The Union and eastern journal. [volume] (Biddeford [Me.]) 1854-1858, 1856-06-06
The Ruflianism Endorsed.

tHe 6uulaul3M EuuOIStU.
We extract the following from an editor
ial article in the Norway Advertiser, pa
per of the Border Rullain stamp, as will be
seen from the extract, and published in Nor
way, Oxford County, in this State.
1.-THE affair has caused much excitement,
and is supposed to have grown out Of GER
tain structures made by Mr.. Sumner, in q
recent speech on South Carolina and some
of her prominent men. The report OF the
committees will be looked for with much in
tercst, as the affair will undoubtedly be fully
investigated by them and the facts spread
before the public. In the mean time we
cannot help thinking there has been an un-
necessary aud reprehcnsible free use of terms
and epithets on the floor of both branches
of Congress which would not be allowed
any where else, and which have tendency,
If they are not directly calculated TO
bring about such disgnceiul scene. Good
manners are at u low obb among certain
class, and when they meet with a merited
rcbuke their friends call the chastisement
brutal"
This is the first endorsement of the con-
duct of the would be assassin Brooks we
have seen in the State. For the credit of
our State, we trust we shall sec no other
We are aware that the administration pa
pcrs in our State, in speaking of the out
rage, couple their condemnation with such
language Of palliation, as to raise the sus-
picion that, were they not restrained by pub
lie sentiment, they would justify rather than
condemn the brutal attack, but VIC imagine
the honor, (no let us drop irony and call it
by the right namc,) the disgrace of justify
ing it, belongs alone to the Norway Adyer-
tiser.
\ cowardly rufiiin steals up to his victim,
takes him unawares, and striking him over
the head with a bludgcon, at The first blow
knocks him down, and repeats the blows
until his victim is insonsible, and the Nor
way Advertiser says it is "merited roJuke,"
and complains because the friends of the
individual assaulted, calls the outrage "tri.
tai"
\ senator of a Sovereign State, quietly
writing in his desk in the Senate chamber,
is assailed with murderous violence for words
spoken in debate and the Norwry Advertis-
er, paper published in the free State OF
Maine, and calling itself Democratic, speaks
Of the outrage as a establishment "mer
ned."
SONY fire administration members of Me
House Of Representatives. roied for The rom
maiice of enquiry into the assault By Brooks
upon Sumner" Doubtless the Norway Ad.
vcrtiscr saw in this, as perhaps it had a
right to SEQ, a party approval of the act,
and following purity rather than right or
justice .justifies the assault.
But we will not waste words in further
comments upon the course of tho Norway
Advertiser. In the matter of approving
this Outrage, it stands with the Southern
press, as will be seen by the following ex-
tracts. 1t endorses the Rufinism as fully
as il is endorsed in the Southern States. We
ask attention to the sentiments Of the South
ern press on the outrage.
TIE SOUTHERN PRESS on THE OUTRAGE.
From The Petersburg, (Ed.) IRteKgenoer,
(fihmore Amerioon.)
SrNSER's LlcSiSG.-We arc exceedingly
sorry that Mr.. Brooks dirted his cane by
laying it athwart the shoulders of the black
guard, Sumner. We regret that he did so,
not because Sumner got lick amiss, not
because he was not justly entitled to all he
got and more besides, but because the nasty
scamp and his co-scamps will make capital
for their foul cause out Of the affair. they
will raise howl which will split the public
ear about the violation of tho privileges of
debate, Southern bullyism, &c., &c. Mas
tor lorccGreeley in particular will Jump
out of h boots and brooches, have about
four thousand fits, and thus put up the
price Of asalGtida and burnt feathers
throughout the country. Disagrceing with
the Richmond Wing us to the effect of Sum-
ner's thrashing. we entirely concur with il,
that If thrashing is the only remedy by
which the foul conduct of the Aboliticnists
an be controlled, that il will be very well
70 give Seward u double dose at least every
'thcr day until II operates freely on his pol
teal bowels. IL Is true that the cunning
'lscal Is little too smart to violate the de, |
'oruin Of debate, but his adroit demayoru-
sm and darnnable doctrines are infinitely
more dangerous 20 the county than the
oarsc blackguarlism Of he periured wretch.
sumner, who will, to his dying day, rcmcm.
'cr that has Brooks is not the ..running
'rooks" that one Shakespeare found "books"
n.
From Ms Sonih-Sds Democrat, NAY 81.
The telegraph has recently announced no
niOrmation moro grateful to our feelings. !,
han the classical Gaming which this outrage. 4
us aholitionist received on Thursday. mt
be hands Of tho chivalrous Brooks of South
arolina. 1t is enough for g,nfiemca to
ear to be. compelled to associate with such
Character as Sumner. aud to DO bored with
ne stupid and arrogant doyuias with which
Is harlngues invariably abound; hut when
gross violation of Senatorial COURTESY and !,
defiance of public opinion, the unscrup- I