The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1856-07-10

speech carefully and with much camness as could be
expected TO read such speech on have beed y State
am, ana sahaerea my eon, whg Y esea ana aoseh anu
Of the assault and not that the sanaior from Massaohu-
sets had made speech against the repeal Of The Missouri
Compromise in favor OF the admission of Kansas
State under the Topeka constitution His colleague with
honorable impulse, when he committed 10 prnta
speech containing remarks against near and aged kns
of his who not here 10 protect his own personal
honor aud feeling ahgh and holy obligation resting upon
him. stepped forward aud epced the assault made upon
tho personal character Of his relative
In reference to assaults growing out OF observations
made in debate he had TO say that he had been
member of the House for seven years and had never
had personal controversy with q single member upon
the floor, or occasion TO indulge in personal in
veetive either towards individuals States Whenever
he felt himself authorized TO do wheaever he felt called
upon to nvegh personally against individuals or commu-
mites he would hold himself responsible for 1t out or the
House well in the House. and there was other rule
that could be lad down which would give honorable
man security against the lbes Of the oumouhed Sian
derer who chose to indulge himself under the privilege no
enjoyed as a senator member lie held that there was
violation of the freedom of speech when man
transcended what egmatey belonged to argument and
called TO account for it than there violation of tho
freedom of the press when editor was called 10 account
for filling his columns with scandal against the private
character of an individual for which there remedy
at law The gentleman from Ohio had said that his coli
league struck Senator SUMNER down with blndgeon
That was not true The blows had been inflicted with
an ordinary walking cane, and witness who testified
to the precise size OF the cane had stated that its
size one inch at the upper end and fye-eghths
of inch at the lower, and That IL was hollow,
One would suppose, from the language of the gentle
man. that his colleague had gone into the Senate with
bludgeon weighing fifteen or twenty pounds and stricken
down Senator SUMNER such being the impression aempt-
ed to be made. Fair play jewel, and II gentlemen
thought that his colleague had violated the privileges OF
the House he desired them to state IN candor and fairness
the whole grounds Of their complaint and not TO exaggerae
the offence which he had committed in their estimation
His colleague would be incapable of doing them such
injustice and he appealed to them to let the whole state
ment go out to the people, who would judge the case aud
pronounce whatever opinion was necessary. +
He knew why all these things had been paraded. lie
knew the object to operate upon the public mind with
reference to the approaching election That the found
alton of the camor that had been raised Who had ever
heard before of personal controversy between two ndi-
viduas being magnifed into such consequences Not
with the ten thousand misrepresentation of the
affair which had been made by the party who was using It,
for their dishonest purposes eighty members of the
House. with view of scattering IL broadcast over the land
and giving il sectional character they said 1t
was sectional controversyhad voted TO print AT the
public expense hundred thousand copies OF the report
of the investigating committee When, in the history OF
the House the Senate had there been question Of
privilege where il found necessary to print one hun
dred thousand copies Of the report OF the committee on IN
vesgaton for circp'aon2 ltwas evidently intended for
eeconeerng document and that was all II was IN
tended to scatter oyer the North with view Q: holding
every one who did not vote in favor of the investigation
the floor of the ouse responsible for the assault coml
ted. That was the purpose and object Of ..
Mr. HICKMAN, OF nylyania, desired TO know f the
gentleman asserted that when he voted for the proposition
of the gentleman from Georgia Mr. Conpl 70 print 10000
copies of the report that be did with view OF
having eleconeering document TO assist the repuol
aa cause In such he would say that he did not vote
for IL eectioneerlng document He owed no ale-
glance to The republican pary and was opposed TO II in
every way. .#ss III
Mr.. ORR replied that If tho gentleman from Pennsylya-
MIA had afnities with the black republican party,
his public position very much misunderstood through
the country The circulation Of these documents
part Of system nlame the public mind, and tho
gentleman had therefore, cast vote without knowing IL,
the effect of which to injure the party TO which he
professed to belong E.a
Mr.. HICKMAN. Well Mr.. Speaker
loud cries of "0rder y "order "lIear Y "Hear aud
much confusion.]
The SPEAKER ruled the gentleman OF order, OBJ
lection was made TO his speaking. &, t1a#s
Mr. NICHOLS, OF Ohio, gave notice that he should in
tepose objections to gentleman incrruptng another
In the course of bis remarks.
Mr. ORR hoped that the gentleman from Pennsylvania
would be allowed 10 reply.
Mr. LETTER, of Ohio, objected. IS. #aEN.M.
Mr. STEPHENS of Georgia. entered his protest against
the decision OF the Speaker that gentleman had not
the right to interrupt another In debate objection
made lie did not wish 10 press Il at this time.
Mr. ORR then proceeded at great length to expose the
partisan character OF the majority report and show that Il
was evidently gotten up coctioneering document
lie argued in favor OF the adoption Of the minority
port declaring that breach OF the privileges OF the
House had been committed.
Mr. CoMIHS, of Massachusetts obtained the aoor, but
gave way at quarter after four o'clock, and the House
adjourned.
The LATE REScosTREs AT NEW 0RIEAEs--We copy the
following from t1e Ney Orleans Rec nft thc in4f