New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-08-17

'. gu o. .Isc, NJ our Senaors' refusing 20 voe
on m. Canal hi and on their withdrasing from tle
Senate Cnamber-prove, that hal oat 70 oe cons.st
a., sr;h ,rv osn theory Of civil government IN order
y, - f.e 10 20 toto the the combination for savins on
,bevo,e on the Nebraska bill These sn-cedents also
rova that my earnestDess, in behalf OF this theory
81 this point, needed no addl'ionai cohsueia'HS ~
induce me 10 carry II out
Cd There are the Members Of CDnges', who urged
me 10 90 into the combination AK SEQ stors C'ase
and Sumner or any other of them, whether they ever
heard me give reason Tor not gong mo .lc o'alo'
nation other than that, which gave in M letter 20
rou. Thfre too are the gentlemen out OF Congess,
who argued the case with me- Ask Pfeeton hU.g, or
any of them, whether they ever heard me give any
other reason. They will all reply that gave 20
other.
3D. Look at the recorded proceedings of Congress.
They show that was opposed on principle to the CON-
biDaiion in quesiioD-for they show t1at l voted
sgainst The devices TO consume time apd prevent he
taking Of the vote on the bill. There 10 the record of
nv votes on the side Of the PrO-Savery majority.
Yes this record sboas that sat AID votei with that
guilty majority. Publish, if you reese, 10 the most
strongly coDC emnatory terms, 'het found in that
memorable struggle in Pro SlaYery com oany--in the
company Of men who were guilty Of one OF the most
stureDdous and atIocious sw ndIngs ever known.
Hold me up if you please, everlasting detestaon
for all thaifor all tina, s true Only do not prsist IN
tellii Q Of me what is net true.
9Th. There my letter TO my constituents ltspeaSs
for Itself II gives but reason for my refusing 70
Join the minority in tiampling on the rights OF the
maiOTi'y. In usDg such laug uaEe mean 10 reprOhch
on the minority. They acted out their conscience aud
Iuine They thought thar they were upnoding rights,
while thought that they were irampling on nights.
We come DOW TO your argument for showing that
ayOwcd in my letter 10 my constituents two reasons
for not combining with the minority on the occasion
referred TO. That may be certain OF doing you no
Injustice, will copy the whole of your argument on
this point.
going bad anything do with bis absence from the Ne
brasks struggle Mr. smith quotes long passage from an al
published Washng
ion duly COPIED TIE TRIBUNE at the lime. 10 tins e1
The course Of The n my in resisting the BIZ seemed to him
wong aud refused JON H. This all right; had he
bug must st have respected bic aety to his on but hs
not e In part Of the very same address which IN the
following words In reference to letter of his which had been
In leaving ne Nebraska viii briefly refer the which
hve been cat on ore Of my private eer he whole or 9ss o. s
The letter not before me BOT remember iaa poas n II
be'n appointed for 'sAins the vote on the Nebraska O
The passage Of the private letter above referred to
follows: ....,..-..... =.
hna the Seorsska bin should not IN that
bed 81 that hour the absence
and urs vo,ei Some my friends would Say upon myself but
Now th't in view of these dec araious it r.,
difficult understand the warmth of excitement with
which Mr. Smith epe The Tea that he absent from
that rnoorahe struggle because be wanted to
here admits that hi on principle be opposed joining
battle wsged the House he also opposed to because
It n,eIfeied with his bedtime"
of nsDceity you have not entirely COMPOUNDED one
subject with another. Neither the passage you ex'
trac; from private letter. that you extract from
The letter to my constituents says one word about the
"memorabe struggle i'll which the majority tned to
bring the House vote on the Nebraska bill, and
the minority tried 10 iave off the vote. Both of these
passages refer to the taking Of the U0te on the Nebraska
bill.
You see your bIunder. Men as able aud logical az
YOU are have been guilty of bunders. Some of them
have been magnanimous enough TO confess them, and
some have not. With which of the two classes you
shall identify yourself remains 10 be proved. You
veptured to impesoh my veracity. have triumph
antly indicated it. You would, perhaps consult
Your popularity by refusing TO publish to ada the
viDdication, But hope you will prefer to honor
yourself and TO honor human nature, even though 1t
shall be at the expense of your popularity.
But although the extracts which you made do en-
tirely fail TO convict me of any degree of insincery
or fasehood for the that they do not apply to
the subject which in your haste you took it for grant
ed that they did apply TO- there is nevertheless another
direction also in which you use tle extracts against
ne. You the IN TO prove that In q certain event
would by nv own admission have failed to vote on
the Nebraska BILL | admit that they prove II. What,
however, has this to do with your former charges
against mel These charges regarded what l
actually did in actual circumstances. But now you
arraieB me for coiecurng lit could be cOnjecturng
oDly what should do in certain supposable crcu.n-
stances. You are ungenerous Since did vote in
the actual case, you should be ready to forgive my
after suggestions, however foolish, that IN an i'm
sgined contingency, well-nigh impossible TO occur
Should refuse to vote. do not recollect how oame
to suppose this O'Clock case. Ii probably was 10
illustrate the abeurdity OF entering upon physical
struggle which was TO keep members of Congress
from their tables and beds for weeks ay monthsfor
when it was entered upon it was common boast that
il should be protraced for at least Fix months if not in
deed until the expiration of that Congress, IN March,
1858.
1t occurs TO me from your language that you would
have il understood that had the vote the Nebraska
bill not been taken until after o'clock, would have
oft tlp Houep before the taking NV letter IN
constituents shows that meant no such thing. had
in my mind the outrage and wickedness of appointing
the day beforehand or days beforehand session az an
hour so unreasonable that some would be too feeble
and none would be tit to attend it. You intimate that
with dishonest intent l fOrebore 10 quote from my
letter TO my constituents what it must nov be abun-
dainty evident 10 there was no occasion whatever
TO quote. j, in my turn, do low charge you with
emitting to quote from it that which would have ex
planned 10 my advantage and vlndcation what meant
in the part you did quote. will however supply your
omission, and quote what Is necessary to serve the
cause of truth at this point.
-" might dwell many objections giving
10 this O'Clock appointment will detan with oty few
Of them and with but eance at these Let Some Members
of Congress either from other feeble
leave their al such an Unusual hour for eayius Ss %
At this sleepy hour few persons are IN state for the wise and
safe transaction Of important business Sd As the friend Of
Temperance both my lips and example shall testify against
nghteson Of Congress that not called for by the clear
est necessity What the majority had appointed the taking Of
the vote the Nebraska question in draahop Would you
have bad me present. trust not
But shall perhaps be told that IL understood
the friends Of Temperance, and deeency and
refuse Congress the latter part OF the night sdvu
would be taken Of the refusal and that Of the night
would be chosen for mscbevous and wicked legislation THIS
suyposes things however neither Of which Is
possbe. II suppoes h that majority Of the Members If
Congress Won be guilty of such aud ,ond that
the people would be patient under IT, Had the Nebraska bill
been passed by calling from beds O'clock the people
would have this dgrseefu another and strong
reason for condo inning this bill and its supporters"
trust that your readers viii not construe my words
to mean that would not have gone 70 a 3.o'cock in
the-morning session for the sake of defeating the Ne
braska bill. suppose that for that purpose would