Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1858-03-31
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motion of Mr.. Harris. The following ia from
letter written by him from Washington on
the day which the defeat occurred.
And what change has one year produced
can hardly believe my senses that 1 am
writing from the capitol of my own country,
and that my old friend-he, to wh1m have
borne almost 6lial relations from nv boyhood
he to whom have conided nv few homes
and tears-he for whom / dared the frowns of
Ioes' and for whom. during four long years in
the lower house of Congress, the patronage
IN my gut was fearlessly bestowed. and lie
knows now gladly and how spontaneously
| 100 81 can hardly believe nv senses. that
this is the city of Washington and that James
| buchanan is President.
mat Is the aspect now? One wide Reign
| OF Terror. test is erected here. like soma
| horrible instrument of torture, upon which
democrats are tried and executed for their
opinions. The work of decaptation has ceas-
ed against Lifetime foes, and it is now wassd
upon old and cherished friends.
Men are removed and illuminated not for
being opposed to Democratic principles, but
tor being too much in favor of theru, The
humbest clerk, with his little family who
struggles along on his thousand dollars a year
must hide his sentiments or leave his pisee
For the bold and upright Democra who dare,
to think aloud, there is short SHIFT. If he
has an office he must be ready for the omin
lous cartel OF dismissal on the instant. If he
is an independent citizen, he is excluded from
the departments and from the White House
ike common leper. An army of spies are
on the alert hunting for victims. Woe to the
unguarded gentleman who, in the presence
OF one OF these eager caves troopers, may let
tall tree opinion 1t is at once caught I'M
and carried, with no lack of exaggerstion, 10
the ear OF power. Ii there is on this round
globe race more despsed in civilized society
than any other it is the race of informers.
The noblest invective of the noblsst Irish
orators has made them Immortality infamous.
These mercenaries how hold high service in
Washington. l could name several of them
from our own State, but l forbear for the
honor OF Pennsylvania. They glory in their
shameless trade. Broken in fortune, reckl 50
OF their own fame, laughing at console oe in
others, and REJECTING it for themselves, hsy
swarm mere anxious to earn their guilty
wages. The most of these creatures, happily.
are the men who pursued and prosecuted the
| President with the same venom which they
now display towards those who differ from his
Kanzas policy,
1t Is their vocation to make public opinion
here against the intrepid sentiment of the
| people; to bully in the hotels, to infest the
rooms OF members, to pump" the new ar
rivals, to hoax the doubtful, to intimidae the
weak, to supply false motives for honest dit.
ferences, to fill the town with rumors Of de-
lection among the friends of the right, to fat
ter power, aud to applaud every thing that
! falls from the lips of greatness. q SIR said
wise and good man to me on one occasion,
several years ago, " the President rarely hears
the truth. He is surrounded with syeo-
plants, who say only what pleases him"
How often this profound truth is illustrated
1t is said that Frederick the Great-I think
Lord Brougham's short sketch of him con-
talns the statement-would sometimes de-
mand of his ministers to talk to him boldly;
and when they did he would lose his temper,
and beat them for their candor. There are a
great many good, brave men in Washington
today, who would give their worst of thoughts
the worst of words. if they had chance.
But the eye of greatness has no Welcome
the ear OF greatness no hearing Tor such men.
| II they attempt TO speak out, they are turned
| or lett standing " alone in their glorv." Let
| me give you the last instance of the way
| things are done here. One of the best men
ever sent from Western Pennsylvania to our
State Legislature was Maxwell McCnslin :
His very name is househoId word IN VIZ
ington, Favette and Green Evsrnl.odg' "a
him during his long residence in the latter
county. Honest feithfnI. intoii;oar, -
brave. he was a 6ne snecinoan ~ r. $500
Irish element which has infnsed 80
ling traits into our PenrsvIvania oha'.o,.,
Well, Maxwell is not over y;ch and 90 Co.
having served his constituents u;.h 49,
for many wears he asked f., and oh+a;nad 49,
Indian AGENCY in Kanzas abo,t 80 -
ago from President Pierce Ha ~ ~,
Buchanan standard. bearer in Green oo,,a,-
Tor, l think. some fifteen wears sob,;no $3.50 ~
excellent friend John +, ilawso, r. -, -.
contest. when the latter lefl tbe ant,. Rnoh.!D
an column in the West II was nstnrsI ~.
such men should feel free IN sneaL the
truth without fear. especiallv N save Ia ia
chief, NJ. Buchanan from harm. Mas wsllMc.
Caslin saw the wicked and mercila.. +,,onnr
| in Kanzas. Ills honest nature revolted a, -
| He saw the man he had la5ored for about 70
be damaged by ahe authors of tb;s bold viii
lainy. What did he doa Did he wait 10
think of HIMSELF MOI Like a man who
sees his brother in imminent peril--for MAY.
well McCaslin ia about Mr. Bucbanan's aoa
he rushed to save him, He wrote implop-
ing letters from the Territory. telling the nov
ers here that they were deceived. lie be,oed
| them to halt in their career He told thsro
that the people Of Kanzas never wonId ar
NIT to Lecompton. and that il was cynsltv -
ask them to submit to il.
He appealed to the friends Of the pra.;a.r.
10 drive off the vermin from nat 1Ir,;,o-'.
who were here beseioing novvar ana 49,