Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1862-06-14
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From the Fitchburg Revelle.
Shall Massachusetts, Surrender!

The state of Massachusetts is destined to
become, this year, the scene of a livelier po-
iticat combat than has been witnessed here
since 1857, when that know nothing ignora-
mus and bigot Gardner was kicked out of
the place that he had disgraced for three
years. Smooth as things are on the surface,
and calm as are the waters, matters are so
tending as to render severe contest unavoid
able, unless the pro-slavery hunkers shonld,
on counting their forces, find themselves I'M
equal to the campaign that has been projected
The object of the movement had in view by
the hunkers is, not so much the acquisition OF
the state government in all its parts-though
that they would kindly burden themselves with
if the people should insist upon their taking 1t
but control of the legislature. and ma orit-
les in as many of the congressional districts as
they can contrive to cheat or caJole. 1t will be
remembered that the next legislature will have
to elect U. S. senator, Mr.. Summers term of
service expiring with the Sd of next March.
1t is assumed that Mr.. Sumner will be a can
didate for reelection, his friends desiringthat
he should remain in the place he fills so well,
and his enemies believing that he is an object
of dislike to some of those persons who are
known as ''mOderate republicans, and there
fore more likely to be detachable than would
be man who has not been prominent during
the present troubles. The plan of Mr.. Sum-
ner's enemies is to unite all their pie-bald
forces in the senatorial and representative dis
tricts, having pitched upon some person to be
named as the successor of the present sena-
tor and under his banner they hope to get
possession of the legislature. The gentleman
who is to be thus used in order that Massa-
chusetts may be abused is nominally a repub-
lican though active on the side of the enemy,
and the advocate of mild measures for the
coercion and punishment of the rebels, whose
mildness must have made them particularly
popular in Massachusetts, He would spare
those living rebels who do not spare the bodies
of dead lOyalists, so strange direction do his
sympathies take, while no man can doubt that
he would prefer the preservation OF the Union
to its dissolution, provided he and his could
be so far successful as to be allowed to have
their way in keeping the secession poison in
our political system, so that the country might
have grand rebellion every four or eight
years. at the cost of about hundred million
of dollars, and fifty thousand lives, and my
riads of broken legs, heads, arms, &C., per
annum. He has been called ''the coming
man. by one of those flunky members of con-
gress from Massachusetts who have been
helping the rebels but if the people of this
state shall do their duty, he will be found the
dead-and-gone man, and be made to enjoy
political sleep that shall endure forever.
The plan of the enemy is by no means a
bad or a hopeless one, considered merely as a
plan, whatever may be thought of its morality.
They do not deceive themselves by think
ing of the possibility of popular majority
being attainable for their cause in Massachu-
sets, and so they will not waste their time
and their means on a hopeless contest for the
executive magistracy of the state. Were
the question to be presented to the people of
Massachusetts, fairly and squarely, whether
they would have Mr.. Sumner for one of their
senators, or that his place should be conferred
upon some respectable slaveocrat, the MAORI
ty in favor of the former would be $4,000,
which would settle the matter for six years,
without further trouble. But the senatorial
election cannot be decided by the people di-
recty They will choose the legislature,
and that body will choose the senator. The
senators and representatives being elected
by districts, there is much room for eXertion
Of all kinds on the part of the enemy, who
hope to secure the choice Of many members
of the legislature by pluralities, as they ex-
pect that in many districts the republicans
will run two or more local tickets. They
count upon their movement producing dis
cord in the republican party as they believe
that it will cause ambitious men in that party,
but who are not popular, to demand nomi-
nations, and, failing to get them ''to bolt" so
that a powerful third organization may sue
coed in electing their tickets over a divided
majority. 1t is barely possible that this may
happen, our legislative 81 stem being admira-
bly, calculated to encourage Ebolting," no
matter what party may be in the ascendant.
1t is well for the people to begin to think on
the subject now, though the election will not
take place for almost five months They will
have enough else to think of when the cam
paign shall have been fairly opened, as the
1olo -
ed, the secessionists having strong hopes of
succeeding in five of them. In three they
are so confident of victory that they would
bet thereon to-day, were it not that they are
averse to showing their hand, for to do that at
this early stage of the business would be to ex-
pose, and perhaps to cause the defeat, of their
entire project. Bets against Mr.. Summers
reelection have already been made.
These Massachusetts secessionists possess
many of the elements of political power.
They are numerous in some parts of the state,
particularly in our cities and large towns and
provided always that they shall be able to
combine their voters, they must prove pow
erful foe in many legislative districts. They
are wealthy, and most of their rich leaders
are not men who chatter about money when a
great gain can be made through its lavish eX
penditure. They have talent of every kind,
and could quite equal the republicans in writ
ing and talking, and are much superior to
them in the arts Of intrigue. The press in
their interest could be made the match of the
republican press, for the republicans have no
press organs in Boston, the papers of which
are so influential from their ability and from
their enormous circulation, which has been
made greater than ever through the existence
of the war. The Herald, the Post, and the
Courier, all dailes, would oppose Mr.. Sum-
ners reelection and, positively, we can not
name one of the daily papers Of the metropo-
lis that would be likely to support him, though
they might say nothing against him. The re-
publicans have erred in not having daily
Journal in Boston, and their error may yet
cost them very DEAR for defeat in Massa-
chusetts would endanger their national exist
ence.
SECEsH WEDDING IN PARIs.-Not many