Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1860-10-24
CITY AND COUNTY
Grand Republican Meeting, at MechaI
HILL Int E,xaIiiun.

Tic adherent OF republican principles coulG de-
sire. The large hall was promptly at the hour
flied in every part, the ladies occupying the
galleries in larger force than at the previous
meeting. The Wide Awake club of this city
were out in large force with their torches and
transparencies, and unmindful of mud and
unpropitious skies paraded on Main street, &C
companied by the National Band, creating
great sensation. Their appearance in the hall
was hailed with great applause.
The meeting was called to order by j. D.
Baldwin, and the wide awake glee club were
called upon to inaugurate the proceedings by
gee; after the singing of which, the chair
man read the following list of officers, which
was adopted
Presidential. c. RICE Esq.
Vice Presidents-lchabod WashbuIn, Ebenezer
Jewett, Henry w. Miller Joseph Boyden, John F.
Pond, John c. Newton, Dan1orth Is. Comins, Lu-
cius " Pond, Elbridge G. Partridge Alanson Cary,
Hartley Williams, Esq, S. A. Porter, Jonathan
Luther, DR.. L. b. Nichols, j. Ii. knight, Charles
Washburn, VIM. IL. Wheeler, Augustus n. Currier,
c. Cleveland, Walter II. Bigelow Z. d. Cheney,
| Whippe w. Patch, Henry F. Nichols, D.. H.
Eames, Chas. c. Coleman, John P. Kettell, Benz.
Goddard, Sd.
secretalies-Francis L. King, Esq, VIM. Hol-
brook, Luke Wethsrbee, VIM, Mecorney.
Mr.. Rice, on assuming the chair, said twas
not his province to master a heightened
speech but he could not refrain from allusion
to the triumphant success which had greeted
the republicans IN Pennsylvania, Ohio and
Indiana. He briefly reviewed the position
of the Bell party and the divided democratic
factions, and stated clearly the policy of the
republicans and their firm opposition to the
extension of slavery, and the principles ofthose
who do not care whether slavery is voted up
or voted down. During the speech of Mr..
Rice Mr.. Boutwell, appeared on the platform
and was received with loud applause.
After music by the National Band, and
song by the wide awake gee club, the presi-
dent introduced the orator of the evening,
Hon. George S. Boutwell, who proceeded to
make mastery and eloquent Speech which
called forth during its delivery the enthusiast
tic applause of the large audience.
Mr.. Boutwell, commenced by stating that it
was his pleasant duty to address them at
time when the republican party is relieved |
from all anxiety as to the result next Novem.
Der. The first victory has been recorded at the
polls by the recent elections. Under what
ever doctrine our opponents may choose to
rally, whoever and whatever they are, they
may understand that the republican party is
organized for one purpose-the limitation of
the institution of slavery TO the states where it
now exists, and to redeem our territories from
the stain Of human bondage. He stated the
Importance that party should have a clear,
distinct, and well-defined policy, as the repub
lican party has, and characterized that party
as the only one that has policy which is en-.
trely safe for the south and is at once the
party of the Union, the constitution, and the
Institutions Of the country. If the three par
ties who are arrayed in this contest against us
believe their resolutions which stigmatize our
organization as working for the rupture of this |
republic, why have they not, asked Mr. b.,
united upon candidate to avert the danger?
They only hope in some OF the congressional
districts, to unite and elect an opponent to
Mr., Lincoln's administration and it is for us
to see that, through our default none of these
things happen. He had tried with all his abil-
lty TO find out the meaning of popular sover-
eighty as advocated by Douglas and others,
and was convinced that it led only to disunion
and civil war, and that such policy would
make every territory pass the ordeal of bloody
strife like that in Kansas, and who will deny
that such scenes do not weaken our attach
ment 10 the union? 1t was in the repeal of |
the Missouri compromise that the secessionists
made their first move to create a separa.
ton; and just as long as the question
is left tor the early settlers to settle by blood,
so long will peace be postponed. What have
these advocates against Intervention to say
when New Mexico comes with slave code |
constitution, Utah with Mormon hierarchy, |
and Iamaulipas and adjacent territory with an
establs he'd Catholic church, and seek admis-
sion as states ? Is the doctrine of popular SOW.
ereignty to be recognized "Squatter sover-
eighty, continued the speaker, is cheat, a |
deluson, a danger, a treason to humanity
and the country. Have not the men of this |
country a right or interest in the question
whether labor shall be degraded in the new
among our posterity free labor shall be respec-
table or disreputable? 1t is our duty to save
that vast tract from despotsm worse than
that Of Austria or Russia.
He thought it not worth while to waste
words on the BellEyerett party, and
quoted, as being applicable to their case,
Lord Bacon's definition of a foolish man as
one who reasons absurdly from correct prem
Uses. He passed to critical review OF
speech delivered by Mr.. Yancey in Faneuil
Hall, recently, and asked, in view of the threat
there made that the courts would be forced to
decide it constitutional to hold slaves in tran.
stu in the free states, if free men were willing
to leave the future of the territories to chance,
or hazard, or the first ten votes. The speaker
gave an exhaustive review of the false and
slanderous speech of Yancey, the secession
orator, in which, standing in Faneuil Hall, he
was applauded by his democratic hearers for
falsely charging Massachusetts, with having Sc
cured the continuance of slavery 20 wears lat the
beginning Of the government, and for making
various other historical mis- -statements-S
Carollsa and Georgia then, as always, caring
nothing for the Union unless they could CON
troll it. MIR. B. reviewed the financial condi
ton ofthe south, and compared Illinois, whose
freedom was due to the benign provisions of the
ordinance Of 1887, as worth to-day five such
states as Virginia.
The republican party was the only reliance
of the south No government is strong enough