New-York daily tribune., 1856-07-15
in debate personally oasnsys ito :. s1stss ~
bers of Congress, or to any OF the S'e.e'. -
NJ RnYcE Of S. c. thought the House hao "o

Mr. BOYCE OF ). y. tnuuSni "io
constitutional power to take ccgnzance oi 70 cas-,
:, ,bs manner recommended BY the msjorlty' a,o
,h,, R,ooks in beating Senator Sumner over tue
ha.J smo.t 70 death. had not been guilty of disor
Js,Iv conduct. in the sense in which II was usc'
BY the Constitution. lI,o
NJ FTUERIpGE OF Tepn in speech sparkling
with wit ard of marked ability, contesded 'na' tue
House had Jurisdiction in the case penang ~ ne
snnlied keen knife to the minority report, o,s-
sert;pe ard holding il up to the lgnt ol r'u.uio'
n ,be general Amusement OF the tfouse' ~ AZ eu.
nonnced the most extraordinary doctrine OF .ne
-xnud;s,ion of all precedent He believed 'ne
Ileuse had entire jurisdiction OF sucn cases ~
nunisb He greatly regretted the conduct OF 'ne
men, her from South Carolina (Brooks) Tor uan!
reasons. He remembered that the senior ueliI9a
from Ohio (Mr. Giddings) got into some .roaH .Ss
about fifteen years sgo, and was eAPsneu -,
Honse and in his Judgment itproved most un.o.
tnnste thing for the country for the people sen, niu
mir GddinQs) right back srd have kept MN uc.c
sver SINCE The result of this affair wou'o DC "
make Charles Sumner fixture IN the senate, "nu
for oucht he knew. to transfer the accused mew'
her from this floor TO seat in the same (nsWVet'
IN tske the place of his venerable relative, (Dut-
Ierl His condemnation of southern members ior
the position they have taken in this case was ,si!
severe. He cited to them the repeal OF ,nc Mts
souri, Compromise as the cause OF all thus .roaoie
He did not deem this case one thar requireI ca
pulsion. therefore he should not vote to expe!' ana
he did not si nifty to the House wnetner ue 'n"u''
vote to censure or not.
Mr.. Qr1TMAx of Mississippi moved that gentle
men be limited in debate on the pending question
duri1r the remainder of the day to fifteen minutes
each, which motion was carried.
Mr.. TYSON of Pa. occupied bis fifteen minutes,
holding that the House had power and ought to eA'
ercise it.
Mr.. NICHOLS of Ohio cOntended that this was
an otitnse of such q grave character thas the
House should take notice of it, in justice 10 us
own honor, and punish the offender.
Nes.rs. STEWART Of Nd, BRANCH OF n. u,
TAYLOR of La and BOWIE of Nd. severally made
bludgeop speeches, arguing that the House has no
constitutional power to take cogrizance OF the
conduct of Mr.. Brooks.
Mr.. KNAPP of Massachusetts,, occupied his hf-
teen minutes in the delivery Of portion n his
maiden speech. 1t was q production worthy OF
men of wider fame, and at once marked its author
"a a man of research and finished scholarship:
He had not spoken TO the tumutuOus House fuli
minute when every eye was liked upon MIN anu
every ear was captiyated. His manner was easy,
his voice pleasant. Every one seemed to regret,
when he closed. that the Rule precluded his de-
livery of the whole speech. He obtained per.
mission to print the whole. however. lie did not
hesitate 10 characterize the blow struck by BROOKS
as COW ardly lin bis indOr,ement OF the resolutions
of the Massachusetts, Legislature), as an outrage
unparalleled in our annals that there was but
one response swelling up from the wounded ana
beatinl hearts of million of people IN Aassachu'
ALI %h. N
RFTRIBuTIoN," "REIRiBrTIoN"
In reply TO the remarks of Mr. Bocock Of Vir'
gua, who spoke yesterday and referred 10 nassa'
chusetts Mr.. Knapp said
The Hon. gentleman from Virginia Mr. Bcccckl, IN
ch yesteldsy while urging lis idea OF the proper
refer action OF the House in this matter wss pleased
10 the of Massachusetts, on this floor as
doubtl vaorcus men, who were quite competent OF
themselves TO ayenge any wrongs or toward
Massachusetts, or her sons. SIR, as understand Gss
sachusetts she neither needs nor asks syoucher Tor
her yaior from any quarter; Thanks 70 heayeD, sSe
IL ction of mankind her towering monuments stu
q, AIN iu the glortu. light of that liberty, whose
achievements they commemorate AS IN the days &c, oi
her Webster, Lexington, concord, ana bunker mn
are theie. Dorchester and Acton are there also.
A. ounc th N all, Der multiplied hautts OF Intelligence
and industry TEEN with men, instinct. with devotion
20 liberty and law. No Massaoh ohusetts, though
s,ung by he wrorg and insult, IS no bscksider from
the Faith Of the fathers. But. Sir. while smsrting
under outrsge unavengee, she will uot take counsel
of her feas much ess of Ter foes. To her il belongs
TO il dica;e the time and mode of redress. She
scorrs the Code of the Cudgel BOW boldly sought to
be paugurste6 for the Congress of The United States
She stands, ever, by the common Constitution,
She bocs ever, to the supremacy of the lsws,
anc trust, 20 the peaceu mec ies which they profer
for all our wrongs She trusts still in tie power Of
that weapon, pictured by her poet, which
-"Cones down a. still
As sDow-aakes on tho sod,
A., Lightning doe, tbs will Of God"
A WORD more, Sir, in response 10 the honorable mem.
Der from Virginia, and take leave Of MIN. When
the Of Massachusetts, shall be summoned 10 the use
10 thei- yalo by adopting for rayng cry the motto
emb azoped on the a,rCrial ensign OF his proud
commonwealth" Sac semper tyrannts SO always
TO ,yrsnts-a motto douty sia Li6cant By the emblem
Of the Genius Of Liberty, svotd il hand, trampling
upon Tyranny!
Mr.. WOODRUFF of Conn. stirred up the cniTalry
He crowded into ths short time allotted to hin the
whole Of 8 very effective and able speech, to which
there is sequel. Its pungency excited the most
keen reflections in the mind of Mr.. Brooks, who
sat within arms length Of Mr. Woodruff while he
was pouring out upon the offending Member the
severest repro0t characterizing the act for which
he was then srraigned before the country as
brutal outrage and violation of all honor and de.
cency. If the House did not now unite to rebuke
and emphatically condemn this monstrous viola.
ton Of al! law, the very Hall Of the House of Rep.
resentatives will continue to be characterized as a
" Chamber Of Asssssips." But I will not quote
from & g speech for it is short sweet and plucky,
doing sminent credit alike to Mr. Woodruff aud
the State be represents, and therefore send you
il entire as reported expressly for THE TRIBUNE.
1t ia as follows:
SPEECH OF THE HON. JOHN WOODRUFF OF
CONNECTICUT.
Delivered IN tos Hou.s Of Representative July 2 1856
BIZ. SPEAKEP; Thi, Unuse Las ialheratad alreaiz