Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1856-05-31
-PersonaIilies.

The charge of personality" which is brought
by the border ruffian advocates palliation for
the Infamous outrage perpetrated on Senator
Sumner, comes with very ill-graee from that
side of the House. Who does not remember the
hosts of instances, years back, in which the most
violent vituperation has been heaped upon the
advocates of Freedom in Congress But did they
ever think of resenting it. by personal injury in
return? No longer ago than last Tuesday, the
venerable Senator from South Curolina, himself
interrupted Senator Wilson in the midst of a
speech, by the chivalrosts ejaculation, "You are
LIAR!" We will suppose Republican Senator
had so far dsgraced himself, as to address one of
1.-THE chivalry" with such apersonal epithet, what
would have been the burning indignation thereat,
throughout the South. Toombs, Butler, & Co.,
would have raved like madmen, and nothing short
of blood could have atoned for the act. And, yet,
they have the brazen erontery to raise the cry of
personality" in the statesmanlike speech of
Senator Sumner, moderate as it is in inveetive,
compared with the vulgar abuse and violent per-
sonalities with which the speeches of the border
rufian members OF Congress continually abound,
as an apology for the murderous assault on our
Senator.
Our readers will recollect the coarse brutality
with which tbe traitor, Douglas, assailed Mr..
Sumner, close of the latter's speech, ask.
ing him, VA ( taunt, as if in representation of
the ruffian - which was to be made upe sMr
Sumner = Does fEg Senator want us to k.him
I ask again, does he want us to KICK hirsaas
we would dog in the street, that he may get sym.
pathy by the Just chastisement;" And again
says this pattern of a Senator, "How dares he
[Sumner] approach Senator to give him hi
hand? He acould deserve to haze himself spit i,
the face for so doing" And the remarks of Sena
tor Mason of Virginia, were of similar nature
on that occasion, he saying, among other things
the necessities of our official position bring Vi
into relations and associations on this floor aoitJ
those aohose presence elseoherets diShOnor, andth
touch of aClsose hand aoouH be a disgrace"
We would like to ask, what could be said more
in utter violation of all parliamentary decorum
decency, or Senatorial dignity. What could be
more abusively "personal," or insulting, than
the above. Yet such scurrilous and indecent
language is " all right" in bunker estimation
coming as it does from the mouths of the traitor
tools of the slave power, the only persons low
enough to resort to it. But let them be the las
ones to complain of our men for using severt
language.
We trust that the people of Massachusetts
have not forgotten the indignity offered to one o
her Senators number of years since, when Ru
fus Choate sat in the seat now occupied by Chas
Sumner. Mr.. Choate. although disposed to dc
some measure of justice to the sentiments of hi,
State, yet rather lacked backbone when confront
ed by Southern bullies On one occasion, as hC
was in the midst of an eloquent harange, touch
ing somewhat upon what "the chiyalry" deemed
''fanatical,,' he was approached by Senatorial
brother, renowned embodiment of Kentucky
"chivalry," who, by significant gestures and &C.
companying personalities" obliged the Senator
from Massachusetts, to stink buck into his seat
dscomftted, and brow.beaten. This was all right
of course. No personally about that Thank
God, we have Senators there now who will not be
dictated to in that manner, by either tall men, OF
short men