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she persons Of all The sitzeas and their rep
r..satalives, notwithstanding tie sacred pres
spss Of the people in their own hall Of legisls-
sion, The SepstOr's way Of approach to the
Capitol was beleaguersd and watched; aud N
his place 10 the Seuste Chamber, armed with q
no weapon but his pen-that peaceful weapon q
ofA Christian eivilizaton-the member from
South Carolina Mr. BrOOksl deliberately, and s
with the advice Of another member otthe House y
urccesds to the Hall Of the Senate, and there, a
with bludzeon in utter disregard Of the place.
Of the life Of the Senator from Massachusetts, a
and Of the sacred rights Of the people, whose l
reuxsssntAsive he was, inHets upon that sena- 10
tsr repeated blows, staining thePlaes with blood
and prOfaning It with crime. Why was that
weapon selsclsdP Il Is the rude weapon OF 6
barbarOus age. With what hOrrd sacrifice, on I
what dreadful altar, has II not been consecra-
tsdf What sacraligiOus vow impellsd its use
in this great crime upon the peoples lite? Was
Il selected because it was the weapon first en-
.uloyed BY man against bis brOther-the weap-
an bv which that horrid crime was committed
which frst in "oar world" covered one manly
brow with the wan palsnssS and terrible beau
" Of death, and another with the damning
blOleh Of fratricidef Whether by accident or
design, the weapon is in character with the actl
And theplacel Was The Senate Chamber Sc
leeted IN humble imitation of that aadaeity
which induced Verres to select the forum OF
The psouIe for has wanton and cruel assault up
on q Roman citizeni
In this transaction, sir, what is wanting TO
make this atrocity the parallel in all respects
Ofthat strocity Of Ysrrss. which subjected him
10 the burning inyeclive Ct the great Roman or
atorf What s the offence Of the Massachu-
setts Senator, that he, though an American citi-
zen, whose person by the Constitution is sacred,
is subjected to this outrage and indignity? II
is said of him, as was said by Verres OF the
acourged Roman citizen, "He is sent h!ther a
spy BY the leaders Of runaway slaves" That
Senator, sir, comes from Massachusetts, where
are Lexington, and Concord, and Bunker Hill,
and the Rock Of the Pilgrims-"where every
AOd's soldiers sepulCher"-where are the
footprints Of the apostles and martyrs of Free
dom--that State which allowed trembling fu-
pilive, fleeing only for his liberty, to lay his
weary limbs to rest upon Warren's grave-that
State whose mighty heart throbbed with hu-
man sympathy for the flying bOndmau, who,
guilty of no crime under the forms Of law, but
in violation oft free spirit, walked in chains
beneath the shadows OF Faneuil Hall, where
lnger the sacred memories of the past and the
echoes Of those burning words, Death or DeliV.
srance. For GhIs that he represents this senti-
uusnt of Massachusetts the endorsers and
a2proVers oithis assault-let the Senator, though
en- American citizen, be scOurgsd; for this
like Veres. they cry, Let him be beaten will
rods In the forum Of the people-let hin sutfe
not Only in sight, but in the very presence o
his country, of liberty, and the laws, and le
America see her son die by the miserable anc
end painful punishment commonly inflicted OF
slaves.
While the Representative from South Car
olina inHicts this punishment upon the Senator
from Massachusetts, in the temple of the Re
public. an orator of South Carolina, in the Cap
itol OF that State, reported to have said, "tha
be considered the castigatiOn applied OF the
right time. in the right place, on the right in
dividual, by the right man, and with the righ
tnstrument-thst instrument by which we chas
tiss the objects Of Senator Summers false hear
"a LnnAwcfauna and hx uonrkioaf an;t v
when they become insolent." [sOuth CAROL
na Times al parties in South Carolina.
appears, are ready to approve this sct-eve
the slaves come with their tribute of admire
tiOn Speaking Of this, the South Carolina, puS
lisbed in Columbia, South Carolina, SAYS:
''To add the crowning glory 10 the goo
work, the slaves of Columbia have already
handsome subscription, and will present an ap
pFopriate token Of their regard 10 him | MI
Brooks who hss made the first practical issu
for their preservation and protection in thei
rights end enj njoyments, as the happIest laborer
on the face Of the GLOBE"
Commenting upon this, the Charleston he,
curry lsouth Carolina says:
"Was the like Of this ever before published
in Q newspaper in South Carolina? Tbs ne
grOes OF Columbia lave actually participated
In the congratulations Of Mr.. Brooks, and .h
South CarOlinian lords Il as 'the GROWING glO
aaTy TO the good work. Now. those meeting
m ia South Carolina, to sustain Mr.. Brooks, a
counter to those at the North. are proper en-
ough, But when, in the capital of the State
slaves are permitted nay, applaudsd and urge
10 take part In our political movements"
ssit ia n nnankaela as J;aount;rrv .s
is novel. We blush for the State where sue
rhinna are narmiItad II nnr slnuAa nan nr,L