Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1862-11-01


danger. the sympathy of the people is our
best support, and the greatest compensation
for the burdens and hardships in the train of
this war. The confidence in the power of the
free north lends us strength and perseverance.
and urges the army to renewed exertions.'
tApplause.)
1t will inspire the hearts of our brave men
in arms. | have seen; as you have, our gal
liant boys, coming on their furloughs among
us with enfeebled steps; from Virginia, North
Carolina, New Orleans; and | have heard
them declare, as the result of their observa-
ton and experience, that they and their COM
rades would fight more hopefully, and die, if
die they must with better solace, if they could
be assured that We were aiming an earnest
and decisive blow at the war, with less ten
derness towards that which is the cause of all
our woes. As slavery animates and intenSi-
ies the armies of the south, so freedom
henceforth animates and intensifes the armies
OF the north cloud applause.)
1t will give greater effect to the advance of
our lines. (Applause.) II our armies are
to advance in the autumn months, in many
state, district village of the south,
rebellion will hesitate and falter un-
der the alternative foreshadowcd by the
president when the vespers of Christmas
shall again be heard. They also argue that
our lines. | tell them it will help our lines to
advance, it will impan majestic progress to
our battalions, (appause,) it will give won
drous vitality to the grasp Of victory, it will
J swell the peans with more terrible glory.
| If five weeks ago RoSencranz and Grant
| could have tipped the bayonets of the north
/ west with this magic radiance, the victory at
4 Corinth would have had even a higher lustre,
and northern Alabama and northern Mississippi
4 pi would have been stricken with new terror
/ OF arms, as if the sword Of the Lord and of
/ Gideon were among them. (Cheers.) Already
| read the intelligence coming with each
steamer fromNew Orleans already the slave
/ city of the Crescent, the head and front OF the
! south, oscillateS to the base of its revolt be-
fore the flaming cross (Cheers.) Believe
not the opumists and quietsts who made
| strange fellowship in Faneuil Hall; learn a
! lesson rather from the rage and terror which
| prevail over this proclamation in Richmond,
and believe that they there think there is
| something in it and something to come out of
| it. Continued applause.)
And now, fellow citizens, whatever may
| have been the views which influenced the
president in the announcement of this meas
ure,-in this and in all his policy, and in all
his efforts to bring this war to an early and an
| honorable close, let us stand by him and his
worthy of a thought (applause), and around
that question the lines that divide men are
clear and conspicuous. In Massachusetts, as
in New York, there is but one division, sepa-
rating those who cordially, heartily, earnestly
support the administration and its policy, from
those. who, whether wearing open faces or
masked faces, doubt and hesitate and cavil
with one-hfth of Il heart supporting and with
four-titths OF heart opposing the administra-
| ton. Those in Massachusetts,, as elsewhere,
who profess a friendship for the president but
wrap themselves in sdignity and mystery, and
| hold back with wry faces and cold shoulders
from his last, great, decisive policy, whatever
may be their present intentions or Interior
| purposes would be hailed to-day beyond our
| lines as the advance guard of surrender or
| compromise. loud applauSe.)
In the recent convention, which held its
first days session in Boston, and its second
in Worcester; in all the speeches and all the
resolutions, not one word of approval was of
tered to the government for that which has
been promulgated as the contamination of its
policy of war. TO strike death blow at the
rebellion at the south in its strongest en-
trenchments, the president issued his procla-
nation Of September 22d. To strike a death
blow at all opposition to the war in the north
he issued his proclamation Of September oath,
in relation to the habeas corpus. These two
measures are part and parcel OF the same pol
icy OF war. In regard to both OF these proc
lamatlons, the men who assembled in Faneui
Hall spoke not one word of support. They
did caution the president; they did warn and
admouish him that he should guard HIMSELF
against assumption OF war powers"-their
words, not mines they did say they would
'.jealously watch the exercise OF his vast pow
ers'-thcir language, not mine; they did re-
solve that they wanted men in congress that
would watch him and guard him against the
exercise ofthese powers-their mode of sup
| porting the administration, not mine, Cap
| plause.) They said all TINS, and much more
OF similar import but not one word Of favor,
| nay not even one word OF encouragement to
| either Of the two measures which he has pro-
| mulgated against open rebellion at the south
and against disguised hostility at the north.
BE not deceived by the light and efervcs-
cent sparkle OF promise that plays upon the
surface OF the waters, where the drift and cur
rent is hostile. | remember that the great
dramatlSt OF the northern sea, DR.. Kane, de-
! scrlbes how he was deceived by an apparent
tidal flow Of broad belts of ice towards the
north, but was brought to Il correct conclu-
sion by more careful observation which re-
vealed the icebergs, on the influence of the
under current, bearing steadily and inevitably
towards the south. In politics, as well as in
! physics, it becomes us to mark well the under
current, whether it set TO the north or to the
south. (Applause.) We need not the ex-
pressions OF cautious hostility to the procla-
nation, contained in some OF the speeches at
the FaneuIl Hall meeting, to assure us that its
managers are opposed to this policy. The
resolutions which were adopted are vague.
equivocal, pricking out all round with obJec-
tons, and as one of the democratic leaders
said the next day at Worcester, BRIGHTLY in
terpreted, censure the presidents proclama-
ton" (Applause.)
And hardly need say to you, that in this
second days assembly, held under the name
of democratic convention in Worcester both
of these war measures Of the government were
openly, unequvocally, and therefore in more
manly and honest manner, denounced in the
speeches and resolutions, amid the applause
Of the delegates. The key note of this con-
demnation of the COVE rnment was sounded by
the presiding officer, Mr.. Bailey :-''When 1
say rally around the president, understand
me; not in his proclamations, by any means.
| think his emancipation proclamation unwise
and uncalled for. | think his proclamation
No. 2, wherein he has suspended the habeas
corpus, and is thus exercising military author
ity, strikes blow at the fundamental princi-
pie of Il republican form of government"
The resolutions denounce the proclamation of
September 22d, in the name of civilized hui
mainly, and demand Of the president that he
rescind the proclamation Of September oath.
Throughout the proceedings, the tone and
| tptnppr Of all that 81, =,