The Daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1845-1850, 1846-10-14
HON. CHARLES HUDSON

refer PACK 10 ms long and effective abors different
positions under government TO his early CO.
operation in Legislature in behalfof those en-
hghtened and republican measures of internal improve
ment which have contributed in large measure to make
Massachusetts what Massachusetts IS. But all this is
duly remembered and need not recur to it in detail
Mr.. Hudson it will be recoleced. entered Congress in
l84l, at the Extra Session. upon the resgnai on of Gov
Lincoln We well recoect that 1t predicted at the
time by those who had served with him III Massachusetts
places of political trust, that the welfare of our district
would be honoraby and faithfully attended to by the
new candidate. We think Mr. Hudson acted wisely
for FIVE rghtiuly remember, he avoided the frequent
error ola newly elected repreSentave-of soon i'm
pairing his influence by much speakng--and re-
manned silent working member of the House until the
winter ensuing. In December 1871 it will be recolect-
ed tn subject Of the TARIFF DUTIES came ID before
Congress. We well recolIect that Mr.. Rheu of South
Carolina, had made speech against the entire protect
i've policy which elected the compliments OF the enemies
of that system aud remained unanswered for several
days Those who are converSant with political proceed
ings will not have forgotten that Southern anari
bers, upon this of things pronounced Mr. Rhetts
speech unanswerabe; and challenged reply. The
great question of tariff duies having reference 10 the
protection OF industry had for long time slum-
bered in fepoSe 1t was then years since the great
compromise debate had been spread before the coun.
try, and people had begun be neglected. of the great
interests of American labor as involved in the existence
of this policy. Mr. Hudson came forward and made the
formal reply Mr.. Rheu. His speech ran through two
days proceedings and was at pronounced by all
| complete vindication of the American Tariff. We re
member having had at the lme with the
late MIR. Salonsta, then chairman of the committee on
manufactures, who assured that MIR Hudson by that
effort had placed himself in the front rank of the advo
Gates of true policy for national defence and had ac.
CURED an influence and reputation in the councils of the
nation which would be fnestmable value his constit-
| uents very large edition of this able argument was
issued the request of the friends Of the tariff and we
hazard nothing in saying that Representative did
great work in awakening the country to the momenous
interests which ISSUE and in establishing their
minds in favor of the principles which Washington had
first sanctioned and Madison and his successors had car
RED out This speech was republished in full in large
portion OF the wing papers IN all the States ard proba
! bly, had wider circulation than any ther 9vered in
! Congress during the last five years
In the ensuing summer when Mr.. Flmore'S bi-tha
which is about to go out of exstencecame up for
discussion, our Representative again addressed The Com
mittee of the Whole, and presented speech repete with
| the soundest argum ntation-a speech which, like the
preceding received with tie signal favor and
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the country. Those addresses duly spread before
the people of the Fifth District in The wing newspapers
and in pamphlet form. Most of our readers, trust.
have read them. We deem them 10 have entitled Mr.
Hudson to the respect and gratitude of every.son Of la
Dor in New England. They the lahors o one who
had studied his business aborouSy and ouehtiulv-
They contained the arguments of practical man. guild
ed not by theory but BY the experience of his country
times of depression and dscoura cement when the
highest talents of their Representatives needed to
devise some method of relief We intend to indulge in
sentiment but if the yeomen, the mechanics the
manufacturers and artZanS OF all descriptions who now
embe at the prospect which before their small and
precarous capital and industry, just to themselves
and regardlu of their vital interests, think they will
not be slow Or sluggish in making united mos to
secure the re election of one who has proved himself
true friend and able advocate in their behalf
| MIR. Hudson, in the twenty Eighth Congress. which
was constituted OF Democratic majority, took hieh
ground upon the far famed Twenty FIRST Rule PERHAPS
| better known the " Gag Lava Rule emanating
from the mountan-air of New England presented by
recreant of New Hampsh re, whose name will 20
do wn in the annals of freedom expressive OF the AFRO
gance of Southern Slavery and the abec meanness of
! Northern Democracy Charles G. Atterton Our Rep
reseniatve spoke like freeman, amid the slaves of sa
very lie showed al length the monSrous injustice and
the clear unconstutionaty o. the Rule. He went farh
and argued concusvely, think favor of the full
jurisdiction Congress the whole subject of slavery
III the District of COMMUNICATING al the same con
cusion which Mr. Webster has at different times enforce
ed upon the country This speech was published in the
recoected by the people generally. We have been
able TO see how any conscientious member of the Third
Party" could refuse his support TO Mr. Hudsonwho has
in this instance aud upon every occasion, done least
all that Party profess TO desire and done too in
ner as much respected and commanding much inAu-
ence 10 say the least their present candidate Mr. Hub
bard, would be enabled to do. There is not in the
House member more deeply mbued with the true spr-
| It OF Massachusetts man. ready to contend for
free principles and against The ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF sla-
very, than Charles Hudson. Where shall we find bet
ter? We might, if time would permit, refer readers
to Mr.. lludson's comprehensive report a member of
the Committee on Manufactures made during the same
Congress, aud also his speech against the first Report
| of Mckay's anti-iarh Committee Of Ways and Means.
In regard 10 this Report made by Mr.. Hudson, there
is remarkable fact, which, while il shows the parzan
supremacy OF Southern democracy in the house, ndi-
Gates that Representative had abored with some ef
feet IN making up that document; for, while the House
ordered tmeny thousand extra copies Of McKay's re
port to be spread befo the country il refused to print
a single extra copy Of the report OF Mr. Hudson and
the wing members were compelled to issue al their own
expense that number Of the anldoie TO meet The poi
son.
II were great oversight TO omit to mention in this
connection The speech which Mr. Hudson made in the
same Congress against the Annexation Of Texas. 1t is
TO be hoped that all have perused this argument II was