The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1846-10-03
Old Massachusetts,.


The Wings orMassachusetts held State
Convention in Boston last week to nominate
State Ticket, to he supported at the ensu-
ing election The Convention was large and
enthusiastic, and spirited resolutions were
adopted. The Hon. GEORGE N. BRIGGS,
the present Governor, and Hon. JOHN
REED the present 1t. Governor, were nomi-
mated for reelection. The Hon. CHARLES
HUDSON, thegwell known and faithful advo-
cate of protection, presided on the occasion.
Upon taking his seat Mr. ii. uttered the fol-
lowing remarks among others:
"Gentlemen of the Convention, the present
is one ofthe most important, and at the same
time the most alarming eras in the history OF
our country. Within a short period the en-
tire policy of the republic has been changed.
Our fathers adopted the Constitution TO Sc
cure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and
to our posterity. Our maxim has been peace
with all nations, and enlarging alliances with
none. Six months age, and we were at peace
with all the world; but now we are engaged
in an unnatural war with sister republic-a
war commenced, not by the authority of the
war-making power, but by the Executive,
without any legal authority, and in violation
ofone of the first principles of the organic
law ofthe and-a war of conquest and colon
ization, commenced and prosecuted for the
purpose of Remembering Mexico, that the
territory wrested from her might be convert
ed into slave states, thereby giving the South
the perpetual preponderance in the councils
of the nation.
From the establishment ofour government
to the present time, il has been considered
not only our duty but our interest TO provide
for the best interests ofthe people, to guard
their rights, TO protect their labor against the
, encroachments of all other nations. But the
late maXilns seem 10 be the reverse. We
have been told that our government has
no duty, or that its only duty has been to pro-
vide for its own wants.
q, Mr. Hudson alluded to the Mexican war,ant
to the passage OF the Sub-Treasury law;to the
repeal ofthe Tariff, by which not only all tho
money in the Treasury had been absorbed
but an issue often millions of treasury note:
had become necessary, and instead of rev
= enue, our income had been probably reduced
Il under the best of circumstances, some five o
= ten millions of dollars. besides mourning al
immense debt. He alluded TO the frequen
. use of the veto power by the President,not al
WAYS on constitutional grounds, but also Of
q grounds of exediency for itself. He sal
i that these evils were increasing, and that tn
|, Wings of Massachusetts had met this day t
. consider in part what measures were necessa
:, nv to resist the increase and remove the evil
;, that now exist. Union among the Wings
!, necessary to effect their objects; among oil
friends their should be no falling out 70
slight differences and isolated causes. ii
trusted that better feeling prevailed to-da!
!, He trusted that they came up to the work a
=, one man, ON broad and liberal principles
y which would lead to final triumph through
= out INTERCHANGEABLE g. the whole countr
:. But, Wings of the Convention, said he, W
: must not Join in any wild schemes, howevt
advocated in opposition to all law and I'll
% constitution. We profess to be guided by ii
constitution, and we cannot abolish SLAYER
but we can say that under constitutional la
so far shall you go and no further. We ca
say that we take the constitution for OF
guide, and we will abide by it until it is
mended. We have no disposition to interior
:, with it as it is, but we will abide by its spir
m We can say, and ought to say, that SLAYER
shall not be extended over one solitary 70
:, of ground where it does not now exist
ey The Resolutions andopted by the Convex
u ton were of the True Wing stamp, and on
us braced all the great topics of the day--tl
70 Mexican wur-the Tariff-the Oregon Que
Ily tion-Abuse ofthe Veto Power-Sub-T Urea