Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1863-09-24

Last evening the City Hall was filled by
delegates to the convention and others, and a
meeting was organized with Hon. Albert j.
Wright OF Boston for president, who in some
humorous remarks called it conference
meeting. He said he was not here to draw
nice distinctions between the administration
and the government, but to support them
both
Charles A. Chase of Worcester was chosen
secretary.
Hon. Geo. Washington Warren of Charles
town announced himself as one OF those sum-
moned to the convention by the second clause
of the call to those who were determined to
stand by the government IN this crisis. The
government and people, when both are attack
ed are identical. The ''People's" movement
was not equal to the emergency.
Charles n. Emerson, Esq, of Pittsfeld'
urged the duty of the friends of the govern
ment to show that they were its friends by
rolling up large majority for the state
ticket.
Hon. George S. Boutwell, was received with
great applause. He paid his attention to the
distinction drawn by some between the ad-
ministraton and the government. The man
who opposes the administration which is la
boring to maintain and defend the government,
cannot claim to be called patriot. The time
has come when no doubtful sound should go
forth from public assemblies to their opin-
| ions ofsuch men. There are traitors in the
north as well as in the south. The men who
suggest terms and compromise, are also in
! league with the rebels. We cannot have in
| demnity for the past for the treasure and blood
that have been wasted, but we can have Sc
curity for the future-only, however, by wip
ing out slavery; and if we fail to carry out
the presidents proclamation we shall deserve
the execraton of mankind. He feared, lest
by some means the states which have gone
out into the rebellion might some time reap.
pear as slave states. For one. he was deter
mined that by no vote or act of his should
these states, or any parts of these states, re-
appear except as free states. Great cheer
| ing.) He declared it to be the duty of every
man to see to it that we do not go out of this
struggle except as free and disenthraled ma
ton.
Mr.. Wilson said he came not here to make
a speech, but to listen to other voices. Seven
years had passed since he attended state
convention here. Since then Kansas had be-
seten years -more-nave ragstelfhay md. befare
be a free commonwealth He concurred in
the sentiment of Mr.. Boutwell, that the presi.
dents proclamation of freedom must be sus.
tanned President Lincoln has said that the
proclamation cannot be recalled; and he had
no doubt the president would stand intiexibly
true to the word and spirit of the proclama-
ton; but he should be vigorously sustained
| by the people. The signs of the time indi-
! cate that if we remain true we shall break
down the slavery conspirators. Slavery
stands the sole cause of this bloody rebellion
| JEFF. Davis, Toombs, & Co., are but the tools
| While we can forgive others we can not
forgive slavery. We owe to the men
of the border states every aid in our
| power. So long as slavery lives, it is
power hostile to every democratic principle
| in this country. Mr.. w. urged his hearers
tie take every loyal man by the hand, to over.
throw and blast the hopes of the opposition,
to sustain the government, and carry our
country forward in a career of glory, making
the North American republic the beauty of
the world.
Capt. Fay of Athol, soldier in the south
western army, made patriotic speech, in re-
| Spouse to an urgent call of the president.
c. c. Woodman, Esq, of Woburn, followed
in a spirited criticism of the democratic plat
form, and an eloquent tribute to the army of
the Union, out of the graves of whose patri.
otto dead will spring the flower of freedom.