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THE ACTION OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENT
ATIvEs IN RELATION TO MR.. HERBERT.

The American Cell, the New York organ o
the Irish Catholics, in its issue of May oath
thus reviews the action of the House of Repre-
sentatives in the Herbert case:
A sad and conspicuous case has at last arisen
to test the justice of the country, where the
guilty party is a native and the victim is Irish
At the hour of eleven in the forenoon, a mem
Der of Congress, in the dining-room of the mos,
frequented hotel in the Federal Capital, assails
waiter as "a damned Irish son of a b-h.'
because he will not violate the rules of the
house; then draws a pistol from his pocket
holds the waiter with one hand, and shoots him
dead with the other. Here is as plain q case
of MONDAY murder as ever stained the calen
dar. 1t is committed by member of Congress
by one chosen and sworn to uphold the legal
Constitution of the country, by one who repre-
SCENTS the character as we'll as the Legislative
authority Of the country, by one who, if abroad
would justly expect to be treated as q repre-.
sentative of the American people-as one Of
the rulers of this Republic.
What follows? Do the officers of the law,
80 conspicuously outraged, use their best efforts
to punish the highplaced criminal? Does their
civic courage rise in proportion to the stand
ing of the formidable offender? No such thing
The very officers of the law instantly combine
to protect the murderer, and defeat the ends OF
justice. The Marshal (Hoover) lodges the
honorable" criminal in his own house, thus
taking him at once out of the common catego
ry the prosecuting officer (Keyl is missing
during the preliminary examination the two
Justices agree to abe divided" but neither tells
us which was for or which against committal
without bail finally, $4,000 bail is taken for
the Californian Thug, who, the very next day
with his ungloved blood stained hands, walks
into the hall, and takes his seat among the
legislators of the country.
But the most atrocious circumstance is still
TO come. Had Herbert been caught picking a
pocket on Pennsylvania avenue, he would have
been instantly expelled from the House. AS
it is, some of the members, DESTROYS to do their
duty, and save the credit of the country, move
an inquiry into his offence. A shameful de.
bate follows, which we have given on our fifth
page, and which resulted in inquiry being voted
down by 70 against, 20 for. We call special
attention to the following division list, giving
the names of those who voted for and against
YEAs-Messrs. Aiken, Allen, Barksdale, Bell
Bowie, Boyce, Branch, Burnett Broom, Cad
walader, John P. Campbell, Garlic, Cling
man, Howell Cobb, Williamson r. W. Cobb,
Cox, Cullen. Davidson, Henry W. Davis, Denver
Dowdell, Edmundson, Elliott, English, Faux
ner, Florence, Foster, Henry N. Fuller, Thos
]. d. Fuller, Goode, Greenwood, J. Morrison
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NIT the right to hold slaves in this Territory,
shall sit as juror on the trial of any prosecu-
ton for any violation of any of the sections of
this act.
This act to take effect and be in force from
and after the fifteenth day of September, A.
D. 1855.
Reader! study the provisions of this act, and
remember that Lawrence was burned to the
earth last Wednesday, because her citizens
would not surrender their arms to the Rufians,
and swear implicit obedience to this and other
such devilish ibels on the name of law.
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PALMER'S PATENT LEG.

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A Northern View Of this Event.

FROM the flttsDut On Gaxette.
The news of the cowardly attack on Mr..
Sumner by villanous South Carolinian stirred
up deeper Indignation among our citizens
yesterday than we have ever before witnessed.
1t was an Indignation that pervaded all classes
and conditions of men. The assault was so de-
liberately planned, being made in the presence
and under the encouragement Of a crowd of
DULLES, when Mr.. Sumner was Alone unarmed,
and detenceless, and it was conducted so bru-
tally-ffty blows being inflicted upon an unre-
sistiHg victim, until the weapon of attack was
used up, and not one hand raised among the
bystanders to stay the fury of the perfdious
wreteh-that every feeling of human nature
| revolts at the exhibition. Barbarians and saw.
ages would not be guilty of such unmanliness
and even the vulgar blackguards who follow
the business of bruisers and shoulder-hitters
would have far higher sense of fair play than
was shown by these patterns of chivalry. A
universal cry of "Shame!" would 90 M from
the lips of the people, if, unfortunately, the peo
pie did not, in view of this and similar outrages.
feel bitter shamefacedness at their own desra.
dation in having to submit to Them
1t IS time, now, to inaugurate a change. tt
can no longer be permitted that all the blows
shall come from one side. If Southern men
will resort to the fist to overawe and intim;.
date Northern men, blow must be given bacl,
for blow. Forbearance and kindly department
are lost upon these Southern ruffians. Il were
as well to throw pearls before swine, as turn
one cheek to them when the other is smitten.
Under the circumstances now prevailing, nei.
Their religion nor manhood require submission
to snch outrages. Northern men must defend
| themselves; and if our present Representatives
will not fight when attacked, let US find those
who will. 1t is not enough now, to have back
bone; there must be strong right arms. and
determination to use them. The voters of the
free States, in vindicstion of their own manli.
ness, will hereafter, in addition to inquiring of
candidates, Will you vote soand-so? have to en-.
large the basis of interrogation, and demand an
affirmative answer to the question, Will you
fight? 1t has como to that, now, that Senators
and Representatives cannot enjoy the right of
free speech or free discussion without being
liable to brutal assaults and they must, of ne.
cessity, arm themselves with sword-canes or
revolvers. To think of enduring quietly such
attacks as that upon Mr.. Sumner, is craven
and pusillanimous. These cut-throat South.
rons will never learn to respect Northern men,
until some one of their number has a rapier
thrust through his ribs, or feels a bullet in his
thorax. 1t is lamentable that such should be
the case; but it is not in human nature to be
trampled on.
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From the New York Evening Post.
Removal Of the Seat of Government.

The question of removing the seat of Gov
eminent from Washington is one of the topics
OF discussion forced into prominence by the
late acts of violence committed in that place.
Its situation, between two slaveholding States
Virginia, the great mother of many slavehold
ing communities, on the one side, and Mary.
land on the others unfavorable to the free
discussion Of the questions that now agtate the
public mind. A bad atmosphere overhangs
the spot-a mephitic influence, which unnerves
and unmaps those Representatives of the North
who are not strong either in virtue or courage
the very same influence which in the slave
States silences all who lament, as numbers OF
them do, the destiny which entailed the curse
of Slavery upon their fair region.
1t is quite time that the seat of Government
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From the Richmond Wing.
A Good dead

AS will be seen By telegraph, Mr.. Brooks, of
South Carolina, after the adjournment of the
Senate on yesterday, administered to Senator
Sumner, the notorious and foul-mouthed Abo-
litionist from Massachusetts,, an elegant and
efiectual Gaming. We are reioiced at this. The
only regret we feel is, that Mr.. Brooks did not
employ horsewhip or cowhide upon his SLAM
derous back, instead of cane. We trust the
ball may be kept in motion. Seward and 9TH
ers should catch it next.
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From the Richmond Examiner.

Mr.. Charles Sumner, Senator from Massa-
chusetts, whose reputation as a scholar rests
chiefly upon discourse on the foregoing text,
seems bent upon illustrating his theory in his
own person. He concludes a two days dis
charge of scholarly platitudes and pedantic
dullness by venting filthy stream of billings
gate on heads hoary with age; answers insult,
from men who would afford him personal salts
faction, with vulgar epithet; and when caned
for cowardy vituperation, falls to the floor an
inanimate lump of incarnate cowardice and
most glorious exemplar of the man of peace
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bia, a subscription is circulating, for the pur-
pose of getting up testimonial for presenta-
ton to Preston S. Brooks, whose course is very
generally approved in this locality.
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TO SCHOOLS AND ACADEMIES.

GRADUATE Of a German University wishes - o.
~ tain situation acher of the CLASSICS SaS tbS
French German and English languages He wsuld bt
saiis6ed with a small salary. Would be efhcient a
common school consisting mostly "a German scholars
Address MAURICE 6ETZ,
avs Care Of Buell. pisne hard, Warrington, d. &,
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CLEV ELAND
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Brooks at Home.
From The Carolina Times. May 81.

OdTOIIHh
A telegraph despatch, to be found in another
column, under the date of Washington, May
22d, informs the people of South Carolina, that
Colonel P. S. Brooks, one of Cardinals noblest
sons, has been incarcerated in common jail
at Washington, for chastising Massachusetts
Abolitionist, who merited the se-verest pun
ishment for his abuse and SANDER of Senator
Butler.
VIII Carolinians in Washington suffer such
gentleman to remain a prisoner for discharg-
ing his duty?
The ball has been opened and we hope that
Southern members have determined to resent
every assault which may be made by Northern
men, promptly and efficiently, and teach them
to respect the rights as well as the persons OF
Southerners
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A. ZAPPONE.

OR the tenth year instructor in place OF French
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FTOIH thc SOuIh-SIde DtInOcTht Way N
A Virginian ViAw of the Assault on Senator
Observation-Disclosures of Brooks.


The telegraph has recently announced no in
formation more grateful to orr feelings than
the classical Gaming which this outrageous Alb
olitionist received on Thursday, at the hands of
the chivalrous Brooks, of South Carolina. 1t
ID enough for gentlemen to bear to be com
PEELED to associate with such a character as
Sumner, and to be bored with the stupid and
arrogant dogmas with which his harangues in
variably abound but when, in gross violation
of Senatorial courtesy, and in defiance of public
opinion, the scrupuloussAbolitionist under
takes to heap upon the head of a venerable
Senator vulgar TRADE of abuse and calumny,
no punishment is adequate to proper restraint
Of his insolence, but a deliberate, COOL dgni6ed,
and classical Gaming. The only regret we have
is, that the chastisement was not postponed I'M
til Sumner had left the Senate. The Senate
Chamber would thus have been prevented from
being the scene of such an exhibition, and the
cowardly Abolitionist would have been favored
with an opportunity of which there can be
no doubt he would have awaited himself-to
make his escape.
N0te.-The Editor of the South. Side DEM
ocrat was the regular Democratic candidate for
Clerk of the House in the late organization at
Washington.
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