Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1858-05-31

On my return home the following day
Brooks came 10 me in the cars soon after leav-
ing Springfield, audi such change! he ap-
peared much like gentleman. He said, cat
ter you drove away yesterday, it occurred to
me, from your manner and appearance, that
should have treated you differently"
thought so, too, replied. He went on &c
say: II went Immediately to the village, and
there ascertained that you was one of the ex-
.ecutive couhcil. / was very much mortified
at the reception gave you, and the manner l
treated you-had L known your official posi-
ton l should have treated you differently.
lie was then quite ready to furnish the IN
formation sought. He was about to attach
blame to DR.. Nichols for not announcing my
official station but / reminded him that l was
not there on official business, and also OF the
suggestive question which was put to him at
the time. l related some of the circumstances
IN the case. which were immater;al, to him,
and which were not mentioned the day be-
fore, remarking. that l might have done so
then had there been time; and expressed a
hope that by this time he was satisfied that
the object of my mission was not an improper
one Was this an apology2
He repeated his apologies and hoped L
would accept them and be satisfied to
which made no reply-and we separated.
And these are the mutual apologies ana eT-
preSStons of satisfaction. You say "the coun-
Gil, on the ground of DR. Brookss unhtness of
temper and character, and on the ground OF
this personal indignity, voted unanimously,
including the apologize Mr.. Rogers, that the
governor be requested to remove DR.. Brooks.
Now when m apology is taken into ac-
count, and it is remembered, besides, that
INDIGNANT in IF vol &C
formed during the past winter and frequent
ly expressed to members of the council indie.
pendent of the late occurrence, and before it
happened, and that Ihave repea teddy said, if
this was his first or only ofense, would
pray earnestly that he might be forgiven,-
think it will be conceded that your much
ado about mutual apologies and expressions Of
sattsfaction, ends in nothing.
No ground whatever for his removal was
stated in the resolution of advice to his Bx
lency, nor upon the question of its adoption,
but you trump up one, and then say we
did it, However, if . Western Massachu-
sets should g boot very loud, or demand
reasons for Brooks's removal l dare say few
interesting chapters might be written, al
though there is considerable doubt whether
he or his friends would be very much grauied
to see them all published.
If any are so crSduous as to believe chat
those "two members of the committee of in
vestigation appointed by the last Legislature"
have "acknowledged their satisfaction" with
the management of the institution under
Brooks, beg that they will make personal
inquiry of the committee, or wait for their
report.
Now observe. Was Brooks approached
rudelys Was the information demanded
Was any apology offered to Brooks? Did we
part with mutual expressions of satisfaction
II SO, why was he at the State House on the
Tuesday following my visit, (being the next
regular meeting of the couneil) with friends,
to "hWsh up this rOw'' if it had already been
done! Does not his apology after all, amount
to an assurance thatif l or any one else should
go there hereafter, unofficialy, or if any. stran-
ger should go there on a similar Grand, the
same treatment might be expected? Is that
an apology that one would be likely to be sat.
isfed with Again. Why was he ready
and DESTROYS to give information on Saturday,
which he had no business to gspe to a state
official on Friday? Why did he finally give
the information, and thereby violate a reg
ulation of the inspectors which you charac-
terize as, "wise and necessary"
leave the author of the article in question
to his own medtations, and submit these
inquiries, and this statement of facts to guide
in their answer, and ask the public to judge,
whether to Brooks, to his dupes, or to your
humble servant, shall be awarded the larger
share of "shame" or of honor.
AUSTIN L. RoGERs.
Worcester, May 25tb, 1868.