Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1859-10-22
OLD BROWNS CRUSADE.

The Democratic press and politicians, with
their usual disregard of truth and decency,
seek with loud vehemence to connect the Re-
Brown at Harper's Ferry. The attempt is SO
unwarranted aud so ludicrous, that it might
very properly be laughed at if it were possible
to suppose that aay OF those engaged in it can
believe their own representations. We notice,
however, that some of our friends manifest a
little trepidation, and with over-hasty sens-
tiveness, assume the attitude of apologize ex-
PLANTATION and selfdefense. We trust that
those who have shown signs OF a disposition to
Weld to this weakness, will Immediately re-
cover manly confidence in their party and its
fortunes. AT any rate, let us never be found
so weak as to assume the attitude of apology
and depreciation towards that base and unscru-
pulous party which breeds nothing but fill
busters, border ruffians, slave traders, political
soldiers of fortune and bullying guardsmen of
the institution of slavery.
The position and purpose of the Republican
party are well known in every part of the
country, for they have been proclaimed to the
public ever since the party was formed. We
have not now the least occasion whatever,
either to explain them anew or TO apologize for
them to any leader or hanger-on of the pro-
slavery democracy. Even the Charleston
Mercury can state them fairly, if it will and
SO can the Boston Post. AS to the Boston
Courier we are less confident, for the chiefpo-
of+ that ic ito N
monomaniac as Old Brown himself. 1t is a
long time since the Courier was capable OF
manly argument on the slavery question.
Such papers as the Boston Post misrepre-
sent and falsify Republicans deliberately.
1t is their trade they work at it for pay, and
serve the slave power very much as an
unscrcpulous lawyer serves a rich villain
who becomes his client. But the Cou-
rier, poor thing, has become hopelessly
crazed by intense pro-slavery fapatieiissHsni
Why should any snsse person undertake to
reasop~SSith the Boston Courier after being
made acquainted with the present unfortunate
condition of its weak wits Or why under
take the farce of argument with the Boston
Post, journal which must in any case defend
the slave power by any means at its com
mand The Post in defiance of what its
conductors know to be true, and with almost
matchless audacity, publishes tho following
paragraph as an extract from some speech of
Hon. ]. R. Giddings;
81 look forward to the day when there shall
be servile instruction at the South when
~ h.x-
and led on by British officers, shall assert his
freedom, and wage war of determination
against his master. And though we may not
mock at their calamity, nor laugh when their
fear cometh, get zoe ciN hail it as the daWn Of a
political millennium"
This paragraph was manufactured a few
fans. 1t has been discredited and diSowned
several times, as the conductors of the Post
must know very well; yet they do not scruple
to print it again as true extract from Mr.
Giddings. Such persons are capable of any
thing in the same line Argument with them
is useless, if not impossible and it is doubtless
best to regard what they do without indigna-
ton or surprise Of late our northern defend
ers Of slavery and its ruffianism have felt
great need of topic. Old Brown has done
them service for which they ought to be very
grateful. He has given them an excellent top
ic, which may last them for several months
and in dealing with it, they will forget to cx-
press honest eXecration of murder and treason
able madness, in their eagerness to libel Re-
publicans.
If the oracles of the democratic party were
not demented, they would not even dream of
finding for it sympathy and reinforcement of
strength by such means. Their party has for
feited and spurned the support of every noble
sentiment and do they really imagine that
any such sentiment can now be enlisted in
its favor Because a crazed old man who
hated slavery has undertaken mad crusade
and been crushed out through the praiseworthy
and very gallant efforts of Gov. Wise and the
federal authorities, is the democratic party
likely to get reputation for eminent sanctity
The men and the party who stimulated and
supported border ruffian invasions of Kansas
VINO fraternze with flibustering pirates, who
encourage brutal DULLES to beat Senators to
death in the Senate Chamber, and who now
stand ready to reopen the African slave trade
have nothing to hope from the sympathy and
respect of civilized men, We counsel them
TO avoid making appeals in that quarter, for
there are some circumstances under which au.
dacity itself must blench and hang its villain
Gus head.