Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1860-09-25
THE NINTH DISTRICT.

THE NINTH DISTRICT.
The expressions of satisfaction which come
to us from republicans in every part of the
ninth district since the convention was held,
are very generous and very gratifying while
beyond the district the republican press en-
dorses the action of the Convention with un-
divided and unreserved approval 1t very
rarely happens, that, where the judgment of
the whole party has been appealed to so di
rectly as in this instance, it returns so unanl'
nous and unmistakeable a verdict. The re-
suit is every where accepted, wholly aside
from its personal bearings, as ali assurance
that this representative republican district still
holds fast to the faith which has made it his
torical We might fill many columns with the
unsought testimony of journals, whose fideli-
ty to republican principles is never question
ed, showing that the doctrines ayowed
here are the doctrines of the republican
party of the country, and-better even
than that-the doctrines on which practical
and peaceful anti-slavery effort must ultimate
ly rest. But we are content TO leave the
marshalling of champions to those who
have weaker cause than ours, and
to rely on that high intelligence, which
though often abused, surely vindicates
itself in the end. If there were doubts serious
ly entertained as to the time of the conven-
ton, or the policy adopted in perfecting the
organization of the district, subsequent events
should remove them altogether. The circum.
nf ION &c
tablish and control the usages OF parties. 1t
does not materially weaken the argument that
gentlemen, whose relations to the republican
party of this county and commonwealth
should have at least taught them to defer to
its choice, were active in the early primary
meetings many daysafter they had secretly signed
the bond which connected their fortunes in this con-
test nth an opposing combination and an opposing
candidate. If under such circumstances, there
had been no other reason for the earliest effect
i've organization possible, the instinct Of
selfrespect, which adheres to honorable
parties as well as to honorable men,
would have been sufficient and com.
manding. Whatever criticisms may have
been made, the action of the district commit.
tee, and of the convention itself, in relation to-
the manner of expressing its choice, is above
just reproach. If there had been no greater
departures from the line of strict courtesy and
usage than theirs, the party in this district
would never have stood in peril of division
and disaster which at one period seemed to
threatenit 1t is due to their prudent and
H. A. +I,.z 81,
campaign, we have the assurance of victory.
1t would have been the same with any candi.
date standing upon the same platform, and en-
dorsed by the convention. We would have
trusted the republican party with any stand
ard-bearer, so long as it preserved its integri-
ty. When it abandons that, it will be itself
Northumberland ought to be- This is no for
getfulness of the distinguishing fitness of Mr..
Bailey for the place which he holds. 1t is rath-
er the expression of our confidence in the devo-
ton Of the people to the measures and the policy
Of the republican party, without reference to
to men. They canpot long be diverted from
their settled faith by personal appeals. They
cannot be induced to abandon principles which
they adopted upon conviction, and which
command quite as urgent support now, in the
hour of their probable triumph, as i'll the long
and various struggles Of many years past
Here we might rest the claim o. Mr. Bailey to
their united support. 1t is very much in his
favor that his neighbors give united testimony
to his consistent and unwavering integrity
that in his profession none speak of him but
with respect for his ability; that in official
position his associates, forgetting all politicaldis
tinctions, pay generous and cordial testimony
to his constant industry, his quick perceptions,
and the eXcelling value of his counsels; that in
the community in which he lives, participating,
| like other men of positive convictions, in the
warm contests rising from year to year, he
has never been accused of anything unworthy
of an honorable man, or which would unfit
him for the place TO which he is now called.
But above and beyond all this, is the fact that
he is today the chosen exponent of the repub-
lican party of the district consenting at its
cali to bear the burden of the conflict and to
do its work in the public councils. 1t is not
for antislavery men, who belong to that party
because they believe it to be right, and the
only right political instrumentality in the
country, working for its renovation, under the
constitution, and by the safe, prudent, and an
cient ways of the fathers OF the country, to
encourage his defeat