The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-05-09
THIRTY.THIRD CONGRESS.
FIRST SESSION.
Senate

WASHINGTON, May s, 1854.
MEMORIAL THE NEBRASKA BIIt-sEyAToR DOUGLAS
AND The CLERGY ONCE MORE.
Mr.. DouGtAs, (dem) of H. presented the memorial of
5O4 cergymen of the Northwestern States against the
Nebraska bill The memorial is certified to be correct
copy of that adopted by the % Chicago cergymen On
presenting the memorial, Mr.. DoreLAs said-He had
been requested to present remonsrance purportng to
be signed By the authority of large number Of clergy
Of the Northwestern States against the Nebrasks
bill A memorandum at its foot stated the number Of
signers be 5o4 II is copy Of the one of the New
England cergymen, with the exception that the words
Gin the Of Almighty God, are omitted, and las
citizens and ministers OF the Gospel inserted in lieu of
them All the in the handwriting Of man.
and letter is appended TO show the document TO be
genuine This letter Il evidently intended TO go
senate records. II certhes that the memorial is
rect copy Of the protest Of the twenty i've ccrgymeR of
Chicago adopted at meeting In March last The writer
appointed chairman OF the committee 10 receive and
engross the OF all other ministers wishing TO sign
IT, II somewhat curious that il should be necessary
to certify the memorial to be exact copy OF one adopt
ed by the twenty five clergymeD Of Chicago The point
of 1t this:-Some tgnc since he had replied, in
public letter 10 the proceeding Of those twenty five cer
gymen, and in It had forth their memorial II
appeared that there variance between the memori
ell he set FORTH and presented This certif
cate intended to place on ihe senate records the
charge elsewhere made c having fasifed the proceedings
of that meeting The facts ol the matter were these
lie had received the proceedings Of that meeting in
envelope it'll Other letters snd contained in printed
slip In those proceedings the memorial an fonr
resolutions The proceeding we're atested by the ohi-
GERS OF the meeting, the chairman being the
who ccrtfcs tn memorial. In two of the Chicago
newspapers he found the sane pro,eedngs-:hc Tribune
snd Demo rate Press. Receiving the proceedings in
these forms he had doubt OF their au;hcn
ticty they being sgred r all ty twenty cerrymen. He
held in his hand one Of the newspapers Of Chicago
containing tie memorial in the exact terms as first pub
lished and signed by twertyf cergymen. The memo
rial, as published says - TIC ureersgnel clergvmen
&C. citizens, and ministers 9. The gospel Of Jesus
hereby.
presence, 10 socmnIy protest &c. they also adopted
four resolutions Tnesc were published in
the town where these minstes resided ana felt
thorized in supporting them genuine, and therefore
Piled to them such il his letter After his letter
twenty-five in which II said that he had nterpoIaed
language into the memorial which IT, icneTs had
used He denied that In his letter he had used language
nnknd TO any one or disresIoctu 70 God There
might be found in fifty places the words falsehood fraud
cunning trick &c In the memorial, set forth in his
letter the words, sin the name of Almighty CoI we're
used: in the memorial sent those words do not
appear. lie then explained that he had written TO
Chicago to ascertain how tho mistake had occurred and
was assured that the meeting held stated its pro
ceedngs furnished BY its secretary 10 the Chcags 1r
bups-thc memoriasts' orggn-that they were printed
n that ,fce and slirs out TO other newspaper
Offices and 70 him, but after the blasphemy OF the
memorial bad been condemned. one of the clergymen
called upon the editor, took back the proceeding al
cgng that there in them, struck out these
words and had the whole reprinted in modified form,
but never sent him copy republshed While he re-
oeed tha. the clergy had seen their error and had
rec,ed IL lie disputed the fairness OF condemnng him
for replying TO Y as published, he knowing nothing Of
their repentance They ought 10 have Acknowledged the
fact and not accused him oi fraud There seems.
mistake as TO their having adopted the resolutions as
Jublshed In them they deneunce the want Of courtesy
and reverence towards God and man manifested in
the 6cbate in the Senate the memorial Of the New
England cergymen, particularly by the Senator'S from
Illinois and Indiana. In that debate he had made bat
one criticism the memorial OF the New England
clergy and that where they affected to speak In the
aS s1a e e tbe cyem and had
smilted tie offensive remark and taciy had approved