New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-05-31

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'siiJ. Id M Spuih osrona ssd ar Buiief rhO
rre.5 s.eoe.cr q Lios. with k-.7y cane on lay bar
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sssr WIS., a. .sI.s s1 ~. ss .rnc.s snsso .,vu.
H. setIg under De inneis q selfetens VIII my bees
NeA secured 10 tie eoE .d then pressing tsrsarl
bic n ssssaE:i COZ timed his bows"
H.rp. then We have q man coming into the Seuste
Char Der and making this assault not pre>cnding 20
be ANIMATED by any public motive not carrying OUT
any measure Of principle or policy, bat giving az his
n that be had read toe speech Of Sesater Sumner
sDd il was libel on South Carolina and Mr. Butier,
WHO was C relstive ef his. Although my relative y
i tie partJ sIsded TO BY s Sumner, Preston
Brooks am the judge, and, moreover. AN the enc
csioner. | an here with my cane to attack scd
cripple you usswsr.s with ycur pen 10 hand, and
cesl YOU blow, the FIST efect OF which Is to stun
Won. Now, gentlemen, let Us see what were the
circumstances o,toncing the scene as described
by the actors in IT, because 1t u not my
purpose to stimulate an excitement, but desire that
tie impression made here shall he exsct durable aud
abidii e snd that whstever may suit your own jucg-
uent s night prupyety shall be hereafter acted upon
Ispplausel 30 that public meo shall know, when they
come for sny purpose before the great people not this
people Of New-Yotk, hsi; million es We are but be-
fore the great people that intabit this vast epubc.
that they shall be dealt with according u
the Judgments Of their felow-cItizens lspplsu.el.
Let me now read to you, gentlemen the explanation
Of air. SLIDrIL, with whom certainly have No public
private aninoAty, no political coutict cFstrfe.
hav. e him in private life, and believe him 70 be
peaceable l recolect him as once crtisen OF
this very State. Let US hear his statement IN regard
I, this matter: He had not spoken 10 Mr.. Semner
" for upward Ct two years, and did not consider him
" self upon such terms of intimacy as TO justify
" sny expression Of sympathy upon his part
My feuow-citIene, here, Is Senator ironf-Lo'
beg you to drop bis name. beg you to hear in
silence and not to prtudge him as he seems to have
pr.udged Others; bat let picture you that bleed
ing Senator stunned by the slows of man OF superior
II e.. a&r, AArrn ia
hcns. He was gentleman whom he must
have met in social circles" did not speak
10 him for two y.ars, and l could not express
any sympathy with him lhisses. My fellow.
[Cries Of No Norl Is this the character OF Sen
atort lShouts of "No MOL Is this the character
o. mar of common feeling AMI humanity hssesl.
No sympathy! Why, my worst enemy were bleed,
ing at ny feet and it was but to give him look OF
sympathy Of returning cons ,iousness from being
stunned by the blow, confess l cannot con
ceive il my duty to have passed him by CHEERS
wish TO call your attention to the few remarks that
have TO make to the danger that is now existing In
this Republic from the materials which now compose
the Senate of the United States lCheersl- In the
fint place, man who had not spoken to Mr.. Sumner
for two years, could not, when he was bleeding aud
stunned express his sympathy LCheersl. viii read
now 10 YOU the ebate of the Senate OF the United
Saies, from an authorized reporter, giving you the
language of the men themselves Mr. pSugss
corroborated the statement OF the latter so far as
the eyd. nee alluded 10 himself (Nir. Dougltsl He
found the occurrence brought to bis notice, and said
his rst mpre ssion hearing ofthe matter was 10 go
the Senate Chamber and endeayor TO restore quiet
IA voice do not believe it, Cheers and Laughter
Here. gentlemen you have the impulse of a Senator
OF the United States applausel-e conservative I'M
pul-e. Mr.. Sumner was stunned by the blow, ana IL
was the impulse Of Senator Douglas TO settle the
question laughter. Bat, gentlemen, Senator Doug
las il man unlike some of the warm Southern
blood of the country, and whose nature Is not
to act upon impulse but upon , eInsGefaI y Ss
old TO- under the persona elaions in which he stood
"to Mr.. Sumner, his motives might have been mus,
"corstrued." Here, gentlemen, Is the conservative
impulse Of Senator of the United states 70 go into
the Senate Chamber to which be belonged TO restore
Quiet altog, Their quenched and suppressed by the
thought that lis motive may be misunderstood, ana
therefore be did no. go in until was al over Cheers
should YOU not, Mr.. Douglas have interfered ana
prevtutcd such dastardly and unmany attack by
brutal ruffian upon brother SENATOR But my fellow
citzels tbs is Senator OF the United states Snou,s
CRIES of Judas Douglas, A.noia noaga, %,
He Il senator of the United States who would not
go into the Senate House TO protect Prosrate sen
Tnr fear that HE motives should be misunderstood
n Laughter and hisses. Now, gentlemen, let me intro
duce TO you another Senator, tor whom privately en-
terrain the big hest respeot-1 mean senator roomos
who would not interfere at all, but approved OF it.
regret this the have always respected him al
an individual. How could he see a fellow Senator
bleeding, bruised and crushed by the bludgeon
Of q villain without rushing to his assistance My
endorse this matter l know many Southern people,
chivshous manly and generous, and am certain that
they would be the last to tolerate such an act as Mr.
Brooks bas committed. cannot further believe that
toe 81 uhern press notwithstanding the excitement OF
the present time, will express themselves IN favor OF
this brutal outrage. am cure they VIII not. Inc
great bsdy of the intelligent southern men wiz not
this love and respect many of our Southern brethren
i am well acquaL ted with some OF them and 90 lar as
my knowledge of them goes feel perfectly convinced
that they will set thea mark of disapproDation upon
u kaxrA
We will and must denunciate II, and sho"
our Representatives and Senators oy our con-
duct and frmness that will not tame!y submit 70 H.
chvalry 1t is the meeting OF man by DIS equsS,
abstsning even the advantage Of sun or vino. 10
speak Of cbvalIy, Of galan'ry, In such connec.
ton as this Why, my tellow-ctzens, Il Is ike that
which Romans in their enmty atixed 10 the Term loh
when thew meant bad fotA, they caued rune
f.ithn IL YOU wish to honor the word chiyalry, do
not call the conduct of tho man from SCUM Cefohna
chivary IApplausel. appeal TOR the nonor VI you,
historic knowledge, Of your ancient a-sociauons ana
of our comm on language that this word may not DE
thus perverted Nv fellow citizcns will no call your
attention to some Other ctrcumstancss-s 70
very few for YOU do not neeo Instruction III
this matter. We cave now an outrage when, as %
tween two indivinuals, might excite our sympathy
"a ;nd,ona,ion but il Is national question, and all
Individual considerations aie sunk. The question Oh
whether man fiom South Cacdma may not nave oeeh
unduly excited and have committed an indSc'e''on,
IN jts-f eoppsratively triheatrocous ss may De-
The danger the Importance, the gravity OF the occh,
lion Is IN the manner in which was received and
treated by others. You have seen how those
Who stood by treeted il. Let Us look at the
act Of the senate as a body; What has that Senate
cone and / beg you will hear me with slight de-
gree Of patience, because It u Of the greatest conse
9uepce that this country should see 70 the Protecon
Of the privileges OF the Senate. The Priyges Of the
senate " bose privileges are they they the
priyileges OF the men who are elected be Senate
l. ii that Mr. slidel or NJ. Douglas, or Mr.. samner
ihoud be RATED upon 6rai Is tor the eievs t ie
Of tbei, pesopsl dignity Far from it. IL u that the
S.na,e House. and the persons of the Senators VINO
me,t there. should be sacred because they deost
- go. e. in,erfs.a OF some three millions