The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1856-07-26

that what Brooks had told him about his IN
tentions were confidential and he could not
have divulged them without betraying con-
fidence; that he supposed the meeting be-
tween Brooks and Sumner would be equal,
and therefore fair. That no injustice would
have been done to Sumner, if he edmund
sony had been present. He made strong
appeal to the sympathies of the House.
Mr.. Campbell made the closing argument
which was very clear and able review of
the whole transaction. Opportunity was
given to Brooks and Keitt to speak in their
own defense, but they declined until after
the House, by its majority vote, decided
Brooks to be unworthy of seat in that body.
Then he rose to a privileged question and
was entering upon an elaborate speech when
Mr.. Giddings objected, giving as reason
that the last vote of the House had declared
the member from South Carolina to be un-
worthy Of seat here, and therefore he
ought not to be allowed to do anything i'm
proper. 8 e a2s -
Mr.. Dunn of Indiana, hoped the objection
would be withdrawn, followed by the same
request from the whole South. Mr.. Comins
of Massachusetts, earnestly appealed to Mr.
Giddings to withdraw his objection, and 9TH
ers from the North were imprudent enough
to do the same thing and then at last, under
the press Of personal solicitations, Mr.. Gid
dings withdrew his objection against his own
will and threw the responsibility upon his
friends TO whom he yielded.
Brooks continued to speak, saying that,
in.committing the assault, he meant no dis
respect to the Senate nor any member of the
House, nor to Massachusetts,. He said Mr..
Sumner uttered and published a SANDER
against his native State, and the man who
slandered his State insulted him. He allu-
ded sneeringly to Massachusetts, whose Leg
islature had sat in judgment upon him, and
referred to the Member from New-Jersey,
MIR. Pennington, as "the legal member" the
"thumb-paper member" " the Falstafian
Member of the Committee of Investigation %
When he assaulted Mr.. Sumner, he went to
work very deliberately, and specialized
whether to use whip or cow-hide, know
ing the muscular power of Mr.. Sumner. He
meant to subdue him, and had Sumner prov
ed too stout for him he should have done
what he would have regretted. This sent
ence marked the character of the man, and
produced profound sensation. He admit
ted the authority of the Senate to arraign
him, but not the House. He characterized
Mr.. Comins of Massachusetts as his guam
dom friend, who talks fight and carries wea-
pons but dare not use them. He alluded in
more respectful terms to Mr.. Knapp of Mas
sachusetts, and replied to him. He read ex-
tracts from the speech of Mr.. Woodruff of
Connecticut, delivered on Saturday evening,
ridiculed after the bully style, and grossly
nisrepresented Mr.. Woodruff, by reading
letter from Col. Savage of Tennessee, who,
as Mr.. Brooks friend, called upon Mr.. Wood
ruff to know if he recognized dueling. He
specially returned his thanks to those gal
liant Northern Democrats, friends of Buchan-
an, who had sustained him throughout, and
especially hisfriend, j. Scott Harrison. He
said: The vote of majority of the House,
just taken, transmits me to posterity as man
unworthy of a seat on this floor. And now,
Mr.. Speaker, 1 announce to you and to this
house that remain no longer member of
Thirty Fourth Congress. se'
MIR. Brooks retired amid the applause of
the South Gallery, which was filed with la
dies and gentlemen, and upon reaching the
lobby was embraced and showered with kis-
ses by the ladies.
Senators Butler and Mason sat near Mr..
Brooks during the delivery of his speech,
and were quite merry over it. Mr.. Hoffman
of Maryland, was the only Southernor who
voted for expulsion. A motion to lay the
resolution to censure Edmundson and Keitt
on the table, was defeated by yea and nay
vote of go to Ill, and without taking any Fl.
nal action thereon, the House adjourned
amid great excitement. 1t is reported that
Mr.. Butler will Immediately resign his place
in the Senate, and that his successor will be
Preston S. Brooks. ..ss.-
In addition to the above, the New York
Herald OF the 10th has the following: %
The Brooks and sumner Affair-Censure Of
Mr' Ae1tt.
lEg WASHINGTON, July Is.
The House proceeded to the consideration
of the resolution expressing its disapproba-
ton of the conduct of Messrs. Edmundson
and Keitt, in relation to the assault on Mr..
Sumner.
An Intellectual effort was made to have a
vote taken on the case of each separately
and in consequence of the failure of the reso-
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On motion of Mr.. Campbell of Ohio, the
vote was reconsidered, when he offered a
substitute for the resolution, SO as to enable
the House to pass on Mr.. Edmundson and
Mr.. Keitt separately. He said if Mr.. Keitt