New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-10-06
THE LIBELS on SENATOR SUMNER
TESTIMONY OF HIS PHYSICIANS.


TESTIMONY OF HIS PHYSICIANS.
Tie following correspondence came to hand last
To the Fdi,O, Of The n. Y. Tribune.
sin; Journals and orators devoted to the cause OF
Mr. buchanan have seen fit for partlzan purposes,
and in exenuation of an indetensbe act TO charge
gross fraud upon my colleague, the Hon. Charles sum
Ier by asserting that the Injuries arising from the a.
saul which left him nseusble on the hoor OF the Sen
ate Chamber on the I'D May last were 30 trivial tna
he could at any moment have resumed his public du
ties from which it alleged he has unnecessarily with
drawn.
This attempt to arrest the disgust awakened by the
most shameful act in the legislative history OF the
world nnd this caumny upon an absent man, have
more especially been employed in Indiana.
On the floor of the Senate | denounced the assault
h, Mr. Brooks as brutal. murderous and cowardly. l
now dcnounce the conduct OF these apohgiss and en-
lumnators az false, and dasardly, with all the
yileness of the original act That was an assault upon
fe this assault upon character, more precious 'nh
life. . ,,:.
and croundesness OF this charge are as palpaDe as lts
utter bea tlessness For five years do IN TO TINS pros
trntiou he had not been absent from his legislative du
RIO. Tor single day not even for recess 10 visit his
home: and all who have seen him during his long
weeks and months of painful SO fusion knO" MS con-
slant desire TO resume at once Lis public labors. .
Meanness and falsehood naturally consort WIN
brutality and cowsrd;oe; and il IL by resort to such
agencies that the friends Of Mr.. Buchanan seek 70
sustain hi iailing cause.
lerre do not use too strong language. let the tes-
moYv If his Physicians show Before the lnveetiget
ipe ON mittee on the 18th Of May Dr. Peny declared
an nth that at NO time since the assault could mr.
SIN ner lave left bis lodgings. Resumed his duties
danger to his life and herewith nclose letters
frotn Dr. Perry of os ton, Dr. LiBdsy of Washington,
md Dr. Ws,er of Ihiladei pia. the eminent nedlcai
ocn; men under hose charge Mr.. Sumner has been.
al. Sir, faithfully yours, HENRY WILSON
o., !, 1850.
BosroS De-. . 1855.
Hon HEsRY WIsos-Sir: 1 first visited Mr.
Sumner on Monday, 18th May three days after The
assault upon him By Mr.. Brooks, and saw HIM con
rtanily TO the 18th May, when Dr. Lindsy became his
regular physician.
For tire DAYS OF this time he in critical s'ua-
ton from The external injuries and | remained IN
Washington in order 70 attend upon him. NJ, ear
on leaving him that besides the external l'u1er
bis brain had received shock from which Il might no'
recover for months and felt ii MY duty 10 caluo"
lin strongly against all eIertiOn uutil was iu! -
stored from the effects OF TIE shock.
ptf@std this upon him bee ause he express" VIC
termination TO resume bis duties at once, WIZ a.
cording 10 Il opinion, he could not do "''''"' -
rick a. losing his lfe. . DERRY
Very respectfully, te., biAhoi"L1 "
H.sslsGros, Sept. q, 1856.
Hon. HFSRY NILsOs: Dear Str-in rePH - toI'
irqunv STAT. that wes tie reguIi I'V'e =.
ent OF Mr sun rer. from Nay - u W. ~ "7
leGyin2 Washington, at The brginn' n2 ~ 'uy
Duripy this ho!e period be sas se'ier hS rom the
effects Of n injuries received ~ the senate thaEoer
an he I'd of Nav Much ut this tIms he was colhnef
Ia s he'd and M no part otthe time ~ns no sbe TO re-
& re Tia u,bic dutes. Ills constant wish. expressed
ecestcy TO re. was that be might be speedily re-
elasd, 20 as 70 take bis seat again In the Senate, from