The Union and eastern journal. [volume] (Biddeford [Me.]) 1854-1858, 1856-05-30
The Sumner Outrage.

We hiring tocother below n number of
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senator summer.
Tho Richmond whig' tho organ Oh inc
iirSt families in virginia, says;
%, n Hoop DEED. AS Sm % sfSn y m'
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dan, admnistered 10 Senator Summer, The
noior;ous- and foul-uouthed AboEhonist,
from Massachusetts,, dn elegant and cgectuai
Gaming. We rejoice at tbs. The only re-
oret ,re feel is that Mr.. Brooks did not en-
plcy horseirhip or a cO,chide upon his SIAN
derous back, instead of a cane. We trust The
ball may Be kept in motion. Se,edrd and
Others should catch IL nen.-S
"Weare reioiced at this. :" " Seward and
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'heSpir'' Vi slavery niuas0'"' "'' '"' o"''
arguments ''a' s'a'eno'u,'' u" .,''
"eg"e next III ''',a SHOWING 'no ''"'
erh sympathy i0s 'nv Nu,,.'" D'ooA
y S So;D'. "a :. c - and roIumh;o
for the burmese of getting nm testimonial
for presentation to PrestonS Brooks, whose
course is very generally approved in this
locality.
A correspondent of the n. Y. Courier and
Eno,;-.r c;vc tho sollowin, NV which II
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appears that BROOKS IL ready ior "ho'"cf
act Of violence lie says:
The principlc party to this act of yio-
lence has since made demonstrations of yio-
lence upon a colleague of Mr.. Sumner, for
condemning in private conversation the au-
dacious crime. Last evening, am told, as
Mr.. Chaflee, of Massachusetts,, was express
ing his opinion upon the anair, among u
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'uan n.;.:s iu ~ .i y y, - AZ ,na,n ,as
iebeuuon y. tuo 80 49, Wy ncc.;onSs
oniy Preven'ea cy 'nG s ' TraS:, =; "'
anu 'ne r''ifehen' y, ~. "
The Washington Union, which ior sever
nj DAYS gave the subioined description of the
Affair To wit. O O O o 0, at length
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s. .ua p.,ol. ., wh;.h Tho R,s,or
,,,as oh..r,os.
, en- .rm0, ,;,, , ao.aIv ,vs,nor
attacks and AT the first blow stlns a man
who is prevented from defending himself by
his position, and the Union cans IL "a rem,
s,a,i into n. hoJrppn IF ,be sd;tor Of tho
Union, and knock out his limited quantity
of brains while he was sleeping, his injured
shade would not be very much pleased to
see the affair called 60 rencounter," in the
newspapers.
We next come to Northern sympathy for
Rrooks of coprse this comes from the RIGHT
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SOURCES riereo so'ncc iioiucrs anu "u"ei'"'''
Springfield, May 10Th. a letter from
pmember of Congress dated 9th, states that
the Democratic delegates to the Cincinnati
Convention, among them Chas. G: Greene
of the Boston Post, Peaslee, Collector at
Boston, and Whiting Griswold OF Greenfield,
gave dinner at which Preston 5. Brooks
and Laurence Nj. Reitt OF South Carol ma,
were present on Friday, the day after the
assault on Senator Sumner.
And last and most important of all, we
Give the nroceeding, Of the Senate On Tucs.
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uAs !" ""''. ."' son''eay 1".. n"'''''
most chlyairiciy called Senator Wilson q
LIAR, and the Hon. Mr.. Toombs, declared
,h,, h. told Mr.. Brooks thot n, opprore,I NJ
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me oHr"9e'
~ WASHINGTON, May 81
SENATE. In the Senate this morning,
Mr.. Trumbull gave notice ola bill to pre-
vent civil war, and to restore peace in Kan
sas. A-.a.t as
Mr.. Slidell called attention 10 n telegrapl-