The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1856-06-12

minen' Democrat, and correct of their mis- (
Statements Some few. however. are suinciently
important TO justify ~ 10 exposing them.
Tho Times Of Yesterday, In ressripe 10 the
as1anlt upon Senator srxsrn, says.
stephen a Douglas. a. eo-labOrer Vi Cor.
man. has made himself valiant by standing qai
city by with his hands In his pockets and al
lowing deicnccless scnstor 10 hc stricken
down by the caU 81 IiufIisD
Now thc beN cmrecisn OF hi, bnrtfsccd
ialscaood manufactured for the Jarpoe Of con,
MEETING senator DoueLa with thc assault On
NJ SruVyn. Is contained In Tho Official report
u The debate IN tic Senate, on the 9th ind,
senator sunni, after correcting miss,nte-
GENTLY charitable 10 believe them 10 have been
apinteniioorl. rsve phcc 10 W.. pmmAs who
said
Mr. President I ,lccrn II my duty 10 submit
o statement. 4 moment or two before the
SENATE adjourned on that day my colleague 10
tho other House. Colonel Richardson. sent for
mt 10 hold conversation 10 the reception
room. lie CANT 10 Inc HpF I" te TfnnW
Chamber, aud went TO tho reception room,
and 10, q considerable time with him. until The
Senate adjourntd. engaged In private converse.
ton In relation to Illinois afihirs. a. Colonel
Richardson r@e 10 leave, I started to 20 with
him. When Governor Fitzpatrick, Of Alabama
ah Mr.. j Clancy Jones, o. Pennsylvania,
who wer sitting on q eticc ~ tho other end
/ 81 the reception room called nG TO them
/ A II Al Il H.
and entered into conversation with them Mr.
9lidc came In as he state and While We
werc ,nlkny there. one Of the messenger. rushed
is7z~ss W. ,e.ss>Atsss $50. Ssascs ..ss S-.s's
body wa. heating Mr. summer | rose inyo
unfairly 10 my feet Ny first impression wn,
10 come Into The Senate Chamber and belp 10
M, an end to the ARRAY, II could; hat Il 90.
CURED lo my mind. in nm instant. that nv rein.
ton To Mr.. Summer were such, that IL | came
into the JIall inv motives would lie rniaeon.
s,rued, perhaps, and | sat down ugain. 4
moment afterwards another mes.cpver went
through, and said Ina, the affair was over mud
that Mr.. Brooks had hurt Mr.. 5un,nef badly
Tho Other gentlemen leit their seats ! think
| two Of them came 10 At the side door; started
and cane IN by the front door. and a. saw
large crowd near the door, I s,eppe,l inside.
/ ne ffpAu VIM M lNIpt IiNti tuflu Hbt SUI
what happened. stepped on 10 tho highest
part Of tho floor IN the lobby, nj the bnck Of
tho seat which I formerly occupied. apd looked
over. but yet did not sco, Mr. sumner 70.
member seeing Mr.. To0mhr, OF ucorgia, sitting
about where he now sits Mr.. Pesroc, OF Ma.
ryland, about wherc hc siss now Mr. Crttcn.
den. Of Kentucky near tho same place and
Judge Evans, Of Soath Carolina. very near
tt.asx. l.sl L.. ia III
al quiet, and looked 10 sec where the parties
were who had b~n engaged IN this aiira, Al
last observed Mr. sumner AZ the side Of the
center aisle, his Eet IN the aisle and he leaning
partially against q chair | had only glance
stayed there but moment. and then passed
around AMI entered into conversation with the
Assistant Secretary, Mr., Nicholson, which he
VIII rccollcct. ! wns not near Mr. Brooks ]
did not enter the room I'LL some minute" ni,er
the ARRAY was over The Senate Chamber was .
perfectly quot at the lime. Perhaps the Sem,
Tor from Georgia cap tell, from tho incident
which | have dated--his having resumed his
sent--how long a time had elapsed after the
a,'ray was over bcior, 4 came in,
4. 10 my having bccn ON thu one side Of Mr.
Brooks. and the senator from Georgia ON the
other. IL H. 10 uac tho rnh,sst term, y total mis-
of the fact | wa. M, here at
,6s time. I had no knowledge or suspicion
that epy n~aul, was 10 i,c made here OF elsa,
where. or at any tin,c. 4 did not approsch
,lr. Rrooks; / did NOT ,uak 10 him. and was
moi. At lhe time when / came in, within fifty
'c' OF the senator 'ro'" ,'ecrsia' nn''i passed
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low tho ilca got into Mr.. summer, brnin