Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-08-06

creants at the south who are lust now In happy
utilization with yourself to place Horace Greeley
in the presidential chairl True, there is still,
throughout the country, a strong prejudice
s sgainst social equality irrespective OF color
but this is steadily yielding, and in many cases
has ceased TO operate Thesspecial time to Tex
press sympathy for the Infinite wrongs" of the
colored race was when they had few 10 interfere
for their deliverance from the aurtion-block and
slaVe-cottie, from the slaVe-driver's CORY lash,
from calling yokes and torturing thumbscrews,
from the fangs of pursuing bloodhounds, from
the clutches of providing kidnappers, from in
conceivable agonies at the burning stake; and
when to remember those in bonds as bound
with Them led anywhere else than to the high
places of the country. And always deeply re-
greet, too, las am quite sure you now do), that
for SO many years after the commencement of
the struggle to effect that deliVerance, when the
elements were melting with fervent heat, and
mobocratic violence for the suppression of anti
slavery discussion was everywhere prevalent,
not excepting in your own native CITY,
you took no active part in that con-
hct, attended no anti-slavery gatherings
gave no visible sign of lively interest in its
success; for the first time bearing your public
testimony against slavery in opposing the an
neXation of Texas. When elected to the United
States senate in 1881, you sat nearly eight
months in that body speeches. In respect to the
fugitive slave bill, eliciting strong circumstances
against your protracted silence, seeing that, as
the successor of Mr.. Webster, your election was
regarded as an important gain to the cause of
impartial freedom. Your silence was the more
ineXplicable, and furnished just cause for unea-
Slness, because, IN speech made by you before
going tow ashington, you said: "The subject
will not admit of postponemcnt or hesitation
1t Is the subject of subjects. From this time
forward it will be entertained by congress; it
VIII DC, as 1t were, one Of The orders Of the day:
it cannot be passed over or forgotten. \ X
We demand, first and foremost, the repeal of
the fugitive slave bill" You took your seat
IN the senate December /, 1851; it was not I'M
til the 9th of July, 1882, that you rose to advo-
cate that repeal, apologetically prefacing your
remarks by saying: clad l attempted this duty
at an earlier day, it might have been said that
as newcomer and inexperienced in this scene,
without elaboration, hastily, rashly, recklessly
| pushed this question before the country"
Surely, no true friend of humanity would have
made such fling, and the possible sneers of its
enemies were not deserving moments consid-
Grafton. Besides, thediscussion had been going
on throughout the land ever since the passage
of the fugitive slave bill, so that to talk of
pushing the question upon the public atten-
ton was misapplication of language"
Nevertheless, once putting your hand 10 the
pillow, you did not look back; once breaking the
painful silence, you have not ceased to speak,
with great boldness and rare eloquence, for the
complete enfranchisement of the colored race;
nor have failed to stand by you through evil
report and through good report, cheering you
on, and both in public and in private vindicating
you from the unjust attacks of your pro-slavery
traducerS. My reference to the early days Of
anti-slavery trial is not to tear from your brow
one of the laurels with which it is so honorably
bound; but when-to make your influence no
tentta nth the cotored electors to secure their
OoteS for Mr.. GreeLeV-Mr. Greeley's organ the
Tribune, untruthfully proclams you to have
been "the foremost enemy OF human slavery
when abolitionist was term of reproach from
one end OF the country to the other"-''the best
and wisest friend of the freedmen in the trying
years since emancipation" and trusted
by tue colored race above all other men in
Amerlca"-Justlce requires that the deception
should be exposed, and the whole truth told. In
nothing OF courage and vigilance, of zeal and
fidelity in securing equal rights for the colored
race, has your respected ex-senator, Henry Will
SON. Oeeh outstrpped by you; and no member
OF congress has done more for them. Nay, long
before you were seen or known in opposition to
slavery, he was actively engaged in the noble
STRIFE under the banner of immediate and UNI
conditional emancipation. During thirty-six
years of public life he has made the freedom of
me race, so long peeled and trodden down, par
amount to all other political considerations
Instead of persstently stunning anti
slavery meetings, he was frequent
attendant upon them, and freely par.
tclpated in their proceedings. Now that he has
been deServedly nominated by the republican
and, II elected, may possibly in the turn of events
be the acting president 1t should be a matter of
pride and gratitude on the part of cOored voters
to give him their united suffrages As he is
Massachusetts senator like yourself, has been
warm personal friend and faithful coadiutor,
ana stood up undauntedly in your defence when
bloody violence sought your life, | think ii is
discreditable to you that you have not only
eVlnced no satisfaction with the choice of the
republican party in this particular, but have
treated 1t as unworthy of recognition. To make
this slight the more noticeable, you have taken
pans 10 euloglze his political rival for the vice
presidency, Gratz Brown, as one whom you
nave known for years as a most determined
aDolltloniStF 1t is an immensely exaggerated
claim. Put hundred men like Graft Brown
into one scale and Henry Wilson into the other,
ior ant-slavery service rendered, and for reliable
friendship for our colored population, and they
would violently kick the beam. There Is no
comparison to be made between these candidates
as 10 trustWorthiness or meritOrious character.
Inc nomination of one so openly pronounced on
all the leading reformatory movements of the
age as Henry Wilson Is a crushing reply to the
hoilow charge that the republican party is with
out mission and given to corruption.
Having at last decided to support Mr. Greeley.
(Why dld you linger so long in view of his ex-
traordinary virtues and admirable presidential
Qualifications you naturally proceed to make
the most of him. 1. HE was born TO poverty"
~ NSiC lnllliOHS DeSlueS. what then Does
Charles Sumner deem himself unfortunate for
having been born TO competence? g Gle edu-
Gated himself in printing Office" Thousands
OF others have done the same thing; is it any
reason why he or they should be put into the
presidential chair? 5. Gle started with moth
ing but industry and character" An every
day occurrence in all parts of the country. 4.
always benefcent with the poor" 1t that a
rare fruit and worthy of grave consideration in
determining who shall be the next president?
8. AN honesty which no suspicion has touched"
There is nothing peculiar in this. In the ordi-
nary dealings of business life, no doubt, Mr..
Greeley is honest; he will neither cheat nor
pick your pocket But in his political manage
ment be has been and continues to be far from
upright, substituting low expediency for un-
swerviDg rectitude. The great American com
promiser, Henry Clay, living and dying, was
ms IDOL and model. He does not find it difficult
TO believe that the end sanctifes the means. To
adhere to fixed principle of right, come what
may, he regards as fanaticism; TO sacrifice it
for present attainable advantage is in his
opinion craftsmanship. In the treatment Of
public affairs he is unreliable, and without
vision or Judgment. The latest exhibition of
his slipperness is seen in his high protection
dodge at Cincinnati to reconcile free traders to
ms nomination. He seems to be quite destitute of
moral Senslbility, and when occasion faVors can
easily be duped. He sees no good reason why
hre and gunpowder should always remain at va
IiouSVJ VI why llSuL ana uurkneSS should never
coalesee. 1t is only for southern dislovalty
to put on the guise of patriotism to
be accepted as proof of repentance
and regeneration. The Adversary, when
dressed as an angel of light is not to be repulsed
or suspected, but it will be Christian act TO
shake hands with him, whether over a "bloody
chasm" or the bottomless pit! His clamor for
universal amnesty, and for total oblivion of
the causes and consequences of the late dreadful
war, is directly in the interest of another south
ern rebellion; and should he be our next presi-
dent, as be has repeatedly proclaimed his belief
IN the right of secession If agreed upon by con-
trolling sectional majority, there is reason for
the gravest apprehensions as to what may tran
spire under his administration. There need be
adduced no case for greater distrust or stronger
condemnation than is found in the fact that the
great body of southern whites-loya in form, by
necessity, not choice-are eager for his success,
while as large proportion of the southern freed
men are trembling in fear Of II; for they instnc-
lively perceive what will be the sad consequences
to themselves. They may not, indeed be again
reduced to bondage; but, short of this, there
will be little regard paid to their personal or
political rights. For this reason it is that they
are feeling so alarmed and indignant at the stu
pidity or rertidy of any of their number in yot-
ing for the Greeley ticket; and well may wide
margin of allowance be made for them it. in any
case, they have attempted to prevent this by
threatening personal violence. Their object Is
not to strike down freedom of choice, but to
save themselves from cruel BETRAYAL You
can shed no light on their pathway: for thew