Eaton Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1843-1856, 1856-06-05

i W.
o. The Gazing Of SeAaior SBaaner By Col
Brooks, has furnished the aboliiionists sufR.
Client food to'keep thesa alive for the next ter
months. Their attempts TO make political
capital out # it, and ina aRre The greopfe OF The
north, AND embroilthem in cfyii war, with the
Sdulhern portion ofthe Union, should be frown
led upon Ivy adj honest, Union ~loying4nen. The
l'Banner Of Liberty" in treating upon the
SUBJECT speaks our sentiments precisely. III
sayS-"While we are not disposed to peltis :e
The imprudence and %undignifed chaiacter Of
the assault by Mr.. Brooks, we de equally m
disposed 70 overlook or refuse our enph tic
~disapproval of the undigniiej and uncalied
the State Of South Caiolina in general and her
venerable Senator in particular. Bat we wish
all ACKNOWLEDGMENT observing tie sttenipt
Of degraded sec tional presses and f~analical
demagouges 10 make capital out Of the affair,
that it was %strictlya personal matter between
the parties, in no way involving The people OF
any portion Of The Union, any political party
or any legislative policy. Consequently none
are responsible therefor but the Parties them
selves, and the attempt 10 excite sectional
or partizan sympathy should be scoraed by
sensible men ~ofeTery section and Of every sen.
|timent.
Senator Sumner was notassauled for ~ords
spoken in leg innate debate, nor for the ex-
preston or advocacy ofhis owa sentiments OF
those Of any portion Of b lsrconstituency, rela.
tive 10 national STAIRS or on anypoliiical sub
.9ect. Senator Seward, Hale, Wade, and many
members Of The House ofRepresen latiyes have
frequently gone as foi in their antagonisfh 10
Southern Interests and institutions, as Sumner
or any one else coald DO. Indeed there is moi
10 be fuurd in The whole north a more fanati !.
cad, furious and roving obolilionis.s thaa Gid.
dings, a Member OF The House who has been
in the habit Of freely expressing himself in
that body wit hout tie Slightest danger of as
sault or even insult from any Of the Honorable
Members from The Sosthera States,-sithosgh
he once went so far as 10 utter IRRESPONSIBLE ex-
pressions, highly offensive. for which The Ho0se
felt bound by then osths 10 expel him, as they
did.
No genilemanin Massachusetts, or anywhere
else can approve OF the gross assam II Of Sum-
ner, in the Senate Of HE United States, upon
o sovereign State there Represented, sad the
intolerable personal Insults beaped upon the
most aged as well os .o1,e OF the mos, high
minded, truthful end honorable Senators, &C.
cusing him OF uttering every possible lie IN
his power, or what rs .be same Thing, that
was no possible dtciation from truth,
which he did not make.?' n anY iasguoge
would justify q personal assaelt, most csT-
tainIy that used by Sumner woald DO se.A~
Whatever may be oar view OF jnsti6cat.o on in
Ihe case, there is no doabt tAai Rine cases ont
Of ten such wholesale, deliberate and public
OF a mans yesacity would pro-
yoke and produce il, even in Massachusetts ;
and it would seldom. If ever fail 10 do 80 10
any Southern Stale, where lie people ole
romewhat more excitable and punctlious
soncerning velbal expressions.
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