Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1860-12-29
QQIOrtester Daily Spp.
THE ADVICE AND PRAYERS OF Sienna.
GOGUES

extentthat it has become a stale article in the
market. Political advisers are plentier by far
than ever were pack pedlcrs or organ grinders.
and are a thousand times greater nuisance.
If the value of an article depends in any man
ner upon its scarcity, it is quite evident that
this superabundance Of political advice stands
the nearest to nothing of any stock in the
market 1t would be worthless providing i
was well meant; but when we know that it is
mere cant, put forth to deter, distract and
finally destroy those to whom it is so freely
offered, we cannot but treat as the most con.
tempuble sham that has a cognizable exist
ence.
Does this advice proceed from source
which entities it to the least credit and re.
spect Does it come from the well. wishers of
the republican party-trom those who sympa.
thize with its principles or does it proceed
from those who have constantly opposed the
republican party, and, in season and out of
season, misrepresented its objects and beied
Its principles, active upon every occasion. and
occupying every opportunity to malign the
character OF Its leaders and deiame the sonti.
ment gifts followers.
Whether we consider the advice given by
buchanan in his last annual message to Lin.
coin with regard to his constitutional dutv-
the advice, coupled with threats and denim
cations given in congress within the last few
weeks-the small advice given by smaller
politicians at the political meetings, misnamed
citizens meetings, held in several of the prin-
clpal cities OF the country, or the advice which
has been sent broadcast through the country
embodied in addresses, speeches, editorials
beseechngly appealing to the republicans to
desist from carrying out the principles which
they profesS-upon the issues Of which was
fought the late political battle-we find that
in each and in every instance it comes not from
the friends, but from the bitter and unrelentiug
foes OF the republican party, and the unscrup.
ulous enemy of its principles.
Will republicans heed such advice, and
throw away their principles, truthful as they
know them to be, at the bidding of their de.
teated opponents, of whatever name or com.
bination Are they to be paralyzed with awe
by the taunting threats of secessionists the
display of blue cockades, and the flourish of
palmetto flags Are they to be intimidated
by the bosterous TRADE, brazen impudence
foolish bragadoca and silly fanfaronade OF dis
appointed politicians, in or out of congress
VIII they quail with fear before the mon.
strous libels and malicious mis- statements of A
Gushing, or COVER before the foul.moutbed in.
vectives Of the DULLES and ruffians who organ
lze in mob force, at the beck OF demagogues
for the suppression of free speech? Are they
prepared to submit to the imperious demands of
their lmplacable enemies, namely, that the re-.
publican party must be sacrificed to avert the
diretul calamities which they say is about to
overtake the nation Are they to be deceived
into betrayal of their principles by the lugu-
brous wallings and hypocritical croaklngs of
those superannuated imbeciles who have grown
old and useless IN gross obsequiousness to the
hre-eaters of the south who to-day are
crouching sycophants at the feat of the slave
power, themselves the fossil remains OF dead
political parties, their only principle being
that OF expediency, mammon the only god
they worshipped, and whose policy is as weak
and obsolete as their principles are false In
short are republicans prepared in any manner
TO impair the solemn obligations which they
took upon themselves before tine nation and
the world, to preserve the constitution intact
and bring the government back to the policy
established by the fathers OF the republic or
by any methed to give the words OF their lips
the lie, by the actions of their hands If So
then the fate of the republican party is sealed.
1t VIII nger through a feeble existence OF four
years, to die the death Of suicide but the
principles which it has protested will ever
live, and develope themselves in some organi
cation that shall not prove false to eternal
truth.
Slave propagandsm is the upas tree of the
nation, and that political party which repoSes
under the shade of its extending branches
mhallng its poisonous Yapors, will surely die
The old wing party had healthy existence
until it condescended to make concessions and
compromises with slavery. That contact was
the communicating touch of eprosy and now
the wing party is no more, and its truthful
epitaph would be Died Of comp,omiseS-a
quack medicine administered by certain learned
doctors for the cure of the national disease
Slavery
The democratic party arose to a high and
popular position under the influence of Jack
son, who with stern integrity and truthful
patriotism rebuked the demands Of the slave
ocracy in their grand scheme of notification,
in 1882, in language not to be misunderstood,
declaring it to be his unyielding purpose and
solemn duty to preserve the constitution and
laws Of the United States, at all hazards-that
notification was treason, OF which they must
suffer the penalties, should they presume 10
nullity the laws OF the country
The elements OF strength which jackson
gave to the democratic party, were impaired,
not by any partial bestowment of encourage
ment or favor to any one class of the commu-
nifty, or section of the country; but by i'm
partially administering the government to all
classes and all sections, with the even-handed
balance of justice. Thus he attracted to his
party the young, active, thinking, laboring
masses, who value principles higher than pol
ICY
But unfortunately for the country, Jackson's
successors did not follow in the footsteps Of
their ilustrious predecessor" First came the
policy OF partalsm, the south securing the
special favor Of the government. Next came
concession to southern demands, followed by
compromises made, and compromises broken,
as the case might be, providing, always, that
the sails OF the ship Of state were set to catch
the southern breeze. This policy has contn-
ued from year to year, and from the admins
traion Of one president to another until at
last we see the government, in the hands OF
the democratic party, brought to the wretched
condition OF being utterly mpotent tor the
suppression OF notification, secession, or uea'
son, and lies bowed in deep humiliation in the
dust before cotton, acknowledging IT tC be
king of kings and lord of lords, whose inter-
tasts must be protected at the hazard OF all
truthful principle, whose demands must be
acquiesced in al any cost, and whose COM
mands must be obeyed at any sacrifice.
This policy will prove the death of the DEM
Ocratic party, and the same cause will produce
the same effect to any party that may come
after it because, no possible good can result in
concession to or compromise Nth eUd The dem
ocratic party having thus wrought its own
ruin, and so far as ii is in the power of mere
party to do so, wrought the ruin OF the coun'
try, they leave the government with not only
depleted treasury, but have contracted ma
tional debt of more than fifty millions Of dol
lars stocks are depressed, trade stagnated
and manufacturing stihed. Organized treason
stalks abroad at MONDAY, armed resistance t,
the laws OF the nation is publicly planned
schemes for attacking the forts and arsenals o
The government without censure or rebuk
rom the government officials, the presiden