Worcester daily spy., 1860-10-31
Reasons Why the Republican Voters of the
Ninth District Should not Return Eli Thayer

= 7. He is doing more 10 peIpler and igWe the
republican cause in the district than arOrst eie-
miles,
No disciple of Douglas or Bell or Breckn.
ridge exhibits the policy or action of the re-
publicans in congress, in more uniavorable
light than he, or expresses more contempt of
the purity of their aims and purposes. Ac-
cording to his declarations, they advocate hum
bugs and vote for buncombe. Ii he really be.
lieves lis own statements of the duplicity of
republican representatives, then it is a wonder,
with his wonderful honesty, he wishes any
style of fellowship with them whatever.
7. He has manifested the most censmable dis
courtesy to the Regular Nominee Of the Party, and
thus grossly insuied the Republicans Of the Dis
trict in their action.
We hold him responsible for the sentiments
of his organ, "The Worcester Republican, y
because he takes with him bundles of the pa
per for distribution. The following are speci
mems of the stuff in said sheet:-"We saw
him Bailey as he leaned on the desk for
support and looked imploringly upon the sea
of upturned faces before him, and we say the
truth, that at that moment our emotions to-
wards Mr.. Bailey were those of unmingled
pity. We regarded him as poor, sick man,
OF respectable character and amiable DISPOSE
ton, forced into a false position, to the sacri-
fee of his peace and to the danger of his life,
to promote the selfish ends of scheming poll
ticians" !! GA man Bailey who is physi-
cally and intellectually unable to make a
speech, who shows himself entirely destitute
of judgment and good sense" !! He tBai-
ley) is, and long has been, the Junior partner
in the law firm OF Nathaniel Wood & Compa-
nv. Neither Mr. Wood OF his clients would
think of trusting case with Mr BAILEY
alone" n! Such are the decencies upon the
Thayer side of the campaign, according to
which the republican party in the district has
set up for congressman a poor imSecile, by
the side of whom Eli is a giant in power.
s. His election ,couid make as responsible for a
doctrine ,ohoiy at uariance Uith the sentiment Of
every other district in the state.
Ii Eli Thayer is now the fitting person to
represent us, then any such man as Elliot, or
Rice, or Adams, could not be, if living in the
terly unfit to stand in our behalf in congress
s. HIS present and past positions belle each
other.
In the recent republication of his six
speeches" occurs the following :-"For my
self, was always in favor OF squatter sover-
eighty, rightly so-called. l am ready for one,
to agree to day that the territories belonging
to this government shall be open TO settlement
at any time, when congress thinks fit so to
open them and that the people of all parts Of
the country shall go into them with the as
surance of absolute and complete non-inter-
vention." Yet in 1854 lie was member OF
that party (know nothing) which in its plat
form of 1856 had this plank-"A change in
the laws Of naturalization, making continu-
ed residence of twenty-one years, Of all not
heretofore provided for, an indispensable re
quisite ior citizenship hereafter" This was
connected with another plank as follows
IAN enforcement of the principles that no state
or territory ought to admit other than citizens
to the right of suffrage, or of holding political
offices of the United States" There's con
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kind
8. His election acould be a bad precedent
If Mir. Thayer can be justified in his pecu-
liar career then aly man hereafter may hope
to foist his peculiarites upon the party and
yet be sustained. No future representative in
the Ninth district need fear to play any pranks
of eccentrcity, and then demand a reelection
to miSrepreSeHt his constituents. The whole.
some check which congressional district
ought to exert upon its delegate will all be
gone, aud every succeeding representative
may go to Washington to be an Eli Ihay er, re-
pudiating his party and its distinctive meas.
ures.
10. lie refutes himself, and shows the folly Of
his erreme positions By his own testimony"
In the 'six speeches" i" we have the following
remarkable utterance of Mr.. Thayer Nov,
SIR, IN ALL THAT l HAVE SAID UPON THIS
SUBJECT, | HAVE NOWHERE DENIED THE
POWER OF CONGRESS TO EXCLUDE SLAVERY
FROM THE TERRITORIES. OK THE CONTRARY,
l BELIEVE THAT POWER is CLEARLY EsTAB-
LIsHED, NOT ONLY BY LEGAL CONSTRUCTION
OF THE HIGHEST AUTHORITY, BUT ALSO BY
THE AUTHORITY OF HISTORY AND PRACTICE"
If this be so, why, in the name of heaven
shall congress legislate for everything but the
freedom Of man ? Mr.. Thayer, however, has
asserted an hundred times in the district, that
congress has no business to NEEDLE in the ter
ritories. He denounces congressional action
against slavery in the territories, as a "hum-
| bug" and says it interieres with the right OF
selfgovernment.
IL. He seems anxious to get rid Of all distinctive
anti siacery reputation
"In his 'lite," we find the following singular
concession in regard to the motive of his inter
est in the operations of the Emigrant Aid So
ciety -"To show that this movement was in
no sense POLITICAL but a social and economic one,
from the start, it is sufficient to state that
among the original corporators 10 whom this
grant was made by the legislature, appear the
names of Col. Isaac Davis OF Worcester, and
Gen. j. S. Whitney OF Springfeld"!!! !! Mr..
Thayer proudly lays claim to it as virtue Of
his present position, that he has large influence
with southerners and his democratic coadju-
tors now speak of him as the instrument by
means of which they hope to break down
"radical republcanism" here in Massachu-
setts.
Voters Of the ninth district, CAN you--is it
possible that you can-giye your votes for Eli
Thayer, against Goldsmith L. Bailey?
REPUBLICAN.