The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1852-05-08

AnU,.,.,ord,nary speech.


Tribune. makes the following notice Of tie
speech Of Mr. Brooks Of New York, in reply to
the attack made upon him by Senator M1rgum
The speech Of Mr. Brooks, If we have heard
it correctly reported, was Of the most eN'rnori.'
nary character. He represented the entire No''h
ns vast mass OF hta'ed abultioni,ts who were
ca yer for the opportunity; Of exciting seF'i'e
insurrec;on In the South aud consuming that
whole section of the country m the flames 81
civil war lie admitted that he and his po.i''aI
associate, in the North were bat the metcs' haud
ful, and had no power whatever, unless uA'Ned
bv the unanimous vote OF the South. Ana WA'
unless they i'he South were united AMI uh'n'
NOUS, the consequences he Ind depicted, w"U'd
surely follow. lie then declared that lac con
silcrrd the course Of Mr Man-um and others 10
Opposing the iu,ruducliun Of the COMPROMISE
measures into the category Of Wig doctrines.
A. sirn aud evidence If = division an the south
hat if no; Immediately arrested, would emo j"
the horrors he bad rrcoun'ej
The confessions Of the speaker were not less
cNtraorImsry than his assertions. lie smd nat
his course e., the Compromise had been ln' run.
He Lad sacrificed himself politically and socially
He was bankrupt in reputation bankrupt 10 80
rial position. and bankrupt in influence lie was
deserted hv friends, denounced by Old associates
and summed cf every body. In word, lie ha'
become socially and politically, lepcr and an
outca,t. And h, more than minated that he
would desert brck To the main body II Northern
men unless tie South deserted Mr. Marsum Mr..
Stanlv, Mr.. Underwood, aud the Ike men, AMI
came to his relief
II the speech Of Mr. brook. WAS "extraordi'
nary" that Of Mr.. Msngum was certainly not
less SO. We find in the Tribune A repor; Of the
speech Of the latter, from which the following
extract may serve as = specimen. After al.u.
ding to a charge made BY the Express Of Goa
la,iun between Seward and ManSum. IN favor Of
Scott, dc dc, Nj NJ proceeded,
These allegations he pronounced to he in the
aggregate and m detail, and he dldI,unjer every
responsibility, moral and Otherwise that gen
tleman can assume, utterly false. The lnsIduous
and skulkluc editorial designed to screen the ma
liguaut ml>crennt, speaks Of an Occasional cor
respondent" who ha, been in Washington but
part of the winter dc, the sSu.kius hyPocriie,
the base cut .thrua. calumnatar.
have no sort Of doubt about the author
shin. have recently heard a speech in this
Chamber. not from a SENATOR between which
and portion. of the letter IN The Express there
and Ia singular minute terms e phrasev.ogy-
1t is incredible tlat both speech and letter t'd
not proceed from the same form which has hIih-
efto turned out much base Gn;Urrsnt com and
have thought proper to notice and brand It with
the stigma of base. unprovoked. deliberate false
hood. and Il the author can think a anything
as doubtless he can in his vocation, that will
more strongly and pointedIy express contempt
and cor,umrlv on my part, he has 10y these pres
ents a cart, blanche from me 60 write and PRINT
it in The LrprcSs, always with the reservation
that lie /, neither to make me say mr. ln-uuA'e
that in my opinion the author has any Of tie e.
seuth Elements Of q tue gentleman half
way meGdicant of an editor who i'hcs up his
dirty and dependant bread from tile h.Ihy
4 pools Of SANDER and calumuv, Elav m come sort
be an ohlcct of pity, for his poverty and not h''
/ Will. con.ents. tut when some freak Of fortune
shall throw an editor into . high official position
and lie shall affect the lufiio,t airs Of \ brilliant
court and m'iesticaily roll IN h- splendid coact
Trough tho broad avenues Of tie Capital BIZ
Official position serving as passport to refine
and yr,uous to the highest and most polished
circles Of society 1t j. always to be dep'Urcd O,
find him devoid Of the principles, tbr sentiments
and feelings Of gentleman. And when this pass
port enables Linn to find his way 70 private sup
pei co GllUtyI Itditit-r WiO We NDI h'"', F--
about fbr the means OF picking up callwn7 an.
slAnders-or fyc,s, n. the case may be-ln The
wav Of hi- vocation. 10 minister to The rahii ap
petite OF the readers Of liz Press or Er press
and thu. abusing the inequalities IN which I'D
unworthily participates, he ia fit subject TO b.
kicked ont Of every decent circle. and ban,hcI
the society Il honorable men. \ voice in the
gallery" Good Sir turn from tbs subject
~ do from It's author, with !oathlng, contempt
and scorn.
The identity Of language, Of sentiment, and
other circumstances. plainly enough indicated The
author. have little doubt lie Is one of the Eli
tors Of Tie Eypress and here pronounce, under
all The responsibilities that can appertain to me
that he is 4 meuiscoua calumnistor, devoid oil
all the essential principles, instincts and feeling
Of gentleman Of honor That Editor Of tn
Eyprsss, | take to be now A Member Of TN
House Of Representatives.
CnMR-We cannot permit sUchlanguage il i
altogether out Of order.
Mr. N,yGrN-I am aware, Sir, that it IS out 0
ordcr-ani am done
The matter here dropped.