Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1863-12-07
CITY AND COUNTY.
NYnr Meeting at CITY HaIl

War Meeting at city Hall.
The City Hall was filled more compactly last Sat-
J urday evening than any previous evening. City
Marshal Pratt called the assembly to order, and
Geo. n. Rice, Esq, elected chairman OF the
meeting In accepting the chair Mr.. Rice said the
question to be now decided whether our
ton was to live or dis If it dies, then we must
submit TO the rnle of the tyrant Davis, and to the
euslayement of whites well as blacks; and few
weeks will decide this great question. The speaker
concluded by complimsnting our present city gov
ernmcnt for its ell cheney in the present crisis,
john G. ToBEY, ESQ, next briefly addressed the
meeting, stating the motives which had induced
him TO aflx his signature to the enlistment rolls He
referred TO the fact he that had been urged by mo-
tises of selfrespsct to refrain from enlisng, adding
that his reply to his copperhead friend that he
had never known what self-respect nor realized
what was pride till he had discharged his duty by
ensting lie would say to his friends, not GO"
but Come" (ApplAusel
Mr. A. L. BHNcHLY then favored the audience
with song.
REV. DIR. HILL then made an address. We have
reached crisis in history which is calculated to
fill each Of us with inexpressibe The great
social evil of slavery hss brought upon us all
this sorrow and evil l can but look with gratitude
upon those measures instituted which are dis
tined to sweep slavery from land and from the
globe. Wherever the Union army marches, wher-
ever ourbannsr floats, wherever the clarion Of the
Union forces il heard there slavery to exist.
love to contemplate the majestic picture OF this
country sgain bound together by the ancient ties of
friendship; ana the clouds are disappearing-t is
dream.
Reference wss here made to the long-continued
auimosity existing between England and Scotland,
and to their present strength OF friendship proof
! that 1T M day in lane "
ono language, with the sams customs shall be
united, happy people
! II you think Of emlistnE in the future, Sc trust
! you do why not de it nouU, and by so doing pre-
! serve our reputation city end our credit lndi
viduslIy! Why mot allow the wires to fash the
news throughout the commonwealth which shall be
crsditsble alike to Worcester and the young of
WorceSer-t!st quota is fed' lie who strikes
a blow for his country and the life of his country
strikes blow for the world and for that
which lies nearest the christians heart ApplRussl
After another song by Mr.. Benchley, JOSEPH
CHAMBERLAIN, ESQ, waa introduced TO the meeting.
He commenced by taking hasty review of our
success in this regards rapid increase Of
power in the army and navy; the opening Of the
''fIthsr of Waters;'' but especially to the conquest
made over public opinion in the last eighteen
months, comparing public sentiment at the time of
FremontS proclamation to the public sentiment of
to-day. This conquest the speaker considered far
greater victory than any or all other victories.
The call comes up to us from our army for
men, and ths faltering voice comes to IA frH; ~
e.---.-e e-.~.4s I4IUUy PRISON, more men," ana
their bony fingers reach up to from their prison
walls asking for bread 1t is Illuminating thai uSf
must nsgQtfhth'|is might 90 down and carry the
food and rescue the prisoners. The speaker closed
with an urgent Eppeal to the business mon of the
city 10 use their influence in favor of enstments,
saying that had we 200 900 more men to-day, in six
months we would take not only Richmond but jeff.
Davis himself [Applauss.I
Mayer Lincoln then stated that seventy three men
had enrolled themselves a volunteers
Hen. PETER C. BACON next delivered an able ad-
dress which received with many marks of ap-
probation by the audience. lie said this call Of the
president the clarion call Of the groSt head of
the republic? Do you ask for inducements? There
they are! honor, fame, glory, pseuuary reward, all
that L min could de,iro. We are succeeding well,
Grant, with Banks, cut the conederacy i'll twain at
VickEburg Ii e has recently cut it again by glori-
Gus victory, and want men to hold what we have
obtained. We want them to prevent foreign inter-
ysntion and to carry this to its final eonclu-
sion The speaker proved the absolute necessity Of
conquering the rebclt, if we would save ourselves
from bankruptcyi for only by so conquering them
would the south pay its just proportion of great
national debt. thank cd there is draft md that
there is power in the government to help itself if
required lApplaussl We are not powerless The
government hSs the strength of giant God for
bid thsT We shonid ever succumb to his rebellion
tApplsuse.l The draft is the salvation of our coun
try. Tho omens good, and all that is needed ia
| MAJOR MCCAFFEETY was then loudly called for
He commenced Ly Administering rcathing rebuke
to certain parties in the of tho hall, who had
made some disturbance during the address oil the
pre- yious speaker. His remarks in this connection
were loudly spplauded. lie said: heard man
yesterday say ho would gee the whole thing go to
hell before lie would fight for the niger" What
does such mean? That he is afraid to fight
and has gone fishing TO find excuse for staying
at home. No sane man would take this view of the
war. Who got up this war? "a voice niggor'')
Ny friend, you lie" (Great sppause) This war was
made by the south. They obstructed the whssls of
our government. Suppose the sbolitionists try
ing to free the negro? Shouldn't robbsr be
punished when detected! II the south commit
treason shall they not DO punished? When you say
the government shall not take away the negroes you
virtually say the government shall not punish the
rebels You say you don't like the proclamation.
do. Applause If can render Lee uncomfert-
sbe by taking away hir negroes. say by all means
do il. God speed the proclamation, and the
ming away of the negroes. When the rebellion nrst
broke out, feared the agitation of this subject
would unite the south, and. divide the north. But
it has not thus proved
References to the liberal bountieS offered was then
made, and the speaker continued by saying that
slavery is the most damning thing which ever exist
ed in any community, tApplause) and the right to
snslsye a black man is equally the right to snSave
Awhile man. And much he despiSed British OPP
preston Of his ancestors, he still more heartily des-
pissed American slavery. This is not TO pre-.
serve the negro but to preserve the Union;
and the man who will not fight for the negroes,
TO say that thoy will not fight for tho Union.
fhe meeting then adjourned to next Tuesday eve
ming.
Police CoURT-SatHrday, Dee 6.-Ihree lads,
James Gallon. Thomas McCuc, and Michael Qurk
Jr were sent to the Workhouse for three months
for vagraucy The facts in regard to these are
as follows:-About twelve O'Clock on Friday night
the police discovered five young men, between the
ages of nine and fourteen hid i'll hogshead in the
rear of Lamson's auction room, on Main street On
being questioned of the party confessed that
they had formed plan by which part of the num-
ber at the hour Of one, to go across the street
to Hudson's bakery, for the purpose of helping