Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1856-06-12
Tbs Press an the late Outrage.


that the Reign Of Terror which the Democrat
ic Jacobins are endssVoring to initiate at Wash
ibgtOn will be aVsrlsd, when the Press is able
to lOsssn its tongue and speak freely. We
subjoin q few comments from cur eotempoTA-
ries on the Brooks and Sumner affair.
Our neighbOr Of the Union, in honorable
contrast With the Pest, speaks out like man.
Although Brooks is Democrat. this is no par
ty question. 1t is simply question between
manhood and ruffsnsm. The Post, true to its
instincts. sides with the latter, the Union. per-
mits iir manhood to become uppermOst. Il
says;
"As to the prOVOcation for the otfense, we have
no thing more 10 say, than that ii was not i'm
mediate either in time or circumstance. Mr..
Brooks was not the injured party, and the
wrong done had been committed so long preVi.
ously as to allow Of the choice OF some other
place Of vengeance. To deliberately select The
Senate Chamber, although after ihehOur of ad.
journment, for the inAiclion Of personal chss-
tisement, is warranted by no code, either Of
honor, deeency or manhood. The injury 10
Mr. Sumner is q matter with which we have
little to do. We have dozens Of instances Of
just as good treatment. But the manner in
which the act was done, aud the time and
place Of its performance, make il an insult to
the people Of the ns.iOn at large, The blow
is against the reputation Of our country. 1t
tends to bring the name of our most dignifed
Legislative assembly into contempt and we re-
gard the psrpetratOT of the act to being as much
lost to all sense of national pride, as to recep-
ton of the ordinary prOprieties of life."
The Philadelphia Ledger says
III this assault upon Mr., Sumner is not a
breach Of privilege, it certainly is a aagrant
outrage Of more than ordinary terpitude, for it
is not only cruel personal assqlI, but il is an
act, the tendency of which Is to restrict the
freedom Of debsle in our National Councils, TO
interfere with tbs representative in the dia-
charge of bis duties 10 his constituents, and
therefore. endang ering and impuiring the funC-
tions ofthe legislature. The Senate, therefore,
owes duty to itself to see that the offender is
handed over to the Grand Jury for indictment
and trial and il the House consult its own
dignity. and has proper regard to the pro-
lection due legislator, it will expel Mr.. Brooks
from his seat in that body, for we presume the
offender is the member of that name from South
T. al thn IF
in Congress-, we have never heard Of more
Wanton, brutal and unuanly act than this at
tributed to Mr.. Brooks"
We heartily second this suggestion Of expul-
sion II Brooks is not expelled from the House,
then is all sense Of decency lost at Washing
fon.
The Philadelphia Times says
.'If Southern insolence and bulyism is so
rampant as to invade the sacred precincts of
our legislative halls, to find victims among A.
mericap Senators to appease its fury, it is time
that they should learn that there is Ia North,
that will be mighty powerful and united, if it is
not now. For years the South has reigned in
Washington with absolute sway. 1t has con-
lrolled society, public amusements govern
mental patronage in ell its departments, and in
auenced legislation. It is time Its scepter was
broken and its domination destroyed. This
single instance of utter disregard all the prop
critics Of lie, as we'll as Ct constitutional priVi
lege, will do more to shake its tyrapnical rul
than any other occurrence since tie murder of
Ciley. 1t is lime its pride, its offensive ram
pancy its insOlence, hOary from unrestrainsd
exercise. should be subdued."
The Philadelphia North american says:
"In view Of recent events, reAeclng men may
well pause and ask themselves, what next is
comingH We have seen peaceful settlers in a
territory opened to them by the laws. driven
from the lands they had purchased, by armed
mObs, obliged to leave behind them their prop
eriy, and in many cases compelled TO seek in
concealment, projection for ther lives. We
have seen the power of the National gotern>
ment perverted to maintain these abuses, and
it's processes employed to assist in schemes of
outrage and oppression; and now. when Sen
a.or Of the United States ventures TO raise his
voice in condemnation of these acts, we see
him stricken down in the light Of the capitel
itself, by an infuristed bully, who does his a.
,rociouS work at his own will and with 20 one
TO stay his hand What next is comingY In
Kansas the friends of civil liberty have been
hunted like beasts; in Washington the public
sanctuaries have not served to save their advo-
Gates from being badgered, and even beaten,
like dogs.
This is fearful condition Of things. Rash
Legislation and Executive connivance have
brought us to the verge Of civil war; and yet
be who opens his mouth to complain does so At