Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1856-05-30
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What does this Mean:
The Philadelphia Penmsytvanaam which supports Blu.
nomination. says it will support any nomination of
Inc Democratic Convention, with the exception of Franklin
Flerce, and adds:
80 All the Democratic presses in the land with of
ink to back Them would be able successfully defend
FRANKLIN Pierce from of his outrageous acts not Jet
What does this mean ? What outrageous acts not yet
made public does the Pemmsyvaniam refer to Journal
1t simply means that the Illinois Journal has been guilty
OF another forgery quite base that proved up
on in regard to Douglas speech last week The Journal
editor never saw such paragraph in the Pennsvamsam
give us the date of that from which he pretended
copy it. Let US have it, or an acknowledgement of dirty
We thank the Illinois State Register for It's manly
comments upon the contemplate method adopted
by the illinois Journal to injure Mr. Buchan-
an. We uttered such language is pre-
tended to have beer copied from the Pennsylvania,
because the idea that it conveys is foreign to our
purpose. Raseness is the normal condition of some
Editors and no degree of education raise them
above il. Such appears to be the characteristic Of
the Journal -PennsylUdnldn.
From the Boston Post.
The dispatches from Washington yesterday after
noon were that Mr.. Sumner was better. and would
d" be able to occupy his seat in day or two" This
shows that his wounds could not have been so very
dangerous as represented. The hollow gutta percha
cane which was broken over his head was evidently
not Il weapon 10 do murder with. 1t appears that
the reason why Mr. Brooks took seat in the Sen
ate chamber, and waited was because there
several ladies present, whose he did not wish
to shock. One account says that the only person
who knew beforehand of the attack was Mr. Edmond
son, member from Virginia., and that Mr., Critten
den caught Mr.. Brooks around the body and arms.
Mr.. Wilson, who it is said carries deadly weapons,
rushed IN after the racas was over, and found that
Mr.. Sumner had been carried to the vice presidents
room He then helped to put his colleage intoa car
riage, and went with him to his lodgings.
The affair was dispracnf and we lament and con-
denim it and not even the SANDER of absent and
aged relative lible his native State, affords sut
cient apology 10 the assaulter But surely the bitter
TRADE of personality, the wanton vituperation Of
high personal character, the absolute vu garty Of
language poured forth for two days by Charles Sum-
ought not to be countenanced by those who would
respect the dignity of the Senate the honor of the
country.
The free soil politicians prompt in their en-
deavors TO make party capital out of this affair 1t
will be under our local head that there Was
public meeting in this city the subject last even
ing, composed, in part at least, of those who figured
when Mr. Bachelor was killed while assisting in the
defence of that temple of justice the court house IN
this city, when assailed by an nfurate mob.
| The following brief notice OF Mr.. Summers speech
is given in the Washington Star of Wednesday,
In the whole history of the legislation OF con
gress, day of greater violence and more excitement
than yesterday was, is unknown. The two days
speech of Senator Sumner, we panied to say,
assault and charges against all his opponents with
out the slightest effort to sustain their truth other
than by here and there citing newspaper paragraph
penne4 in malice and for the express purpose OF de-
ceivng the public. Such the substance OF Mr.
Summers violent harangue, which was of course in
terarded with CLASSICAL illusions; many of them
dragged in by the ears, as it were into inappropriate
connections. His personal vilfcaton and abuse OF
Senator Butler, than whom a more conslderate and
higher toned gentleman graced Il seat in the
Oh loSh of ShaTnn n
the cheeks of all present who respect the charac ter
of the body before whom it was uttered because IT
was wholly unjust and untrue, and, in style, far 'et-
ter suited 10 low doggy in region of country
wherein bilngsgate is uttered with impunjty, be-
cause it is not customary there to resent and punish
such language personality
CHATHAM CoUNrY.-We are gratfed 10 learn tina,
Robt. E. Rives, Esq, candidate for the Senate Ill
Cha ham. We do not know whether he will have
opposition or not Gen. Cotton, we presume, will
again be a candid e, and if he should he, the dark
Lanterns may as we'll & stand from UNDER as he
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