Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1860-08-14

write the history of another party. The party
should be not merely the herald of the Olym-
pic games, to give the name of the conqueror,
but the conqueror himself. The policy of
party that aspires to power, should be liberal
policy-least of all, one that tramples on
the fundamental principles of the Declar
alton of Independence, that primal prin'
ciple of the resolution, that the just
powers of government are derived from
the consent of the governed. | have adyo-
Gated a territorial policy which does endorse
this primal principle, on which this government
was founded. In this battle which have fought
for the people against the politicians, have
received this treatment curtailing my lnfiu-
ence, while honestly laboring and representing
my constituents. Mr.. I. announced his
readiness to answer any questions which
might be propounded, and asked are my as
sailants ready to do the same? MOI They
entreat of you not to do ii. will leave my
dinner, supper or bed even, at a moments
notice, to discuss this question, whenever any
champion of my assailants who is responsible
for his arguments; is ready so to do. 1 am
ready to meet them all.
He likened the territorial policy of this gov
eminent to the English colonial policy The
Indian wars had all dated from the period
when the government at Washington sent its
officers to the territories. Oregon now claims
| 81 600, 900 for damages from the Indians. He
explained at some length his reasons for'act.
ing against the territorial bills, and criticised
the policy of allowing the president to appoint
territorial officers. He thought that no more
territorial bills should be enacted by congress,
but did not undertake to meet the real issue
made against him, on this point.
Mr.. Thayer explained his land district sys-
tenn, and replied to criticism of Mr.. Aldrich,
that in the appeal from the territorial to the
Unite d States courts there was limitation of
squatter sovereignty, and an actual interven-
ton. He said, the people in the territories
should have the same power as the people in
the states. A circuit court should be formed,
providing for an appeal to the supreme court
of the United States. Mr.. Thayer asserted
that John Sherman, Salmon P Chase, Benja-
min f. Wade, Mr.. Cameron, and other promi-
nent republicans, endorsed his views of popu-
lar sovereignty and he avowed that not more
than eight free states could be carried on the
doctrine of Intervention. But it is said if we
give the go by to this principle what is the
republican party going to do 1t shall es.
tablish nobler, and much more libe-
raj, just, and magnanimous policy. He
said there was not now one square foot of ma
tional territory exposed to the domination of
the slave power. The Kansas battle had been
fought The strong arms of the Kansas free
men had sent the border ruffians back to their
dens in Missouri Freedom had never before
gained such victory. 1t was the work of the
people, and not of congress. Whatever may
be the result of this presidential campaign, the
political power of slavery is doomed.
Mr.. Thayer came now to the speech of Mr..
Aldrich, and said that it had merely combined
all the arguments of the Spy and Palladium,
for the last six months. Therefore, in replying |
to that speech, he replied to those papers |
He then employed some of his sharpest sar-
casm to ridicule and cut up the speech, taking it |
up point after point, in such a way as best met
his purpose. In the course of these criticisms,
he said, in substance Il don't know as my
manners are good. The papers say they are
not. l grew up in the woods, and came to
Worcester, where yon sent me to the Board OF
aldermen when Mr.. Knowlton. as mayor pre-
sided; and then you sent me to the legista'
ture where Otis 2. Lord, and B. f. Butler
congress; and where have l had a chance
to get good manners. Laughter. l think
that under all these circumstances l have be.
haved as well as could be expected" He
pursued the criticism of Mr.. Adrich's speech
at considerable length and then he came to
Mr.. AS charge that he had denounced the |
policy of congressional intervention in the |
territories, against slavery, as a "humbug," he |
declared earnestly, and even scornfully, that |
it is humbug. And he spoke in terms
of unmeasured severity of CHOSE sticklers for
who, he said with astonishing
eflrontery, had defeated Fremont in 1860, by
causing the loss of Pennsylvania. He was
sick, he said, of such distractions, "heartily
sick of fishing for tadpoles in mud puddles,
when we may take whales in the open sea-"
He would not put his fingers in this little dish.
We give a sketch OF the speech, but not a
complete account of it. One of the sharpest
and most characteristic passages was devoted
to the bought newspaper correspondents, who
sit in their garrets at three-legged pine table,
and write lies for a penny line" In con-
GLIDING, he said he should speak at Fitchburg
on Friday evening, when he would give "the
district attorney ample opportunity to discuss
the questions.