New-York daily tribune., 1854-05-12
SENATOR DOUGLAS CORRECTED

To The Editor Of The " Y Tribune
SIR: With the Nebraska bill hanging its black cloud
u.s. ready burst any minor sins of Douglas his
conederates in wckedness of comparatively small ac
count Nevertheless it may not be altogether amss to
correct misstetements in the speech made by tho
Senator the presentation by him to the Senate on Mon
doy of protest signed by upward of five hundred clergy
men Of the Northwest. Having put himself in an awk-
ward position by charging the clergy OF the Norh-wes
in hi late letter them, with using language never ao
use Of by them he seeks TO escape the
f his hssty and unscrupulous bitterness by ntimatng
ON the floor of the that the sgners OF the rote'
hive Glanced It's language since the publication OF MS el
,1~ orJ have forwarded il 10 Washington in different
phrnseology from what il originally bore Wli hol uI
dertake characterize this act oi r Dougs, our s a.
one of the sgners of the protest and one cognHan "
lis history from the beginning, will simply give the An
yarnished fects Of the case
The plan of a protest agan. the Nebraska blll 70 be
more or les extensiy ely by the clergy Of the North
vest having been suggested simultaneously rom several
different call for meeting OF the clergy oi
Chicago was issued, the avowed object OF the meet
ing being 10 take into consideration the duty o. the
Clergy in reference the bill then pending before
COngress. The result of the call was very general
gathering Of the clergy Of Chicago, OF all denomi-
mai ions. So sccordanE was the feeIns of those
present reference 10 the matter before then ht CON-
mio6 raised for the purpose Of preparing res
oluons expressive the Of the meeting IN regard
10 the Nebraska project There had been previous
cer 40 far a. cared and no one came with definite
plan expression OF opinion ready 10 be presented to the
meeting The suggestion that the protest should cover
wider than Chicago al received with gem
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disposition Of those present 10 make the protest "a
fer time and the eeencies Of the would allow,
protest from the entire nortAwes.. Having just taken
from The Post-Oice paper from the East containing the
protest there recently offered by the clergy Of NewEn-
gand | gave il 10 the Committee, they retiring,
as the possible basis OF the report which they
pected shorty TO make. The Committee returned
and recommended the adoption Of the form Of protest used
by the gland clergy the phrase obnoxious TO
Mr.. Douglas and other Senators, 4" In he name o.
Ainughfg God, having been stricken out. This was
done. because had any hesitation to the entire
propreiy Of the SewEngand protest but for the ayOwed
puTIose Of taking away everything which, by Hnsc0n-
stuoion and perversion might give occasion 10 any TO
raise side Issues ard weaken tie effect OF tie protest
Tie report Of the Committee unanimously adopted
or al lost with only single diss ntent voice and the
protest adopted ordered - be published ana
COMMITTEE raised for the IuIIose Of procuring :sa.ur
10 fIom tie whole Norh-we~t. That COMMITTEE were
diligently ernro-ed ia the work assigned ihein recsNu
and enrorg ienstures until Saturday The -'th oi Az nj
whom ,bev deemed icHed.eut forward he protest Wit
/ It's s04 sicnif fugcs, TO Mr.. Douglas
Such i the rlan history Cf tne case but Mr, Dougla
80 a., a. nrotest A. published ii the Chic ago paper
wa dt.ren in phraseology from the one seri him. tn
rrl trb as TO this that tie protest was erroneous
urbhed in Two three psr ai fsi, tut the error wa