Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1856-06-06
Array in the a. $. Senate.

On the Goth ult.. Mr.. Sumner. U. s.
Senator from Massachusetts, in . speech.
made a violent and abusive attack upon
Messrs. Butler of South Carolina. Douglas
of Illinois aud Mason of Virginia, aud ON
the 22nd, he was assaulted by Mr.. Brooks.
number of the House Of Representatives
from South Carolina. The Washington
Star has an account of the assault. said to
be from aa eye witness. and in whose
Judgment and ia tie integrity Of whose
statements it Says it can rely. which is as,
follows
Ga Thursday. after he had sought Mr..
Summer elsewhere without finding him.
Mr. Brooks went to the Senate chamber,
fths Senate having adjourned. and Mr..
s. being there. Mr.. Brooks sat near Mr..
Sumner until few ladies. who were on.
,!se -four. had retired, He then went up
10 Mr. Summer. who was at his desk Wi
ting. and said
al have read your speech carefully and
with RS much disposition to do you Istice
rs cuuId command !: and have de!lbe>
rately come To the conclusion that you
were gui'y of gross libel upon my
State. and OF wsntUn insult to my 40.
sent and grey haired relative, Judge But,
Ter. and feel myself under 90 iga ions to
tudics on sou punishment for this libel
and insult"
Mr.. Simmer thereupon essayed TO rise
from his seat. IA though to resist what
Mr.. BROOKS had said. when he (Mr.
Brooks struck Mr.. S. with rapid and re-
peated blows about the head with gutta
pe,cha cane. and continued his blows in
spite Of Mr.. Summers Efforts to ward them
off and seiSe the cane, un il Mr.. S Tell
AS Mr. Brooks was su$pending his blows
(which he did the instant Mr.. Sumner felI)
Mr. Crlttenden interposed. saying " don't
kill. dc. MIR. Brooks thereupon left the
spot and remained with his friends in the
Senate chamber. until Mr.. Summers
friends. several of whom were present.
(Mr. Morgan, of New York. aud MIR.
Foster. of Connecticut. among them }
lifting him up. bore him into the ante
room of Senate. The S,ar also states
that Mr.. Brooks with his friends. after the
police officer, who had served the warrant
on him. had retired. went TO the Office OF
Justice lUIIing> head and offered security
for court. The Justice did not think it
proper to take security for court. The
Justice did not think ii proper ~ take Sc
curry IOE CONEt uuIll lie hue" (Il6 COuut-
'ion of Mr.. Sumner. and therefore held
AR. Brooks to security in $500 for his ap
pearaI ce at the office on the 81 h inst +, at
! O'Clock p. N for u further hearing.
The character of the remarks " ich led
10 the assault may be CLEANED from the
following
Mr.. Sumner proceeded to consider the
various remedies prOpOsed-fUr the crime
against Kansas. which he successfully
considered under different heads First
The remedy of tyranny in the shap-
of appropriations and troops to enforce the
usurpa'ion Second The remedy OF fol
ly prOpo ed by the Senator from Carolina.
(Mr. Butler y Third-The remedy OF in
justice and civil war proposed by the Sen
a'or frotn Illinois, (Mr. Douglas y and
lastly. The remedy OF justice and peace
proposed by the Senator from New York
Mr.. Seward which last w,uId admit
Kansas 1T once with her present popula
ton.
All the objections to such admission
were considered, whether grounded.
OH want OF population o. irregularity of
form, and the precedent Of Michigan was
particularly reviewed. Here Mr.. Buchan-
ans opinions were introduced, who vim.
dictated Michigan on grounds precisely
applicable to Kansas. In conclusion, the
comparison was made between the " ran
NJ OF the President in Kansas and the ty-
ranny Of King George III.
From Congress he appealed to the peo-
pie in the coming Presidential election to
rindicate Kansas. Let the ballot box oi
the Union. with mu!Litudinous might, pro
tect the ballot box there.
We also make the annexed extract from
the more full report
Before entering upon the argument,
must say something of q general character.
particularly in response to what has fall
en- from Senators who have raised them
selves to emInence on this floor in cham
plOnship of human wrongs mean the
Senator from South Carolina { Mr.. B ,tler. }
and the Senator from Illinois { Mr.. Doug
las. who, though unlike as Don @ lixoLIe
and SrnchO Pauz4. yet. like this couple.
sally forth together in the same CAUSE
The Senator from S.uth Carolina has
read many books Of chivalry, and believes
himself n ch:vairous knight, With senri,
ments Of honor and courage. or course
he has chosen Il mistress to whom he has
made his VOWS. and who, though ugly to
others. is always lovely to him thou Oh
polluted in the sight of the world. is
chaste in his sight mean the harlot.
Slavery. For her his tongue is always
PrOfuss in words. Let her be i'm
peached in character. or any proposition
made to shut her out from the extra
vagance OF manner or harGihood of aSser
tlon is then too great for this Senator
The frenzy Of Don Quixotta in b. half Of
his wench Duicinea del Tobo$o is all
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