Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1863-09-25

SPEECH OF HON. HENRY WILSON.
Hon. Henry Wilson, in response to loud
calls, came forward amid great applause, and
| spoke in terms of eulogy of the glorious,
christian old commonwealth of Massachusetts.
She had stood firm by the sentiments of the
fathers of the republic, bowling not to the de-
crees of the slave power, but defying it by the
election of Abraham Lincoln for president.
The first to shed patriotic blood in this war,
she has now an immortal renown in our battle
fields. She will give in November next an
overwhelming and crushing vote against him
who calls himself Daniel Websters disciple
You are here, fellow citizens, to support
Abraham Lincoln without reservation. We
have in the presidents chair as ardent a friend
Of liberty as is to be found on the continent
of America. We have an honest man-one
who takes no backward steps. He has issued
a proclamation freeing muldtudes of slaves,
and it is the Guty of the christian patriots of
America to stand by him.
The assemDlage of politicians who met here
lew weeks ago came not up 10 arraign jeff.
Davis and his fellow conspirators, but to say
that they are no more opposed to that rebel.
lion than to Lincoln's unconstitutional as
sumption OF power. They in their resolutions
gave utterance to the most shameful senti-
y
who came here to censure the government of
the United States for not offering terms to the
traitors whose hands are dyed with the blood
OF patriots. They arraign this government
Tor Its arbitrary arrests. Who of them have
been arrested? Not one Many of them
ought to be. That traitor, Franklin Pierce,
does he not go free here in New England in
the face OF christian patriOtiSm he, the asso-
clate and correspondent Of that black-hearted
traitor, Jefferson Davis? | say to you to day
that the government is to be blamed less for
making its few arrests than for not making
more of them. If had the power to-day |
would Sieze these traitors and hold them in
the grippe of American patriotism. Oh. il was
crime to arrest Vallandigham and send him
to his friends and associates with whom lie
had been plotting treason for years
Our fathers arrested the tories of the revo-
lutions-the ValandigEAms of that day. Re
spectacle toryism in those days did not like
1t. But did you ever find man arraigning
George Washington for it? They are anx-
iouS, very anxious, for freedom Of speech
they who rioted and destroyed in New York
Free speech for Vlandigham and his crew,
but none for one-armed soldier, who rose in
their convention 10 know what they would do
for the war l would give more for the patr-
he fnnnd in all th,' hnads ~ t%n ',, ',I 1"I
in the no,;nn ft.roat ,.hoar;,,'r
lie spoke heartily in favor of the democrats
like Ben Butler, Shepley OF Maine, Logan of
others and said ths nar;on wnS Laanni,,, '' az
understand the transcendcnt wicksdness IF Of
the denorratic organIzat;nn Win Sor,a
cheering words for the state ticket, he closed
amid cheers.
Inc ioiio"''s ''"'''eu se"'ie'"e" were cilo-
sc" o'i 'ne 0'"'e co''i'ni''ee lor the ensuing
year =
IL. M. Gould, w orceSter; y. srtIef,
Grafton: A. c. Mathew Milford; AlOnZO
p,nor,+t ,ron,,l.ton. T,hn NJ E,Ios Vo.t
Da"clolt, Aen,Piet"h 'olin W. RAYS, VS.
BrOOkneId; w. Is. y. FearSOnS, HClyUKe;
Henry H. lanes WilhamSburp: Henry
March Amherst. Horny praft Gracnf.,d.
IS So. 81 n
EllplaleL 1Tdsh, cprlhoHelui EuWdru N.
Tinker, Adams Graham \. Root, Sheffield;
Goo A Shaw Robnrt Marsh Josiah Dim
- VI, NJ :, -
ldhl peo' W 'itNSl"Sei "hN a. a. Nu""eis'
Boston; Geo. Frost, RuXhury; James f.
DwinnelE Charleslown; j. NJ. S. Williams.
C.,,Iridna. Wn CI.Ain Nnu,n, Fr,r1.;s
NaIhorluSej w IT. Cldllii' tc"tph fI"hcls
IL. NOurse, Lowell; Geo. ii. Chase, Lynn;
lanes Carey Lawrence: ! Vincent Brown
SnIa,, trhnn,,s T.lhot R;llnric.. G.nrge
oaleihj lho'iae A"i""'' i'ii'tii1" Ne0 &c
COggSwell, bradford; AOram ~. watt, Fps
wirh. Il w Bird Walpule: f. A. Hobart
pr,;ntroo. Ran; w Gleason stowe. n II
D."''ti Se ~ " -" 80
neelWflSht auntoh' Ellsna lHolnsoI. Jr.
New Bedford; Walter T.. Durtee, Fall River;
uor,,o Scott Fair Hav.n. lanes X Mitch
hoi"Ie ou".t' an ii"'S,' U" -
ell, East Brldgewater; CHARLES i. SWl1t, 1 ar
mouth; }. q. A. LothrOp, COhasset; e. 5.
Xvl;,ta,,,r,, Sond,rinb
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committee on resolutions, read the following.
"
which were unanimously adopted -
pEsoruTIoNs
Resolved, that we pledge ourselves anew 10 an uh,
wagering and uncondltlohal support OF the Iatlohai
government Ill Us ehorls 70 suppress the "lcAeu ic
Deillon against ls authorlty' -,
Resolved, that TINS ancient CONFERENCE.-The eyer
Jealous Tor the rights anu ipeIee u"i Iici
citizens by hef own cons'om unu n@s , ~ te
United States mas no hPpIelie"sioh ~ 81 'iV IN
contest ike TINS petWeeh Saver! anu Ioci'y any ny
OF Inc r5ats OF t1c cllZeh $3.50 WIZ ov s -, '5 Vi iio
old LANDMARKS OF peIsohaI Heeuoin ueo' OySu'
Resolved, that we express our he"i'y . i: "
the soldiers ana sailors Oh te oh!oHl or tmeli sci
vices we Congratulate lhehl o tneii successive an
promise them our sym p"tiif; ehoo,'i ; anu
support i'll their heroic haTushlls anu suleiinss'
Resolved tllat the prociamation Vi Jahuai ~
1853 by which the president OF thG onIteu olatI1
decreed the absolute ana perpetual lreeuoln Vi All
slaves within the states and parts oil staies lnen IN
revolt, and pledged the whole power OF lnc general
government to MAINTAIN tielr rights, mas ie aPplo-
baton OF the people OF TINS commonwealth: As
measure OF military necessity II mas Dee y!
It's fruits, which are an almost uhl'eII uPeu eeiIeS
Of victories after long period oil DISASTER as mea
sure of security Tor the future peace anu 'lu,lut1
OF the reunited hailon, IL WINS ihulsl'eno"oie ~u
must be maintained lnVlolate ana aS Bua!ahIy 70
the world that our contest Is LOT clIlZatioh anu
christianity, it removes from us leproach unGeT
which we laDored, ana as we TeNeIehuy peHeNe IL
assures us OF the favor of Almighty God.
Resolved that we JON issue WIN those Wio NC,