The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-05-31

not 81 OF The city o. NOT as toe psopt
mere coneeted Out part OF one grss power on waics
tue sun Goes cU Aeep up perpetual day l. Il incun
bent upon that se come forward aad ex ,ress ed
atSdlng - to ths pria pls
with free government on the tscs Of the ssrth mat
S,,is ai.y rest lApplsass II Is not question Goa
hred merel 10 Preston s. brooke let the name bs ssnk
SEVERAL VoicEs-Amsn. iApplauss
Mr.. Lit is name Of conseq uenes in the oonsl-
deration OF The matter bore Ia Comparison wish ths
name OF GUNNER (L0ad applsa, elan edu,atsa mas :
country. man, however, With whose ,litcal opinoos
have no serious attachment. Let that bs suuE
too 1t Is oot Senator Snn,nef-it 10 not the bleeding
Senator IT not the bruised and suffering tnHs ~
have before but It is The proatrsts SenAtor-it is hs
grornd-(GreAt applause. and voices, "Thss's i."j-
struck down in TIE Senate House for woros spoksn In
debate bee en- to oinsensbihty Weak yOu fellow c,ssaa
SAY what thin. of that rsge upon the freedom
d"oafe-*nst you think of hs sanstty Of tho Senate
Chamber whas you think of the principle wnisa Is
Of every fec IL the Wasis worS fAo
paus<) The question presented You Il quest m OF
III sossS Il a
and set o. nsugho-shas Ia The matter called
and the s are :t.ss
tie actors on all sidss; and in brief su nmAry viii
read TO you that you may know the stae Of the a.r
precisely, hon the very words of the parties. member
of the House dsd and tnas fact mmunes sd to the
senale the seaAe out Of respect for other body
bad been pronounced upon the deceased. member OF
the Houee Of Representa- ives tn Iugh hAt at occasion
without iegard 10 the solemn admoniti which God had
gven 10 psrpetrate this outrage Of which ali com.
plain. WHAT does he do but pre- ,are himself for
an Assault, the consequences Of which he did not
know, a;d prooaely could not know, and perhaps
did not care for. He went there to taat place
the most eievAted-the mcst important in aif this
repubhc-the Sorate Chamber OF the United Staestnat
place where ail the affairs Of government seriously
de ibersted the best wisdom and most solid vttus
the country ishupposed to urnsh-to that place where
braed uptn and determ ned-wnere debstes are to os
conducted not in split Of inconsiderate ambltioa.
n.sy Sut with an that prudent cai%asss whish
tuary tais goes to asssi the Of
sovereign State Let US read what Mr.. Sumner tells us
OF that
While hus intent with my head bent over my wiring WAS
%. ,essea by person who sppFo.ched 70 he my
senee until heard my pronounced As iooksd up,
S ha1S raw tall
causht hsse Il read your speech twice over
e Il or Ws HS Ss:s .a g.
o y hs q %s 0 with
s 70 css my mghs tsw no nser my assaan
cloud cries OF sShAms Shame p, and hIsses for But
Mr.. -Here, then, We have a man coming forward
pubi otivenot to carry out any measure OF prfnsi-
Pc or OF poi.y but Simply because lit is libel up,
my relative" g. am judge in the natter although my
me; ant, moreover, the executtoner Of ths sem.
tenceI have pronounced, and / come to you With my
give you siow the first effect Of whish is to stun YOU
mere senator p (Appiause Can there be presented t.
more oIclbe illustration of an Infringement DON the
senate House and it's Independence and integrity No
Is not my object to slluds with eplthes
enceavor to stimulate with excitement. My object In
addressing you is that impression shall be made that
win BE- durable, ard that may be acted upon hereafter
Ser ator sce against whom certainly have no pnoli,
or private anime mosityore whom have met In prlvats
l'e with pleasure, and whom recoect once as ci.
Of this State Let hear his staten ent uoon this
head
on such terms ss % make ympsS
aside srd want out BY another door. .' 'u'A'1
Hear the Senator from Louisiana beg TO drop the
struck Gown BY superior in physical prowsss, bss
Gown ard bleeoipg snd with returning consciousness
and one Of his associates in the gentlenan
whom he must have met ia the social circ!es-snd all
that associate has to is that having spoken to
Senator sumner tor two years he could not afford any
msns mar l"No, noD OF an American SENATOR (cfiss of
VoIcT-Hs is no Senator
Mr.. L. OF man of humanity
VotcE-Hes no man.
Mr.; L-why, If my worst enemy were bleeding at my
pathy (Applause) ask your attention to this mat
ter, not because it was M, sde who acted bat be
It, that man who had not spoken to Mr. Sumner for two
could would not for that reason express sym o.
Thy for an associate bleeding and barely returning to
him in the SepRte Chamber
V1lcE@Tha. vas chivalry. Qaughter.)
Immense groanng for the He Mi des Ss
occurrence brought to his notice. He rays his first n
pulse on hearing Of The matter, was 70 go into the
Senate Chamber "and endeavor to restore quiet,
(Lsughter.) Senator Sumner stunned by q blow,
but sim quiet was to be restored and Mr.
what the gentleman who on cool principles and
not uncn the impulse Of the Southern feeling, did.
VocE-He acAd upon diabolical dsliperation.
Mr. L., continuing-He did net 20 into the Senate
Chamber. fe slea hfs abnuJd ho
aad produce quist after an attack which you have VIII
Will charge you with being rstood in 90
ing in when it is ali over. And this, my fellow ctz.ns
is Senator Of the United States.
Several voIcTs-A Judas Isca,iot. (Groans)
Mr. He could not 90 IN o The Senate to protect
PROSTATE Senator lest bis motives should be misunder.
stood. (Renewed merrirent) Let me introduce you
to smother Senator, whom / have always
respected for his high character, integrity and
msnliness Of purpose refer to Mr. Toombs Of Georgia.
ard he corroporates the statement made by Douglas
Iiseee) lie makes statements r himself m re than
thst gen tmsn spoke to him in terms condem aa
ten Now Rentemen This is part of the transaction
which touches with the lively grief especially
where AK myself how Ia 1t that Of nobls charac
Senate House or see the image OF Gcd dsaced in tae
peson Of another Ser aor and the reign of brutality
commenced 10 that place, (sOugh. by him 1865
and say that he would not interfere
AfoIcE-Hs used to do It on plantation.
Mr. Liam rwilling to endorse the statement that
the States OF this .iment or desert pion
Sayey debase; but have known and II is my hs
p'Beis to have known, men OF Virgins North Carolina
VIII treat s Aliens and I d. ssa
mepts Il migusnmous human nature. GIoud ApplAuse)
cannot believe in the language Of exhtsd men in
Washpe'on nor the vensl press, nor the rowdy men
at the Wts'-. cannot believe will belisve that
the great body of hs scber intelligent at the South
feel Senator Toombs raid he felt when be would not
interfere, especially upon the suffering side (Appsue
After remarks in re'aion to the delivery the OBJ
NJ xous SPEECH by Mr. Sumner, Mr. Lord dre,ted aten
cn to the action tken by the Senate In the matter OF
he assault. commit Of the Senate (ths learned
gentleman obseYye Investigated the clrcumstan Of
The assault and came to judgmeat, which confess is
:, mJfeh very extraordinary. You will observe that
the ccrstisu n of the United States there is
nothing Of judicial character given to the seuats ia
such matters bu. ut the time the Senate the
privilege to prctec. itself Whist then, does this com
mi!ee dor Why they simply say that they ajjn-
6ica.e upon this gross inactiou OF theie shs and
they turn the matter to the House ofspresentaves
Do they that the Senate Hall Of the United States
s TO be open for the inhicion Of private
ce9 Then there Ia end to this government. WHAT
Is their apology That The House OF Representatives s
privileged, except in of treason felony breach