The Feliciana Democrat. (Clinton, La.) 1855-186?, 1856-05-31
Sumner. of Massachusetts.

The following is the Language used by Senator
Sumner, in the United States Senate which caused
the attack upon him from Mr., Brooks, ofSouih Caro-
lima, who is a member of the lower House:
But before entering upon the argument, !
must say something in response to what has
fallen from Senators who have raised them
selves to cmincncc upon this floor in champion
ship of human wrongs. | mean the Senator
from South Carolina, (Mr Butlcr) and the
Senator from Illinois, (Mr Douglass who,
through unlike rs Don QuiXotc and Sancho
Panza, yet like this couple, rally forth togcth
or in the same cause. The Senator from South
Carolina believes himself chiyalrous knight
with sentiments of honor and courage. He
has chosen mistress, who, though ugly TO
others, is always lovely to him, though polIut-
ed in the sight of the world, is chastc in his
sight. ! mean the larlot, Slavery For her
his tongue is always prolusc in words. Let
her be impcachcd in character, or any PROPOSE
ton made to shut her ont from the extension
of her wantonncss, and no extravaganza Of
manner, or llardihood Of assertion, is then too
Great for this Senator. If Slavery cannot
have full power in the national Territories
power TO compel feowmcn 10 unpaid toll, to
separate husband and wife, to sell little chill
drcn ut the auction block-then, sir, this chiy-
aric Senator will conduct the State Of South
Carolina out Of the Union Heroic knight
Exalted Senator! A second Moses come for II
second Exodus This Senator calls the oppo-
nents Of slave extension sectional" and ia
natiraI' The men who strive to bring back
the Government to It's original policy, when
freedom not slavery, was national, he arraigns
us SECTIONAL ] affirm that the Republican
rfu A. tl,, II MIN, il IN IN nu1
but more than any other party, national, and
that it goes forth TO diSlodge from the high
places Of the Government the tyrannicaf sccs
tionalism Of which the Senator from South
Carolina is one of the maddcst zcalots AS to
lanaticism, will not deny that there are per-
Sons among US loving liberty too well for their
personal good in II selfish generation In
calling them fanatics, you east contumely upon
the noble army OF martyrs from the earliest
day down to this hour; upon the great trbuncs
Of human rights, by whom life, liberty, aud hap
pincSS on earth have been secured As the
Senator from South Carolina is the Don. QuiX.
otc, the Senator from Illinois is the squire of
slavery, ready to do all its hnmliating Offices
Senator Douglas was next taken up and held to
cyccraton Catalina.
The speech rs far MS delivered, is in the same tone
oil hercc lmlplccatIDn ana insult Inc conclusion
has not reached us, but Geographic dispatches to
Western papers, sent before the assault in the Senate
chamber say that, on its conclusion, il was publicly
denounced by some of the most grave and moderate
Senator's as incendiary and un-American.
This TRADE we conjecture to Do the source of the
resentment which led 10 the Gaming Of Mr.. Sumner
by Mr.. Drooks-an act which, however great the
proyocation may have BEEN Is one to be deeply de-
plorcd under any state of facts and unless circum
stances appear, which we cannot well imagine, in OK
enuation, is to be severely rcprehended 1t will be
OF more advantage to the bad cause which Mr. Sum
ner advocates than half dozen such frantic speeches
as he has ennnciatcd They carry antidotes, among
reasoning and patriotic men, in their own violence
but they gam sympathizers if not proselytes when
they are associated, by such acts as this Of Mr.
Brooks with the defence of Senatorial privileges
the immunity Of the Senatorial character, and the
freedom of speech, where reply is as free as at
tack.-Picayme.
gessa A woman lately obtained divorce