The Feliciana Democrat. (Clinton, La.) 1855-186?, 1856-06-28
THE SUMNER DISCIPLINE-THE
NEEDEUL REMEDY.

A few Southern journals, affecting an exclll.
sive refinement of feeling or regal,l for the
proprietics of official intercourse unite with the
abolition papers in condcmning the chastisemcnt
inflicted upon Sumner by the Hon =. s.
Brooks. We have no paticAcc will, these
mcaly moutlcd pharsces of the Press. Why
are shocked ny the BRUTALITY of a slavchod-
ing ruilian% 1t is much more manly to adopt
the violent vocabulary of the Tribune, than to
insinuatc dsapprobation in the meek accents
of II conscicncc-sinitten saint.
In the main, the press Of the South applaud
the conduct Of Mr.. Brooks, without condition
or limitation. Our appreciation at least is en-
tire and unrescrvcd. We consider the act
good in conception, better in execution. and
best of all in consequence. These vulgar abo.
litionists in the Senate are getting above
themselves, They have been humored until
they forget their position. They have grown
saucy, and dare to be impudcnt to gentlemen.
Now, they are a low, mean, scurvy set, with
some little book learning but as utterly devoid
of spirit or honor as II pack ofcurs. lntrcncll.
ed behind privilege" they fancy they can
SANDER the South and insult it. Representa-
tivcS, with impunily. The truth is they have
been suffered to run too long Without collars.
They must be lashca Into submission Sumncr,
in particular, ought to have nine and thirty
early every morning lie is a great strapping
fellow, and could 'iand the cowhidc beautiful.
ly. Brooks frightened him, and at The first
blow of the cane, he beloved like Il bull-calf.
There is the blackguard Wilson, an ignorant
Nantick cobbler, staggering in excess Of
a., nnl a, 1,t Gas -. AZ.
VIII not somebody take him in handsS Hale
is another huge, red face, sweating scoundrel.
whom some gentlemen should kick and cuff
until he abatcs something Of hi. imp,dcnt talk
These men are pcrpctually abusing the people
and representatives of the South, for ;yrants,
robbers, rulians, adnlterers, and what not.
Shall we stand it? Can gentlemen sit still in
the Senate and House of Representatives,
under IN inccSsant stream of dcnunciation from
wretchcs who avail themselves of the privilege
of place, to indulge their devilish passions with
IMMUNITY! In the absence of an adequate law,
Southern gentlemen must protect their own
honor and feelings. 1t is an idle mockcry to
challenge one Of these solutions. 1t is equally
useless to attempt to disgrace them. They
are insensblc to shame; and can be brought
to reason only by an application Of cowldc
or gutta percha Let tkcm once understand
that for every vile word spoken against the
South, they will suffer SO many stripes, and
they will soon learn to behave themselves. like
decent dogs-thcy call never be gentlemen
Mr. Brooks has initiated this sautary disc
pine, and he deserves applause for the bold
judicious manner, in which he chastiscd the
scamp Sumner. 1t was n proper act done at
l., bn
all places on earth the Senate chamber, the
theatre of his vituperative exploits, was the
very spot where Sumner should have been
made to suffer for his violation of the dcccncies
Of dccorous debate, and for his brutal lcnunci
alton of II venerable statesman. 1t was lite
rally and entirely proper, that he should be
stricken down and beaten just beside the desk
against which he leaned Us he Illuminated his
filthy uttcranccs through the capitol. 1t is
idle to talk Of the sanctity OF the Senate Cham
Der, since it is polluted by the presence of
such fellows as Wilson and Sumner and Wade
They have dcsccrated it, and cannot now fly
to it us to u sanctuary from the lash of ven
geance.
We trust other gentlemen will follow, the
example of Mr.. Brooks, that u curb may be
imposed upon the turbulence and audacity of
abolition speakers If need be, let us haze II
Gaming or cowhiding every day. If the worse
come to the worse, so much the sooner so
much the ter.-Richmond Enquirer.
just the right course and the right kind of
talk. If these cowardly, black hearted aboli-
tionists think to claim the pririledgc of their
position, to Witty and insult Southern gentle
men, merely because they are owners of slaves,
the sooner they are whipped into decent be-
hayiour the better. If, in their madness and
rage they expell Mr.. Brooks from the House,
why then let the Infamous Sumner be expelled
from the Senate-which he now disgrascs by
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