Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1862-11-03
SPEECH OF COLONEL BULLOCK.

CONTINUED from First Edition Saturday N1orningl
But in your hands | leave the character of
him who fills the chair of state-who put Mas
sachusetts foremost in the van of patriot states
in April '6l, and has kept her there,-who,
forgetful of his own interests. has made it his
night dream and day labor to place the re-
nown of his constituency in the prosecution
of this war far above that of all other loyal
communities wherever he goes, this
side OF Richmond, is hailed as the model gov
ernor of the model state, applause, who, if
greeted by one groan in Faneuil Hall, re-
ceives the devoted plaudits of our soldiers
wherever they pitch their tents and light their
camp-tires, -who, above all, neglects no duty,
shrinks from no responsibility, betrays no
trust. Such magistrate-he has looked well
after the honor OF the state-and the people of
the state will cheerfully vindicate his. (Con-
tinued applause.)
The aim and object of this party of compro-
mise crops out in all their speeches. Van
Buren, and Seymour speak it openly in New
York, and the democratic convention, so
highly complimented by Linus Child, spoke it
as plainly here Said General Whitney in
the late conventions
''We shall invite a compromise; we shall
invite our brothers to sit down and talk over
this quarrel with us; we shall ask them to
look back to the glorious free states of the
north, and say if the old democracy have ever
intended aught of Infringement upon the
rights of the co-equal sovereignties of the
south, (Applause.) Sir, we can properly
do this. Our record is free from that dark
line which marks the record of our oppo-
nents."
And then to fasten upon the republican adj
ministration responsibility Tor this rebellion,
and to illustrate his own magnanmous pa
triotism, he gives us chapter of history from
Washington, February, 1861, when the peace
convention so called was in session. You re-
member that your townsman, Judge Allen,
was a delegate from Massachusetts. SAYS
Gen. Whitney =
81 went on Sunday morning to the room of
the Massachusetts delegation, and found there
Judge Allen, of this city, Mr.. Boutwell, and
others, and repeated to them the remarks of
Mr.. Guthrie; and | said to them, 1t will cost
you nothing to say that. The north are 3d.
600, 900 strong, and with no incumbrance of
delicate class Of property, and here are s ,000,-
600 OF people at the SOUTH You have carried
every northern state and every branch of
government, and they are completely in your
power. Be magnanimous, and say to them
that there is no evil intent against Them
What was the answer? Mr.. Allen stood up
before me and said, 81 tell you Massachusetts
will no longer daub over slavery; we have no
more apologies to make for that institution
And so they went on and extinguished all
hope of peace there. The consequence is,
we are now involved in the most sanguine war,
so far as it has gone, that has ever afflicted
any free nation on the face of Gods earth"
| say, all honor to Judge Allen! cloud
cheering) But what shall | say of Whitney,
who thus attempts to fasten upon you the
crime of this war? (Cries of shame, shame
Suffice it to say that while his logic is intol-
cradle, his purpose is infamous. (Applause.)
And now by the side of this sketch, colored to
charge upon the republicans his war, be-
cause they would not fall upon their knees
and apologize for having been born, and that,
too, when state after state has already gone
off with their defiant ordinances, let me
draw you another picture, in which
you shall have the pen and the sword of
the gallant Scott. (Cheers) He has re-
Gently published, from his own journal, the
history of that memorable winter We are
told that Buchanan is engaged in writing the
history OF his administration. Unnecessary
work! (Applause.) Gen. Scott has already
written it in two columns. He narrates cir
substantially, how, all the way from October
to March, he pointed out to Buchanan the
weakness of the federal forts in the south. and
the necessity OF garrisoning them how, time
and again, he besought that president to rein
force them; how easily it could have been
done-men and ships and arms all ready at
his bidding, This is the saddest chapter in
recorded time. If that president had acted
up to the counsels of Gen. Scott, every south
ern fort, every southern city, would now be
clasped to the heart Of the Union. But, re-
cords the old hero, dropping his pen in the
agony of despair; "The late president re-
fused to allow any attempt to be made, be-
cause he was holding negotiations with the
South Carolina commissioners"
At this juncture came Gen. Whitney to
Washington. He was collector of the port Of
Boston, and confidential adviser to the pres
ident He saw on the one hand these dele
gates of the peace convention, powerless to
the last degree; he saw on the other hand the
government with all the power at its hand to
have crushed the revolt in the early bud.
TO whom did this representative Of Massachu-
sets democracy go? Did he go to his presi-
dent and beseech him to reinforce the forts
and save his cOuntry2 Oh no ne hunted