Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1855-10-22

parties throughout the country, the force of
existing circumstances, and the known ex-
preston of the public will, have induced
thousands of enligltened, devoted and patriot
ic Wings in our own Commonwealth and
throughout the free States, to join in the Re-
publican movement. And it requires no SUI
perior wisdom to foIesee that the rest must in
the approaching Presidential Election, which
will take place next year, either come into
this movement or go over to the Democratic
party, and so aid in carrying out the Nebras-
ka perfidy, which they have all united in
branding as an abomination.
If the Republican movement required any
sacrifice of principle, would be the last to
give it any countenance. But l know of no
Wing principle which is compromised by such
a union. On the contrary, our opposition to
Executive encroachments, and our position
that Congress is bound 10 protect American
industry, and provide for the general welfare
of the country-these fundamental principles
of the Wing creed require that we resist the
eneIoachments of the slave power, which tend
directly to degrade free labor, and to blast the
prosperity Of the country. Besides, the Wings
of Massachusetts have declared, again and
again, their unalterabe determination to re-
fist the extension or slavery, by all legal and
constitutional means-the main doctrine of
the Republican part and why should We
refuse to stand upon platform of our own
constructing: l confess that do not see any
valid reason for such refusal.
Nor do fear the charge of building up
sectional party; for the very object of the
Republicans is to counteracC the influence of
narrow and unprincipled sectionalism, which
in disregard of sacred compacts, and in viola
ton OF plighted faith, is laboring to extend
t1No xyifharinor Of clovnry inf ho fraa
soil of freedom. Nor have 1 any apprehen-
sion that l shall be suspected of manufactur-
| ing creed for this occasion; for my views on
all these subjects have been lefore the public
| for years. On the floor of Congress have
| often expressed the full creed of the Republi-
| can party. On one occasion L said" Be-
| lieving slavery TO be moral and political evil
| l feel it to be my duty to use all my influence
to exclude it from the territories. [ should
| be false to myself, to my constituents, to my
country,an even to the territories themselves
| did l not do all in my power to save them
from this calamity. Slavery in the States is
beyond the reach of this Government. Ovel
it, as State institution, have no control
| But when ii is proposed to extend the insti-
| tuition into free territory, it becomes a matter
| of national Government, and God forbid thai
l should record my vote to extend and enlarge
| It's present area, OF pollute with TINS lnstltu'
ton one foot OF freedoms sacred soil"
These sentiments were published at the
time, and met with the cordial appreciation o
an enlightened constituency, and have, since
that time, had the approval of the assembled
Wings of Massachusetts. l stand, to- day
| precisely where l have stood for many year
past, devoted to Wing principles, and ready, al
far practicable, to carry them into effect
With this free ayowal of my sentiments,
leave my name in the hands of my friends, tt
be continued on, or stricken from the ticket, al
they may see fit.
l am, very respectfully,
your obedlent servant,
CHARLES HUDSON,
H. Ware, Esq, Secretary of the Republican
County Convention.