Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1858-03-30
G9r 1]ailp SpQ.
TUESDAY, MARCH 80. 1858.
LecomP1ouisn, in Connecticut.

LecompB0uisnl in Connecticut
Present appearances indicate that the admins
sration will be pretty essentially used up in Con-
neetieut at the eectionsnext Monday, we'll as
IN Rhode Island on the Wednesday following
The union ofthe opposition in both these States
happily insures this. But in addition, the anti
Lecomptun victory in old Connecticut will be in
creased, by the refusal of many of the old party
leaders longer to trainlin the ranks of the party.
Large and enthusiastic anti Lecompton Demo
cratic meetings have been held in Hartford, New
Britain, and elsewhere, and strong determine
ton manifested by Democratic speakers theleat
TO defeat the gubernatorial ticket lately nomina'
ted BY the late Democratic State Convention at
New Haven Foremost among these speakers
we notice the names o. julius L. Strong, Chair
man of the Committee on Resolutions at that
Convention, and Mr.. MASTERS, editor of the New
York Freeman's Journal leading Democratic
journal of tina: atty, but now ant-administration
to the backbone.
Mr. Strong presided at the great anti Lecomp-
ton Democratic meeting in Hartford, on Friday
evening last, aud in his opening speech said;
awe are told that this is question of but
day or an hour. Isn true that the grand dis
tinction between monarchy and republic is but
the question of an hour Is it true that in eight
days this government is TO be transformed to
monarchy by the passage OF the Lecompton
scheme The party that does that work will
bury the true principles OF our government. No,
no, gentlemen, it is not the question of an hour;
but the question of your lives-ot all tlme-the
principle our fathers fought FIR and sustained
nor can il be overthrOwn in any eight days. II
the traitors to Democracy and ptghted faith
think il can be settled in that short time, they
are terribly mistaken. The freemen OF the North
have something to say on this matter.
Gov Walker told me day or two since that
the free people of the North and the honorable
men of the South were with He said that his
native State of Pennsylvania would give a
dict against this Kanzas scheme that would as
tonish the government and the hre-eateis
And now l would speak concerning the coming
election in our own State As for me, | shall
vote for no man who is not opposed tos forcing
this Lecompton 'thing' upon the people of Kan
gas. l do not ask you to dc as snail, but II you
believe as believe that this thing was begotten
In fraud and conceived in iniquity, remember
that every vote you give for the men who up
hold this wrong will be looked upon as an en-
dorsement of it. There cannot be Democratic
hayward or fence viewer elected anywhere that
will not be telegraphed all over the country as an
administration triumph Vote for these men II
YOU wish to be m sde tools of the slave power by
such men as Senator Hammond who calls the la
boring man 'mud.silI' tell you that the la
boring men of the North will yet give these con-
temptible arstocrats nf the South TO understand
that the latorers are the masters. The free men
of the North will suffer these insults no longer.
We will take the government from the bastard
Democracy. and never allow them to pollute it
further. 1t is about time TO wake up and say
something for ourselves.
As long as the Democratic party is sold out to
Lecomptonites, 1 belong to no such organization,
and care nothing that the cry OF black repuoli'
cAnism is thrown alter me. This administration
will go down to posterity crowned with lasting
infamy and in ten years from now, you can find
no one that will admit that he had anything to do
with such miserable stuff is embodied in this
Lecompton constitution.
At tn head of the ticket nominated at New
Haven stonds the name of J ames I. Pratt, warm
personal friend Of mine, but help me God If
my own father occupied false position, would
not vote far him. have worked for two years to
give him that nomination, and it would please
me much TO see him Governor, il the Democratic
party was not in direct opposition to Democratic
principles but can never vote for a man when
every vote for him is called an endorsement OF
Lecomptonism.
By the amendment of the original resolutions
reported BY me as Chairman Of the Committee on
Resolutions at the New Haven Convention, and
amended against my consent, the administration
was sub stautially endorsed there, and having
done this, they have placed me in position
where / cannot preserve my integrity and vot'
tAat ticket. II you vote it, every vote Will b.
claimed as an endorsement Of the sdminlstra
course as seems best to you, but as for me
nave considered this matter long and we'll. anr
I've sear est9St he dleeEAn g3 saw that if we dc
act thus independently, we shall be read out o.
the party. Let them read US out, and | would
IKE to see the set they have left!'