Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1860-08-31
WoRcEsTER. Aug. 80. 1860.

Mr.. Editor Il find in your paper of this
morning communication, over the signature
Republican" giving some account of Il meet
ing addressed by the Hon. Eli Thayer, at
Fitchburg, last Monday evening, The follow
ing passage in that communication, together
with A. L. Burbank S letter, require, perhaps,
some notice from ME, and l will now make
such statement of the matter as to render it
unnecessary for me to allude to it again in any
form. The passage referred to reads as fol-
lows -
mr.. Thayer gave most complete refutation of
the charge of fdlSehOod made by F. Emory AldTich
last Friday night, in relation to Mr. Thayer's state
ment that he (Aldrich) had solicited the privilege
of speaking in reply to Mr.. Thayer, in "a meeting
which the committee should CALI Mr.. Aldrich had
also said he had been invited by unanimous vote
of the city committee"
And now allow me to state the facts in this
case as briefly as possible, with only so much
of comment as may be necessary to show their
connection.
Addressing the republicans of this city in
Mechanics Hall, Aug. 9th 1 said =
| "The committee of the republican party of the
city of oTcester have extended to me call bv a
unanimous vote, TO address you this evening in be-
! half of republican principles. appear before you
| IN obedience TO that CALL"
Mr.. Thayer, replying to my speech in the
Game place, Aug. 49, used this language II was
not present) =
| at was unfortunate, that the speaker who adj
dressed you last Monday night, in this place. began
| his speech with sentence, which contained two
misstatements of facts lie says-"rhe committee
! of the republican party of the city of Worcester
have extended to me call by unanimous vote, to
address them this evening, in behalf of republican
| principles" The fact is that the committee did not
extend the call, but the gentleman who addressed
| you, himself personally appeared before the city
committee in of their sessions and solicited the
| privilege of speaking under their sanction, in
meeting which they should call, in reply to Mr.
Thayer. Great laughter.) And the committee did
not yield their consent by unanimous yote,n
In the course of some remarks made at n
meeting of the republicans of Fitchburg last
Friday evening, (Mr. Thayer being presently
pronounced the statement that was not in.
vted by the committee, but that personally
appeared before the committee and solicited
the privilege to speak under their sanction,
an absolute and unmitigated falsehood. AS
to the other statement, said l was moi pres.
ent when the vote was taken, but that it was
reported to me as unanimous
Mr. Burbank, in the letter which appears to
be the only evidence that was offered in support
of the alleged refutation of my charge, says the
vote was not unanimous, for he says he "aoted
| No." Upon that point / have not, and do not
now make any issue. l only know upon that
subject what have been told by Others But
whether | was invited or not, and whether or
not solicited the privilege to speak under the
sanction of the committee, are matters within
my personal knowledge, and here l did
join issue and characterize Mr. Thaye'sr
statements as false And it will be observ
ed, that upon this precise issue, and which
is the only one l have made, Mr.. Burbank S
letter is silent In support of the charge
which | felt compelled to make / subjoin the
following statements of the several members of
the committee -
The attention of the undersigned has been
called to the following passage in the publish
ed report of the speech delivered by Hon Eli
Thayer, in Mechanics Hall, in this city, Aug
18th -
at was unfortunate, that the speaker who adj
dressed you last Monday night, in this place, began
his speech with sentence which contained two
misstatements OF facts. lie says: THE committee
of the republican party of the city of Worcester
have extended to me call, by unanimous vote, to
address them this evening, in behalf of republican
principles. The fact is, that the committee did not
extend the call, but the gentleman who addressed
you himself personally, appeared before the com
nltteei in one of their sessions, and solicited the
privilege OF speaking under their sanction. in
mWweeuhg which they should call, in reply to Mr..
nnsyef; lSreat laughter.) And the committee did
nv, y'e'" 'heir consent by unanimous vote"
w. the members of the committee above