Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1862-10-30
NORTH BRooKFIE1p. Oct. %. 1862.


NORTH BRooKFIELD, Oct. %, 1862.
Ny Dear Sir Your letter of yesterday
Is at hand, and | am much obliged to you for
calling my attention to an address ''to the re-
publicans of Massachusetts" published on the
third page of the Boston journal of the 25th
inst Had you not done so | should probably
never have known that had the distinguished
honor of being extensively noticed in so great
grave and important document; for, although
reader Of the Boston journal, | do not, in
these busy days, examine the advertising col
umns very carefully, and consequently should
never have seen it. BY referring to the arti-
Gle aforesaid | find it stated that ''the Hon.
Amasa Walker, who has just been nominated
for congress in the ninth congressional dis
trict, wrote a letter to that convention which
contained the following passages" &C., &c.
To a reader not carefully attentive to the
connection in which this statement stands, the
impression is most likely to be made, and
perhaps designed to be made, that the
extracts which follow it were taken from a
letter addressed to the convention from which
l had the honor to receive a nomination on the
22d inst. Instead of this, they are in fact
made from a letter addressed to another con-
vention that met over five years ago. But l
imposes upon me. | have always main
tanned, and trust l always shall, the right of
free speech on any and all subjects which
the people in their primary assemblies may
choose to consider, and that was all | advo-
Gated i'll the letter from which the extracts are
made. Had the entire letter been published
the effect would have been quite different
from what George L. Davis of Greenfield"
and Others intended, for it contains strong ex-
pressions in favor of the Union and my attach
ment to it. This fact the gentlemen must
have known very well.
have never at any period of my life been
disunionist-have never in any case acted
with those in favor of breaking up the Union
of the states. There is not a single act Of my
life that can be brought to show that am, or
ever was, an enemy of the Union.
So far from this, have spoken often and
written much against the separation of the
states. As a proof of this, | would refer
to an article published under my own
signature in the New York Independ-
ent Of September 8, 1861, entitled Sep
aration," in which l endeavored to show,
that physical geography was against such
measure, that all human interests were at war
with such Il PROJECT, that if a separation
should take place, two great military govern
country, and we should inevitably be involved
in all the complications of European politics"
These points l pressed as strongly as | was
able to do.
| am, and have ever since the attack on fort
Sumter, been in favor of the immediate and
total suppression of the rebellion, and of the
most vigorous and prompt action of the gov
eminent and the army for that end; and full
ly believe that the work may be accomplished
within eight months from this time, if the peo-
pie Of the north are united in demanding a
vigorous prosecution of the war.
Our armies are now advancing upon the
enemy at all points, and | can see no good
reason why Richmond, Charleston, Savannah
and Mobile, should not soon be in possession
Of the federal troops, or why the navigation
of the Mississippi should not be made per-
tectly free and secure, and the brave and
earnest ROsecranz march his victorious troops
to the Gulf of Mexico.
The only hope now remaining to the rebels
is in the assistance they expect to obtain from
the north. They are anXiously looking for an
opposition party in the free states that shall
embarrass and paralyze the national govern
ment, and bring about compromise by which
their independence shall be secured. This
we know to be the case, by the express ions Of
Joy and satisfaction with which they hail the
formation of peoples party" in old Massa-
chusetts, and the resuscitation of the demo-
cratic party in the west
What do the gentlemen who have SO kindly
volunteered to enlighten the people of the old
ninth district in regard to their candidate for
wish to accomplish? Defeat Gov.
Andrew and turn Charles Sumner out of the
senate! If they were successful, as heaven
be praised, there is no danger they will be,
what great rejOlcingS and illuminations there
would be in Richmond and throughout rebel
DOM
Who are the practical disunionsts of to-
day! Who are doing all they can by their
political action to give aid and COM
fort to the enemy? The very men who
are endeavoring to distract and divide
the people of the free states, and form party
in opposition to the government, while they
are charging diSunion upon those who are
most heroically and earnestly doing all in their
power to sustain it, and bring the war to a sue
ceSsful conclusion.
But will not dwell longer on these consid-
erations. l trust | have answered your in
quiries with sufficient trankness and explicit
ness; and thanking you again for your kind
ness in making the inquiries cOntainedin your
letter, have the honor to be
Your obedient servant,
AMAsA WALKER.
Geo w. johnson, Esq, Brookfeld.