Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1856-06-13
"THE SUMNER OUTRAGE"
THE EFLoGGIyG OF SUMNER BY col. b

SuTpTISt, tnHl lntn Ol ueCeut lultliScHCe any
where, should profess to believe that an courage
had been committed by Col. Brooks, and contempt
Tor the miserable nature which can seek or desire I"
conceal tile shame and crimes nt the wreched SIAN
drr-r, by crocodile tears, and attempt 10 get power
iur the purpose of plumber by exhibiting his bloody
shirt.nil aud fac simllrs ut the cracks III his skim
Poor grovclInr, sOrdd human nature IL IL indeed
terrible calamity which affords the temptation thus
Ia betray aud expose your lowest and Dasest quail
ties.
While these tricks of the traders in dirty shirts and
disgracrfu wounds excite contempt and derIs"ns,
what il the fering which the contemplation OF sum
rXrit"s 1t is absolutely inde,crbaolc, tor there
is other emotion with which tu compare IT, rs there
has never before been case ike IT, Contemplate II
tor u moment.
4 Senator of The United S,ates--a man who comes
from the land upon Whose bosom rises Bunker lii,
with halo {" victory, with all lis revolutionary as
soclatiuns aud rccucCti"nS n prnld monument 0i
the patriotism aud valor ut III. solid men of Bo5
ton; r man who claims 70 be the cunpeer ot the
Adam-cs the PickcrlngS, and Ameses who succeeds
the rrtiued aud accomplished Winthrop, and fills the
place once occupied 10y New ErgIands pr"udest
chieitan, the great aud gifted Webster; who rlaItns
tu have been elevated above bis race by the lnNIncl-
bic power Of lrtters-n haze been purified by "or-
shipping 1T The shrine with The muses. aud vcstal',
and made heroic aud disnltird by ianlliar as-oc"-
tion with the heroes and statesmen nl former tunes
assuming that great crisis has arisen III tue country
that great crime is about Ia be prrprtraicd IN the
the blows lcois ami in ng"ny calls hiI, her cham
pun, the rescue before she expires cihiIlIiS 10
resemble him who VIA first called "Pater PatrlT' by
a grateful Senate becau.: he exposed tue corruption
u NrrrS and the treason at tatGiIne, ana saved MS
country from civil war: assuming I" perform his
part and pruclaImng tu his c"mpntrInts at nome
The man who are purcr than Washington. and wiser
than Jefferson and Adams -tiat he should perform
most thorough shly-nOre thoroughly than ever u hau
been before. Stawnrt and uf proportions iu!l-as
Hector g"dlike--armrd like Paas and brave as
Mars, lie springs into the he'd;
With rage divine his bnsom Gows,
From his fierce eye balls living flames expire
And flash incorS"FI IKE u .;nit.e "i ti:e
Terrible scene. Sat challenged to the conflict
and d-iIed with scGrn and cuntumely. nnd
Back -hrinks his lnyrmid0ns with dread surprise.
When ia quiet gentle Carnlinian meets him with
little guita p.rca tube, and Whips him until he rgcis
his goddess uf brity, and hnrot Of sIavcry-t"r-
gets the crime he WAS avenglng, and Cicero anu
NrrrcS and the Senate, aud rolls upon The four ana
bellows like bull calf-alInOst another capital call
in the capilo! killed!
This seen. a. contrast ar. of themaelvcs, enough
,n excite contempt, scorn disgust, dcrslun But Tie
lee ingS are not allowed To stop here. his ussaic
orator. patriot. aud hrro-th.s compiler o' plIlIppcS
against a nation, aud retailer ui hth and H!sehnnd,
who had strength enough 20 iCGr as taole Tom "s
iu-t-nugs i'll order ~ e.csps, but had not strength
enough IN strike hnW, or chs%h Inc cane NeAeep'
upon his head aud baCS,l or seize MS hu'erea'!'
| u,
clanaiions of murder, outrage (brutai IRON benrath
his hands,.s and seldIng out 10 STIR Inc cunninS
aud excite the silly, his dirty shirt, upon which The
nnvinus Brooks did cause his paf!"t h'o"d {" How -
| In the annals of bomba-i Hypocrisy cant, aud cav.
ardic., was there ever suc! cas-" before! Gan ary
language describe the contempt, dSSuat, w r
the contemplation ot il cXcitr,! Aht yet II IS t'r
snch creature this, thar u!t"rt - made TO ex
cite IL nations sympathy "lG wrath. Bur, stranger
STILL even the men nhc apyr"vc the fellows con-
duet and .Iit;.a ais cnmardlccr talk Ot rifles. re-
voive!. AID lighting. What sort OF Fighting would
sucil creatures DIV, Like T"rnrn, would they bite
! mud scratch. or like ntgrue-, KICK ann outt! fISht
IN. Only Imagine Gen. Wilson III the Held, Win -e-
.iInent of Summers at his back and the three guards
| men, Brooks, krrtt and EdmundsGn - Tont, armed
rac! with gurta percha tube nd hold your sides
until You ARE done ia"EE.G. how terrible would oe
t. carnage eud EGM many bloody shirts 10 show, II
indeed, hey did not, by making the shirts very
strj ut, save them FROM The ensanguned torrent
: Bat perhaps, DO thcs, heroes injustice. Indeed
do They do not pretend, that they eau dc any
Of iLr Necessary fighting themselves. Iney do not
propose 10 av-rc the furn Sumuer protect their
own honor the freedom a. a!sach with their own
arms. Oh no they de 10. mcau 10 encounter any OF
the hazards %: --tta pefcha-~but they propose to
hire trG yUe. 10 come TO Washington aud fight for
t.cn To protect Them and their Freedom of speech.
What wnuld these men have done upon 40 battle
field. of McXicn who kick aud sGuG!.. and cry out
murder for little switching, arc call for bravoes 10
protect them. One such land AS the gallant Shields
and noble Scluei .t.nife' "oul nave Killed ErGt-
ment of tl.... and Ccrro Gord0, Churubusco and Mo
l.n,, would be standing monuments uf .heiE love
Of peace and 1. ar Oi guita prrcha.
Let Sumner never .pruk again ni The Knight OF
Lanancha and his Squire SGnchO, but always ol the
Knight uf Gu;o rr.. ha nHi hs ''rrlisinus" Squire
Wilson, t:uua ard iuntable Squire, who has
.alhr the right OF seit-Iecnce As an article OF re-
lg;uus faith
The irna Nn,.ii-thc gallant Nnr-the lrsrenlan's
Of III, pilgrims, md the men ut Bunker ll-the
II fHen AZ pt
will rcpudmie ard these creatures, who
ayuw they huve honor 10 fight Tor, ard 10 courage
10 iisi; w.ih.
Wlat insult to the country u. suppose that it
will take part with suah lei. aud justify their sian
ders upon the lud .Ukrns, aU'l Sumter, and VI a
rion alI n,sa,., vi Chcyes and lfaync, Of LOwndes
aud Me Dniii:, and Calhoun, which poured out itS
6inod Tor freedom, OF all sorts at Camden and Aulaw
the Cowpens, Kings Mountain and Guii.u:d. What
n shame To suppuse that the brave who love the
brave will outrage the mtiGC.y nf the gallant But.
lr, who led his noble ;ya'nen 10 bloody graves and
brilliant sIorY IL. country s sake at CIrrubusco
bv iustrYI. The dtamcr ut his Country and the alan
dec: ui his venerable brother, and persccGnnS their
gallant defender, who MS" sought tEe zoe anid the
esnnons roar, aud fought fer ,,!ry snd his country
honor while Sumner ii lag dirty tr0pes and
fabrlcatns filthy a!5ehnnd-, for runaway negroes III
BnstUn! SEa2c, SAY. Ia make such imputatlon up
un the 60 -rrY. The brave always love the brave
and TIE prupie who Just as we'll a. brave. never
I
il mistake the North, um acr8 do not, II Is
most gratifying 10 know that :E=Te Is no doubt as It
the sentiments Uf the SorE. That the universal sen
tmen of all the l"Y. and true men is one OF appr"
val for Brooks and for Sumner and his ahetlurs
1t GIightful tn the press uf the South without
dI-inc;lun ot party sustaining the rgh aud :sliylng
| the people to their standnrd. and h"Ie may be
Inrduned for saying with how much pleasure have
behrld the course ot the Richrala Wing aud the En
quirer.
Questions arise Gat oi the case, however, Of fa
more consecucI.ue than any consideration OF tie per
soual hUru-. deneanOr ur even life OF Sumner, anC
thc!e propose ro discuss III 4 future nurnL"r.
The unfortunate, and with all Respect sn;.s say, il
con- irr-d report OF The Senate cun,ntce, and til,
extraordinary port m the (Inus- commltree .ivri
these questions ine deepest .:avty aud Importance
affecting the rights OF I'll nt u, and possibly the ex
isence of the Unicn and therefore, hope may b'
learning: ;.ad ability of Sir. Cobb'- r"porr for whci
we Ill owe him thanks A YIRGlNlAN.