The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1856-06-19
Mr.. BUTLER said

1885,
Mn. BROOKS ASD Nh. SUMNER.
Mr. BUTLER said
Mr. The occasion and the subject npon which
am about address the Senate Of the United States at
this time have been brought about by which
had control and could have had noneeyents which
have grown out OF the of controversy for
which the senator from Massachusetts, (not in his
seat Mr. SUMNER should be held exclusively responsible
10 bis country and his God lie has delivered speech
the extraordinary that has had uterance in any
deiberave body recognising the sanctions OF law and de-
cency When il was delivered was not here; and If j
had been present, what should have done ii would be
perfectly idle for say, because one sub
situe the deliberations of subsequent period for such
rs might have Influenced him at another time and
under different circumstances. by impression is
that If had been present should have asked the
ato before be finished Of the paragraphs person
ally applicable TO myself to pause and if he had gone
would have demanded of him the next morning that be
should review that speech and etract modify it. to
bring il within the sphere OF parliamentary proprety If
he had refused this what would have done say
vet ! say that would not have submitted TO it, But
what mode Of redress should have resoted to cannot
tell
wish had been here would have at least assumed
as ought to have done my responsibility senator
and my responsibility as representative Of South Ca-
roina all the consequences, let them lead where they
might but instead Of that the speech has involved his
friends and his colleague 1t has involved my friends
has involved Of them TO such extent that at this
time he has been obliged to put his fortune and his life at
stake And, sir if the consequences which likely to
aow that speech hereafter shall end in blood and vio
nce that senator should be prepared to repent in sae
cloth and ashes.
Now, pronounce judgment that speech which viii
be adopted by the public. am certain as am speak
ing that i i now condemned by the public mind and by
posterity it will be consigned to inamy for the mschiev
Gus consequences which have flowed from il already and
such likely yet to disturb the and rpose of the
country.
said nothing Mr.. President at any period of my life
much less did say anything in the of the debate to
which he purports to have made repytha could have
called for much less have justified, the gross personal
abuse aducton and calumny, which be has resored
When was at my little farm, enjoying myself quietly,
and thought had taken refuge from the stres and
contentious of the Senate and of politics. message
brought to that my kinsman had been involved in
difficulty my account 1t was vague that did not
know how to account for it was far from any tele
graphic communication ! did not wait five minutes be-
fore left home to put myself within the reach of such
inormation--and garbed that accessi-
bic. travelled four days continuously to Washington;
and when arrived found the very subject under dis
cussion which had given so much concern and it has
been OF the deepest TO my feelings ever
since heard OF it, many accountson account of my
country and account Of the honor and the safety Of
my kinsman. When / arrived here found the subject
under discussion went to the Senate worn down by
travel and then gave notice that when the resolutions
from Massachusetts, should be presented would speak to
them, coming from Commonwealth whose history,
and whose lessons Of history had inspired with the
very highest admiraion-I would speak to them from a
respect Commonwealth whilst perhaps the senator
who had been the of their Introduction ought not to
deserve my notice, and would not have received il
Well sir days passed and those resolutions not
presented Nov they have been presented and presented
in different way from any that have known TO be
submitted from Commonwealth before They were
not presented by Of its senators but sent directly
10 the President OF the Senate and the Speaker of the House
OF Representatives. waited for time, with the
pectauop that when these resolutions should would
acunit mysa Of the painful task which circumstances had
deTolved urol me They did not until yesterday
more than two seaks after their adoption.
In the mean time--oE Monday ast gave notice that
would address the Senate to-day under the confident belief
not that the present senator Mr. NESoy would be here
because have nothing to do with hbut that the sen
aor who has been the aggessor the criminal aggesso in
and ifI
testimony of DR. Boyle why be should not
be present For anything that appears in that testimony
II be had been officer Of the army and bad not appeared
day the battlefield he would have deserved to
be cashered.
Sir, am at loss 20 know why he has aimed his as
saus AT individually, aud at my State occa-
sons than one but willing 10 adopt the cew afford
ed by the Rev Mr. Beecher; and Il s cew upon the
subject rely L. wish nothing Of mine 90 out that
do intend TO be entirely consistent with the conve
tons Of my mind ask 20 have Mr.. Beecher's remarks
read adopt them, and they viii acquit the senAtoror
they viii go very far to aeguit him.
The Secretary read as follows
The only complaint which have ever heard Of Senator
Sumner has been th that he BY his shrinking and sensitive
nature m for the rough and tumble politics
the slightest offence had Il been that be reproved
and goaded into IL by think, the inudcoos criticism Of
friends"
Mr. BUTLER Sir believe IT, and Il win acquit bis
motives extent Instead Of making his speech here
his own senator under the obligations Of the const-
tuon and the highest sanctions which influence the
conduct Of honorable maninstead OF making II the
vehicle Of high thoughts and noble emotions that would
become and a sensior--it is obvious that be
has made that speech but the conduit will stronger
eIessionthe fang through which 10 express upon the
public the compound poison OF malgnity and injustice
This is confirmed by his remarkable exordium. for,
IN many respects this is the most extraordinary speech
that has found its way in any book upon any
occasion, ancient modern have never before heard
of proem or exordium by proclamation; and yet before
the delivery Of his speech by eleprapnc proclamation
Theodore Parker be uttered this remarkable sentence
Whilst you delberatug in your meeting am about
to pronounce the most thorough philippe that ever
heard in the Senate OF the United Satesn This Is in con-
iormity with Mr.. Parkers opinion He was flexible
conormst invoking the spirit Of Theodore Parker his
sustain him in the strife for which by his nature
and bis talents he not fit Sir IL the tribute and
deerenoe Of flexible conormst willing TO be rhetorical
abcator TO carry cut the views and subserve the pur-
poses Of a who as understand, is Of iron viii
and robust intellect who loves controversy and has ab
tiles which more 81 him, perhaps for thar than for
shipping the lamb the emblem Of innocence, and
Es the prototype OF that Christ whose doctrines he
has pr0fessed. To conciate Parker the must
make upon South Carolina and upon myself II
be supposed that be would gain laures BY any attack
on me because was Noeman worthy Of his steel,
might feel compimentcd but there was no such
purpose II 10 pander 10 the preudices OF Mssachu-
sets portion Of Observation-Disclosures God forbid that
should say anything which is not proper Of Masachu-
sctsto psnder 10 portion OF Massachusetts by assang
south Carolina Before finish shall say what think
and be here in his place would make him hang
his bead in shame; for win demonstrate before con-
Glade that in what he has said Of South Carolina he has
ssPersed the nearest and dearest corade Of his mother
les sir degenerate son. incapable Of apprecistng the
a0Rs which subssted between Massachusetts and South
Carolina AZ time when there something OF peril
70 be encounteed than exhibitions Of rhetoric in the Sem