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Letter from the Hon. Charles Hudson
WASHINGTON, June 22, l848.

WASHINGTON, June 22, l848.
GENTIEMFN.-I answer TO your favor of the
18Th. have the honor TO say THAI engagements
of public nature will prevent my being with
you on the 24Ih.
But usage on such occasions, will probably
lead YOU to expect from me some expressions Of
opinion on the subject on which you are to act.
need not say to you, gentlemen, that the nom-
ination was not one Of my choice. BuIlhe no.
mnalon has been made; and made, too, under
peculiar circumstances. The members of Con.
gress friendly to Gen. Taylor were opposed TO
National Convention, and il was not until they
were voted down by Northern Wings, that they
consented to have a Convention called; aud AT
Philadelphia, they pledged Gen. Taylor 10 abide
the decision Of the Convention. Under these
circumstances, we are in a manner bound in ho-
nor to abide the result, unless some good aud
sufficient reason can be assgned-unIess there
was some unlairness in the Convention itsell-
or that every one must be his own Judge.
But the nomination has now been made, and
in all probability, Gen. Taylor or Gen. Cass
will be the next President; any detection among
the Wings will increase the chances of Gen.
Cass' election. Gen. Cass is an open advocate
tor the extension Of our territorial limits, and
maintains that Congress has no power TO exclude
slavery from territory acquired; he is known TO
be highly belIigeren, and in case Of his election,
there would be Il great danger that he meant to
cmbro us in our relations with foreign govern.
mcnts, and the annexation of Cuba or The rest Of
Mexico might be the result. With such an ac.
cession of slave territory, and the effects of four
wears more Of msruie, should despair Of ever
being abIeto maintain Northern rights, orto sus-
tain Northern interests. Being unalIeraby op-
posed to the further extension of slave territory
and an advocate of free soil and free labor, fee
it to be my duty TO do all that can be honoraby
done to oppose the election Of the democratic
; candidates. whose policy believe would be ex'
clusively southern.
Gen. TAYLOR is not all that ! could DESIRE
But from all that can learn Of the man, be-
Iieve that he is Independent, manly and honest
and if elected would surround himself by {
4 Whig cabinet; | believe that ha is moderate
conservative man, and if elected would carry
out Wing principles. He has pledged himseI
to sustain the popular will, as expressed by thC
Representatives of The people and administe
the government on the principles adopted by thC
fathers of the Republic. | believe that he il
less beIgerent than the democratic candidate
that he would be more inclined TO peace; les
: disposed TO annex foreign territory; and on h
great subject of slavery itself, would take a NOR
honorable course than his democratic compel
tor.
Another consideration has weight in my mind
u The Northern States have a majority in tn
: House of Representatives; but the Senate ar
' equally divided, there being fifteen free and fiji
; teen slave States. lC the lines should be draw
. on the question of slave extension, and the Sen
ate should divide on geographical lines, the cas-
ting vote must be given by the Vice President
: The views of Mr. Fillmore are well known o
this subject. He is a norlhron man in the high
: est and best sense of the term.
e From full view of the subject, and afte
4 much reflection and anxious thought, cannC
/ see anything to be gained for the cause of tn
b country, of liberty, of humanity, by resistin
b the nomination, and thereby increasing the char
Il Ces Of another war of conquest, and Of lou
i years more of rulnous misrule. Our eXperenC
/ on this subject is too recent, and too lrightul
+ its consequences to be soon forgotten. At OF
d last Presidential election. there were enoug
c who Withdrew from the Wing party, and ca
their votes for third candidate, to secure tn
v election Of Mr.. Polk; and the only danger
g the extension of slavery which now exists, ar
y ses from the extension of territory, brought
% bout by his patronage and the war in which /
e wuntonly plunged the country. ! am Statistic
e that whatever of good is brought about by ii
ID action of the government IN behalf of freedo
,r and equal rights, must be produced by The un
le ted efforts of the Wing party.
I'd | am, gentlemen, very respectfully,
le Your o'bt servant,
I'd c. HUDSON.
n, Messrs. A. II. Bullock, Thos. Knncut, Ge
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