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New-York daily tribune., 1856-09-26
PROPOSED DATES OF SAILING.

EDNARD X COLLINS No. 6 W.ls'., y. Y.
Brown SHlPLtT / Co, Liverpool
STEPHEN hENNARO Co.,
No y Austin Ffisrs London.
~ ~ WAINWRIGHT Co. Paris .
The owners OF these ships viii b. accountable TOT fa
svtr, bullion, spee JcW,y precious stones metals uni -
bills OF sps are ssled therefor and tie value iAeTvi II
pF.ss.d 'her.iD.
New-York daily tribune., 1856-09-26
H. WILSON, A1ctioneer. . -
.prr SALE of Grst-tl8sS ItOI SEIIOLD

i ,iiRNIrURF rich Wilton and Velvet tsrp"'s; costly
s.es Plate and Mantle Muors; u'se suites u tion
30, pyrn,uIe rosewood Pslo-fOf"; uabe Oh Far,
80. Pearl ana Silver Cutlery e.. a, No 20 West lrh.
a. near ethsv.-H WILSON Viii sell tbs lfndsy)
MORNING TO- O'Clock h" ~n'irc furniture % the above
Anse Of the best description and has been "a u'e az
months consisting olsse spd cOsy Pier and Mantle Nf0.i
p1hor ood PanoFoI'c; elegant suites u os-~Opd fs'
G Furniture in oh crimson sud ma-oon boes" one Do IN
p.en and sod costly roseVood SecTcsry b"os 'od
.ar,ed rosewood Center Sofa and P Tables. three superior
80 wool Eas.Tes marble tops h mirror door. aid backs
.sssnt Reoe ption Chairs, In ch ain s SpJi
ro..wood Corner EazeTes with mirror bskg roh Lace Win
Curtains and Shades; bronze and omolp Cooks; oos
Seves Dresde Vases aud rich Paror O aucuis &C. with
chamber Of fine Oil Paintings DninsRoom And Chamber
Buniture-esgnt Osk FRtensnn Tables oak thaiIs Chs
Set nch gold band; decorated Tea Cote S.s e,
gAnt ruby and Gla.s p'a sad silver CnIey Ctse
bssk.ts Casters Bureaus; Was,aLds win marble topt;
costly china T0c cts; best hair M feather
Bed, and Bodding French Oval Mrors mstogsuy suites oi
Fsrnure IN hair cloth; cottage aId n0hogny spfiLs SEQ.
Chsirs; ro.exood Hat Stand Ocoth; Stsir Csrpcs ~
"a ~ the morning Of sale.
New-York daily tribune., 1856-09-26

IN TONS CHINA CLAY. in good order, for
OU JIs r pERRISBsON 4 Co
Ss. - BtsAEar - ~ !.
New-York daily tribune., 1856-09-26

NEW-JERSEY RAILROAD-For PHIIA-
~ DELPHIA and the SOUTH and WEsT. Via JERSEY
IITY-Ma and Express Lines: Leave Sew.fork and II
m and and D. m. fare, IS; IL m. - 3 stopping st all
ysy stations Through Tickets .oid for Cincinnati ali and
sls 5 he West, and for Ba,imore Wellington Norfolk
g. and through baggage checked Washington In m. and
sn m W. WOODRUFF Assistant Suy't.
New-York daily tribune., 1856-09-26
I,HF REGULAR MAIL LINE via STONING

i TON for BOSTON And PROVIDENCE-InlAnd.o route
-stopt eelsy change Of cars OF bazflge.
II. ,r..ntr, PLYMOUTH ROCK Capt. joel s,one krd G.
vASDERBiLT C.P, w h frt.e, in congestion v',h he
sio1,Hf M. Yori daily sssdsy. sIe.p;sS fom Pr
No North River 6r'; vas above Battery psee At oeio1
.,,ir - heh leaves Boston 81 $50 p. IN.
The c. VANDERBILT from New York nondsy W res
day and Friday From s'onnson Tuesday ThOrsdsy, aud
~. PLYMOUTH ROCK rom S,s.Yorh roA.dsy, Thurs.
a., and saaId9. From stoniBsten, Monday Wednesday
and Friday
and Bosf on the Express Nal Train several hours N
say,ue of By other routes and in ample tine all tho
early morning nr connecting North and E1t PsssenseEs
II main board The ghts
und.,ub,d br,skfa desired. and ies'e stonnson IN the
81. NJ rain connecting at Providence with The II ss
Bsssase Master accompanies The steamer si throgsh
each way 80. .r =, =.
Sa,,b Eiyer or =, The office No. 10 Bs''ery place.
New-York daily tribune., 1856-09-26
nFNNsYLvANIA RAuROAD.-THREE

DENNsYLVANI a RAAILRDADwTHREE ,AI IHr
pFLPHIA and Pl1TsBuRGH-Ths MORNING MA l.
leaves Philadelphia fos Pittsburgh n! md
lsaye. Pittsburgh for Phiadeph at The FAST LINE
issve Philadelphia for PITTSBURGH AZ u 70 md P,;.has al
a., PbIad,pbis AZ $50 pm. THE NIGHT EXPRESS TRAIN
leave PhatepLia forPttbuFsh At II and Pittsburgh
for PliAdsphis At $50 p M
aboy, In. connect Pitt.SuIsh With me railroads snd
h.rn ST. Louis Mo-: Alton, Gslsns, and Chicago, Illinois
Frsrtorf Lexington, and Louisville Ky Tsrre Hsue Msd
.op La F.yette and indianapolis Ind Cincinnati, Dayton
spn,f,ld B.l,foptane, sanduky, Toledo, Cleveland Co
Inn bu. VILE Ms-,ion and Wooster Ohio; Ao with he
r.chet boat. from and NewOeans 81 Louis Louis
Vile and Cincinnati - -
For further par hsndba in the hotels Of hi. eiy
pa.,uger- will find this the shortest most expeditions and
comfort uble route between she East and West.
Through ticket. be had at either oi :he above men ned
Mace. in the West, or of
J. H. BUTTS, Agent, NewJerey Railroad Co, foot Of
Cnur' lsndtst, New York
J. L. ELLIOTT, Agent Pennsylvania Railroad CO.,
No Asios House, Broadway, NewYork
THOMAS MOORE Agent, cor. llth AID haIket-.,s,
y.w.YoIt jan 1856. Philadelphia
New-York daily tribune., 1856-09-26
NEW-YoRK and HARLEM RAILROAD

IN FARE REDUCED.-Only 81 50 from New-York 70 A.
ern Trains $40 a m Express Train for Albany without
change care connecting with Has m Central aud North
ern rrains Mail Train stopping Al williams bridse
and all Stations above $40 Express connecting Win
RETuRNISG, LEAVE ALBANY-s:So A. m, Express
without change Of s:l5 Mail Train. $50 p w.
Express for Newfork
Ne invite all passengers business pleasure 20 take the
Harlem Railroad which, comfort pronptness OF safety 10
un,urpsssed. The Albany Trains fitted up Win
Creancs Approved Bkes which the train under the
control Of the Engineer rendering the safest road In the
Union Tickets TO be- obtained Bsggage chee he'd at the office
OF the Western Railroad Albany, At White aud Center
BIoome and Goth Sta, New ! loIk
New-York daily tribune., 1856-09-26

W. = -
TINHIS DAY (Frday), at l01 o'clock. CABt
Il NET MANUFACTURERS STOCK at Auction. at the
W.,srooms Of JOHN WILDE 60. No. lO9 Futor-st. be-
now Ksssau,t The whole will be sold positively without
,.r,e and particularly worthy The attention OF city ard
. 5ouud in most OF which has been manu-
ke,urd expressly foI their own private sales and consists III
EI Dnns Room and Library Furniture in greet ysncty.
lto about 20 pure Hair Mattresses, g..
CstsIosues ii,ucd on morning OF sale. ssssH
New-York daily tribune., 1856-09-26

and NEW-HlvEN RAILROAD.

~ Nv W-1VNk -TI4l T8N
~ SUMMER ARRANGEMENT, commencing May S. 1876
Passenger Stations Corner Broadway and Csnal-st.
In N.w-York.. Corner ltth--t. aud 4thav.
TRAINS LIZ Nrw-Y For New Haven: T. ga m tEH Is
1880, 5:5 a. (ES) $3.50 For Bridgeport m, tEx
1890 S5 Tx $3.50 For Milford strs,ford, Fairfield
Southport and Wes,port: 1880, 3:l5 $50 m For
Norwslk: 7, ga 1880 35, g. tHIl 49, 55 6:l5 m
For DaIen and Greenwich: T. l2:S 5l5 i:1) 5:lj
6l5 p. For Stamford: 3, lEx m. 1854 Sis T.
or $50 SIS 6:5 m For roIt Chester and intermediate
CONNECTING TRnys-for Boston: 8 a. IN. lEx.)i Up. m.
(EI) For Hartford and Springfield NJ. Er 1880 p.
D. M (E1) For Connecticut River Railroad Montreal:
(EI) For Canal Railroad: (Ex) and II 80
Wesifed. For New London Railroad 4 For
Housa,onc Railroad 8 For Nsugstuck Railroad: 8
M. 3;l5 p. For Danbury and Norwk Railroad 7,
Up. n.
TRANS TO NEw.YoRK-Fror New Haven; $50, T. s:3j
(E1) l50 Tx 4:90, $50 p (Exl From Bridseport
6:lO 74O, 1918 (EI) 2:27 tEI. 5:ll 1906 (Erb
From Eo1wslk: 49, ~, s:l5 lo;s3 m Ex s. (Ex)
3;25 545 lO:35 D. m (Ex From Pert Chester 5:H 6:tj
7:18 9:57 ll:SO O. N (Ex) 4:a8, 6:T p.
JAMES H. nOYT, Superintendent.
New-York daily tribune., 1856-09-26
TOP BOSTON and PROVIDENCE Vi, NEW.

+ PORT .ad FAIL RIVER The 'p'er Ia and .ursrior
TiTspAY THURSDAY and SATURDAY a; 5o'c.osk pm
and he BAv STATE. Capt J.wstt s.ys. Nov Yors 'ysry
G0NDAY WEDNESDAY, and FRIDAY, at 5 o'c.oak r. NJ I:
ron Pisr No " R.. The Bai:erJ bh oloAirs
port each -y
-, n,,,l n. Same shsll have ben paid for.
g,,rht 70 Boston 10 forwarded through III nee. 6asph
~ sD EIpr... Frcish, Trsin
New-York daily tribune., 1856-09-26
AeftIn

srOEISHING. cure for DROPSY hss .t
n I.,, N-ep discovered By o pr BOYD who o-sr. t
r.. al, 10 .l .fi.,ed AL hesshss Tnfeeo"n San - ,,
an "A, ,r,,enptoa With ili Inetr.e oDs hoe 20 mShe
.nS az. IsSr-.s d BOND, N. D., Be, Nc " B'osi~.y
r. ,i.Ches.
nP. THOMPSDN's Aromatic Tooth Soap, most
IL .ouy,u.r. lean pleasant and sdsotve Densnfe. sod
= sEslssAl. and EsisAi Drsi AID Az yotei'" D
lGURRAYs FLUID MAGNES ESlA-PreParcd
M suS.r N, .up>rntsEd.Goe Of NJ d-s,''.
JAMES MURRAY for sac ey sthlsff FbIS
BROTHERS Co Whol.sss Druggists, No iso " "-I-in'
ooro-r efBe,knsn-.t New fOrk
pONAN EYE BALSAN.-Ihls Celebrated
II ,,u.s, n, WrtK III ISFLAMrD EYES
SANITY ls.a signal success by dstssli'hed ocu'
Dr oaf profeorN csfecr aud msy he canrtentN 80
Ion tbs y.ry bet sslys that b sst In css
the eysAes fsms L acts Almost ihe D1Asc IN eh al
raioEs sd usually ss.c,s complete cure stsr eS sp
pi si0rs. Prepared and .olI by A. h. ID SANDS, ps'
Ss's, No. 100 Faltor -. Ssv-York.
New-York daily tribune., 1856-09-26
NEW WIDE-GAUGE ROUTE from NEW.
~ YORK 20 ROCHESTER.-The ROCHESTER an,

~ YORK 10 ROCHESTER.-Tbe ROCHESTER and
GFNESFR VALLEY RAILROAD is now open. aud. in con.
neeiion with the Buffalo Corning and and New
York Er. Railroads forms direct route from Sew.Yok
10 Roehes;er. ,, -, .
The dIeeness Of this route together with The superior com
fort Afforded BY the wide renders BY lar The most dsr
bic between the sbove-nsmod cities
Tickets be procured the New forh and ne Railroad
Ticket Oee foo, of Dusnesi and No. is' boAews5 Also N
Jersey City.
Bagrsge checked thronsh
Frrigh,. will BE- spored between Sew.fok and koch-c
ter with dispatch Any information desired IN reafi therein
can be calling the Genera freisht AGENT Of ne
N.wYork and Ee Raroad Erie Builhnss of T. y IfrAN,
F1rrsss Freight Agent. No ieo Broadway. .
No tr.us on The Buffalo Corning and ksrosd on
snad,v j. A. REDFlELD. Superintendent
New-York daily tribune., 1856-09-26

GREAT CENTRA AL ROU L E.
" The Through Ticket and Freight Once OF The
GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY,
MICHIGAN CENTRAL RAILROAD,
And their Railroad and Steamboat ConIeetions 20 Chiofc
MIlv.ufe. Gslepa Burlington S. Louis Cairo and al points
Vi. sTSPESSION BRIDGE, BUFFALO, orioSwEGo, 10
Corner Of Cour;lsnd,st DARIUS CLARK Agent
New-York daily tribune., 1856-09-26
ALBvRT n. NIcoLaY. Anctionecr.
n0SITIXE SALE of No. IS Mtdis0n.st. ht

DOSITIVE SALE OF No. IS Mtdis0n-st. at
Il Aoe,ion.-ALBERT H. NCOLAY Nj SELL 1n WE'D,
FESDAY, October lst 1856 a. - O'Clock 40 the NHiSts
Exchange II ycsrs LEASE Of LOT No 81 Madison st.
with the twostofy attic and basement brick HOUSE th"Teon
The sOuth side Caihafinc and NJ ke.rts Lot 2tz
0 House 25sf5 with line large yard containing grape. ines
bu.hcs The house il in excellent condition having
had ry ~ 900 in alto aOn shd repairs
few years. contains Croon vster throughout,
halls handsou.y IuArhed Sc The To-
cation desfabl- could be wished for beng within
xskiEg distance OF the business part Of the city aud
..,rbn two bocks of stage and car esug all
p.rts Of The city The lease has u years - An ron May
10 aud the owner OF the lot
q, rty s expiration uf the lease full yauc Tor all improve
snt, The will for 1900 and possession can BE-
Rad on the Of May and teus easy. For cards Of
s.iui.sion and fall JsriicUl r. apply to .
10 0s1 ALBERT II. NICOLAY No. Broad-st.
New-York daily tribune., 1856-09-26

IN ALBANY. Fare, ~ cents The SteHner AhsfENl
Capt. Smith will 0 and after WEDNESDAY, 2Vh Aug
leave Cbambers instead Of Spring heretofore Resu
lar days Albsny-Monday, "Wednesday aud Frid s
O'Clock O. m, making the usual landings.
New-York daily tribune., 1856-09-26

CENTRAL RAILROAD sf EEW-JERSEY-
" Copbserf G Esv Han ptea With he p~.,.,. Ia \,
wanna ssi Wsstsrs Rosd 20 Gree, Bs. H. NoCh
and wse ap1 ~ E.ss"s sih NE L~nSs f.isy R.sesJ
Nsach Chsnh
81 AMIR ARRAEGENENr-Ccunsns yns. A. MA
I..y, Yorh ior EAston and mediate Esss X. p,
No Norh River. q; 80 N md - q NJ IN esu.nsr.
Ill, Al J - and 10: IS A. AID - Aad % D n
~, .b,. rsns Erabe.h With tr.ir. on n. w..
J,,., Raiosd wkieh esve Sewfork from S. Of C,-
,nS,- a ! - md II q n. and and p n.
JOHN %. sTFRNs srp't
New-York daily tribune., 1856-09-26
Ufean Cleaners, &e.

DOYAL MAIL STEAMSHIP ASIA for LtV-
HI FRPOOL.-The ASIA T.. q. Lott, Commander, will sail
Companys Dock Jersey City, with the mails and
.seueers Europe WEDNESDAY, Oct at 9l O'Clock
precisely.
requested be on bosrd by o'clock
The AFRICA will sal on October Is.
l.. CTNARD No Boulins. .grerp.
New-York daily tribune., 1856-09-26

IL RASGEHES1s-tssHdAys ssoeptedl-T<Aia. so.r g
..,-I..y. Yruekiyn Tor Gr.sEpo-- ss.yd.v.
rs o. n Yaphsnh, .ad IS aruz.f :,
a.. u .sd 3i5 .ad hr syos.c. % N. Anl IS
n Or H.npsissd. 10 a. m. G:lS and p NJ Er Jars.-,
s.nd 10 A n. :. IS, 4. IS, 6 and p
New-York daily tribune., 1856-09-26

Erw-YoRx AND LIyISPooL U $. Ms s. Co. S WAs-
NrwYoRK, May n, 1855 !
NOTICP.-The rate Of Freight by the Steamers
N of mi. linz, from Liverpool reduced 20 "a
ursusnt. until further nofice z. n. CoLLISh
New-York daily tribune., 1856-09-26

NETWORK AND ERIE RAlLROAD.-On
and aer Thur.sv T. 1876, and until further notice,
Passenger Trains will leave Pier foot Of Duane as follows
viz
BUFFALO EXPRESS, q. a. H., for Buffalo;
DUNKIRK EXPRESS, az a. M, for Dunkirk
MAIL al s:l5 m Dunkirk and Buffalo and interre-
dat stations by this Train will remain over night
AZ Oweso, and proceed the next mornnE.
CHICAGO EXPRESS, AZ p. m. for Dunkrk
ROCKLAND PASSENGER, ~ $3.50 p M from foot OF
Chambers.sil PeTmont for Suferns aud intermediate
stations. ~ uau.
WAY PASSENGER at p In for Newbursh and M'a"e-
town and intermediate stations. - r~
NIGHT EMPRESS, at p. M, for Dunkirk And Buffalo.
EMIGRANT at p I for DunkIk and Buffalo aud inter
THE ABOVE TRAINS RUN DAILY, SUNDAYS
EXCEPTED.
These Fxprcss Train. connect Emirs with the Elmrs
Csnandasua and Nasara Falls Railroad for Niagara Fsls at
Bin anton with the Syracuse and Bnghamton Railroad Tor
Syracuse at Corning with Buffalo Corning and NewfoTk
Railroad Roches'er at Great Bend with Dea~Ge iAch
wanna and Western Railroad Tor Scrnon st Buffalo aud
punrk Lake Shore Railroad for Cleveland Cincn-
Natl, Toledo, Detroit, Chicago, &c.
New-York daily tribune., 1856-09-26
Drn 0oo6s.

ARNOLD, CONSTABLE & Co. will open ol
n MONDAY Sept a. beautiful assortInont Of tRENCi
ENBROIDERIES and real LACE GOODS.
No. o. Cpnsl-st.. Dsar Broadway.
New-York daily tribune., 1856-09-26
,STON and FLORIDA.-SEMI-

- For HAVANA and kEWORLEANS-On Thursdsy,
Oct 2 at M, from pier foot Of Warens North River,
the fast and avore steamship PHILADELPHIA, Captain
John McGoTan will ssil rs above.
Passage can be secured 81 the ofhce OF the Line.
Freight TO New Orleans, - cents per cubic foot.
Shippers will supplied with blank bills Of sding Of the
signed by the Line application he Office No other
signed and bill OF lsdng will be signed after the hour
Of sailing.
corner Of Warren N. O. ROBERTS, Agent
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count elsewhere for anything they may say :;
and he gets it.
"We trust the American Parliament dos
not place a lower estimate upon its liberties
than the English, and that there will be a d;s
position among a majority of both Houses 70
establish precedent in this case, which will
not compare discreditably with those reported
by Dwarris and Hatsel, in the DAYS of the
Plantagenets and the Stuarts.
The responsibility of fixing the Parliamer,
airy penalties which belongs to Mr.. BrookS',
assault rests with the House of Represen,.
tlves. We presume there is no authority il
the Senate to punish any offence committad
even upon Its own members, by o member NJ
the other House. The Senate exhaus,s -
power when it reports the offence TO the otba-
body, or to the civil tribunals, and asks thu,
the offender may be tried and punished. Tba,
the Senate ought to do at once Only a te,s
hours can be needed to ascertain the facts no
cessary to give the Senate an occasion for the
exercise OF Its utmost power in the premises.
and the sooner that power is exercised, the
longer will it be before Congress will b. the
theatre of another such disgrsceful scene.
1.-The Representatives have scarcely broad
er issue to investigate than the upper House.
The severest penalty they can impose is ey.
pulslon, and Mr.. Brooks admitted, yesterday.
IN his place, all that is necessary to convict
him of having assaulted member of the Sen.
ate, for words spoken in debate, for which the
heaviest penalty is the mildest that the House
can possibly think of imposing. Anythipg
short OF that must cover them with infamv. aud
I'LL the whole country with shame.
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WASHINGTON, d. c..

Office, No. sol Seventh street, 6etsceea ID and e,
one square south Of City Post Office.
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Bas~ Our paper this week is filed with the
details of events of surprising magnitude. We
need make no excuse for the exclusion of other
matter. Unfortunately, chapter sixth of the
attractive sketch by Bell Smith, is again
crowded out. The story will be resumed in
our next, and proceeded with without Interrupt
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FOUR DAYS LATER FROM EUROPE.

Ne,c York, May 27.-The Collins steamer
Baltic has arrived, with four days later Euro
pean dates.
The news is of considerable interest.
A commercial treaty has been concluded
between the United States and Persia.
1t is rumored that the American squadron
will soon enter the Baltic.
On the 9th instant, the representatives. of
Russia, Sweden, and Oldenburg, signed the
protocol at Copenhagen, agreeing conditional
ly to a capitalization of the Sound dues.
Russia is reported to have demanded expla.
nations respecting the secret treaty signed
jointly by France, Great Britain, and Austria.
guarantying the independence of Turkey; but
the rumOr has not affected the stock market.
The Russians, under Gen. Mouravieff, are
commencing a new campaign against the Cir
cassians.
The excitement respecting the French in.
reference with the liberty of the press con-
tnues in Belgium but the latest mail saws
that an agreement with France has been ar
rived at.
In France, secret societies are causing much
anxiety to the Government.
Count Cavour has presented two important
notes to the Sandman Chambers.
The news of Walkers movements in Mica.
ragua did not cause much excitement in Eng.
land.
The Cunard steamship Africa arrived at
Liverpool on the 18th.
Mr.. Books AND GENERAL WEBB-Wnsh.
ingtOn, May 26.-There was a rumor today
widely circulated, that Mr.. Brooks. of Soutb
Carolina, had challenged General Webb. bnt
the facts are as follows; General Quitman to.
day was the bearer of a note from Mr.. Brooks
to General Webb, asking whether he was the
author of an article in the New York Courier
and Enquirer of Saturday, relative to the as.
sault on MIR. Sumner. To which General Webb
replied, that he had abstaimed from writing on
this subject until Saturday, and that the Cour.
'er ana Enquirer of Tuesday next will contain
a long letter over his signature, from which Mr..
Brooks can learn fully his opinions relative to
the affair.
HE MASSACHUSETTS Boston.
May 26.-The Senate to-day unanimously adopt.
ed a series OF resolutions denunciatory of the
late attack upon Mr.. Sumner. az brutal and
cowardly in itself, gross breach of parliament.
airy privilege, a ruthless attack on the liberty
OF speech, an outrage on the decencies of civil
lied life, and an indignity to Massachusetts
approving MIR. Summers course, and demanding
strict investigation and the expulsion of Nj.
brooks and other members implicated. The
resolutions were sent to the lower House for
concurrence. The House debated. slightly
amended, and adopted the resolutions by vote
of 1877 to %.
KANSAS MEErING-SYMPArHY FOR Mr.. Sun.
NER:-C Cincinnati, May PA Kansas meeting
was held at Greenwood Hall last night. at
which Judge Robasco presided. Speeches were
made by Colonel Lane of Kansas, and several
others, and resolutions were passed condemna-
tory OF the attack upon Mr.. Sumner, declaring
that Mr Brooks should be expelled. Dispatch.
es relating to the destruction of Lawrence were
read, and created intense excitement.
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MR.: BROOKS AND SoUrH CARoLIsA-C0lurn
o'a, may 26.-Contributions are being made
IN Charleston, as well as in this city, to get up
q testimonial for Mr.. Brooks. His course in re-
gard to Mr.. Sumner ia very generally approved,
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THURSDAY, MAY N, 1856.

s@~ Under ordinary circumstances, the
great length of the speech of Senator Sumner
might have prevented some readers from the
attempt to go through it; but the transactions
growing out of it invest it with an overpower-
ing interest. In ITSELF it is one of the grandest
exhibitions of modern oratory.
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ACTION OF CONGRESS.

AClloN of GUINNESS
The Senate, last Thursday, was crowded with
spectators, anxious to know what course that
body would pursue in relation to the outrage
on Mr.. Sumner, and in vindication Of its privi-
leges. After the brief, unimpassioned state
ment made by Senator Wilson, printed above,
there was pause, it being expected that some
member of the majority would move in the
matter, but, as it was soon evident that no mo.
ton would come from that quarter, Mr. Seward
moved the appointment of a Committee. Then
the majority spoke through Senator Mason,
who, unwilling to trust the appointment of the
Committee to the Chair, suggested that it be
elected by the Senate. The motion having
been amended accordingly, it was passed
unanimously, and the Senate then elected
Messrs. Cass, Allen, Dodge, Pearoe, and
Geyer-all political opponents of Mr.. Sumner,
the majority taking special care to allow on
the Committee not single political friend I
Such is Senatorial magnanimity.
Had any other delberative body done like
wise, we might have been surprised. How.
ever, we are content. 1t is we'll that the ma.
jority have assumed the whole management of
the case-have assumed the responsibility of
determining what are the rights and privileges
of the Senate, what protection is due to its
members. Let them look to it. Their own
rights are involved in the decision thew NAV
make. Their action now must furnish a nre.
cedent for proceedings hereafter, should one of
their own number become victim to lawless
violence. Msjorities in this country are chang.
ing--the minority in that Senate is destined to
become the majority, and rules now established
it will then have the benefit of.
In the House, as usual, an attempt wrs made