Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1856-06-06
UAsHrNeToN NEWS AND GOSSIP

Mr. Buchanan Nominated.-By reierenc'
70 our telegrs phic news in another column, i
will be seen that in tho Cincinnati Conven
ton, this morning, on the seventeenth ballot
the Hon. James Buchanan, Of Pennsylva nia
was nominated as the Democratic candidate
for the Presidency, having received 296 votes
Frightened by their Falsehoods The
Black Republicans are evidently becoming
alarmed by the indications of the forthc oming
reaction which never fails to follow upon the
heels Of misrepresentation such as have
been made in relation to the Sumner whip
ping. The New York Times snuffs the danger
aear of, and in its Wednesday, issue attempts
to retract some of its untruthful statements.
It says:
"The testimony taken by the committee,
while establishing conclusively the leading
features Of the assault, tends, in some incideD-
tai particulars, to relieve Mr.. Brooks from
censure which the reports Of the case ELECTED
and justified"
The leading "features Of the ASSAULT are
made up Of the single fact that Mr.. Brooks
chastised Mr.. Sumner with q hollow gutta
perch walking stick.
Again the Tunes says:
"But in another particular the testimony
corrects statements that have been current to
the discredit Of Mr. Brooks. 1t has been re.
ported generally that his first blow Frustrated
Mr.. Sumner, and that the subsequent blows
were inflicted while he was down. This is
disproved by the evidence"
The Times then goes on to make an admisr
sion which is more important than all. 1t is
in these words
ellis fall, so far as appears, was caused by
Mr.. Brooks jerking him down and after the
fail, 1t seems clear that no blows were struck. :"
So that Sumner, instead Of being knocked
down, was, as Senator Iverson testi6es, pulled
down by the lapel of the coat, and was not
struck after he was down.
In another part of the article in the Times,
it is intimated that, had it not been for " a
desk between Brooks and Sumner" another
head than Summers would have been cut and
bruised. This is the portion to which we
allude
Mr.. Iverson omits all mention of an i'm
portant fact stated by every other witness
and quite essential to the truth of the case
namely that a desk was between Brooks
anu summer at the outset, and that this, OF
itself, would very greatly impede any effort
that Mr.. 5. might make to defend himself"
So that, at last, in this whipping business
We have these conspicuous facts:
First Brooks did not disable, or paralyze
| or blind Sumner by the first blow, and thu:
the latter was left in condition to use his pro-
digious muscular strength to the extent his
manhood and courage prompted.
Second. Sumner did defend himself, and
was whipped instead of whipping his antago.
mist.
Conviction. Information has been re.
ceived at the Pension Office of the conviction
at St. Louis, Missouri, on the 4th inst, O,
Marcus A. Wolf, for the forging of land ar
rants. lie is said to be wealthy banker in
that city.
In the House, to-day, about fifteen mem.
bers were present. After minutes session,
an adjournment till tomorrow took place.
The Current Operations Of the Trsasury
Department.-On yesterday, the 5th Of June
there were of Treasury warrants entered OF
the books of the Department