New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-06-27
The Pre.Idcne,-mon. Chas. Hudson.

They had a large Ratiiying Convention az Wor
cester. Mass. on Saturday eyening-Hon. Ira VI.
BARTON presiding Col. A. II. BULLOCK moving
the Resolutions. and ex Gov. LIScoLN, Gen. LIS
LIE CoNBs of Nv. aud Mr. McCELLIs of Maine
making the Speeches The following letter from
Hon. ChARLEs HUDsoS. Representative Of the
District Ia Congress, was read 10 the meeting.
WAmNGroS. june - isi.
GENrI EMEN IN answer t0 your favor OF the 18Th
have the honor 20 sas that engagements ol pAoc nH
urc Will prevent my being with you on the -itn
- Bat usage on such occasions wl PROBABLY lcai you
to expect from me some expression OF opinion on tle
sub ect on which You o. act need not Say 20 YOU
gentlemen that the nomination was not one OF my
choice But lle nomination hss been made. and made
too. under peculiar circumstances. Inc members OF
Congress friendly % Gen. TAYLOR were opposed 20
National Convention. and u WAS not until they were
voted down by Northern Nhgs that they consented %
have a Convention called and 90 fhuadepha they
pledged Gen Taylor % abide the decision OF Toe Con
venton Under these circumstances. Ne ere ia man
ner bound ln honor abide the result unless some
good aud sufficient reason can bee assisued-lniess
there was some untairncss in the Convention itself
OF that every one must be LIS own judge
But the nomination has now been made, and IN 81
probability Gen Taylo; or Cass viii be- The next Pres
dent and detection am Jug the Wings VIII IN crease the
chances of Gen CH-ss election. htn ta-s j. AID open
advocate for the extension Of our territorial hit anu
maintains thar Congress has power to exclude ca
very from territory acquired he il known 20 bel highly
belhgerent and ia case OF his election there would be-
great danger that he would embro Us IN our relations
with foreign Governments and the annexation Of Cuba
or the rest OF Mexico might be the result With such
an accession Of slave territory. aud the effects OF four
wears more OF msrule should despair OF ever being
able 10 maintain Northern rights 90 sustain Northern
Interests Being unaersoly opposed 20 the farther eX
tension Of Slave territory and advocate Of tree coll
and free labor feel % be my duty 20 do all that can
be houoraby done % oppose the election OF the Demo
cratic candidate, whose policy believe would be eN
rlu
Gen TAYLOR 5 no, all that could desire But from
al can learn oi the man, believe that De Il ndepen
dent manly and honest and = elected would surround
himself by Wh.g Cabinet believe that be- i a mod
crate conservative man. and ID elected would carry Olt
Wing principles lie has pledged himself % sustain
the popular viii expressed by the Representatives Of
the people and administer the Government on the prn
cpes adopted by the Fathers Of the Republic believe
that he is les belgerent than The Democratic cand
date that be would be more inclined % peace less dis
posed 10 foreign territory and ou the great SUD
iect OF Slavery itself would take more honorable
course than HE Democratic competitor.
Another consideration has weight In my mind. TIE
Northern states have majority In the House Of Re
representatives. but the Senate equally divided there
being fifteen free and fifteen slave States Ii the line
should be drawn on lie question OF slave extension
and the Senate should divide ON geographical hues the
casting vote must be given by the Nlec-Presdeut The
views Of Mr. Fillmore aTc vel known on this subject.
he is Northern man IN the highest and best sense Of
the term.
Prom fan view Of the subject and after much re-
be- gained for the Of the country OF liberty OF
humanity by resisting the nomination. and thereby In
crcane the chances Of another Of conquest and of
four wears more OF runous misrlle. Our experience
on this subject is recent -ud too righful IN s
consequences 20 be forgotten. 40 our ast fres
dcutM election there were enough who withdrew from
the WIKI party and cast their votes for third candt
date % secure the election of Mr. Polk and The only
DANCER of the extension OF slavery which eNi-ts
from the extension Of territory brought about by
his patronage and the war N wnich he Wantoniy
plunged the country I am satisfied that whsfcver 81
good is o. be brought about by the seton % the Gov
crumcut la behafOi freedom and equal rights must be-
produced by the united efforts OF the Whig party
am, gentlemen, very respectfully your ooedicni
servant e. HUDSON.