Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1856-05-30
The assault on Mr.. summer.

The Washington correspondent of the
Evening Post gives the following version:
The particulars of the Sumner assault
case are these, as ! learn them from an eve
witness; Shortly before . O'Clock 10 the at
ternoon, tho Senate having adjourned, Mr..
Sumner was sitting IN hs place, writing very
busly. Brooks approached him saymg. " Mr..
Sumner ! have read your speech twice II
Is libel on South Carolina, aud on Mr.
Butler, who Is a relative of mine.n Mr.
sumner who was lutently wrtug, anew
nothing more Brooks struck hun with a
heavy cane, upon which Sumner spranr
from his seat, To defend himself with such
violence, that the heavy desk before hun was
wrenched from the floor, TO which It was
screwed. lie was, however. so much stay
gered as TO be rendered p,wrrIess, and he
blows were repeated ull he was senseless-
The two cuts upon his head are each about
'wo inches M length, and are very deep
There were at least j zen persons stand
nv near at the tine of the assault which
was so unexpected that, as they say, they
dad moi think oi interfering. Close by stood,
as au informed, toe Senats's Sergeantut-
Arms, large, suong man, and yet he did
nothu1
Mr.. Culten1en came forward from another
part Of the Hall. and denounced the attack
To the perpeirator with the manly indignation
Characteristic Of the chiyalrous veteran
OF Kentucky, az Shameless transaction.
but the reply was am told You'd better
npt iuterirrsi 40 '.ll hoh ono OF tpur e.
Kent stood by with a cane, ready TO save
brooks from injury. Many persons had the
impression thtthe was armed, though no
q ...FI.. I..s 3.
Brooks. 1t u believed that Sumner would
have certainly been killed but for the inter
ference OF Messrs. Murry and Morgan Rep
resentatyes from New York The former
seized Brooks around the waist, while he
was striking sumner and, with Morgan's
help, pulled hlm away
Mr.. summers legs, at the time when he
was attacked, We're under the uesk SO tar
that he could only rise by wrenchln- il from
the floor The stunning force OF the blow
knocked his head forward his assailant then
seized hlm by the shoulder, held him with
the LETT hand, while, with the other, he kept
laying blows upon his head.
When Mr.. Murray, therefore, pulled away
Brooks, Mr.. Morgan took Sumner, now I'M
conscious, 10 hls arms.
The Republicans held County Conven-
uoh mere tonight, and passed strong resou-
tons, denouncng the assault on Mr. Sum.
ner, calliug upon the House to expel his as.
sallant and also calling upon the Courts of
washington TO punish hun; otherwise that
the seat OF government be removed.
Furihe, p1riicuiars on The outrage Of Sem
tor Sumner.-We find in the correspondence
Of the New York papers some further partic-
MARS of the assault upon Senator Sumner
The Herald correspondence gives the FOL.
lowing;-
Washington, May % Mr.. Brooks waited
at the Pnrlers Lodge about an hour, yesier
day aud as long this morning, hoping ~
meet wnh Mr. Sumner with view IN attack
hun, Failing IN lhis, he entered the Senate
Chamber lo,day. just as that body idjnurned
aud seeing several ladies' present setied hlu- |
sol ON The opposite side to Mr.. Sumner 49, I
soon ~ disappeared bat one. lie then re-
quested a freud to get her out, when he I'M
medlalely approached Mr.. Sumner and said; /