Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1863-10-10

SENATOR WILSON AND POSTMASTER GENER-
AL BLAIR.-The Washington correspondent of
the New York Evening Post says :-"Senator
Wilson delivered an interesting address be-
fore the loyal league of that city, Tuesday
evening. His text was postmaster Blair's
Rockville speech and defence of anti-slave-
ry republicanism. The speech was spirited
and little beligerent, but was very warmly
received The senator is indignant at the
postmaster generals course-not because he
holds conservative views on the slavery
question, but because he sees fit to attack a
distinguished republican senator and two of
his brethren in the cabinet. Mr. Wilson evil
IDENTIFY approves Of the views of his colleague
in the senate as put forth in his recent elabor-
ate article in the Atlantic Monthly.
ut is a curious fact that when Mr.. Lincoln
came to Washington and deciding who should
| he his postmaster general, senators Sumner
| and Wilson urged Mir BlairS claims upon
| the president, and regarded him as being a
sound republican. Mr.. Blair seems to have
| somewhat changed his views on some sub
| jects since then, of course he had perfect
| right To do. The fact, however, that the men
he is now attacking were principally instru-
mental in giving him his present position will
|
does not involve any personal feeling
Messrs. Blair, Chase, Stanton, Sumner and
| Wilson are on intimate social terms with each
| other. 1t is simply controversy respecting
the principles which shall undere the repub-
lican organization in the next presidential
campaign, and which are to guide the govern
ment in its first settlement Of the questions
arising from the war and slavery"
Another correspondent sends the following
synopsis of Senator Wilson's speech
Senator Wilson was called out this evening
at the Loyal League rooms, after the regular
speeches were over He said he had only
come over from the Pennsylvania canvass a
LAY, on business. The result there would
equal that III Maine, and that on next Tues
day, Ohio would send word over the country
that she had r0pudiated one of the blacklist
traitors on the face OF the EARTH He referred
to Mr.. Biair's speech last Saturday at Rock-
vile, Md. OF 10Y 900 Massachusetts men
who voted for Lincoln, not one would approye
of that speech made by member of Lincoln's
cabinet.
His attack on senator Sumner was uniusti-
fable, while the subject of the attack was a
gentleman who always avoided personalities
and recrimnation. He (Wilson) wanted no
controversy with the postmaster general, but
he would let him know that he was not big
enough man to insult the people OF this cOun-
try. We made him a member of the cabinet
Sumner himself begged for him; and begged
for him. A voice: ''Be more careful next
time.D Well, Che continued,) if he has de-
ceived us, so much the worse for him; but
that speech is an insult to nine hundred and
ninety-nine out of every thousand of the loyal
people. The next congress, he continued,
would be the most important ever convened in
tins country, and all arts would be used to
seduce the weakest members.
Members must find themselves sustained by
the great heart OF the people in unfolding and
carrying out the presidents proclamation of
freedom. That portion of the speech refer
ring to Blair was heard with immense an
plause. Senator Wilson's remarks were in.
duced by the feeling among the friends of the