New-York daily tribune., 1856-07-22
A SOUTHERN NAN THAT PRINTS HIS
SENTfMENTS
THE SUMNER ANO BROOKS AFFAIR

THE SUMNER ANO BROOKS AFFAIR
TIE editor Cf The MnAen LA H.rald p'ints
.he following "a his views ct Bully Bfooks's ats,ck
Oh MIR Sumner, q, d 1t ma, b- tsksn We pr.sIU.,
as an ir. icaon OF tho seuneLts Of the Traders Of
that paper az least:
"THE SrMSER AND BROOKS AfTArR.-This caption
is takn the run of the papers 1t mas r.f-reaee to
the cspirg witch b ooks, hot-nrad.d va'ngori'us
tgt,iscal COigre-sman from the nold-script S'nte
cf Sc nth Carolina, iIfc'ed upon the somf Whist fana;
Sumper, Upired States senator from the equally
npnd. script Common OF M,.sictusetts We
baye never before alluded to this fight TIE Sense
foI tie very good that &c old not consider it
worthy of any special NOTICE outsice the halls of Con
gress but il to be mace theme tor the eX
preston Of public sertimebt, wilt not withhold
ours, though tie heaven, fall '-ruaf ce'um
"Our opui' l.. tha, Br oks dl'gr iced nl,nsef atd
brought the whole Savery irto mcre dssreputc
than ever, and should be snmm.iy expelled fron the
House. II was Il stretch OF chtvary bis part for
which no valid excuse can be "ff red Sumn-rs
of.nse aga INST Butle. DID de,eye aoy ph, cal
cas'igaon but the contrary ~as in our esti nation,
taking oil tho ccuWs'ai Gee past aud eseh' into ac
copLt perft city pioper because ustly msr'tet. We
have 10 sympathy with the Slavery .giatnrd on
either size; VT have r. supreme cn'enps fJi Socth
cru fire .-aiers and ice.venoing Sorthefo fMaics;
We DO think that if ever man might be excuse tor
bt con Jog crate in the halls O legislation, that
wsD is SIMMER -
"We have read the debates in Cougres, for nauy
years pa t. mnutely and imp .rtiay, aod never have
We known eny an 20 foully and IN easing abused
and yilitd Us this same Sdnner. Every d0g of
SoutbtD agitation from Boss DoIs lac doSu to the
smallest and uost maugy.face that whidcs spd snars
in the unpr1ncped suck tgg trsn, has been barking
at h,s b. els; but the fac, has not been successfully
In avl-
ecge uf bis cool superi,Iiy If t.leIt than ay r.a
difference Of opinion Oh priuc'pe. Doug -thtr
whom 10 our humble opinion more unprpcp'ed aud
reckless agitatOr never c grsced the Sr1.e Cnamber
has from time to time hurled at sumner al his uatv:
and Wtl-cutva elarg; aud then Og 5h- king OF
Basban- Gen. Case the ed br''k. u.t wn President
setker apo Lc ns,seDt Frees has never failed
TO chime in with bis Solid invectivo; ano the
chorus has been fIltc 10 every be 1t anu bar w,ta
the yelpngs Ut the lit w0ol'yheai-d "'odies ION
the Souin-nen who have more principle, aud b2
little bIaIps, than the Airc sc slaves IT, oehet oi
whose claims they 81 inluoicioasy yrsve ana tau' ana
finally. und the Influence Of Il tbs Sunoer becomes
come what d,spe rate anc hull, a. hi; cony,o rertc:
aseaanrs some thurdtrbots whct seOo then ho slIpg
in buried c0Dfu,iAi anc theu, hs lat rts.'t nt
revenge ole If the ma, nu1 Der slPs upon HIN IN
the Seua;e Chamber finds lin seated ~ his des.
whiting, pbsimed ard wifi gr. AZ gasto clafs hln
Woi oerful 4, at And l. this the way southern Rights
ai to be vincicsieo Are thsss the XII Of champions
tie South must ok t. or heI defeDsr III the National
Halls Of L. gslaton Ir it by such acts "f siivi-t
deeradstop as this that the Slavey Of the Souttern
States of this free snd enlightened Union to BE- per
pe,usted G.ntlemeu may think 81, afd nay rsv~ II
an, nsn who bav tie ipdep' nc 10 cUndemu ruch
conduct paltcular, if be be S"u'h' roefi bu' we
tell Il en- that the citizens Of tn- Il puo aso ut TO
be c. nvucec as to what right ana Whist is we ng ny
Jocs aDo not to be brought to inal cec'son by
trute force. .. ..
"1bis : ou OPTION OF tn SUMNER AID Brooks affair
only the hef is no. told.
"a. to the institution. Of our Government a. 1t nov
stands mganized We bell Sc thy WIN 'tnuo as ons -
il il posrible for any human e ru-n II t7nd aud
as to Slavery itself, while W. are opposed to.u upon
principles OF abtolue right, believe II ia the ag.re'
sue al act ual lie ssug the black race anc inat Y
will con'inue TO exist IN hs c'u.tr! untii d!
the lash sud ason .bl- Conduc OF it. pvciil
,ioIa. advocatts ST. pher A Douglas and h's p'cA
Of saller coaojutois have 'ncaugered the S"th more
than all Others who held Ofi under our G1v~rn.
nent sut could they all ha ged h. the neck in'il
they were .hrce dead, It would be service ~ tie
COunuy.'