New-York daily tribune., 1858-03-06
SHIELDS ON LECOMPTON.

Gen. SHKLDs's letter to his friend COL Murphy,
President OF the Minnesota Senate indicating the
writer's position on the LecOmpton issue hiss lust
reached US through the s.. Paul papers. 1t is
dated Washington, Feb. 2. aud deals first with the
treatment of Minnesota By Congress, proceeding a.
follows:
on r Of February. judge DonsA. moved to take IN tn,
u which Cr,,enden OF Kentucky DouS. Hale and othcr,
urg,d iih force and eoquence the claims Minnesota 70 in
daie admission Green Of Missouri insisted Mason Of
Vrguis ceclared length the ecouptou Const
to be before them they could no;
OF Mimi sofa a. separate This evidently
op, sov Of the policy determined by the syocs;es
tie LecomPon Constitution. The admission Minnesota 10
made appes 20 depend upon the Submission OF K.nsa,
lot believe that Congress. will commit snch wrn,
upon poPe who are ga,e., OF Odsrse against the ey
OF The Law or The authority the Governen, Like every
wrong VII also prove to b. folly for greatly mis-
take the spl o e Popr 9' hnne.oS they do not with
heart and with one mind res. such Outrage their
cons utions rights hat the bill could pressed 70
the repesntat' Of the sovereign States Of this Cnon could
such injustice TO the sovereign people Of Minnesota thy
On the ID Of February the President. Message coman
eating the LeeoHpon Constitution transmitted Congress-
the Minnesota the sdmson Of upon Con
gress in lengthy sbced and. will sdd able argument,
President here my convictions Of night compel
differ from him entertain the iyeesi feelings Of friendship
TEp MS OWN HONEST JUDGMENT TO BE- BIASED By the suG
GEsTIoss OF sELFIsH MEN INFERIOR PARTS AND aUEs
ain the Of Minnesota there ,ig.,ed political
which called for Executive whereas
IN Ksr unort mate sectional struggle invested que
ton with national but unnatural prominence which msle
the duty of the President TO express decided opinion
sl e. Still Il hiss fsedo elicit remark that the Mnne-o
IA Constitution which 10 the legitimate ofspng the whole
people Of Muueo,s hs not received the compliment Of ps
ing notice e, from Vi. Executive organ The Union while
Constitution of Kansas which 2rst msy honest people eou
slider fraudulent osPrng of iactous minority should De
ursed upon Congress with all the weight and suhotS OF the
Administration.
trial strength took place yesterday, in the House
Coma fti' frpfer
Tie Leconpon de'ra.d The reiseuce to lec
Committee carried by dty OF three four But the
Ieeou pto Constitution will pass the Senate aud hardly think
majority will be able to hd Ou long against the Teig
of the Administration.
We have fallen strange times. cannot venture Pre-
dcton as the future The people a Minnesota will do well
10 or,fy their minds against any undue excitement You
depend upon thing let what will hspPn mesn 10 the best
f NV poor sbirs maintain the honor aud dignity OF Min
nesoa to resist wrong let 1t come from what quarter
NAV the people of Ksnssswrong TO the people OF
th people Of the North the
south resist either in the Senate out Of the Senate with
all my aud all my strength long as God pleased TO
spare my life 10 my country ,,-, ,,,,,,,rs
Iour friend, JAMES ohlELDe
"The Hon R. O. MURPHy, President Of the senate'