The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-09-12

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ABIyAH NAM Or sosr snyLL POLITICS -BAR0AIxs
FO4 0gFiok no., BrC.
n fht Hon Wsa ~ Ludios. Dewsocruftc Odwdsddee for
90 'O'' " JAMAICA, Quxzxs cousrr, NY.l
sptsmoer ., 1854.
Eos VIZ n LUDLOW .-sr-lp coa,errsd,n With yoa
o. yrsois after your ion - can .u.es for lus
,fao. IL Ii rt-rsnt 1ovs,n you p,e.ser 70 s.y
that soul address letter - Jou. askeg shsther
sou cisappfryeS distinctly and unQusllasdly II ths pas
cage O. the Nebas,a Gill; ending -iver into that Ter
rIiory that you wouin with repy in the AFR
spd thai you / Ella the sans Opinions ami postoa on
that question tna Jou Rad exp~s cd 70 me before jour
pcups,ien, to ~it that you conasmoed that measure
with bill those men Sho had betrayed thsir constituents
IN the free tat-s ty voting for "
have the honor 10 msAe tn inquiry -uggested,
and !. sguae other seeming to req
ak il. a,ion This con verssuon souget my part
In nsegu-Dse 8 surpri-e on finding shs. aai
ali ,he RI, uds ,on could nfu.r cs suca tas radcal or
barnbu,i@r por ion of the democracy d. csntradisn.
gu,shsd for the soft and patronage haot voted
for resoluts repoI ted by tho msjort, If the
me- hen they simply sfii med that the n'r,uc'ioa
OF The d,uss In tie Nebrasia amt Karsss bill epeang
tire Mise uri compromise mex podieut ADD unneces
y ana crgs uiated tho county that sns results
to gr.w out "t III measure likely to prose oeooa
cs the eopls OF the terrioresthe logic OF which
seems TO be that having c'muittes often against
the honor OF he ration and he history OF times
rejoice r the prospective IT beneds TO be
expected from sucn aft nceiep coating sgit. ton
Of the before the grand nest OF the country
s apy opinions spec Ing pc yer Congress in tho
matter sht uld become .eets of democracy add oons
tute s'audards by which we night not bs willing to
be tried t-fore civilized tribunals for ise ole Gees
which expect hereafter to be obi ged by league
witt 'be ustcnsl Iarty to commit
hac other reasons Tor seeking this ex plan 4ion
from you Of your course ina much you had Dolly
a,ov yeur 0pinions sgaiLst the Ne raska BILL
but invitation, had visi "a my pris.'c aud
rsrsfu ly crcisd considered aud sgrse
solutions had astiiy prepared that morniog they
appear N rhe published proceedings of tue convea
tic, AID weil srppose nat after yeu haa OK
pressed Jour opinion-hsviog frst o,,aiD- ID
yews of men bes OF the convention ia intercourse
thr sefourihs II rot IS en- eighths OF the d,e
gates decidedly in favor Of firm and dis met
approval of the Nebraska bii in nguasaso clear aud
dstr ct as 10 adcis of no doubt-my increased
70 pain! III astcnis hment, when found fhas the Com
miee Resolutions selected by you bad been pscsed
to spc report such resolution In respect to
the massage vt the Nebraska bill (ncusng lie ,oxcJ
as i row ssncs out IN the political history OF the
"sft" ceme crazy OF oar state, 1t has no., within
ny collection, hut one eyampis, and dds only oils
justin alton and that Is In the Baiti pl,'iorn
sanctioned by the last inaugural contained in ITS
tenth receive, Affirming that the proposition CONTAINED
in The ninlh resolution covered and was ,nteneo
brsce tho sbole subject Of slavery agitation Coo.
CESS, when IL truth 1t did lot embrace any
such tnug-wbatever was intended. 1t vas sim Nv
false and reus,e on its face and has msed not only
the President but all other worsoippers it, shroe
such vii probably be the result OF this 'soft resola
on If the Syrscuse Convention which you voted for
The constitution Of this committee appeared to
markabe in other Iespects for 1t had director aud
end with soma of its hopeful benefcia-es from It'd
eastern, filed up, xil rot with free tickets. The
sECscs bcb IL fel ali the
the In It's centre but with hon rabls
gentlemen, especial friends Of u state alton
wishi, TO be slso considered defenders Of the faith
&c" at Washington. some of tn also pr0fessad
10 be in OF resolutions which they voted against
The ,eyor of the Port Of New York. who assured
us be MAS barnbnrner IN lS48 snd opposed then to
the extension Of slave into the Territories. ana that
he sti mhDta the same opinions acted very a,ly
ard consistently under the freadly advice Of the Ccec
tor, ts suie or, in ATTENDANCE and consu "a.
ton in he adjoining during the ny debate aud
sitting OF the com nitee lbs Surveyor carries With him
which shoSs Itself eloquently without being crushed
out " In short there but three members of the
sixteen oppo ed to The Nebraska bill.
Fnoing the committee thus constituted under your
auspices, waa led to seek for the reasons which had
governed you in the appointment anc for this pur-
pose sppiisd to you directly You kindly informed
me that you had met the editor OF the Albany Auds
who aAo a delegate member Of ,he coon nit.
tee, as well as particular friend Of Gov Seymour,
and who had drawn up tho revolution which he also
mite to you and which adopted by a major.
ity Of the committee with a slight modif, .rion, as
you that tie cond mt ations and congratulations
ulaed in it were strong enough to promote the encs
rance YOU haa Yielded maintaining stu, your original
Opinions NJ expressed to me, although yu voted the
other way, You may very well suppose that
entirely satisfied by this espla from tho remark
made reply, that you must allow to judge Of
by Their actions her than W their language siace
gua9e has been said t. be Invention Of t.
coal their thonf hts rather than the gift of God
press and expia tn M accordingly sought Informs
ion other quarters and il is that you should be
informed Of the and have proper Opportunity for
defence il you deem il ''oxpedient aad necessary"
was in'orme' that you had agreed. in coast era
ton Of nomination for lieutenant governor, t.
change your first opinions and a5opt those Of yoar
new fri. nos AID appoint such committee would
report the absurd resolutions eispssd by the conven
ton, and aid their passage by your vote, the
operation Of the previous question to and others
OF from the privilege of DEBATE and amendment
ard thus assign US all over Ike human chat,el to
aid the Administration in e1te1dng slavery uto ali
territories where it s not Iermitted the
nomination Of tho patriot douglas administrator de
Oonts nonsof General Piercea administration As had
no knowledge or any such bargaia and arrangement,
could bling myself to believe It. and therefore in
justice to you and your charac rep5et the allsga
tcn as scandalous; yet was Obliged to amt that such
was the necessary result OF all your actiona result
Which, with t; aid Of the immediate agents and
waits Of the government CONSTITUTE large number of
the convention lee by notorious character from New
pressed to me- the win Of large majority o, the peo
pie this state including your constituents ami mine
within the counties Of Long leland, who delegated
accomplish a very different result.
L When the END vas howeyer, attained, and was
called upon to vote upon your nomination, aud de-
clined to vote for you the ground, informed
resolution, although had been Induced before to
urge your nomination as Governor, (such ~as my
good opinion Of you puoGs man, IN Governor
Q, mOur in reality declnea, II alleged hs would;
and a. suppose INTENDED to d. until ais letter
publiheo before rhe convention hsd act d, When
cinded 1t piece OF harmless coq1etry in to
increase tie zeal OF his lovers of whom suspi
cious of the professions OF attachment hs said to
have 20 individuals 10 favor of free territories
have thus sir, soged bri.f, to several of ale
CATION. ana considerable which said by msuy 10
have controlled The action the Convention ant your
domination in order 10 afford you an opportunity 10
your tepy 10 oe1pe yonr position in respec to the Ne
brafka BILL ard to correct the impressions arising from
your having voted contrary 10 your previously
pressed options ard determination and which 20
Injurious 70 your character fame, aod per-
mted to doubt that you wi be able TO do go
with truth and honcr
am, sir, respectfully aud faithfully yours,
The Heated Term In September, and the