Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1858-10-04

gomeTy bill the votes Of the Democrats were all
against popular sovereignty. Those who voted
for the latter bill have been considered as desert
ers from the party. The Democrats professed pop
ular sovereignty, for the purpose Of carrying the
North, while they could use the President
instrument to force slavery upon the territory.
They excluded Congress from interfering, and
gave the power to the President because it was
more easy to use one instrument than three hun,
dred.
He then proceeded to show that the policy of
the Democratic party for the future was to inter.
vene for the purpose Of sustaining slavery, citing
extracts from Southern papers containing de-
mands for positive pro.slavery legislation. What
has the Republican party to oppose to the inter-
vention of The President in the territories The
wilmot proviso Mr.. Thayer asserted that it
could not be passed either by the House or Sen
ate, nor would the President; approve it. And if
we had both Congress and the President, the
Supreme Court has decided that such law
be constitutional and that decision could not be
reversed in fifteen years. The question is to be
decided within four years time whether the Ind-
an territory shall be free or slave territory and
while we are discussing the matter of restricting.
slavery by congressional intervention. and passing
Wilmot proviso resolutions in our conventions
and primary assemblies and talking about revers-
lug the decisions Of the Supreme Court. the des
tiny of the territory will be fixed. Mr.. Thayer
said
II now come to tate the position that hold,
and for which l charged with having joined
the Democratic party. have said that since the
Wilmot pToviso is absolutely impractieable,
ought to do the next best thing and that it is
the duty of The Republican party to head off and
circumscribe this Democratic party by whateves
means can. How shall we do it have said
that il the issue narrowed down to this that
there must be either intervention by Congress
and By the President to sustain slavery, or no
intervention at all, | very much pree red thee
should be no intervention at all. That is the
head and front OF my offending l think the
proper course for the Republican party to take,
is. TO exclude both Congress and the President
from any power to interfere for slavery, and leave
the matter to the settlers, and then that the
settlers are of such kind as will insure freedom.
Is there a member Of the Republican party who
will say this is not good, and safe, and sound doc
trne
said put forth these viewsfor consideration.
Did say that l would bolt from the party if
these views were not adopted l made no
threats OF that kind, for Itell you the Republican
party is the only party of which I have any hope
in opposition to the Democratic party it is the
only party that freemeh trust Freedom can
be safe with no other; and that is above all con-
slderations of tariffs, or any thing OF the sort The
grand mission Of this country is to maintain free
DOM and to extend it and the Republican party
is the only that is able to DO it, and to head
of the Democratic party, whose only mission
seems TO be to extend and defend slavery in this
country. | think the whole Republican party
will approve this course, and say, we will have no
intervention AZ all thar that which is "a.
culated 10 establish and defend slavery in the ter
ritOres.'
Mr. Thayer was very emphatic in refuting the
charge of unsoundness on the great party issue
of opposition to the extension of slavery, by any
and all means calculated to be the most efficient
in producing the desired result. There might be
some individual opinions among Republicans as
to the best policy to adopt for the time, but all
should go together in one body when the time for
action came on the policy deemed most effective.
He said
1--WE sIe board the good ship Anti Slavery.
Our proposed destination is the harbor of free
dom. Between us and that haIbor there are two
channels-the one the proviso channel, the other
is the non-intervention channel. For IF
teen years we have been attempting to make the
harbor through pfoviso channels, But adminiStfas
tion sandbars have prevented our progress. Now,
in addition to them, encounter rock, called
bred Scott, which precudes all possibility of pass
age. What is to be done Shall we lie in the
provlso channel till our ship Tots under US,
and our men mutiny, shall take the
open passage through the non intervention
channel, and make the harboI, before it shall
have been taken and fortified against us by our
enemies. l advise the latter course. l do not
command it officer of the ship a deck
hand in her service, suggest it. Do l say that
will desert the ship, unless this course is pur-
sued By no means. But do say. viii stand
By her while her flag floats at the masthead, OF
while spar shall stand upon her deck, or Tim
Der be left in her hulk"
Mr.. ThaYer said he had recently addressed
large Republican audiences in Albany, Roches-
ter, Buffalo, and other places in New York, and
that his views were fully endorsed there In
uniting with the Americans and anti-Lecompton
Democrats at the last session of Congress, in
support of the Crittenden- Montgomery bill, this
principle was adopted, and who has found fault
with the action of Representatives The
position taken by the Republicans in Congress
was one taken on an emergency, and it will be
taken again, if necessary, whenever another Ter
ritoIy is opened for settlement On the ground
OF positive legislation by Congress, to exclude
slavery from the Territories, we are in a power.
less minority, but by combining with the Amer-
cans and anti Lecompton Democrats, on the
ground Of non-intervention, in majority,
and BY such union of action can do something to
further our objects. 1t was merely such policy he
recommended. The great Objeet-treedom in the
Territories-was what we all desire, and the
means Of attaining these great objects secon-
dairy thereto. The Republican party,he said, must
be kept whole, and we must make accsssions
from all who are willing to aid in overthrowing
this wicked and corrupt administration, and in
putting in power honest men, who loue freedom
and hate slavery. This ground entirely
SAFE one, and by it we can all our Territories
hereafter. to be opened for settlement, to free
dom. The history of Kanzas was cited in illus
tration, where. had intervention by the Ad-
ministration at Washington, for slavery, been
adopted from the first, and the people Of the
Territory been allowed perfect freedom Of action
for themselves, they would have settled the whole
matter in three months, instead Of taking three
years to do it, under the restrictions of the Pres
ident
The two powers Of freedom and slavery, said
Mr.. Thayer, are now contsnding for supremacy
in this countryside former Is powerful and fore.
ordained Of Heaven to prevail; the latter is born
Of the bottomless pit, and weak and powerless,
when opposed in manly, defiant, and practical
way, and II this way he recommended to pur-
sue.
The powers OF the two sections, North and
Sonth frnm the character of fha;r rosnoo,,.o