Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1860-07-31

right and that the strong may rule and the weak must
submit No better illustration of the absUrdity of the
whole thing can be furnished than that should lead
TO vote against the repeal the barbarous laws establish
ing polygamy Utah. and against the repeal Of that
most infamous slave code in New Mexico. 1t differs
from that phase of squatter sovereignty advocated by
| not intended, is certainly calculated to ipisIead and
Seuue, Me ths aDsurty 81 me iormer So III 10
De apprehenueu bY any intelligent man VINO AT s cul
! prehends the true American theory OF constitutional
Now, gentlemen if il is easy thing this to prove
the folly of position, and the absurdity OF
trict attorney does here to convince you what
fool have sent to Washington to represent inc lh
district OF Massachusetts. am informed, nave reason
to believe that district attorney went to Washing
ton to tell the representatives that there no
boy i'm Worcester county that agreed with me, or at
most but few. But while there he takes occasion TO
agrees with me. what the facts? Before we get
through this controversy we viii know "eIeF @
anybody VINO agrees with me; LOT inns Is nDt W re-
speech intend Ia make assureyou. (Applause) Inc
vote which was taken in the house OF REPRESENTATIVES
after the letter OF the district attorney was written,
showed that the majority of the house eff
party the United STATES is my side tel y9 }Ii
be adopted by the republican party and VIII be the per-
manent policy of the country go. Ill, .,a,,,o q.
pass. But when have predicted ANYTHING WnSn mas
notcome to pass? appeal to my record. 10 my iiti
on this point You know is only the last 81 my poi1
cal acts that is assaulted by my enemies; lheY cGe
along following and endorsing everything uo as Sall
show you before have done But tey are d d. W.;
screaming along about act, as II oncr anu ter
the other Now if sustained everywhere, through
the whole West and all along the Pacific coast IS IT
possible have friends in the ninth district among
The friends who have so frequently honored with their
6a ayery question est than the man Of eminent gravity
| and transcendant stupidity, who edits the FaIadl-
WHAT has lie done to msT the Confidence of
tine anti-siavery men in this community, as com
bashful in speaking about myself after being assaed
for three whole years in the Palladium and not having
spoken word in reutation of its charges You al know
l am slow to get into quarrel shall show you am
miles for the Of free labor than he
has Travelled rods have sacrificed more dollars for the
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given days to that cause than he has given minutes
The results of my work known TO the country the
results of his, very possibly are known TO himself
| (laughter)
Now, fellow citizens, it is time | come to the work
have in view, and shall show that all the votes have
given all the speeches have made which have been as
sailed by my enemies whom have till this time dis
daned to answer have been made not only for the honor
OF this district but believe for the good of the whole
country and such every honest man, when he suit
ably examines them, most heartily endorse But be-
the vote which assaled first, propose read from
this paper published in the heart of the commonwealth
and called the Worcester Palladium 1t is paper which
during thewhole of my congressional career, has pub
and that published in order to assai it. That paper has
never given word of APPRECIATION concerning the repre-
sentative Of this district and think that remark cannot
be made O other republican paper in this country
1t has carefully refraihed from publishing my views and
are fully justified in the remark that he wanonly
msreprcsents his constituents. 1t says again "Sevcr
territorial bills We're before the house as they came
from the committee on territories. They reported
tee and they measures that involved the principles
OF the republican party And how did Mr. Thayer sus
territories from the bght of slavery and hold them in re
serve for the occupancy ofree men. One the bills
understand it mot having the bi) to recog
Mexico was to be neoporated men pOr'oh oi Nc"
There never such bill presented The editor OF
the Palladium he the bill But that
fession was not needed For any who read his ar
Still he gives two columns aud half to the topic:
(Laughter He tells you that he the bill and
pounced upon with hot zeal for its destruction proposed
to incorporate part of New Mexico with Utah. What
These articles that pretend to be political articles
more reliable than what drunken man would say when
LAS to Mr. Ihayers position if we cannot tell what it
that he tell what my position is. More than
dozen numbers of the Palladium given the consd-
trace my conduct Ii is not much to be wondered at
party went on grand excursion with
itor OF the Palladium back in the distance bobbng up
and down the tmbers, with his little, squeak.ng,
Thayer, cannot keep up!' Who expected you could
track railroad of the constitution and the union Your
rolling stock, Mr. Sheriff, is not adapted TO this track. 1t
is not adapted to any track at all 1t is only fit TO go in
He saws again SIN the House on Thursday Mr. Grow
chairman OF the committee territories, reported bill
organize territorial government for Utah. There
never was such bill presented to congress The terri
tory of Utah organized in 1850 1t is organized now
and has been since. But the sheriff does not know
the duties of his cce and has not mad much time to
look after the editorials OF the Palladium How anything
nothing and less than nothing, cannot under
of representation. viii not say that the sheriff has
missed his destiny will not say that he has not fulfilled
his mission My opinion is that he might do all that and
Then again he says'This bill was discussed at CON
siderable length, and finally passed by vote of "
yeas to 80 nays 1t offered How that can be
cannot understand 1t may be it was Mr. Bnghams
siderable length? 1t was never discussed at all The
previous question was moved at once. If it had been
discussed should have spoken upon Not having had
opportunity to do so then, shall vindicate my
Then the editor the Palladium was in great trouble
about the admission OF oregon; and the "Ihunderer'
gave little prospective view OF the ceisure and penal
ties which coming upon your representative in
pledges had made and saws I'VE have no censures TO
bestow in advance upon Mr. Thayer. 1t will be time
erous confidence given him by his constituents, when he
threw his personal assurance into one scale to weigh
the scful of vagaries he had put in the other 1t
will assuredy be no light responsibility to do violence to
the well known sentiments of this district upon mpOr
tant matter the oregon bill We suboin the letter
to the Advertiser that the people may understand what
the that touch closely Mr. Thayers repua
tom
He says month or two later 1t not that he voted
for admission Of Oregon stae do
derstand that any, however much they may differ in
opinion from him upon that measure, have made it a
ted the she riff had that all the responsible pa
pers of the country, almost without exception had
Oregon, Then Mr.. Knowlton says it not cause
Before that he had done what he could to
read of the party, and had charged me before
hand with intention to violate the pledges had given
For that first time l read the republic
party, but read then with much vitupera
political community invited to come, by the house of
representatives with state constitution, for admission
into the sisterhood of states They in accordance
with that invitation People who had endured all the
coast colony away from civilization who the sacrifice
Of their comforts and almost of their lives had carried
the flag of civilization to the remotest bounds OF our
territories twenty-five years ago, who had there been
being represented at all 1t is one of the principles
which our revolution was based that taxation and rep
during III those twcntyye Years and then thew came To-
a