The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-02-02

Mr. sumner, Of Massachusetts, (~som you style m ,st
Pc tilent abolitionst for tbs unmAuy purpose Of
balrssipg the national admin and with assault
ing the nob,sst achievement OF Mr. Clay aud stte
t the proportions of tbs proudest monu meat
of his grsstpey."
You win surely Mr. Esior perceive that IL hive at.
TEN ted embarrAss the ionAl Judge
Douglas and the committee at the head of whoh he pre-
sides have stten pied .higg b. ncor poa
Ing into bill the which prop SIS TO
prscs sly what mine did and that IL agstor he
and thofs with whom he associated cannot b consider
ed less And unless am greatly IN sinf arme1, tle
Preside HIS Cabinet sgitStors Also every
where here raid BY BIZ. friends that he and they 10
favor OF total the Missouri niss @ aud
that they give their hearty approval the en
agreed upon by tn. com ni.tee.
So far as regards the charge that am "assaultiny
tbs nobleet achievement OF Mr.. Clay" Gully say
tat whilst venerate the memory OF tina. great man.
and would 60 far as any living To protect his
fame and his great reputation for patriotism and devo
consider the circumstance undsr viii h the Missouri
compromise act sas passed the city which drove
him 10 propTe aud urge Congress its ado ption
the best he could do for the the and
when fur her consider the injustice it does the cii
Of AL the ssveholopg States 10 Sepri Wing them OF
equal privileges with the citizens OF tbs other States to
Wit Of emgrating to the Terri OF the United Sta 4s
AID carrying along with them their property, Asd when
there Of berg shiedd by the broad mantle Of the de-
raj luton, which throws its Gys alike around the
cit Of all this great republic whether in tho States
Territories and protects the both their per sons
ard property and when slider that the gr sat
principle stlsd In the compromise OF 1850 tsat Of
Congress onsl interfsrst with the subsct
Clay himself the her OF this principle tnstI
am doing NO injustice to his mory N. when
urge its application TO the Territories question
You will now ncersand that my object was not to
ssate 70 EN- the national miastration but
10 carry our principle settled BY the promise
Of 1850 by applying /. to the Territories lying
tn Of SO degrees 80 minutes Of north latitude Tn.t
he bill A. originally reported BY the commit es did
uly do ths evidsrc not only In the that
not approved by the members from the slaveholapg
states but that the committee themselves afterwards
ndsd IL BY into 1t the principles OF the
amendn ept ,G-,ed BY me. Tbs Southern members saw,
A. AL others must that whilst the bill reported by
the COMMITTEES, profess cd to sustain the rights OF the
south was fact betray q Of them and covert
rencer Of every stakeholder to be sacrificed
his more willy and cunning Northern opponent. II to ar
rest such yocy ~ ths- to the shareholders Of
Kentucky ard Ct the other slavehoding States from
this attempt on the part Of those who profess be the
leaders OF the administration, to bind them hand and
foot AND give them to the tender merces Of North
ern free sellers and Northern fanatics and nsts
s an unmasly attempt on part to eubarrAss the
tonsl administration, and determination to disregard
the known viii OF constituents why let 1t BE- 70;
plead guilty TO the charge and take the responib y
With the hope that you viii do the Justice to pub
hsh this In our next paper, remain respectfully. Sc
ARCHIBALD DIXON