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

ss~tnsr. Opinions on tAs summer Outrage.
tfrom the Richmond Enquirer, June A.
MsoLENcE OF THE ABOLIrioNsrs.
Tie habitual insolence Of the abslitionsts in
Washington, imposes upon the Representatives OF
SION TO insult and obloquy or of some appropriate
and adequate redress Of their grievances. To reS
tahate in kind would be sbhorpent to all the
manly instincts OF Southern gentlemen, and would
besides soon convert Congress into brothei or
bear garden, where the antagonism Of opposing par
ties wQQ)d be reduced to contest OF filthy v'tupera
sion The abolitonist recognizes no responsibility
On the field OF honor for words OF wantOn or delibe
rate denunciation. What recourse, eAen, has the
Southern gentleman? II he has not been abused in
his person, his State and his country have been
tradaced, and all the finer feelings Of his heart
trampled upon by beast of an aboltionist. To en-
dure such indigntes would imply an absence of
Of shat sensbilty to insult and Of that fearless i'm
pulse OF resentment which constitute the chvary of
the Southern character. The obligation TO avenge
any personal afffont libel upon his State il az
keeny felt by the Southern gentleman the duty Of
sf personal involablty, and this perfect readi
ness to confront death in vindication of his honor
@part to the character of the Southern gentleman
the dignity and deicacy of sentiment which distin-
guish it from the habtual dispositions of any other
community. With passions infamed and pride hui
inflated by an ntolerable insult, bv what mode of
redress can he satisfy his wounded sensibility, ex
eept by the infection Of personal chastsement on
his adversary?
There may be some persons who contest the neces-
sisy OF such violence of resentment on the part of
Southern representatives, the ground Of want of
adequate provocatiOn. This objection implies an
inter ignorance Of the habitual tone and temper OF
abolition speakers. The vile and ferocous passions
Of their vulgar constituency find full utterance on
the floor OF Congress. If anybody wants an llustra
ton OF the characteristic sentiment and speech of
the abotoDists, let him turn 70 another column of
this paper, and read the proceedings of recent
antisla, cry convention in Boston. When George
Washington is spit upon, and denounced AZ a scOun-
dref it is not wonderful that Southern stg-
matsed with the most opprobrious epithets in the
A circumstance is disclosed in the proceedings of
this convention, which still further justfes Colonel
Brooks in his castigation of Sumner. 1t appears
tfom letter TO Theodore Parker that Summer
vauntngly proclaimed premeditated purpose to pro
nounce the most severe philippe ever heard in Con-
gress. For such deliberate malice in abuse no pun
1ehment could be excessive.
But the funniest part of this affair is Wilson'S pre-
tended regret that he was not present to repe the
assault upon Summer. How very Justify this cock
crows upon his own dunghill. At Washington. in
presence Of the persons with whom he is eager to
grapple, he is as harmless any other nOn-com-
Blatant. In Massachusetts he is all sbaze with in
3gnaton, and thirsts for blood with the appetite Of
hungry tigress- He even boasts Of having made
belligerent demonstration In front of Mr.. Keitts
IOOm What pitful poltroonery
[srom tn. same TAPER, June 81
1HB SUMNER AssAULT-EvERETT AN ACTOR IN THE
FARCE.
The papers of the North have perpetrated such
shameless mendacty in their narration of the cir
eumstantes Of the Sumner chastisement, that the
public will be not little surprised by the develope-
ments OF the evidence before the Committee of the
House. In another column we insert the testimony
Of the most respectable persons who witnessed the
affair.
By the concurrent statements of these gentle
men, it is incontestibly proved that Sumner was
duly warned OF the hostile purpose Of Mr.. Brooks,
and that he had risen from his seat before he was
stricken single blow. 1t appears, besides that he
did not receive more than dozen blows in all and
that as soon as he fell Mr.. Brooks ceased the cast
CATION Neither is there any dispute among the
Witnesses as to the conduct of Sumner He offered
not the least demonstration Of fight but only at
tempted to ward of the blows. It is not denied by
ms friends that he uttered piteOus cries of Distress
instead OF exhibiting some effort, no matter how
feeble TO resent the outrage upon his person.
Mr.. Brooks GOODNESS and courage, as attested by
all the Witnesses present the most striking contrast
% eowardice OF the craven wretch from Mas
sachusett. Throughout the affair his conduct was
characterized BY equal spirit AMI delicacy of senti
ment.
The testimony of Summers physician confirms the
popular suspicion that the fellow is fegning an ILL.,
ness which he does not really suffer. 1t is manifest
that his hurt not at all serious, and that he might
have resumed his seat in the Senate the next day if
ne had not been utterly Frustrated and unnamed by
fright Yet the New York Tribune of Wednesday
gravely speaks of Summers being beaten to death in
The Senate chamber.
There is no circumstance OF this affair which so
mOrtifies and humiates respectable people as the
conduct of Edward Everett. What sacrilege to as
s0ciate the suferngs of Sumner with the memory Of
Washington Ito preface eulogy on the Father of
his Country with whining cry OF sympathy with an
infamous traitor 1t is Just like Edward Everett
ne has 10 sincerity, and no power of resistance to
the frenzy of the moment. His hatred Of sumner is
notorious; yet he pretends to weep over tie misfor-
tunes and to partake the indignation OF the beaten
Aboltionist And to think that all this hypocrisy Is
attached as an exordium to a eulogy on the char
acter Of George Washington! The tongue that can
inter wall over the PROSTATE body of an infamous
abotionist, is not worthy to name the name of
George Washington. Mr.. Everett should accept the
ser of the professional rhetorician, and henceforth
have his polished periods detained by substitute
He s unit to speak in the name of the ladies of Vir-
GINA, and we trust the manager of the Mount Yer
non enterprise will dispense with his services. Eve
rett mourner at Summers fictitious funeral In
The end the most pompous pausibilities will be
stripped OF their disguise, and exposed to the con-
tempt and rldicue OF the world.
From the same paper, June 81
s1MNER sKMPArHIZERs.
il is idle to talk of union, peace or truce with
SImner or Summers friends Catiline was purity IT.
self compared to the Massachusetts, Senator and his
friends are no better than he. They all 1--WE mean
the leading and conspicuous ones) avowed and active
traitors. The sending the Congressional committee
TO Kansas was done with the reasonable purpose Of
aiding the rebellion in that Territory The blackre-
publicans in Congress at open war with govern
ment. and, like their allies the Garrisonian aboli-
tionists, equally at war with religion, female vir-
tue, private property and distinction OF race. They
all deserve the halter and it is vain and idle to in
dulge the expectation that there can be union or
peace with such men. Sumner and Summers
friends must be punished and silenced. Govern
ment, which cannot suppress such crimes as theirs
has failed Of it's purpose. Either such wretches
must be hung or put In the penitentiary, or the
South should prepare at once to quit the Union.
We would not leopard the religion and morality of
the South 10 union that had failed for every
useful purpose. Let MS tell the North at once, 'lf
you cannot suppress the reasonable action, and
silence the foul fcentious and infdel propagandism
of such men as Stephen Pearle Andrews, Wendell
Phillips, Beecher, Garrison, Sumner and their ne
gro anc female associates let us part in peace. We
would like &c modesty, female virtue, common
morality and religion independent OF government
The experiment at the South TO leave these matters
70 the regulation of public opinion, works edmira.
bly,. We are the most moral, religious, contented
and law abiding people on earth and arc daily be-