New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-06-11
REMARKS or THE HON. Z. JOY MORRIS
AT THE SUMNER ISDIGNATION MEETING AT
PHILADELPHIA on FRIDAY NIGHT.

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At THE SUMNER INDIGNATION MEETING AT
PHILADELPHIA on FRIDAY NIGHT.
From The Philadelphia DdGy Tines.
Although he came 10 the meeting said Mr.. NJ, by APP
por tnebt he should have deemed duly
TO be preseDt and he had no doubt that the audience
be called on TO address, which formed but irac
ton Of greater assemblage, divided INTO Two separ-
ate meetings at the Court. House. came there under
similar feeling. They felt Themselves bound as men,
TO protest against cruel outrage perpetrated On lei
low manas awrespecting CITIZENS, to protest against
violation Of IA and oder and decency by one, VINO,
as a law.maker was bound above all other men, to
strict observance of legal obligations, and OF the pro-
preties of life. As members of free community,
they could not but regard the assault on Mr. Sumner,
as an attack not only on has constitutional right Of
free speech but on theirs. If the voic, of free de-
liberation was to be sienced by brute force IN the
halls Of debate at Washington, under the immediate
shadow Of the Constitution, there would soon be 40
end of il everywhere. federation Of the violent
suppression of free speech there would lead 10 sim
liar in our State Legislatures, and the dag
ger, the bludgeon, land the DO knife, would nslrp
the place Of and discussion An epoch III rufian
brutality would be established such as existed In the
National Assembly of France in 1850, when the menace
of assassination and the threat OF personal violence
could only be frustrated by the universal wearing of
firearms and the determination of the members OF that
body defend their persons at the hazard OF tue Ves
of their assailants. God forbid that such state OF
things should be brought about In the Congress o the
United States, but there not imminent fear ot IL
The Senate had invited 10 further violence on ts men,
bers by dismssing the subject to tine charge OF the
House Of Representatives, without word OF manly ana
earnest apprehension of the arocity committed on us
floor; and there good reason to believe tina. tue
latter bod, controlled by party spirit would excuse
sef from a vndicaton Of it's dignity and honor IN the
expulsion Of Mr. Bro ks by re.or to technical sas'
eiuges and pretexs Congress was impoten 10 project
it's putation the lives of it's HE nbers, aud lts n0e
cility appeared to paralyze the press and the
courts Of justice of the national metropolis.
In such crisis there was such perverslon oi
h.l.l kysh a
give voice to their feelings 10 uDmi@takabe terms;
Much az every man of proper senslbity sympathzsd
with the physical suffeIiDgs OF Mr.. Sumner, VINO now
lay wrbing bed Of pain, It should be recolecte1
that he victim in cause in which we all suffered
In a moral point of view with him. He was a martyr
to Of the dearest of human rghts-the most nval-
liable prerogative of republican freemen, for which
of blood had been shed in the Old and the New
World, the champions of which we're canonzedt) eer
hal homage in the calendar of free nationsthe sacred
cause of free thought and free speech For exercising
his constitutional privileges, within the bounds of par
liam entary decorum was manifest from the absence
OF any call to oder by the presiding officer OF the Sen
ate Mr.. s. had been wounded almos. to death by an
afsailant, who, approaching him In an unguarded
moment while be pnioned to his desk and before
he could rise to his feet and TO the of his nsura
weapons of defense, beat him on the most sensitive
part of the human body with brutal force as il was
bis determination TO deprive him either of his life or
his reason And yet such is the monstrous perversion
of sentiment that there were TO be found intuen
tal presses and proiessedly respectable people IN
the SOuthtrn States who could applaud the deed
and hs suthor 1t is grateful, however, to see
many xceptions among the Southern papers to this
Endorsement Of crime, and to know that the
heightened spirit Of honor that once marked the
citizens of the South has not all died out.
Never, said Mr.. M will believe that the Of true
chvalry in the South-they who cherish with pride the
ancient reputation Of Virginia Kentucky aud South
Carolina, for manly, generous and noble impuses-who
scorn mean actions and their perpetrators-whO shrink
from imputstion of unworthy motives and dishoaer-
able conduct indelbe tant on private character
will maign their personal regulations and the fame
of their native Commonwealth by publicly sanctonng
further claim be laid to chivsrc rules of action below
Mason and DiIons line if this fragrant breach of all
the articles of the code of chvay be permitted to pass
by BY the people Of that part OF the country
debate but this the fist time that blood had been
shed on its floor because Of words spoken IN debate
Exciting o. the discussions Of the present day
the subject Of Slavery in that body, they were not
more 70 than during the period when nullhcston
threatened the disruption Of the Union. The latitude
Of remark claimed not greater than tina, then
conceded but at that time the members OF Congress
were distinguished much for their gentlemenly cour
tesy magnanimity berality Of feeling generosity OF
nature ard forbearance of temper as for their states
manlke sttanments and preeminence in intel ectaal
qualifications. The memof able debate between hsyne
and Webster was striking example OF parliamentary
propriety. The speech of Mr. Sumner might be more
yebeme nj in tooe and scathng in reblke, but GER
taibly not az irritating a. that OF Mr.. Webster
Whatever the sr;ena of denunciaory elo4uenee could
afford, that ca culeted 10 overwLen his antagonist
Mr.. Webster made free of. His magnificent
philippe abounded in the keenest sarcasm, the
most satrca w.t. the fercest inyective, and the most
crushing blows of Demoetbenian logic. Never did the
Atl enian Phy1 REBOUND 10 powerful blasts Of IN
dgnant eloquence than those which fell from the lips
of Mr. Webster on this occasion. His antagonist was
completely o, erwhelmed beneath the storm which de-
scended upon hs head and bic defeat was TOO evident
10 be gansayed. Aud yet the champion OF South Ca
ropa ther Ost bis temper nor bis sense o; selfre
spect. He conscious of having done the best PEI
sbe for bad cau-e and be retired from the led with
honorable reputation for high talents, aud for an ~
fort 10 achieve success against unequal odds. The
whole country aroused at the spectacle OF tais en-
counter between master minds and section Al feel
ing never ran ! cher. The North was p...ed against
South, and TIE latter discounted, but yet The
sacred precincts NJ the Senate were not Invaded Cy
any viudic.ive Intruder, assaiiing with mureerou.
blows The great champion of nioI and Freedom Ina.
tie gre At and grea, :oals-;he day o:
small men ana snail spirits nave no. yet come But
Of al subjects, which there sh03G te the largest
Of discussion the creates. hberahty " temper
the feet Interchange Of sentiment, said NJ ", the
que stion OF Slavery was certainly me frs The Nor,t
tad been unfairly treated The N ssouI! CJEprom.se
which, for the thirty years Of :. existence, hal
been = bond Il peace between the NOr.t and South,
va. destroyed for mere demagogiss purposes sd
IN islse preteXts In conpsnsst.n for lie overthrow
il was promise tina. he residen. settlers OF TIE Ter
tOries should have the right 70 determine 70. them
selves tbeir political insti'ut.ort And yet 10 sconer
vts he COMPROMISE repealed thsn this pedg. war
violated, by the attempt Of the people OF adjoining
S's.e under the TACT san ton 0! the Feder. Govern
Inen,, - establish Slavery By force O. anns in
ksrsas. AID because 81 the ligh.i1l resistance
Of The peooie OF IA: Territory 20 ths wicked rrl-
sade asains; human liberty. they were eho. do rn
ID cod boJd-ther houses fred OYER .her h, adam
.heir !onhe sacked Sud pidn9tIed, as f BY iofeyn
tt'my -. tAEd "i usrasGof savss'' ciyJ va