New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-04-24
Brooks and the Wing Flibustc rs.

WASHINGTON, Thursday, April -. lsa
The introduction of the Compromise res
olutions into the Wing Caucus, and the attempt
to interpolate them into the Wing Greed, has dis
turbed the sluggish tide of affairs in Washington
and thrown this lately peaceful community into
state of no inconsderabls agitation.
The nibustiering Wings who have undertaken
this business have not met with the success they
anticipated; and among those who, in attempting
to climb to the top of the tree over the heads Of
Others. have missed their hold and fallen to the
ground badly hurt, no one is more conspicuous
than one of the members from New-York City,.
Mr.. BROOKS made speech in caucus, whose
best charac teristic political poItroouery, aud
whose worst we have no language adequate to
describe. The outline of this speech appeared in
The Express of the preceding morning. in the
shape of letter from Washington. Mr. TRUaAS
SMITHS Indignation rose to white heat at hear
ing this speech, and he precipitated himself upon
the offending member in such manner, as to
cause his brother Wings in all directions, mentally
if not audibly, to exclam, Hold! hold" The
chastsement was most
The speech of MIR. Brooks, if we have heard il
character. lie represented the entire North as
vast mass of heated abolitonists who Were eager
for the opportunity of exciting servile insurrec-
ton in the South, and consuming that whole Sec
ton of country in the flames of civil war. lie adj
mitted that lac and his political associates in the
North were but the mercst handful, and had no
power whatever, unless backed by the unanimous
support of the South. And that unless they (the
South were united and unanimous, the conse-
quences he had depicted, would surely follow. lie
then declared that he considered the course of Mr..
MANGUM and others, in opposing the introduction
of the Compromise measures into the category Of
Wing doctrines, as sign and evidence ola division
in the South, that if not Immediately arrested,
would end in the horrors he had recounted.
The confessions of the speaker were not less
extraordinary than his assertions. He said that
his course on the Compromise had been his NUN.
lie had sacrificed himself politically and socially.
IIe was bankrupt in reputation, bankrupt in social
position, and bankrupt in influence. He de-
serted by friends, denounced by old associates,
and Stunned Of everybody. In word, he had be-
come, socially and politically, leper and out
cast And he more than minated that he would
desert back to the main body of Northern men,
unless the South deserted Mr. MAsGUM, Mr..
STANLY, Mr.. UNDERWOOD, and the like men, aud
came to his relief
What Mr. SMITH commenced in the caucus, MIR.
STAsLY finished in the House yesterday He
charged upon the member from NewYork the
authorship of the letter in The Express. MIR.
Brooks denied it, Mr.. SrASLV persisted in the
truth of his allegation in q manner that would
brook no denial of the truth. The member from
Newly DIRK succumbed and admitted the substance
of Mr.. STASLy's allegation. And thus the scene
closed. To-day it has been succeeded by Mr.
MAMGUM's awful excoriation in the Senate, Of
which the telegraph has furnished you report
We presume the remains of the Newly DIRK menu
Der will not be further disturbed.
1t is to be hoped that the Developments grow
ing out Of this last effort Of few 1ibustier-
ing Wings, to make conquest of the Wing
party, will receive the attention to which
their significance enttle them. We are not so
fond Of capital punishment to desire that the
leaders of the expedition should be garoted, but
we trust their failure may cause them to desist
from such attempts in future, and be followed by
works meet for repentance. Js.P'