New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-05-31

msy box hsese That y nate Chamber, pc< evea by -
| presence, can ii be that q man with M nr,vsS g -
that place msy go there, lnd.rtshpe 10 r.ecass -
juegmspt. rot up matter Of pubSc poliey but ~.
The impulse Of private vergesneei lNo. pa a, ~.
all PARIS Of the bouse.I Win the COMMITTEE q -
Cbsed States Senate investigate th. mater ~ ~
attack ppop Senator Sunser and como To 3 i.Sru,ss1
upon i,--and what kind Of Judgment Yca VII -
serve that the Constitution OF the United States five
Do iudcia suthorty the Senate r the presssoa II
its own dslbera iois but it has been judged By ~
hish.st tribunals of the country, and d n "
lew ef every organized GoyenmeD. that the higA d.
lb rative bodss Of The country have the privilege -
protect benselves and securing the freedom Of do
bate and the immunity of their persona Nov, the
Senste u the United States had this privilege. IL
should 90 into the Senate without psrmissaoa a tAs
Sergeant ct arms, sbo1d be interfering With sAe
privileges Of the Senate, and il would be the Sigk q
that body to commit me to prh tot becauss e ~
grsrttd by the Constitution. but because il va
power that existed IN the nature and structure
Of he GoytnneAt ITSELF without which .
plain that the S~sste could not deliberate. 80
could the senate, IN every instance protect
ts own privileges by trying the offender, By &C.,
Of the violation of their nights and by adequate
stptence and punishment. But, my fellow -citisenA
tie Senate of the United States appoint COMMITTEES
to investigate the case and to report upon this vica-
ton Of their privileges They say, however tSst Nv
can not try sdjudcste IT, They turn over to IL
Hcuse Of Representatives, They, therefore. 20 fsr -
the Judgment goes declare that they canno< nyesn-
po.s Ss sssse to ssS
into the Loue, and had struck Senator Ssmnes,
any other :. Dsor while he was in the posesaioa a
betn punished DO they cay that the Sesste-
louise shal be an open arena for the exhibitisa
of private yengeancei Then, gentlemen, these b
sn end of ceberatonep end to the soundness Of III
highest deliberatve body in the country. What b
their apology Why, that the members Of tho Hosss
of RepIess Natives are privileged except In mattsn d
treason, felony, or breach OF the peace and CO. they
say, we cannot try him op mere breach Of privilege.
Can they not Try who has committed the gruss.
est each the law Of the land Can they not w
nan for personal act of viotnce' Cannot The Scc-
ate of the United States Judge and punish any breach
ofpivlege when it is committed by a member VI IL
Mouse OF Repre- sentativesl Couid they not punses
except for a breach Of the peace such -
act Of violence in the chamber OF the Senate We
the hshe,t possible breach of peace which could -
comnte ed In the country ssk attention 10 ths oe-
cause will be matter of great consequence In ~
country to Judge the conduct OF those who thus ecs
the Senate; btcause-end i now predict ", wssh q
the OF professional vsion-t VIII follow tees
il ia no privilege Of the House Of Reprcscataavee
which has been violated by this gentleman from Soea
Gan Dina THE speaker was here Interrupted ~ clee
of "No collaborating but baokguardr'I
How can the House Of Representatives puni.h msa
who has not broken their privileges They have ne
| general guardianship Of their memberA They
cannot punish who shoots down waiter in hoeeaf
II is breach of the privileges of the House Pre-.
dict to you that this attack upon the senate WIN me
IGieat applausel Look at the criminal proceeding
in that part of the Union This atrocous case, 90 be-
tween NJ an and man, results in civil easel but hew
do you think that the magistrate to whom We TO
ferred measured the extent Of the outrage upoa the
ne,son upon the dignity upon the honor OF Senst0e
pf't the United STATES How does he estimate 4,
Carolina in the Incredible sum OF eSos Laughtsst
Now my fellowcitizens, bring you to the Poans ~
this address. How is this country to be sayedf how
is il that the Senate is to be preserved when 80
at tis subject have no private thoughts. 1t 10 not
thing that man can look at in any private uew'
the Senate be destroyed the Union Is Destroyer %
cause the Union Of the States exists IN the Selsts -
the Senate the States equal. There Rhode .sene
measures Ohio; there Texas and Florida outdoso,e
New.Yok 1t is therefore in the Senate thai we ook
for the Union Of the States, and nothirg more sSsoh
Thing or more alarming thai the apparent madness
that seea section Of country, whose whole Psctee
ton depends upon the senate being upheld, IN seeking
aepSe is'I Psas sSs ssnss and what
would Texas be- Prostrate the " nate, and whes
would South Carolina bet Pro-trate the SENATE
| ard what would even the great and flourish
ipe Coumonw, alth of Georgia BET What
would these small and even those great communities
be exec pt cted with this glorious and Power9
therefore blow be- aimed at tho scuste of the Usited
States il il blow aimed most eectually Ut the very
| heart of the UDior. As Union loving msn believ-
ing il frauebt with innumersble blessings u wealth.
Of srestness of power, and of civil liberty, stand
alai med ut the madness of those men most interested
in it, preservation, calmly looking on and seeing the
| DE- grae alton Of ito Senate. Ii the senate OF the
United States to be attacked and have power b
vndicate itseff TO be open 10 the assaa of ea wh0
choose to in with bludgcons and knock down -
memberri Look at il for moment Here . trsssy
10 be ratified Some have interest in Il, pr.
baps against il. Disable Senator or two snd she
business is done. so In regard to any law, Ppo-
tiobment. For United States Senators msst spssh
freely, and sometimes perSouanyI they mms
often dscuss character; they must often dsepv
wound personal sensibityj they must pro-
provoke the nephew of many an uncle lGrsst losgh-
| teri, But are the nephews 10 govern the coantsY
| Laughter, Are they to come Ia and ob:truot The
S.nate-tbe old men, the wise men, the deiibsrs!ivs
men of the country Far be it, Let tho yosoe o. ..
DSsns:ed country nom sxs. ssss ~
profanity [Appisusel. But how 10 q TO be doneI The
South 10 an eInssculsted thing the iiouse o. hsPse-
sentativss bus no power TO reach tne outasel "
criminal justice Of the country has nSthing 70 saC
How then Is this evil TO be rnet. Ny fenow-cfisenA
| there is a remedy, and one remedy only. ne
remedy that belongs TO popular govefnment-.shas
every man should make bis deterimhsoCn nov, nes
amer for al time and forever, to mark the Ps.ssse
10 tbs outrage this neficsncy, 70 this derenctsee
| Of duty, whenever any Of these men como ~
| fore you, matter Tor what once, opye
that prttenss let them be MARRIED tAppieoseI.
say 10 them, I" You had 10 do with the proesfsuoa
your country; you had TO do with An act which punea
down 10 its foundation not only the Governmens q
your country, but the only mc ,is hd.;oo Is 49,
the principles Of Freedom and vi Social ofow
| have not only struck blow at your own county ~
| AT the existence Of all Government among meL.
| max them 80 act, whatever party comes, vhssss@
n n%X PROPOSES, whatever party oppose Bs $780,
| Est' IA 600 men who said to exist IN Nsw-ATs
| uIam The politicians Of our country csnnH 49,.
upon but who always come ,sa 0Si shsteyss 30 Ss
.,nninIs. Remember that nothing rs OF gfesEf q
higher importance to the country 'osn " 49,.
dnm Of speech aud Of debate 70 ou. - nd "a loo
against every attempt ~ 'a''e'
sppsusel. ,.,s.a N. p,..;xs.s
| s.,,aI,uosd the Hon. slxrEL u. RUesLss.
4 NJ Goiiogg.