The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-06-11

tered Ia the Senate. And truly he was % good q
his word. And we win add such o one a. We hope
VII never again be uttered in Congress or any
where else, by anyone having pref to respec-
ability.
Is not the vanity Of Mr.. Sumner transparent in
prevail and commentator Of Theodore Parker, and
similar lunatics, renders him 0bivious Of the out
rage hes about to perpetrate on the Senate on the
State which sent him, and on the country, by exhi
biting to the world Senator arrogating to himself
the supremacy Of scholarship in that body, as
common ibeller and slanderer. He himself calls it
philippic"-that is, . speech against one man,
against Senator Butler, as being, like Philip. false
letter does not pride himself upon the discussion of
great constitutional questions nor any question az
ecting the interests Of the nation, or OF Massachu
sets, nor indeed Of any measure whatever. 1t was
a"philippic, and nothing but philippe" The
bring this long and dearly nursed philippe" be-
fore the Senate and the country. He merely used
other measures strings to his bow, with which to
discharge his one hundred and ninety arrows.
The whole speech, by his own avOwal, was piece
of pure malevolent vanity, laboriously concocted,
not for the good OF the nation, not to command the
respect of good men at home but as an Offering to
Theodore Parker, the high priest of avowed dsun-
ion denunciator Of the consultation the exeter
Of civil and Of servile war-tO obtain the admiration
of this man and of his compeers.
Mr.. Sumner would never have addressed such q
letter TO Webster Everett Choate, Appleton, Eliot,
or Winthrop, expecting by such means to win their
high approval and admiration. He knew his man.
The speech was for consumption by Theodore Par
ker-tt id omne genus.
We ask, in ali soberness. Of Mr.. Lord, if such
speech with all these disgusting concomitants when
actually delivered In the Senate, with all its arrows
envenomed with the worst personalities, could fail
to excite some Of the irritation which 1t now ap-
pears it was Mr. Summers especial purpose to pro-
woke. The did wound the self respect Of the
parties attacked There is no other alternative, be-
cause they look forward to the indulgence by others
an1 thAtr 1p,v1eRvr in
doing.
Some rat the North propose that for the future
the question for Northern candidate shall BEL
Can you fight? viii you fight? This, of course,
looks to repetition of the offence, and resistance
to the consequent punishment.
One paper, the Courier and Enquiaer. of New
York, proposes to send Tom Hyer as 9 ft delegate.
He doubtless would be fit representative for the re
colun MS have not left him two good legs to stand
upon"
We have his idea how to remedy such occur
rences that between Brooks and Sumner. 1t
never occurred to his simple mind that by sending
Websters Everetts, Cnoates, Woods, Fi!lmores,
Havens and such men, that the dignity OF Congress
would be preserved the freedom Of debate" remain
unviolated, and argument and fact assume the
place of personal ISLANDERS and affronts. No, the
more appropriate character for his representative
would be Tom Hyer, who would first use the Ian
guage Of insult Of Sumner and then add the vio-
lence of personal assault
spectacle men of the North, if this transaction
should not be stripped Of all the false issues made,
and judged upon its naked merits?
This being done, can any do aught but give un-
qualified condemnation of Mr.. Sumner?
From the Huntsville Journal, June g.
THE SUMNER AND BROOKS AFFAIR.
We regret to see that q very great portion OF the
press in both sections is panderng 10 violent Sec
cations in regard to the Sumner and Brooks affair is
en6eavor1ng to excite to still greater degree Of
fury the mad fanaticism that Ia driving the Union
into imminent danger of speedy dissolution.
The free soil press of the North and the Sag NIGHT
in the South seem determined to make
heroes and champions of Sumner and Brooks in
their respective sections II has been stated by many
Northern newspapers that the whole Southern press
without exception, endorses and commends the out
rageous c nduct Of Brooks. This is not the case.
A majority Of the conservative American papers,
AMI some few of the more respectable democratic
papers in the South severely censure the conduct Of
Brooks and at thesame time condemn the violent in
vectlves OF summers speech.
from the vicksburg whlg-AmericAn
That the assault on the Senator from hassa chu-
sets may involve question Of Senatorial privilege,
We can readily understand, and In that view it is no.
at al difficult to perceive that the Senate may con
ceve it due. not less to the protection of its mem
bers than the assertion of its dignity, to take
rome action in the premises. For any man to go
into the Senate and make an assault upon one OF 1t
members is assuredly gross breach Of privilege, a.
well as an encroachment upon the personal rights o
every Senator. 1t is an outrage which should be
punished with severity and promptitude, as well fo-
the infection of punishment upon the particular OF
fender as to prevent repetition OF the offence in
future.
From the Charlottesville (va) Adv ocs.s-Au eric AMI
Mr.. Brooks should have resented an insult to his
uncle elsewhere than in the capitol of the country
and in manner that would have afforded Mr.. SUM-
her some chance Of fair play. TO assault most vlo
lently with cane man whilst seated at his desk
engaged in writing, and who has not had time to
place himself face to face with his opponent does
not consist with our ideas of that chvarous bearing
and fair play which brave men would resort TO In the
vindicaion of their honor.
We feel that unless driven to it by the tannt and
insults of the North, the South with general accord
will condemn the manner and place OF the attack
made by Mr.. Brooks upon Charles Sumner. For the
dignity Of the federal Union, and lest the act may
reflect upon the people of the South, we indeed
mortified that a scene so unusual and conducted so
reprehensiby should have been gotten up by Rep
resentative in Congress from Southern State. We
do, therefore, deem it our duty to express our con-
demnation Of the manner and place in which Mr..
Brooks has sought to resent personal affront
from the Mobile Adv rtssr-Amercan.l
OF course it would not be just to Judge OF the affair
by the imperfect account received but If the tele
graph speaks correctly, it will be very difficult in
deed to find anyapoogy, much less any Justification
Tor the deed II is shock to every mans sense OF
night and propriety to think OF the Senate chamber
being deliberately invaded for such purpose, and
Senator In MS seat subjected W suCu lgHouluious
and hostile treatment and we sincerely hope the re-
ports may prove to have been much exaggerated If
not wholly unfounded.
From the st. Louis ntelligencer-American.l
We have never noted more general and deep
feeling of dsapprobation than is expressed by our
exchanges from all sections of the country in regard
to the cowardly and brutal attack made upon Sena-
tor Sumner in the United States Senate by MT.
Brooks. of South Carolina. We care not what the
offence was-the act was cowardy and brutal, and
IL az abauld no punighpd. and hone the
Senate and House will have the independence and
honesty to punish him.
IRON the Baltimore patriot--old Line Wh's.l
Unhapplly, under the auspices OF the present ad-
the domination of the democratic party
and the reckless renewal Of that slavery agitation to
which they stood pledged to put an end, both in
and out of Congress" war Of sections has been
provoked viii ch has led to boodshed in Kansas and
10 scene of violence in the Senate chamber. But
If the course pursued by Mr.. Sumner, and the gross
Personalities with which his speech was nterarded,
gave inst cause of offence the assault upon him by
Mr. Brooks, a member of the lower House, is still