, in that position in
the councils of the nation, which she once held,
and is now justly entitled to hold, before the
country.
We allude, of course, to Charles Francis Al.
ans and ex.Gov. Boutwell,, than whom no men,
cd in al h. ofa
plished statesmen, or more true to Massachusetts,
principles live and breathe in the old Bay State.
The Third Congressional District comprises,
besides the most of Norfolk County the follow
ing towns in Worcester County Blackstone,
Milford, Mendcn, Northbfidge, Uxbridge, and
Upton. The Convention meets at Dedham, Oct
Z. We are happy to perceive the almost entire
unanimity Which prevails among our friends
throughout the district, in favor of Mr.. Adams,
and we trust that when the Convention gets to-
gether, it will give expression to the general
voice of the masses of the friends OF freedom by
sunanimous nomination Of that gentleman, to
grace the position creditsby filed for SO long
period by his worthy sire, from whom the man
tie dropped SO fttingly upon Horace Mann.
The Eighth District comprises, besides the
larger portion of Middlesex County, the follow
ing towns in Worcester County Bolton, Ber-
lin, Harvard, Lunenburg, Northboto', Soutbboro'
and Westboro'. The Convention meets at Con-
cord, Oct. 6, and trust such delegations will
be sent from the several towns as will be in favor
Of nominating the most fitting man in the dis
trict-Hon. George S. Boutwell-for' Congress.
Elk Gov. Boutwell, is now Secretary Of the Board
of Education-a position in which he has i'm
proved the vast advantages thereby afforded, to
post himself en- all subjects, and it would be an
honor to the old Commonwealth to elevate one
of such eminent qualifications to the position of
representative of the moral, educational, and
material interests of the State in the councils of
the nation.