New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-05-29

On the part of The Josrnai Of Commerce, and
other prints Of that stamp to pass off Butler Of
South Carolina as cOnsiderste, heightened gen.
tleman," never guilty of the slightest ndecorum or
persopality; and whom, therefore, it was a most
gross outrage in Mr.. Sumner to speak of as .
political Don Quixote, playing the knight-errsnt
on behalf Of mistress Slavery whom he mstook
for a high-bred lacy, but who, after all, was
bot wench of Tue loOsest character.
This game of passing Butler of as gentleman
might, with the help Of the piOus grmsces of Tie
Journal Of Commerce. have been played for little
while with some chance of success; but most I'M
luckily, in the very beginning Of it, that Senator
must needs like an old fool, hasten back to Wash
ineton and within the first half hour of his appear.
ance in the Senate betray himself, and dsconcert
his admirers.
He began with indorsng the conduct Of his
gallant relative" ss he described the sneaking
assassin whom he is so unf runate as 10 have for
nephew; and as might be expected, when Mr.. Vii
son spoke Of the assauls on Mr.. Sumner as brutal,
murderous and cowardly, he proceeded to show
himself one of the family BY pronouncing Wilson
liar; and when called to order and compelled to
apologize, to give specimen Of his own
veracity, by calling tho Senate to witness
that he never transgressed tho bounds Of
ptopriety except upon lust provocatiOn.
By giving bis direct Endorsement to ~" piece VI
cOwardly brutality of which bis sneak Of nepDcSw
had been guilty he compels Mr.. Wilson to apply
to that act the most moderate epthetS thatdescribe
it truly to which in the true spirit Of the family he
repoDds by giving the lie and then apologies with
lie of bis own in bis mouth, that he never violates
propriety except when provoked to it. Just in the
same way Mr.. Herbert picks quarrel at break
fast table, draws pistol and deliberately commits
a murder-in self defense.
The true character of this "cOnsiderate and
heightened Southern gentleman" and the sort Of
proyOcaton he has ten times over given to Mr.. Sum-
ner, will appear from the following anecdOte given
By The Louisville Journal print friendly to Butler,
but not disposed to pass him of in the character
ascribed to b IN by The Journal Of Commerce:
ave happened to be in the Senate Chamber near
the night discussions Of all Of Slavery questions
Judge Butler who is really gentleman of many dne
and generous personal qualities had become exceed.
iDgly eated from frequent visits to the Senatorial
restauiaDt. Sumner was making severe speech
that evidently lad reference to the forcible eIpu-
sion Of Mr.. Hoar, venerable citizen Of Mass
chusetts, from the limits Of South Carolina but he
did not mention South Carolina's name. Mr.. But
Ter interrupted him by asking in fierce tone, Does
he mean South Carolina 7 Sumner proceeded without
noticing the interruption. Il demand exclaimed
Butler starting again to bis feet, whether he means
South Carolina; for, if he does let him say so, and
will give him something to make him remember me
still proceeded quite mperturbaby, bestowing at
eDtion upon his excited opponent just in front of him.
Does he mean South Carolina = calculated Butler
for the third time. yes, do mean South Carolina
Numbered Sumner, with more spirit than we had
thought Aboltionist could possess. He finished
his speech without any further interruption, and Butler
rose to reply but the fine old South Carolina gentle
too far gone to be half equal to the tremen-
dous occasion"
nis common case with drunken persons, when
guilty of the most insulting and provoking conduct
to imagine that other persons are picking quarrel
with them-a sort of deusion to which Butler
appears to be liable, not only when Z" elated by
" frequent visits to the Senatorial restaurant"
but early in the morning when it is reasonable
to suppose that he may be sober.