The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1856-08-27
-. [Fromi the Pittsburgh Post.]
Fremont and Brooks-A Parallel.

The freedom shriekers have blown out
their blast about the beating of Sumner
by, Brooks. They have exhausted alI,their
ingenuity in the endeavor to make ;capi-
tai ont of it., They have pursuaded the
hundred and eighty pound baby--Charles
Summer TO degrade himself by feigning
sickness. They have talked about the
.softening of his brain: They have teIe-
graphed almost daily about the state OF
the baby and booby's health. They have
shrieked Justify over his castigation until
the whole community laugh at their folly,
and despise such small means of begging
sympathy aud votes.
And now let US draw parallel between
this Mr.. Brooks, whomthe freedom Shrek
Eers think should be hanged, and John G.
Fremont--the candidate Of the shriekers
foEfthe Presidency. fI cla
John c. Fremont is native of South
Carolina. Preston S. Brooks is native
of South Carolina. Fremont was for
+ just twenty-one days member of the
Senate. Brooks has served one long term
in the House of Representatives. Fre-
mont tried to bere-elected and failed, and
he came near being lynched by his de-
frauded constituents. Brooks is unanl-
mously reelected. While in the Senate
some questions arose about Fremont's
conduct in California, and Senator Foote
took a part in the debate. For words
spoken in that debate Fremont waylaid
and severely beat Senator Foete, at the
door of the Senate Chamber. Senator
Foote was an old grey-haired man of
small stature-much smaller than Fre-
mont. Fremont was member of the
same body, and could have replied to
Foote'S remarks had he felt competent to
speak, and been innocent of the charges
made. He resorted tocthe rufian's rene
dy, brute, fierce, against small man, an
old man, and weak man. He assailed
that old man when he was unprepared,
and off his guard, and with his superior
strength, and youth and activity, took a
rufian's satisfaction in shedding the old
mans blood. Not satisfied with that he
sent the old man challenge to fight a
duel, and then got his father-in-law to
prevent a fight That is the true picture
of John G.. Fremont @sa
Senator Sumner waded throngha two
days Speech the whole design of which
was to create incurable hostility and Bit
terness of spirit between the North and
South He slandcred and yiliGed all the
Southern States but more especially the
State. of South Carolina. Not satisfied
with that he slandered like blackguard
an old grey-headed man in his absence.
Heis bowed down with the weight of sew
enty years. He was absent at the time,
or his base maligner would not have dared
to utter his obscene and infamous words.
Sumner is larger, and not an older man
than is Mr.. Brooks He is strongly built,
healthy and robust, and viii weigh hum
dred and eighty pounds. Brooks, a small
Ter man, resolves to punish the slanderer
of his uncle and his native State. He
waits two. days at the gate of the Capitol
grounds fortfe caldmniator Not finding
him there, he goes openly into the Senate
Chamber and beats him severely. Great
as the proyoeation was, the act was un-
justiiiable. But'whcn we compare it with
Fremont's rufiianisui, it will be'found less
ruffianly, less dastarday, and done with
far greater proyoca,ion. Brooks assailei
a man larger than himself, and strong aud
healthy; Fremont assailed a maa smaller
than himself and one far older. Brooks
had no chance to reply TO Sumner in the