Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1856-06-11
VOL. xx1...-No. %
MESSRS, BROOKS and SUMNER,

d. MESSRS. BROOKS AND SUMNER. :
J. The correspondent of the New York
y Herald, says about halfpast one, after the
Senate adjourned Col. Preston 8. Brooks,
member of Congress, of South Carolina, ap.
3 preached Senator Sumner, who was sitting
f in his seat and said:
: al have read your speech carefully and
+ with as much disposition to do you justice
as | could command and have deliberate.
ly come to the conclusion that you were
, guilty Of a gross libel upon my State, and
! of wanton insult to my absent and grey.
haired relative, Judge Butler, and feel my.
self under obligations to infict on you
punishment for this libel and insult"
Col. Brooks then struck Senator Sumner
with his cane some dozen blows over the
head. Mr.. Sumner at first showed fight,
but was overpowered. Senator Crittenden
and others interferred and separated them,
Mr.. Keitt, of South Carolina, did not in.
terfere, only to keep persons off,
Senator Toombs declared that it was the
proper place to have chastised Mr.. Sumner.
About a dozen Senators and many stran.
gers, happened to be in the Chamber at the
moment of the fight. Sumner, I learn, is
badly whipped. The city is considerably
excited, and crowds everywhere are discus
the last item. Sumner cried, "Im most
dead! Oh, I'm most dead!" After Sumner
fell between two desks his own having been
overturned, be lay bleeding, and cried out,
81 am almost dead-almost dead w
Mr. Brooks waited at the Porter's' Lodge
about an hour yesterday, and as long this
morning, hoping to meet Mr.. Sumner, with
view to attack him. Failing in this, he
entered the Senate Chamber to-day, lust as
that body adjourned, and seeing several Ia
dies present, seated himself on the opposite
side to Mr.. Sumner. Soon all disappeared
but one. He then requested friend to get
her out, when he Immediately approached
Mr.. Sumner, and made his remarks in very
quiet tone.
MI. Sumner attempted to spring to his
feet showing fight, but whilst in the act was
struck by Col. Brooks back.handed blow J;
across the head, with gutta percha cane 5
near an inch thick, but hollow, and he'con- !;
tinued striking him right and left until the :
stick was broken into fragments, and Mr..
Sumner was PROSTATE and bleeding on the
floor. No one took hold>of Col. B. during
the time, so quick was the operation; but
Immediately afterwards Mr.. Crittenden
caught him around the body and arms, when
Col. B. said, 81 did not wish to hurt him
much, but only whip him."
No one knew of the anticipated attack
Sumner would be armed when he delirereds
his speech, and that if occasion required it :
he would use his weapons. He was not
armed when attacked by Col. Brooks to.
day. 1t is said also, that Mr.. Summer gave
out, before he made his speech, that he
would be responsible for anything he might
say.
The local editor of the Washington Organ
thus describes Mr.. Summers appearance,
after the assault:
His wounds consisted of two deep gashes
across the scalp;a heavy bruise, running
from his mouth to his forehead; bruises on
his hands and arms, and also on his legs,
which were caused by his sudden contact
with a desk with such force that be com.
pletely unprooted it.
The Doctor partially shaved his head and
put two stitches in each would at the Capi.
tol, and completed the dressing at his rooms.
We have devoted considerable space
to-day TO matters connected with this diff.
Guilty. We much regreat that the insolence
of such men as Mr.. Sumner, renders such
scenes occasionally necessary. His speech
was gross outrage upon the character aud
dignity of the American Senate; and while
persons may honestly differ as to the pro.
priety fthe place, where the punishment was
| inflicted, there are few who will not admit
that he Justly deserved severe gutta-pur-
chaing, and he received it.
The K1rcuEN.-We will give 10 intellect,
to Immortality, to religion, and to all virtues,
1.-THE honor that belongs to them. And still it
may be boldly affirmed that economy, taste,
skill and neatness in the kitchen, have a
great deal to do in making life happy and
prosperous.
Nor is it indispensably necessary that a
house should be filled with luxuries. All
the qualifications for good housekeeping
can be displayed as well on a small scale as
on large one.
A small house can be more easily kept
clean than a palace. Economy is most
needed in the absence of abundance.
Skillful cooking is as readily discovered
in nicely baked potato, or respectable
ljohny.cake, as in nutbrown sirloin or
brace of canvass.backs.
A dirty kitchen and bad cooking have
driven many one from home to seek for
comfort and happiness somewhere else.
Domestic economy is science-a theory
Of life, which all sensible women ought to
study and practice. None of our excellent
girls are fit to be married until they are tho
roughly educated in the deep and profound
mysteries of the kitchen.-Tennessce Far
, mer.
THE fact that canal navigation is about to be
} resumed, gives much uneasiness to New York
dealers in breadstuffs and provisions, more 50
from the fact that The prospects now are that
we shall have mos: abundant crops this seasen.
The New York ErpresS, referring to the down.