The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-03-15
MOTHER AWFUL CATASTROPHE.
, New England Preachers Remonstrance
Against the Nebraska Bill.
wTHeRNc REBuKE TO THE PARSONS.
Ire Dougias and the Unlenlsts vs.. Messrs.
= Everett, Seward, and Others.
Heat Of the Wisconsin Railroad Bill
in the House.

Heat OF the WISCONSIN 6aur0au oiu
\ in the House.
o-~>>~-c->>~~->~~oo->cU~r
EINESS In THE NEW YORK LEGISLATURE.
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NEwAL OF THE OUTRAGEs AGAINST
THE RAILROAD AT ERIE,
&C., &C., sc.
THIRTYJTHRD CONGRESS-.
IA FIRST SESSION.
Senate.
WASHINGTON March IA, 1854.
Inn xAxxorH xKxoRAL AGAINST THE NEBRASKA BILL.
tr. EvnnI, (whig) of Mass presented the mammoth
nosal from Massachusetts, signed by three thousand
Isymen, against the passage Of the Nebr aska bill.
RAInnoRE HARBoR.
tesrs. PsAHcE, (whig) Of Nd, and PRATT, (whig) Of
both presented memorials, praying for the improve
BIT Of the harbor of Baltimore and the approaches
y,
r PRATT moved their reference to select committee
tessrs. WAKES and ADAMS thought they ought to go
Ihe Committee ON Commerce.
lotion for select committee agreed to.
m MEMORIAL AGAIN
IT. DovGIAa (dem) of H.. called for the reading Of
1t was not respectful to the Senate and he desired
Iay word upon IT,
he memorial reads a. follows
.e.c.aMs sss ssnass aud House y Rsprssn asiss' Of
Ensisad, hereby K the name q the Almighty God and
q the s1sti.s legal prohibition, aEainst slavery n
xsa r
ksst against a. great moral wrongs breach Of
sisy and sss'srsss q ii eonadsnas IN nssion.
btsss measure full Of danger to the peace and even
teoss Of the Amishty-and your protsstants
z sossoa w, shs it Say March, 1854
DogGIAs-Ny only object ia to call the attention Of
Senate to the memorial. 1t Is presented after the
hon Of the Senate, as protest against our action
Inst the action in which certainly twothirds of this
y concurred. It protests against action being
reach of faith, involving moral wrong as destruc
dran confidence, and subjectng us to the righte-
judgment of the Almighty. It is presented, too, by
enomination Of men calling themselves preachers
gospel It has been dcmcn:trated TED ~ IN debate tn that
ach Of faith breach of confidence. 1t has been de
nstrsted 90 clearly that there is excuse for any
IN s Soy Of three
jusand, following the lead Of circular which was
uiated to misesd and deceive the public They have
ocous calumny against this body, and pr0sttuted the
nt urostituted the sacred desk to the miserable and
ruptng influence Of party politics It matters nc not
rIand and drawn them into this pool Of dirty water
oatters not whether the Misrepresentation has taken
road scope or been confined 70 ierI % iaS nS,a Ills T. Is
torrance or wfu false knowledge, will avail themselves
heir sacred calling arragn the conduct Of Senators
in the discharge q their duties; hold that tast TINS
IVES moral turpitude whether It involves the subver
Of morals whether 1t subjects us to the Judgment Of
:; bs se e that
n know not what they talking about 1t is evident
t they ought to be rebuked and required to conane
mseyes to their vocation instead Of neglecting their
y religion violating its sacred principles Of truth and
nor and getting up document here which Is Often
e, and which no gentleman endorse without vio-
sre seems to be an attempt 70 pile upon table often
e documents-slander after SANDER libel after libel
order that the abolition press may copy It
h 70 back and give it credit in the country.
ey are smuggled In here, the offensive matter con-
I'd from our knowledge, until we happen to look into
ect to carry on political campaign by quoting from
own records that we are traitors to Cod to
and 70 humanity, think it is time that this mis-
ble system Of electoneering by violating the rules
the courtesies Of the Senate to get endorsement
Hbels Of which men ought to be ashamed, should be
posed and rebuked am unwilling they should come
hd upon our table, and then let 1t be used for base
rtv purposes. The Senate knows that this memorial
mt
I've ne suchAil before Our action on 1t is passed
hy ID It brought heref There be no other object In
eseuting It here now than simply to afford capital for
great S ts sOsDe IT, that
ght to be able to rely upon argument and upon truth
upon reason instead Of resortng to these things for
2. s s masr
en- sprung suddenly upon the Senate. He saw nothing
formal or monstrous in the memorial. The bill was
ssed ON the morning of March the 4th, and the memo
Il was dated ON the LIST. It therefore signed when
q bill was before the Senate. He saw nothing in the
emorial that offered any indignity to the Senate II
Enplv expressed the feeling Of tlosc who signed 1t.
vns the right and privilege Of all American citizens to
emorialze Congress in respectful terms He did not
bow what tie object OF the memorial was but ne should
from It's contents and from the character of its
ners that the memoriasts believed there was some
ng radically wrong in that bill They charged that 1t
bs violation Of national faith He had made the same
oafion Of solemn pghted faith with the Indians; and
at X said to the Indians that all treaty obligations were
be considered a. nothing more than solemn mocke,
He had also said that the repeal OF the Missouri
{mpromise fragrant breach OF faith as the vio
Of the Indian treaties. He no greater impro-
in ministers Of the gospel msmoralizng do Congress M
d told the Senate that the passage Of the Nebraska
would lead to excitement and agitation, and 1t was
rs Of tho living God-Rls vicsgerents ON earth-was
idsnce that the people were deeply moved by it. Min
e,s Of the gospel menthey had the same politi
rshts as other men, All citizens had right to Pc
6or. ana that right could not be denied. By becom-
: ministers Of the gospel the memoriaiists had
|sst nons Of their political rights: There was NO
0nrer any use In denying that the NebraskA bill
Nj revived again excitement He trusted 1t had now
Hohed it's acme and that all would be quiet and
at the country would be restored once moro TO that
rens tranquility, happiness and prosperity which II
a. enjoying before this subject was introduced some
ago. II was not the proper way to quiet agitation
condemn those who memorazed and Protested against
ae act II memoriasts asserted untruths and spread
before the country the proper mode to pursue
as thavc the subject referred to committee TO have
report made Of the true facts and then leave the intel
people Of the United States, with the whole facts
fore them to Judge for themselves Whether the Ne
5rAska bill was right not was question on which
Nnere was room for difference Of opinion Senator.
ere not In such hiah place to be above the right
e people inquire into and crcise their official acts
Mr. MASON (dem.) Of Va, said the right Of all citizen,
the United States to petition Congress upon any sub
properly before them one which he hoped
b see denied. All such memorials should be receivet
Ina treated with the respect due to them He hopet
lever to see the day when the Senate would treat sucl
Editions otherwise Tho memorial, however, Of
haracter different from others. It came from class
hrsons who laid aside tho character of American citizen
nd address their petitions ministers of the Gospel
hey petition ministers of the Gospel and not cti
ns As ministers Of the Gospel they here and dc
ounce thf action Of the senaie in anticipation, afte
-sbss sAken place. They do not stop these IN thei