Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1862-05-02

heart OF the country has been agitated bv
conflicting hopes and fears, as well as nv
some dlfferenceS touching men and measures
not uiscofuanE word has been written or
! spoken IN this house. AT no time during
/ these four months could any spectator of our
/ proceedings have diyued what were the mar.
/ y ailHatIohs oil The members and indeed TO
| ms uay, as TO considerable portion OF our
| numbers, !it is unknown TO me by which of the
! parties in the country they have been recor.
nized as adherents. Ii Is enough for me 10
| know that through the session they have
! been Americans, patriots all. We have not
! thought ltany part OF our duty to sit as an adj.
vlSory council to the ger eral government. AS
! TO all that comes within the range ul RESPONSE.
| bities resting upon the national government.
we, by the mastery power OF suppression, by
| tie golden virtue OF silence, have left that
| government to its own great work. BY the
moral force oi our sympathies, by the nerves
and sinews OF our financial measures, we have
done all we could to uphold the authority of
the Union aud TO strengthen the military arm
by which alone the integrity of that Union
can now be restored With blending of
humane regard and just economy we have
| provided for the welfare Of those, our fellow.
citizens of Massachusetts, who are in arms
on every field where the flag OF the constitu-
is unfurled. Bcj ond these duties we have
not sought % go. H. GoD and in the GOVERN.
MENr we have placed our trust And when
the war shall terminate, and the inexpressible
gorles OF recovered national unity shall re.
lume the land, he 1t The sufficient honor OF
Massachusetts, to lave been the equal of
every state in confidence towards those who
administer The affairs Of The country; iii nour.
ing out her treasure at their call in furnish.
4hE the brave volunteers: in supporting those
who are dependent upon them in binding up
Their wounds; in minglng with their soil the
dust OF her fallen, and recording upon inner.
lshable scrolls the names OF them all.
Gentienen, we are now about TO separate
II would he too much to suppose that any one
OF us WIN again meet all the others in mortal
life No words of mine can be so useful as
your own reflections For myself permit me
to say, thai bear i'll my memory The familiar
name and face of every member OF this house
and That whenever Or wherever it may be my
fortune to meet him, he will have tbs cordial
greeting as he has now received the pairing
words of the graceful friend.
On motion OF Mr., MAY of Roxbury it was
ordered that the thanks of the house be ten.
dered to William 5. Robinson for the able and
courteous manner in which he las discharged
the duties OF clerk of the house.
with the usual Ormalities his eXcellency
was notified that the TWO branches were ready
for adjournment, when at 1l33 O'Clock the
secretary oi The commonwealth came in and
stated that lie was directed by his excellency
the governor to say hat he bad signed 225
bills and III resolves; and he was further di.
rtcted 10 convey 10 The house the grateful &C.
acknowledgements Of his eXcelicncy for their uni
form courtesy and consideration and his Ter
vent WISHES for the prosperity and happiness
OF the members; and that it was the pleasure
OF his exceliency at the request of the two
branches and by The advice and consent OF
the council to prorogue the legislature to the
Tuesday next; preceding the fist Wednesday
of January next.
lie Legislature was prorogued accordingly.