Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1858-07-27


The Fail CamPaiEn.
No sincere Republican in the State can fail to
rejoice that all the efforts to embarrass the Re-
publican party, either by the manner or the mat
Der of the call for State Convention, have been
put quietly to rest by the terms of the briet but
broad and comprehensive, notice at the head OF
our columns for "the legal voters of Massachu-
setts who are opposed to the present corrupt ma
tional administration and the aggressions OF the
slave power, and who are in favor Of the general
policy OF the present State administration 10
elect delegates. &c to the State Convention, 10
he holden in Worcester on the 9th of September"
We have characterized the call as broad and
comprehensive one, for it addresses itself TO all
the legal voters of the State, having kindred
views upon the great question Of the time as re
CARDS national matters, and upon those which
come home to the hearts, feelings, and pockets
ofall the citizens Of this good old Commonwealth,
as regards the administration ofthe State govern
ment and its local laws.
Though the campaign has not yet fairly com
menced the people know, from the terms OF this
call and the signs of the times, that here in Mas
sachusetts men will be ranged into two parties,
and too parties only-the enc having for its
paramount object resistance to the aggressions OF
the slave power and the restoration of the ma
tional government to the policy aud practice of
the fathers of the republic; and the other, actus-
ted by blind devotion to party organization
and a fanatica and cowardly fear of disunion, de-
sirous only to perpetuate the existing order of
things, and thus degrade the very name of re-
public in the eyes Of the whole civilized world.
The men who fawn upon James Buchanan, who
eat the big "loaves" at the custom houses, and
pick up the small fishes" about the country
post Offices, will band together, this year, with
the eenteel snobs who hate and despise the Re-
publican party which puts machinisits into the
Rubernatorial chair, and sends shosmakers to
the Senate while it leaves the descendants of the
first families Juggling at the coat tails Of General
Washington to save them from oblivion, or min
Cling their plaintive monodies over what they
call sthe signs ofnatonal decay with the mourn
ful cadences of the surf which breaks upon the
shores Of Nahant, for the purpose OF putting
Massachusetts, again upon the back track in her
career Of honor and Of progress. The old lions
of Democracy and some of the young lambs of an
swords which have flashed against each others
breasts in many we'll fought fight between the
champions Of protective tariff and Of only reve-
nue. duties, will lie rusting in their scabbards.
The spears that have run full many tilt against
the Sub Treasury, and bristed so thickly around
the vaulted arches of a National Bank, will, if
not already converted into pruniug.hooks, be
forged into an indssoluble chain of frisndship,
which shall bind together in iraternal party union
those valiant champions Of seryility and submits
sion to the slave power, who have heretofore been
divided only upon such minor issues as we have
named.
Mr.. Everett and Mr. Hallctt, Mr.. Choate and
Mr. Peter Dunbar, Mr.. Winthrop and Mr.. Asa
o. Butman, are all to march lovingly together to
the polls in November, as the members of one
united party, and the lesser lights of hunkerdom,
from "pert Mr.. Lunt' down to Gov. Gardner, are
to be marshalled into ono host for the purpose Of
accomplishing the overthrow Of the Republican
party of the State the defeat of its State ticket
and by the election OF services and doughfaces to
misrepresent her people and their interests in the
national councils.
Such is the programme Of the opposition, so
far as it has yet been developed such is the ene
my against which the Republicans have to con.
tend in the coming campaign, and we say that it
is a matter for congratulaton (these uncongruous
elements having at last SO far harmonized as to
form party that there are TO be no third parties
in the field, and that the Republicans can meet
them face to face. The result Of atriangular con-
test is almost always in doubt but no man &C
ouainted with the people Of Massachusetts and
Massachusetts politics can doubt as to the result
of contest like that upon which we are now
about to enter.
With pride and satisfaction the members of the
Republican party can point to the record OF its
acts to the wisdom Of its Legislation, to the abil-
ity, energy, and fidelity Of its executive, and,
above all, to the redemption Of all its pledges
made to the people last year. The administra-
tion Of Governor Banks has been signally sue
cessful one; the jealousies and rivalries between
the different sections Of the party which united in
his support, last year, have all Subsided, and in
every section Of the State we behold the signs Of
encouragement and witness the auguries of sue.
cess.
It cannot be, that the immense Vots that
was rolled up last yea, for the Republican ticket
can, BY any combination Of men or parties, at
this time, be lessened the present year. 1t can
not be, with such past to refer to as the RePub-
lican party now has. that its future should be in
doubt. With six hundred thousand dollars saved
70 the public treasury in single year, in test-
mony Of lite pledges to retrenchment, with the
reforms that have been introduced into all the
coordinate branches Of the government, con.
stantly appealing to the people in proof Of the
sincerity Of its professions party, to stop an
cient abuses, with the public offices all filled with
men Of character and integrity, with every de-
partmsnt Of the government working with the
regularity and punetuality Of Natures laws, with
an Executive who Is truly the Governor Of the
state, and not Of a party, and who attends per-
sOnaly TO the duties Of his office, the people can
have little desire for change and least Of all such
change as could be accomplished BY an alliance
between the kid-gloved and musk'perfumed tops
Of Beacon Hill and Court sreet,with the dragged
regiments" Of Mr. Michael o'FIannigan, and the
y. 4. iisted builies Of the Sims Brigade.
EsourHHRs MANNRRs. The two papers Of At