Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1860-10-27
PRESIDENT.
Hon. DWIGHT FOSTER.
Samuel Smith,
c. A. Wall,

On taking the chair Mr.. Foster made an able
speech, abiding in the commencement to the
great political revolution which is already an
established fact, in the certain success of the
Republican national candidates, as indicated by
tile result of the recent elections, in tones
which cannot be misunderstood. The speak
CT asked attention to some of the anticipated
fruits of the victory won. First, we should
preserve the constitution and the Union in all
their integrity we should commit no treason,
nor suffer others to do it. Abraham Lincoln
would prove a second Jackson in crushing out
treason, and silencing the threats Of secession
lists and disunionists The republican party
proposed making the Union better worth pre-
serving, by conducting it on the original prin
ciples of freedom on which the government
of the United States was founded The love
| Of liberty should be no longer disquaIi
fcaton in any applicant for official position
Our representatives abroad should be higher
toned and better class of men, and no longer
be ola character to disgrace our country. The
foreign slave trade should be more efiectually
suppressed than ever before, and the neutrali-
ty laws be more vigorously enforced. There
should be more regard tor honesty and econo.
my in expenditures, and suitable encourage
ment would be afforded to American industry,
by wise determinations in favor of American
labor instead of determinations against it, as
heretofore In all the departments of the gov
eminent we should look for retrenchment and
for the correction Of crying abuses and corrupt
practices. On the question of slavery, the ag
ita'ion of which called the party into being,
We should adopt no new doctrine, but simply
carry out that rrofessed by our chosen leader,
Abraham Lincoln, and endorsed by the whole
republican Party-the prohibition of slavery
extension. Mr.. Lincoln said, in his memora-
BILE debate with Douglas, that he was commit
ted to the doctrine of slavery prohibition in
all the national territories, by congressional
action, and to that sentiment we should adhere
in all our action, when power was obtained.
That was the only living issue in the present
campaign. The speaker then went on in
a forcible and logical manner, to state
the reasons why we should adhere to
this fundamental plank in our party plat
form, and turn away from the sophistries
of Mr.. Thayer, our representative in con.
gress, who thinks it ine1pedent for US to use
our power to cripple slavery, thus standing
alone in opposition to the opinions of all other
republicans in congress and out. The "popu.
lar sovereignty" was clearly exposed The
majority OF the people of a territory had no
right to ensave minority, and congress
should exert its authority in preventing such
enslavement, by protecting the oppressed in
rights morally theirs, and guaranteed by the
constitution. 1t was our duty to exercise
freedom, to strike blow at slavery, and not
refrain, wherever we possess the constitutional
right In territories we can and should pro
hibit slavery by congressional action. The
ordinance of 1887, drawn up by Jefferson, and
endorsed by Washington and all the other faith
ers of the republic, which had saved the great
northwest from the curse of human bondage
embraced the cardinal plank in the creed Of
the republican party. The testimony o.
Daniel Webster as to the merit of this prn
cipe and the influence of its operation, wa:
in harmony with it. The speaker argued
very ably against the theory of Mr.. Thay err
that the courts could do everything which
was needed for the protection of freedom in
tie territories, and closed by saying the
present was no time to depart from any of the
Notifications with which our foreiathers ha(
surrounded the great citadel of American
liberty, now in our charge.
Mr.. Foster was frequently and loudly ap
plauded, in the course of his speech.
Hon. Charles a. Phelps Of Boston, president
of the senate, was introduced, and he delivered
a capital and telling campaign speech abound
ing in argument, illustration, and anecdote,
happily interminged. lie kept the enthuSi-
asm OF the audience well up, and his pointed
hits relative to matters in the ninth district
were loudly appauded. Abiding to the ordi-
nance OF ~, which had shed its benign inau
ence upon the great free states of the north.
west BE said it should be te.pocy of the re.
publican party, when they obtained power
p oi winch tue oncns were now 80 auspicious
= 10 lnaugurae anew that same wise policy Of
slavery prohibition by congressional action
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