Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1862-10-30

No honest appeal for the right was ever made
to the people of Worcester county in vain.
Through all the changes of political parties
they have aimed to be consistent and true to
the highest ideas of political virtue During
the struggles attending the birth and maturity
of parties that have paid any respect to hu-
man rights, Worcester county has cheered
and strengthened good men all over the land
by the majorities she has uniformly given to
their side.
The same cause never needed their support
more than it does now. The wreck of a gov
eminent left by the Pierce and Buchanan adj
ministrations, is in republican hands. The
history of twenty months of republican adj
ministration bears witness that it has used all
of the power it commands for the welfare of
the country. Surrounded by the most appal-
ling difficulties ssailed on one side by gil
gantic rebellion, and on the other by secret
conspracies of enemies watching opportun-
ties to embarrass and counteract its patriotic
efforts-it has yet pursued its single purpose
OF saving the country without variation or
shadow Of turning. 1t needs at this hour
nothing so much as the willing and united
support Of all, to enable it to subjugate its en-
elnies and conquer peace.
Republicans of Worcester county! You
contributed to place Mr.. Lincoln in power,
and still believe in his integrity and patriot
ism. Do you believe that if he could for one
. hour lay aside the prophecies of his position,
and publicly express his judgment of the
duty of true patriots in such contest as we
are engaged in, he would advise the success of
the peoples party" or of the least of its can
didates? Burdened with his great RESPONSE
bilities- waiting for a fair trial of the policy
which you and all who truly love the country
desired him to adopt-woud he not Justly feel
that he was betrayed in the house of his
friends, if Massachusetts were to begin to ex-
press distrust by electing an administration
unfriendly to his policy, or by sending into
the national councils men who were hostile to
the views of public duty which are the rule of
his public life
Disguise 1t as you may, cover ii up with as
fair and plausible reasons as can be found or
used. The FACT will not be hid that the
peoples party in Massachusetts is the one
with which all disloyal influences are in sym
pathy and accord 1t represents and com
bines all the elements OF settled hostility
there are TO the administration and the public
sentiment that placed it in power. Our most
fixed and cherished convictions of duty COM
pei us to protest against this ill-starred
movement and its pretensions, with all the
earnestness we can command; and with the
same earnestness to appeal TO all who truly
support the government to support also the
men who are its peculiar representatives at
home,-not for their own sakes but for the
sake of the principles they hold, for the sake
of all loyal people who are interested in their
success, and especially for the sake of our
brave soldiers in the field who would have
cause to feel that we had bartered away their
birthright, if Massachusetts were to change
front, while they were sacrificed in the field