The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1856-06-05

snf sa0ssa
li,.eoff-.,sn'..s.e ,sr fqn'.t a rene'fai.
wAsInorox, May ~.
The Po.,niaster General has notified Hon.
II. VI. Rlcr, DELEGATE. o! the establishment OF
a Po.t Oficc At San Jsciu,o In the county Of
Houston. ard tho appointment Of GrosGr
C.xox. g. Postmaster thereof at Houston, in
nuc county, Oig KNrDsoS, Postmaster and
At Scandis, Carver county, \. BErGrSEsf,
Poinastcr. TIE Postmaster Gep~ral has
also ordered The MANS ~ TIE oMcc at Snake
River Dam. In Pine connty. ,o-.be changed to
Aihsntra, aud the appointment Of Isaac
ALLIES. At Kasota Blue Earth county. IN place
~ Jd~Yrs w BAhcocK. resigned.
H. the Senate Chamber, Yesterday Afternoon,
a most 1isgracei,i outrage ws' committed. by
Mr.. BRo1ks. IL south Carolina, nron the per
son ~ cH.EEs Sussrp, senator from Masa'
chuse,t.. Mr.. lrasYr, the day before, closel
a most .enofaons abolition tirade Of two days
length, in the cour,e Of which be was grossly
abusive not only Of the official. bat OF the
moral character Of Senator BuTLrr, 81 South
CaroliDs describing him, among other char.
sc,cristics Of incspsbili,y 10 &c or sPeaL the
trnih Judge B,TiKK IL aged. VI the pnrest
character, who NJ man 81 strict probity com
naDds the reverence Of the senste, aud Of all
who know him personally. lie WAS absent
f.o.. L.. ..,., a,J iron, Vg.sh;,s.tor. and III.
attack Of SuysEI, became. under such circum--
stances, III eowardly as Il was false and seve
ral Senators Of the hghes, position, u, once
s.z.ssrs ~ .s- 4.yer.-f ::ss :ssss,s
SuSsfR had not the Justification Of heated pas
sion 10 excuse him. Tor his speech bore oil the
marks OF careful elaboration. and was amour
ced M IN preparation months ago B The neces
sary inference il. that SunsKK sought the occa.
sion OF Judge BuTLKs's absence to deliver the
libel which b. had prepared. Mr. BEooEs
who committed the assault. is u member OF the
Hous and nephew. Of Judge BrrLss. On
reading Srxsrns speech, he prceeeied 10 tht
senate chamber, aiier the morning session had
CLOSED. and inflicted summary punishment on
him with cane lie gave Mr.. SUMNER nc
chance TO defend himself. having stunned hin
By the ir,l blow, and bic conduct. therefore
equalled Mr. SuHsEE's In its cowardice. while
the place where II occurred. makes II . gross
indignity 10 the senate ns body. The ouly
excuse to h. offered in behalf of Mr.. BRooxs is
the relationship existing between hiuself and
Judge BuTLER. by which b. felt himself obliged
to defend his unclc's honor and | regret that
in the method of hi redress he should have
sacrificed his own. Committees have been
raised in both lIous,-' to investigate the mat.
tct and ,bc results viii probably bc the expul
siou of Mr.. BROOKS IRON his seat.
The affair vas purely personal one. occur
ring in the hoa, Of passion, and not connected
with politics in any deguc. But abolitionism
which gathers into lis NAV every bleDish Of
southern character and every improperly Of
-~-.ha-~ ---.'-r' Nv food 20 live and frtten
upon, is already attempting N turn the dis
graceful proceeding 10 political account. its
leaders chucke over the lamentablc occurrence
IN furnishing new ground. for sectional appeals
To the already inflamcJ popular mind. They
coldly calculate the amour. Of votes to be
gained. nv the number and character of their
e~dcr's wounds
The occurrence Is one which mus, BE- morti-
Tying 10 the national pride Of every American.
II Is disgrsceiul in all aspects--to Mr.. SUMNER.
10 taking advantage Of the Senatorial license
of unrcstraincd speech TO befoul the high per-
sonal character Of an absent colleague ;oreu
to Mr. BRooks, that he should have
assaulted without manly warning Senator in
place which should he kept sacred from per-
.onL violence; and most dsgrsceiul Of all,
that the leaders of any party should attempt
to create political capital out OF q national
shame. and 20 make out OF individual wrongs
new prc,exts for sectional appeals, most ,rea-
sonabIe in their spirit, and which must prove
most a sss'rous in their results y. sc
ihr editor Of the I,msS, for two or three
days past, has been eKer,ing himself to the ut
mos,. by torturing plain English. missta,ing
faet. and drawing wrong conclusions. to place
the PiosKER and DExocRAr 10 the position OF
blood aud thunder" border rufhan" and
pro slavery" journal. Our spiritual contempt
rsry contents himself with making thsse aaer-
tons. bet by no open and fair argument dos
he seek To sustain them.
Any argument. addressed 10 the reason. IN
stead OF the passions Of, people, ~e will care