Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1848-07-06
Great Ratification Meeting in WOr'
CcstGr, Mass.
MR.. IIUDSON'S LETTER.

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A very large meeting was held in Worcester,
on Saturday evening, OF the Wings and other
friends Of Gen. Taylor, to respond to the Phila-
dclphia nominations. The hall, which holds a.
bout two thousand Dersuns was filed full The
meeting was called to order by Hon. Thomas
KINNicur, and Hon. Ina NJ Barron was che.
sen President and JonN c. B DAVIS, Secretary.
On taking the chair, Judge Barton made short,
but patriotic address, III which he spoke in hand
some terms OF General Taylor, and of the i'm
porance OF sustaining the nominations at the
polls. At the conclusions Col. A. H. BuLtoCK
proposed a series Of patriotic resolutions. when
wore received with great favor. Col Bullock
also read the following letter from the Hon.
CnARLLs lIUDsON member Of Congress from
that district, which We gladly lay before our
readers:
WAsHINGToN. June 90, 1878
Gentlemen In answer to your favor of the
10Th, have the honor to say that engagements
OF pubic nature will prevent my being with
You on the 2lti.
But usage on such occasions will probably
lead you to expect trOm me some expressions Of
opinion on the subject on which you are to act.
! need not say to You, gentlemen. that the nom
mutton was nor Of my choice. But the nonina
ton his been made; and mlde, too under pccn.
liar circumstances. The members of Congress-
friendly TO Gen. Taylor were opposed TO a Ma
tional Convention, and it was not until they
were voted down by Northern Wings, that they
consented TO have Il Convention called; aud at
Philadelphia, they pledged Gen. Taylor to abide
the decision OF the Convention Under these cir.
cuustanccs, we are in Il manner bound in honor
to ABIDE the result, unless some good and sniff
Gent reason can be assigned unless there was
some unldlrness IN the Convention Itself. Oi
tdal every one must be his own Judge.
Dat the nomination has now been made, and
IN all probability, Cen Taylor or Gen. Cass viii
be the next President; any detection among the
Wings Will increase the chances of Gen. Cass's
election. General Cass is an open advocate for
the extension Of cur territorial limits and main
ans that Congress has no power to exclude sa-
very IRON territory acquired he i. known to be
highly beilgelcnt, and in case of his election.
there would be- great danger that he means TO
eulbroi MS Ia our relations with fo.elrn ,royern
muuts, GuI the annexation of Cuba or the rest of
MeNicp nigh. be the result. With such an nc
cessou Of slave territory. and the effects of four
years more OF misru,e. I shonll 4. sn,ir of ever
beng able to maintain Northern rlrhts. or 10
5as,uin Northern interests. Bejnr unancrably
opposed 10 the further extension of slave terri,I
~. and am advocate Of free soil and free obor
lf7rl it to be inv duty TO do Mi ll,rt can he Lon
orably done 10 o9nos1 tba clertin, or tbc D,n,
ocrauc candidate. whose nolicy bcli,yn wonll
be exclusively Southern
General TAYLOR is not all that coalJ desire.
Bat from al. | can learn of fine man. believe
Iihlt he IS independent nianlv onl honest. ana if
elected would surround himself Inv - yVA,rc.b.
met: Il believe fin, he is a moderate cons ,ryo .
tive man. and if elected would cowy ont WHO
PRINCIPLES. lie h,s rlrlrod Linsaif 10 snstai1
The uopular will. us cvnrosssl bv tha panrosa,,.
talives of the people. and administer the Govern
mont on the principles adonind nv fine F5,bsr al
the Republic. believe tb,t h, i. les. hoI;rn.
rent than the Democrats cnnlido,o. th,t no
would be more inclined to ,oaro less Jisnosn'i
to annex foreion tnrritory. ond an ,Go oro,t
subject of slavery i,sef wo1ld take = moro hon..
ora6le course than his Democr,ti, comnetio.
Another cons derat.on has wejri,t IN I'M, mind.
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