The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-06-13
THIRTY-FOURTH CONGRESS.
FIRST SESSION.



PERS.
~ aAxIr, (dsm.) Of Me-, rose and asked 70 b *
snssd Aom serving Chairman Of the Committss on
osaAeYes. he said for the nine years he hsd held .
sAt n the Senate he had almost been ssnt member.
vpen the subject that had much astaed the country
h bad rarely uttered word. Hs loved his country
moro than he loved any parymore than anything that
sssd asats and disturb tia harmony Although he be-
xgysd the repeal OF the Missouri compromise was
n &c annals 4 III! n issisi.ton y this eoun.
~, and unequsned IN the history Of almost
aS country SIN, with desire g promote h.rmoay
sonsoTd and bYothsry feeling no sat quietly amid 81 the
exciting debate which led to that fatal and opposed
\ not by his voice. but b. consistent steady and uni
tsAa cut in accordance with the instructions Of his
Lssislature, passed by almost unanimous vote.
H. Il that ,srs With whom ns Sad s.aSs actsd
md IN violation Of The solemn pledges Of tho President Of
Ne United States In his inaugural address, Since how
oonvention its consummaon in s results felt
his duty to declAIe that he could no longer maintain
oenss, and could support no man for Pres resident
Who avowed and recognized those doctrines; and with
vheever God hsd endowed him. It should be used
n the coming contest in opposition to that party.
The notion to excuse Was agreed to.
SENATOR BUTIER's REPLY TO Mr.. SUMMER.
addressing the Senate On thu occasion was about
BY events which he had controlevebrs which
os :: s the IL
Seat (Mr sumner,) should DO held exclusively RESPONSE
N by his country and his God. He had delivered
in any legislative b,ds recognising the ions Of
NV and constitution. At that time ne (Buter) WAS
What he yoSa ss done he had been
enc can substitute the deliberations Of . subse-
qnsnt period for what might have taken place
was, that il he had been here, he should have
asAsd tkAt Senator before finishing of para
Ss IN
70 retzast to moci the offensive remarks, to
ersg them within the sphere Of Parliamentary prspri-
ETY.. II then, Sumner had refused this what he but
) would have done he could not say; but thing
Knew that wss, he would not have submitted to it, To
what mode Of redress he would have rssortsd he could
mot tell; he would At least have assumed upon all the
responsibilities Of Senator from South Carolina) the
soassqusncss e: them fell where they might Bat in.
stead OF thar, that speech had involved friend and
hinsnan <Brooks) 70 the extent that he had been
obliged TO put his fortune and Life At stake.
would We condemned BY the public mind of the ooany
and consigned to infamy by postey the mischsv
sSnssansnes: which have already lowed from IT. and
1epoe Of the country BE 8uter) had done nothing TO
justify the gross personal abuse and caumny with which
JemA ks during the whole Of this exciting debate. Inde
pendsny Of the personalities which dfsgraced kr. sum
nsrs .peeeh there vas nothing in it to distinguish IL
his speech here under the obligations Of constitution
and in digniAsd manner, the Senator had acted as
mAlgnity and il justice To conciAse Theodore Par
her, ne (SumDer) must make war ON South Carolina
And himsn (Busier) Was the purpose Of Sumner to
he (Snmnsr) we're here, he would make him hang his
head in shame and prove him caumnAtor. He (Bat
ler) accused kr. Sumner OF having pretended to quots
from the constitution OF South Carolina that whish Is
not to be found in it. One thing Is certainether the
Senator (Sunner did not read that consultation or IL
he did, he could not unIeI stand it. Qaugnter) Mr.
Butler continued, snd noticed Mr.. Summers charge Of
fAs shams,n, imbecility Of south Carolina during
ths Revolutionary war, in consequence of slavery,
and deniei thst but for Northern aid the sauta
eouh have sustained itself in that struggle South
Of wine. The Maine law was mot then in operation.
IAughter.) The very powder used by Massachusetts,
after the battle of Bunker Hill furnished by South
Caroline which in the Revolution poured hogsheads
(Butler) characterized the remarks of Mr.. Sumner
applied, to him, as indecent, and utterly unfit to be
nsrec IS they wers In the presence of gallery Of la
The Massachusetts, Legislature rela to the assault
Mr.. Sumner, and said that Mr.. Brooks had
seen indicted ON mere newspaper rumor, and
dignity and Justice. Mr.. Brooks could not go into
drawing room or to bic place. after Summers spee:h
vas devsred without the question being asked, Has
shs South Carolina chivaly escaped and there to b
not look His constituents in the face, and be tainted
With dshonor The Senate had before been proposed BY
SUMNER He (Butler) would rather take tan blows than
endure Tie Of the rhetorcsn pouring out eaumnis:
70 the sensibites OF man acting under the dictates Of
manhood and honor. ,
without concluding, Mr.. Butler yielded the floor Sor
adjournment.
House Of Representatives.
WASHINGTON, June II, 1865.
Ore bundled and ak members were prsssn.-not being
q quorum, the House adjourned.
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