Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1860-12-11

Senator Clay of Alabama speaks the truth
in regard to the motives of the secession
lists without attempting to conceal it. He has
written letter on the subject secession is
endowed with astonishing loquacity, y in which
he takes pains to misrepresent the republicans,
in the usual style Of his faction, but he says,
referring to them,-"of course ,0e cannot lire I'M
der the same government acih these people, unless
ire could cOnhoiu In these words we have the
best explanation of secessionism that has yet
appeared. 1t is the work of men who do MOI
scrupIe 10 declare that they will rule the re-
pubic or ruin it.
There is in the secession states" as they
are called an inveterate dislike of democratic
institutions and method of government. Mr..
Rhett, III his violent speech at Columbia, &C
cused the free states Of expecting TO have the
republic governed by yankee majority"
South Carolina is governed by very small
minority OF her people, and it is already said
that in the coming southern contederacy"
there is TO be no universal suffrage. Various
classes Of persons will not be allowed to vote,
and one of the essential qualifications for the
elective franchise will be the ownership of
slaves. The purpose is to have a confederacy
governed by an aristocracy of shareholders,
by means of which the few who own slaves
may always have monopoly Of political pow
er.
If there should be secession of the cotton
states, 1t is not certain that they would even
retain the form Of republican government
A writer in leading Georgia newspaper-the
Columbus Times-proposes to fling aside re-
publicanism altogether He is utterly opposed
to repeating again "the useless and disastrous
experiment" OF it, and urges strongly that the
seeding states should Immediately form
themselves into constitutional monarchy.
He does not nominate a king, nor reveal the
process by which he is to be secured. The
New York Tribune Suggests Robert Toombs
as the best man for the place, which is not
bad; but the king must come from South Ca
rona, else there will be secession from the
seceders, for that state, wherever placed, will
rule or rebel. Mr.. Iverson of Georgia. in his
fierce speech delivered in the senate, the
other day, declared that the new confederacy
will have "the most successful government on
earth" Almost in the same breath lie called
for some Texan Brutus" to assassinate the
'old hoary traitor" Sam Houston, because
he will not aid the disunion traitors by calling
an extra session of the Texas legislature
"The most successful government on earth"
can neither be organized nor administered by
such men as Mr.. Iverson and his followers.
1t requires materials and workmen very differ
ent from what is most prevalent in the 'cot-
ton states"
1t is opposition 10 free principles and demo.
cratic ideas, that stimulates the disunion trea-
SON. To become acceptable 10 South Carroll
ma, the free states must unlearn their civiliza-
ton, their devotion TO republican freedom, and
their sympathy with the spirit Of progress. 1t
is surprising that any man, who has taken
pains to understand the case, should talk of
appeasing disunienism by means of ICON.
promise" If a compromise could be suggest
ed which would essentially change both the
mood and the character of the disunionists
and transform them into peaceable, liberty.
loving citizens, it might be worth trying.