New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-05-26

The NGflOndl IEfeUigenctr describes the coward
| ly, malignant and atrocious outrage perpetrated
upon the State Of Massachusetts, and the legislative
authorities of the country in the assault of the ruff
fan Brooks upon Senator Sumner ss-how does
the reader suppose that the conservative and high
y respectable Intltigeneer characterzes this out
rage, leyeed at the very vital function by which,
and by which only, popular government can e1.
lie. AS painful occurrence
Had Mr. Sumner fallen in the street and broken
his leg, and bad the fellow Brooks by some unin.
territorial accident been the cause of that mishap,
the description Of it as q painful occurrence "
might have been sufficiently appropriate. But
that We believe, is not the sort of phrase which
men, or even women, who speak the English Ian
guoge and are possessed of ordinary sentiment and
sensibiiy, are accustomed to use when expressing
their opinion or giving an account of such crime
and outrage as the one referred to. 1t was
painful occurrence" no doubt, but ii has other
attributes beside, which no public journalist can
omit to mention without exposing himself to the
charge of aiming 20 wink them out of sight.
But TIE Inteltgeneer goes much further than this.
Not content to attempt to pas off on the cOmmu-
nifty, under the neutral disguise of painful &C.
currence," an Outrage at once the most dastardly
ard the most atrocious ever committed against
our rational system of Government in company
with The Herald of this city and kindred
prints it proceeds to falsfy the facts and to speak
Of the cOwnrdly act Of the South Carolina ruan in
sssaultng, by surprise and without notice, seated,
unsrmed man, as personal conflict between two
" members Of Congress" To describe the affair
81 painful occurrence, was only falsehood of
suppression; TO speak Of il personal conflict
is falsehocd Of assertion falsehood plump, posi-
tive aud direct. Not trace Of color exists for such
palpsble Misrepresentation, which We are, there.
fore, obliged to set down - studied and willful.
There was no conflict. The first blow was
inflicted on Senator Sumner wholly by surprise;
By that blow he was rendered senseless-he fell in
the act of ri.ng-and the remaining blows, with
the cowardly ferOcity to be expected Of a rutian
WHO had picked up his morals and manners on
slave plantation, were inflicted upon man ALLEN
and iIsensible. To speak of this base aud brutal
procedure as "conhict, is not only gross mis-
representation it is an outrage against every sent'.
ment of justice, every idea Of manness, every dis
tnction between the conduct OF man and that OF
terocious backyard; al outrage upon pablic
deceucy which falls only short Of the conduct Of
BROOKS himself
Let US, however, do TIE Intei!igeseer the justice
TO say, that in thus stepping forward to nterPose
itself between Brooks and that public indignation
which he has provoked--and which all those will
share With him who choose to come forward as hl'
backer', directly or indirec:ly-we are satisfied
that Journal is doing mos. painful act OF ylo!esce
to lie better judgment AM il better feelings The
htiigsnesr knows as well as We DO The true char
scier Of that act. which II requires no SPECIAL per-
sIicasty to understand; and We doubt not ia
fee.'ns' with respect 70 i are much the SANE ~
+ outfit sent css. l. which III u..st Ordinary
.'-.-.I . Go. bat Is l-.iel IinJr Ireak
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