Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1863-10-08
THE REPUBLICANS OF MASSACHUSETTS,.
THEIR NEW PLATFORM.

chusetts held at Worcester in that State Thurs
day last aud nominated Governor Andrew and all the
other State officers of Massachusetts for reelection
1t appears by the reports Of the proceedings of this
Convention that unusually large ia numbers, and
in spirit and unsnimty has been surpassed in that
Commonwealth.
The Hon. THOMAS d. ELIOT, of New Bedford, was
called to preside In his address he spoke principally Of
the victories Of tho past year. which he believed bad
destroyed all hope of foreign recognition of the Southern
Confederacy. He then proceeded and concluded as fol
lows
By our recent successes the traitor Confederacy has
been deprived Of more than half territorial strength
and than half its population If foreign Powers do
not Intervene for slavery there is fair for doubt
that in few more months the Federal Government will
have the organized rebellion. Predatory and
guerrilla may be for awhile continued. But when
the great armies now in the field destroyed the power
Of the Government will be confessed and the body of this
great treason will be controlled. ,
What shall be done then and how shall it bcdone
Our Union must be restored and so restored that in no
future age such lion be renewed Our chdrens
children must not have to fight again the battles for
freedom in whchpur brothers and have fallen.
One generation OF young men enough to ransom nation
from slavery We have snned and in these years have
expiated offence by the best blood Of our most be-
loved.
And now speaking for myself having authority to
commit friends party, but declaring my deepest
convictions say that to to this land permanent
peace it must be ordained that slave stand upon
our soil breathe the arr that lifts upward our Stars
and Stripes. Then true rest will be found and brothery
love- and shall have indicated the promises and the
faith of the fathers.
'By what process, immediate or gradual, ordered by
the State, by President Congress- this browning work
to be DONE must before long be determined If militia
ny necessity requires it, it may be done by great act
OF emancipation providing compensation to loyal owners
and securing freedom to all 1t may be by second COM
peted proclamation by the President, which God grant
he may have faith to make. 1t may be made to the
Seeded States the condition precedent to restoration
of forfeited rights These rebel States, and have lift
ed up their defiant hand against the life of the nation They
traitor States for they have levied war against the
Union They beigerent States, and have carried
that by confederate armies organized and paid from
their treasury They may be declared forfeit of
their rights conquered enemies compelled to submit
to terms know not how it will be done; but pray
that when the time for decision comes the voice of Massa
cbusets may give no uncertain sound but speak for
that peace which shall endure We have been compelled
to take the sword Let seek with it peace in free
DOM
Mr.. Senator WILSON also addressed the Convention
His remarks devoted mainly to justifyng the
of the Administration. We extract several passages:
Gentlemen you here to support Abraham Lncoins
administration without qualification reservation. APP
pause You are here TO stand by it, to let him feel that
he lean upon old and find that every
throb Of her hearts true to the Constitution and the Union
[Applause. And gentlemen, let say here to you
what the observation of than two years has taught
methat have in the President chair ardent lover
of human liberty treads the soil of North America
Applause We have in that chair true and honest man.
statesman that takes no backward steps He has pro-
missed the negroes who will rally around the old flag of the
Republic liberty aud protection and he tells the world
must keep that pledge. Applause He has issued pro-
camatlon making free more than three millions of the
slaves of rebels and he tells the world that this proclama
iion cannot be Withdrawn any than the dead be
brought to ife Applause That the position of the
President Of the United Statesgand and gorious-snd
is the duty Of the Christian patriots Of America to stand
by him. and gather around him aud bear the Of the
country on TO sure and final triumph. Applause l"
I'VE shall triumphwe ehal save the country-we shall
overthrow human slavery that has brought oil this suffering
and dshonor upon tho len We shalt sustain the pro-
camation of Abraham Lincoln Applause. We shall
make that proclamation vng faith every foot of the
rebel States. Renewed applause. We shall give
voice. our sympathy Gods blessing to the men who
struggle 10 mike Delaware aud Maryland and Ken
tucky aud Tennessee and Missouri free commonwealth.
The of emancipation is progressing the border
States with wonderful rapidty Every where the senti
men of hostility to slavery sprradng-n the army and
among the people. AL have 10 do is to be true and
firm ufexble prudent careful OF word aud speech, but
nfexibe destiny itself [Applsuse We owe it to
the country TO carry this nation trumphanty out Of this
revolution naugurated by slavery, aud to bring it out
united aud free country-and by Gods blessing we will
do it. IApplause.
Ex-Goc ernor boutwell,, hsvog been called upon for
speech spoke br fly in support of of the resolu
tonsthat which declares that slavery shall exist
10 the States aud Territories covered by the Presidents
proclamation
I" He said that State could only exist by the will of
he people within its limits, and that by adopting ord
of secession the rebeious States have gwen up
their organization under the Union. But the Federal Go
vcnmeut has prior authority the people and the
territory OF each STATE, which only be restrained by
force. Wherever our armies penetrate that power il
serted and the people must remain under the guardian
ship the Federal autho tes until unconditional Union
men sbal form State government aud ask for re-
admission 10 the Union When that time should come be
would make it condition precedent upon their readmis
son that they should come in as Free States"
w - AZ.
adopted. They were reported from committee by Mr.
boutwell,, who in moving for the committee, remarked
that such hardly necessary where there was
so great unanimity but that he only asked for the com
mttee in accordance with established usage in order that
there might be distinctive declaration Of principles
the part Of the assembly This declaration of principles
is in the following words:
Res6ired, That we pledge ourselves to unwa-
yerng aud unconditional support of the National Govern
ment 10 it's forts TO suppress the wicked rebellion against
its authority.
for the rights and liberties guaranteed TO her citizens by
her own Constitution and that Of the United States has
apprehension whatever that in a contest like this be-
tween slavery and liberty any of the rights Of the citizen
will be lost any of the landmarks Of personal freedom
destroyed.
Resoired That the proclamation of Jannary l. 1863 by
which the President Of the United States decreed the alb
soute and perpetual freedom Of a slaves within the States
ard parts Of States then in revolt and pledged the whole
has the appreciation Of the people of this Commonwealth
As Of military necessity it has been justified by
s fruits which almost uninterrupted series of vic
ores, after long periods of disas msasure of