Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1859-04-29
POLITICAL.


Hon. ELI THAYER expresses himself with
ont reserve or equivocation, against the Two
Years Amendment, both as matter of prnci-
pie and of high public policy. In so doing he
simply expresses the feeling of every public man
in Massachusetts, whose opportunities for no.
ticing its effects have been unrestricted, and
whose opinions are known. Abroad and at
home, among those who have acted in good
faith with the Republican party, it is the sim
cere and heartfelt desire that all measures re-
cognizing invidious distinctions among citi-
zens should be voted down.
The Boston Ledger refers to the statement
OF the Bee, charging that an understanding
exists between the Spy and Republican, and
the Boston Post and Courier, upon the Two
Years Amendment, an attempt to coerce
public journalism, and suppress the free and in
dependent expression of opinions. We sim
cerely hope the Ledger will not feel unneces-
sary pain on our account. We trust the Spy
is far enough removed from the councils of
Congress and Lindall streets to escape being
compromised by the harmless Feasibility of
State street.
Our exchanges are copying from the Boston
Post the antithesis, that, thirty years hence,
Republicans will be singing the praises of
James Buchanan, as they now are those of
Thomas Jefferson. Not at all. The differ
ence between the two is very clear. jefferson
was the John, and Buchanan the Judas of the
apostles of Democracy.
The Republicans of Ohio hold their State
convention at Columbus, June ID William
Dennison, Jr., for several years chairman of
the Republican State Committee, is promi-
nent candidate for Governor. Mr. Giddings is
also spoken of. Don Piatt, late Secretary of
the American Legation at Paris, is spoken of
for Lieut. Governor.
The Jefferson Club in Washington is ex-
tending its influences in the border slave states,
where new clubs are to be formed on the old
Jeffersonian doctrines. Montgomery Blair,
late Judge Of the Court of Claims, is to be the
President of the Central Club, and many men
who have hitherto held aloof from the Repub-
lican organization are now acting in concert
with it and extending to it their cordial SYM
pathies.
The following resolutions were passed at a
Democratic meeting held at Cahawba, Dallas
county, Ala, on the 10th inst:
Resolved, That we utterly repudiate Ste
phen A. Douglas and his abolition heresy that
Territorial Legislature may prohibit slavery
by native legislation.
Resolved, That under no circumstances will
we support Stephen A. Douglas for the Presi-
dency if nominated by the Charleston Con-
vention."
The two principal and most influential ora
Giles Of what calls itself Democracy in our day
are James Buchanan and Roger b. fancy
the former speaking through his messages and
letters; the latter through the bred Scott de-
csslon aud kindred Examinations from the
bench OF the Supreme Court, which annihi-
late at once squatter sovereignty and the SOW
ereignty of the States. Yet these two were
rearen ~ the strictest school of lIamltonian
feaeralisn and never pretended to be aught
but the most intense Federalists SO long as
there was any Federal party.