Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1863-01-01
THE DAILY SPY.


N'eNN N'.eN~
and politicians who have said so Nuch in be-
half of ''the constitution as it is and the Union
as it was" are the only presses and politicians
that have proposed to alter the federal con-
stitution. They have sought to alterit, in their
petitions to congress, in their public and pri-
vate discussions, and in their disloyal cores
pondenoe with the southern conspirators.
They have shown eagerness to reconstructthe
constitution in any way and to any extent that
may be deemed necessary to nationalize
slavery and give the slave power permanent
control of the government And yet they
have the brazen impudence to claim, when it
will serve their purpose, that they are the spe-
cial friends of ''the constitution as it is"
Those very delectable persons, Fernando
Wood and John Van Buren,, assisted by 9th
ers of like character, have been diligently at
work to open negotiations with the rebels at
Richmond. They seem to have had poor sue
cess. JEFF. Davis aud his associates do not
respond to their calls as readily as was ex-
pected. If the whole north would propose to
submit to the rule of the Richmond traitors,
arrange the government in accordance with
their dictation, and install them in power at
Washington, perhaps they would take the
matter into consideration. Therefore, the
INSCRIPTIONS men who violate the law of the
land, and merit the severest punishment by
undertaking to negotiate with the enemy, try
every method of agitation to constrain the
loyal states to such submission. They libel
and denounce the government at Washington,
study to foment division at the north, and aim
constantly to humiate the north and give the
rebels all they may demand.
John Van Buren, is very suitable person
to engage in this business 1t would suit him
to have slave despotism installed at Wash
ington that would recognize him as one Of its
most useful lacqueys. In 1913, he protested
that for once in his life his political conduct
was controlled by principle. He had ''neyer
before got hold of principle" he said, and
now he meant to hold on. We have the orig
inal manuscript copy of a long public letter,
written by him at that time, in which he adj
vocated the highest style of opposition to the
encroaching slave power and pledged himself
to maintain this position without wavering.
1t was not long, however, before the princi-
pie slipped through his fingers and left him
WORSE thar. VvfvIv. Dut tire slave pos
to which he really belonged as nat
rally as carrion to vultures, would not
readily forgive him. He was made to wear
the most uncomfortable sackcloth, and I'M
dergo long penitential training in the most
humiliating exercises of servility. His pre-
baton having been completed, and he, being
szsow fit to serve that power and fit for nothing
else in politics, can not bear to lose all OPP
portunity to make profitable use of his pc
culiar accomplishments. 1t is easy to under
stand why such men never denounce the
rebel conspirators, and why they so much de-
sire to renew the old political vassalage on al
most any terms.
John VanBuren has at last found one rebel,
N an old democrat" and "a southern gentle
Rman of high character and influence" whose
private opinion is that reunion might become
possible if the federal constitution should be
SO amended las to confer upon each state the
right of secession" and then either hire the
south to stay in the Union by means of icon
cessions," or allow as many states to go out
peaceably as might choose to do SO. This
would be restoring the Union in very re-
markable manner. Even John VanBuren,
far as he is past the period of bushes and
bashfulness, does not pretend to see how this
policy would save the country. He sis not
prepared to say she approves the policy"
He declines to call public meeting and lay
this modest plan before his associates. Evil
IDENTIFY he does not think the scheme likely to
become popular in the loyal states; therefore
he publishes the letter i'll the New York
World, Fernando Woods newspaper, and fit
medium for such communication with the pub
lie.
Fernando Wood and John Van Buren, have
their followers and supporters; and it is very
natural to ask what do these men aim at?
What do they mean? Some of them mean
political notoriety with as much profit as pos
sible. They would not hesitate to become the
paid retainers of any European or Asiatic
despotism. They would take service withthe
Turks, or the Austrians, or Bomba of Naples.
1t matters little to them what principles they
uphold, or through what depth of mud they
stoop, provided they get what they seek. But
this is not true of all those who listen to their
factious talk and encourage their machina-
ions against the government. What, then,
o these people mean? Their representations,
hat the rebels are willing and anxious to re-
tore the Union on ''fair TERMS" or even
IN any terms, are false; and they know
/. Their talk and conduct emboldens rebel
e. and does constant mischief in the loyal
tNes. Its whole tendency is to weaken the
nfIASce of the government, make the war
allure and destroy the republic beyond hope.
hey never lenonnce the rebels they have
n their SIDE Every secret traitor at the north;
and at such tire as this they can see moth
ing to assaii but the government and its most
reliable friends. Is /, not time for these peo-
pie to ask themselves seriously what thew
mean?
WEST V1f.tsss----ss1.---It is understood that tho
members of the cabinet are nearly unan.
nous in opposition to the ACKNOWLEDGMENT of
the Old Dominion. Technically it is argued
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