Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1856-05-30

SUMNER condition Il improving, although he
suffers from fever. His brother is with him
but his friends are denied access to him.
The feeling throughout the entire North
on the subject Of the outrage is most intense.
Great indignation meetings have been held
in Boston, Lowell, Worcester, Lynn, at Am
hcrst College, Concord and many other
places The subject was alluded to and
properly condemned, from many pulpits last
Sunday.
In the L. S Senate on Monday, Mr..
Pcarcc stated that the Special Committee to
investigate the assault committed on Mr.
Sumner, found it impossible to pursue the
investigation without power to send for per-
sons and papers, aud asked that such Tower
be given. Agreed to.
The House Committee Of lnyc.tisltion
waited ON Mr. Sumner, Monday, and took his
testimony with reg trl to the assault. The fol-
lowing is the statement Of Mr. sumner un-
der oath
attended the senate as usual, ON Tbmsiay the
ri day of May. Instead Of lr,yin. the Senate
with the rest Cd the senator. uu tho ;uIilurnucut
continued IN my seat, occupied with my pen, and
whe thus intent, in order t. b, in season f,t the
mil, which wa soon to clos. MA. .,I.,r,.Il Ly
.c'cIal persons who desired to converse with me,
bat answered them promptly and briefly. czcu.iug
myself for tine reason fl,t + ,,, ,,,,,l ,,,,.i9
Wien the last of tlrs. ,,r..l. I,,t ma, I,, ,,,,
arm chair close to INV desk. and ,itl,v Ia,s ,i.r
the desk continued whiting. My attention was at
this time SO cut ircly drawn from ,I t.r .iIi,,t
that though There. iuiist IA, -. i.,.,, ,,,,,. - 81,
the senate saw nobody White tIu, intent. viii
my heal bent over u,y t,ritir, WA. ,II-.... L.
person who alrloi,h,d the from, of l,, desk .n
entirely uuoL>.ry.l that VA. ,.., ..s.-.. a., li
rra.cn q until heard NV name .,r.,r.u,,.i A.
looked up with zen I'm hand. .lF,,t.,l man, ,,'I
countonlace wa u,t familiar .t..r Inn. iir.,tIy ,r
me- and az tine IAN. time eau .., tlc7o ,y.rI. .I
have real your speech t,yie.. over c,rrfiliy II i
nh,l ~, Saul, rr.if,., .I NJ. r.''
relative OF mine whi. these words wore ,tII
b l,r. ''o a his ups e '',,l .ugi.' ion OF
first If which wa stunned .,a, l...n. ,i,it,
longer my as.ainut or any other person or
object in the room. What did att.ryarl. wa.
done aim tuucou ,su.ly acting un her the instincts
of self ic!cuce. With heat aIrcli y bent down |
rose from my seat wro nchins up my desk which
wa. screwed To the Hour. and tue, rrc,if forward
while my a,.ailaut continued hi blows had no
other Consciousness until found myself ten feet
bo snot ,It.' MI, Ivy Iysn ~ E On Inc ,r o
knee of gentleman, whom / soon recognized by
H ECiee anu mt.ner rs VII Morian Of New YORK.
assistance. but did not recognize INV If them.
Others there were at distance looking on and Of
Mr.. 6o@s,a. Of UI,i. Mr. i.'r'. ' ."I
| thought alsomy ns'nilInt standing between them
't ~ .. ''.i. '.' .' ',i',t' l''o inc
a. ''oIg w'I hylIti me- mere nave ho teeoee'i'n
Louisiana. who retr,ated. but rc,o.. led no ono
else tl','' i't nenI,y sr'.P Of the hand which
a vague impression that mr. Bri.bt pro.iIemf f
the senate spoke to- me while wa, ON the floor of
in answer t t ',. II' '' i'n' .i,S ,;'g,,
offer it as presenting completely all my rcc,.ctions
WI og a',,,,, am, d" ,e '','H GUeq"'an,'
l desire to add tia. beside. the word. which
nafo gwen a. %I'y5e1 ny any "''lI'nt have an
these are so cuyclorcd in the mist which cn,ucd
from the first blow, that am not sure whether they
were uttered or not.
On the cruss-cK animation Of Mr. sumner, he Stat
ed that lac was entirely without arms OF any kiuI
and that he hal no notice or warning, of any kind
direct or indirect OF this assault.
In answer u a cIoss-quostou, Mr.. sumner replied
that what lac had said at Mr. Butler WAS strictly re-
sponsiyc t" Nj. Butler -pench., and according to
the u-d G., If parliamentary debate.
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