The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-02-02
The Hon. Presley Ewing, or kentucky.

The Hon. Presley Ewing, OF Kentucky.
wAsHlsaroN, Jan 20, 1854.
DEAR SRI did not know whether, In an sdiori, o.
yssterdsy's paper, in which you say Mr. Smith Of Va,
had con'rvec to insult OF his brother members you
referred to Of those two or MT Bat rsmem
beng that your brief teysphic report Of tie debate
had made Mr. Smith say the gen tlsmsn from Kentucky
had committed improperly, when his declaration was
that had commit ed improperly supposed it quite
probable your editorial founded upon that mistake
usually prefer to let these unavoidable errors 70 un
corrected ever when somewhat annoy ing rather than
bttray an ovsr.senstivs about them. Bat while
never voluntarily insult . member on the noor am
equally unwilling that my constt should bs made
to believe that have tamsly submitted an insult my
self leave to your OF justice the reparaton
Of the involuntary wrong the proper correction could
b made without the publication OF this note should
prefer it. for confess my reluctance appear before
the public in the attitude Of Heard writer or self Adver
tssr on such an occasion. send you this cfacal and
correct report OF the debate.
was made by the telsgrAphic reporter OF The debates
for the associated press former OCCASION to say
that when parties arrayed should 30 found ON toe
side Of the administration.
Though that statement might be very unimportant TO
the or ths public 1t important
that could not have rested under the misrs
bad not felt assured that thos who knew me would
deem it incredible.
Perhaps good taste may require to say, that while
am perfectly aware that it Is quite unimportAnt to the
public whether am interpreted or reported ut ALL to
that pubic, and could not oomplsn II notice were
taken Of anything m ght say do yet you must aow
should be reported correctly and the especially
matter purely personal delicate a. the enc re-
fsedto above Very respectfully, you, OBJ. servant
TIE CORRECT REPORT.
Mr. CAMrBRIL-I rise 10 point OF order and 1t Ia h !:
The compromise measures OF 1850 were passed sutr
lutions subsequently adopted BY this de,
ing fnsy against agitation The two political PIT
against agitation upon the subject u slavery AMI m.
the point Of order that the gentleman from vgt
nr smith) Is agtAuEg this very thing, and 1t agt,-
Mr. SMITH, do not understand his purpose de.ps-
n ick worse than DO free soilsr. Wnsn gsa l-n
which involve No point Of order utterly usg
cant cannot but express my surprise that they sh aid
Mr.. CAnrBnL-Ar Chairman.
The OnAIRMAs-Ths gentleman from Ohio is out OF
order uness hs has the floor by the Of the gen
item an from Virginia (Mr. Smith).
course cannot reply.
Mr. sMnH-I the gen lenan wants to see me he can
find me when the House adourns. These Interruptions
necessarily ssitAe me and disturb the current Of my
ruptiops perhaps snail psrpetrats some rspstton-
Mr. EwsG-I appeal to the gentleman to know whether
it was not with his conisnt that made an nterru pon
in his speech BY asking him qdesuona 1t il custom.
ary for gentlemen here TO make such inter- options
Mr. sArH-The gentleman from Kentucky has acted
gentleman from Ohio only. am very happy to be inter
ruptsa whenever this Interruption any psrtasns to
tho question: but have idea Of being interrup ed 1t
unworthy advantage. whenever the thing out of
the House, or out Of the discussion.
The Missouri Compromise.
LETTER FROM SENATOR DIXON, OF KENTUCKY.
WASHINGTON, Jan. rs, 1854.
In an article headed 6 This Nebraska Bill (" which sp-
peAred In your paper Of the 25th nst speaking my
eourse on the questions involved In It, you use thus
seems tina. tho bill Is to meet with some opposition in
Congs ptsdeot the ranks hs re oers and abolisioa
sumner Masachuse one most pesnIsnt abolition
u ~ &. a
9Sn Of sv e SS q and s.ns the
Better could NJ for Sa
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ssrs as hS9 w s q bis ,' ~ s viii
only purpose Of smbarra.ns the nasapa sdmin.ra
a5h S.s 81. .s'ss nS
lions VIM This excuse satisfy tho whs party Of ksntuckyf
.aes..sS. q 4. Gay s:.sssns il.
the op sn
and lash Mr. Dixon into proper respect tor the
Now sir, s lake IT for gralssd that you would not
Intentionally misrepresent either my motives or my
bill bsors the ssaats to organize the Territory
Nebraska have thought due to myself, to you, and
embracing the subject Of slavery ~ reported by "a
Douglas the chairman OF the COMMITTEES on Terri
,hs sn.nd%:n, Of the e,, offered ~ n: and shs as
The rst section OF the bin, after d.ning the bound.
Of the Territory declares That the same ahAll
created into temporary government the Of thu
Territory Of NsbrsskA; and, when admitted state
shan b received into the Union win without slavery
~ their constitution may prescribe st the time Of thsr
The 2lst section provides that all questions pertain
ing slavery in the Territories and In the States to
be formed theefrom TO be left to the decision OF the
tha{pa
1t win BE- recoetsd that the whole OF ths territory
sc 80 north latitude and that slavery In 1t Is forever
prohibited BY the eighth section of the act commonly
known as the Missouri compromise n,t whsa declares
Safes under the OF Louisiana which lies north Of
80 80 north latitude slavery and Involuntary servtads
otherwise than In the punishment Of cn whereof tbs
parties shal have been duly convicted shall forever
prohibi, edO
Il Win Of onco be pesesved that 80 long a. this astrs
mAnsin force slavery must be excluded from the pro
posed Territories The BILL reported by the commit
tee repeats II to the ex'snt only Of allowing the people
living within the limits Of such States may BE- formed
out Of said Territories TO have net slavery
their const Triton may prescribs At the time Of their I'D
the limits Of rad before organised into states
the like privilege From the provi-ons In the bill above
alluded TO- will appear msiss that unless the eighth
secon Of the k,sour conpro mise act Il repealed,
citizen living within slavcioidog State snigrate
said Territories and carry a,ng With his slave. until
after the people living within the shall have met
together and through their appropriate
decided whether slavery shall exit not Under this
state Of the case, could doubt that the decision
would be against the saveholder for the laws to
this point would exclude all sxveholders from the Teri
tories whilst 1. would admit abcAonists free soilsrs
fore gpers and all others TO slavery the right
to decide the question would be ned alone the OPP
ponents Of slavery and to those opposed to its coming
into the Territories.
That this would the provifisns OF the blu
ported By the COMMITTEES wholly imperative. 50 far Is
they intended to benz At the people living within the
limits Of the slavekodins States there be shadow
of doubt and amount to the wing OF the whole ques
ton far any practical result to be attansd pre-
cissIy exists under the provisions o. ths Mis-
souri, mpromise act IL promises the substances, bat
secures eny the shadow the peo pe Of the uth cit