Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1856-06-13
For he Enqnsrer.
1.-THE SUMNER OUTRAGE"
ALIAS
THE FLoGGlXG OF SUMNER BY BHoots

THE FLOGGlNG OF SUMNER BY BhOuts.
| The questions presented by this case are:
| |. Has Mr.. Brooks been guilty OF any breach OF
| the privileges nf the Senate!
= Has the House Of Representatives any Iurlsdc-
! tiuu o. he case!
8. II then. Ecs been a breach of privilege is ex-
| pulsinn legal AID proper remedy!
l. The frs, mixed gG@si'"n OF iac' ana 'a"' nhd
il il material therefore tu'tscea tpe FACTS CORRECTLY
think every one will cumccde the i3llD~f ng - be
! correct statement ut them
In IN. d.b,r. upun the affairs Of Kansas the Scn-
ator f,un VI -sachusetts used. whuu: the least pro-
VOCATION in reference 10 the State oi So1th Carolina,
and her eulix,teurQ and venerable Srnhtur, VINO Is
always courteous ~ he opponents tile following IAN
| guag-, IL wit ,.
| "Iu before entering upon the argument must
snv something of general character particularly III
rrsuouse Ia what lns fallen from SENATORS who have
rnised Themselves to crncnce on THIS n'or 10 CHAIN
uiouslip of human w-nngs-i mrnD the senator from
south Carolina Mr. Butl=r aud hs senator from IL
| I;unis Mr. Duura, I-wlIu, though unlike as Don
Ouixntr aud Surhn PaIza, yei, like this couple sal
| ~ forth together in the SAME adventure. regret
much 10 miss the elder senator from his sea out III"
cause against which he has run tilt with such activity
! III amin sty d:miauis that the opportunity oi,ex
pcuiuy him should not bu lost, aud II ls r the cause
! thut speak The senator from South Carolina has
real, many books of chivary aud believes himself
chivaruus kniyht With sentiments OF honor aud cou-
rage or course, lie hes chosen II mistress to whom
he has maue his VOWS, and whp. though ugly to
others Is always lovely to him; ti"%gh polluted III
i'll, ]
the harlot, slavery. For her his tongue is always
pruluse in words. Let her be npeached III charac'
ter or any proposition made to shut her OUT from the
extension of her wantonuess. aud no extravaganza "i
manner or hurCIihu"i Df assertion Ii then too great
for this senator. The phrensy OF Don Qulxote III
behalf of his wsich DuIcnra del Tobso IL all sur
passed. The asserted rights Ut slavery. which shock
equality of all kinds Hrc cnakrd by 'aitastic clah
ni equality Ii the slave States cannot ENJOY ~hal'
| IN m,ck.ry of the great fathers of the repdOr, lie
nisiines equality under the Consuion-in oIhef
words, the iu power IN the national Territories u
compel fellow tn unpaid toll, tn separate husoahd
and wife and To sell little children ut the auction
boc,i-then sir, the chivarc senator VIII conduct
| the State of South Carolina out Of the Cnon' ie-
ro.c knight E&ated senator! second Moses come
Tor n second erodps."
Bat not content With this poor menace, which We
have been twice. told was 'ileasnred, TIE scnhor,
in the unrrs,rnned thivairy OF he nature has ui-
d-rlakcn Ia apply "pprnbrl"us words 10 H'pSe WI"
differ from him this lOrr. lie calls tlr!n section
al and faatica; aud opposition t" the usufpailon III
| Kansas he drn"unces rs 'au uncnculhlS lanai
| ,sIn 10 be sure, these charges lack all grace OF
originality, and all sentiment of truth; but the udven
furious senator due, not hesitate. lie * the uncon
| promising, unblushing representative on this fpnr at
n taprant srii0H0f,>m wica Euw dninlnetrs over the
| rcpubc, aud yet with ludlcroas ignorance OF his
uwu pnsitjun unable 10 see himself 4; others see hlIl
| mr. with nh eitronery which even his white head
n,ht nat I, prutec from rrbuke he applies to those
| re- vino resist his aciOnal,Sm the very epiihe which
| dpsiyuates himself. The men who strive TO bring
hack the government 10 its original po!lcy. when
fr.eInin and not slavery was national, while slavery
aud nut Freedom sectional lie arraiS5 IL Sctf"H-
| MI Thi, will not tin it involves too great peIv"r-
sion of terms tell that senator that II Is 10 h'h'
self aud to the Organization OF when he" Tue com
,ni,ie, ndvucate' that this cpiilIrt belongs hn"
t,,s,vn it upon them. For myself, care lL1ile loT
naner but since the questio" has been raised here,
affirm that the republican, party ot the u"oh ~ 10 '
just sense >,ct.onai but, more than any oiher parry
aat,0nai and that goes forth to ulSouSc from
iii" high places of the government the iyfanaca sec
tnualsn Of which the senator from South Carolina Is
one ni the Inaddest zealots.'
"With regret. come again upon the senator from
South Carolina, MIR BrrLER,j whn omnpresent III
this debate, overlooked with rage at the simple sug-
geson tina; kamras had applied for admission as II
State, mud with nc"hercut phrases, discharged tile
ltse expectnratlun of rs speech. up"n her rep
resentative, ana then upon her people. There WAS
no Extravaganza OF the ancient parliamentary debate
which he did not repeat; nor was there any possible
deviation FROM truth which he did make, with
much Of passion, | am glad I" add, rs 10 save him
from the suspicion of Intentional alteration But
the senator touches nothing which he does dis
hyure--wth error sometimes ut principle, sometimes
of fact. He shows imcapacity Of accuracy,
whether in stating the Constitution or i'll stating the
law whether in the details Of statistics, the diver