Speech of Mr. C. Hudson, of Massachusetts
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Excerpt from Speech of Mr. C. Hudson, of Massachusetts: On the Portion of the President´s Message Relating to the Mexican War The House, in Committee of the Whole, having under consideration the proposition to refer the President´s Message to the different committees - Mr. Hudson addressed the House as follows: Mr. Chairman: I am fully aware of the charges which I shall draw down upon myself by expressing the views which I entertain upon the subject now before us. The President of the United States himself has set us the example of denouncing as traitors all those who dare to speak their minds upon this floor and in this country; and his flatterers here have followed his example. But, sir, none of these things move me. I look with equal indifference upon the denunciations of the President and of his flatterers on this floor. I will speak my sentiments here or elsewhere, and I will speak them freely. If I believe the Executive is wrong in any of his measures, I will make the declaration. If I believe he has usurped power, and trampled upon the Constitution of the United States, none of the denunciations or sarcasms of gentlemen on this floor will deter me from giving a full expression of my views and feelings. Nothing, I say, that the President can say or do, will deter me in any degree from a full and fair expression of my own opinions. Has it come to this, Mr. Chairman, that a President can arrogate to himself the war-making power, can trample the Constitution under foot, and wantonly involve the nation in war, and the people must submit to this atrocity, and justify him and his course, or be branded as traitors to their country? Why, sir, if this doctrine prevails, the more corrupt an Administration is, if it has the power or the daring to involve this nation in a war without cause, the greater is its impunity; for the moment it has succeeded in committing that outrage, every mouth must be closed, and every one must bow in submission. A doctrine more corrupt was never advanced; a sentiment more dastardly was never advocated in a deliberative assembly. Gentlemen, who profess to be the peculiar friends of popular rights, may advance doctrines of this character, and they may be in perfect accordance with their views and feelings, and in conformity with their democracy, but I have too much of the spirit which characterized our fathers to submit to dictation from any source whatsoever, whether it be a foreign monarch or an American President. I believe, Mr. Chairman, the first principal declaration contained in the message of the President - that the war exists by the act of Mexico, and that we have taken all honorable means to prevent it - to be an untruth; and, entertaining that opinion, I will declare it here; and I will endeavor, in the short time allotted me, to state some of the reasons which lead me to that conclusion. As to the course, sir, which I shall pursue in future in reference to the prosecution of this war, I will say in advance, that I shall judge for myself when the cases come up. I will endeavor to do the best I can for the occasion; to do my duty faithfully under all the circumstances. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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