New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-06-23

boz. q, il usual on Southern plantation, and fou
whom. doubtless, he acquired that exquisite sens
of honor for which he IL distinguished half Of them
We dare say, halfbrothen or cou'ios OF brooks-
these Columbia slaves sharing in the general ADM
ration of the South at Brooks distinguished DO
bsv;or. and DESTROYS to give their "ssllant klns
man come mark of their appreciation for the con
sp;cuous display be had made OF bis breeding, SOM
mart of the homo Of which they might fairly conceive
redounded to them from whom he had learned IL
cot together simultaneously with the professors
Columbia College and the other citizens Of the place
--nrob.bly in the eptry-aDd while Colonel Pfes
ton and Professor Laborde harangued the WHITE
s)ts within. set on foot "handsome" suoscHp
,on toward the purchase for Brooks OF " On appro'
,r.te token Of their recard'-a csw.hids, we take
il. a at-'o-pne tails, or perhaps paddle or II
might be one of those Same nine canes, the srnsa'
Of which in Washington a. tokens" for Brooks
has already been chronicled by the newspapers.
This meeting of Columbia NECROSIS reported by
The Cayolinian, in the same number with the &C.
.oun. of the white folks meeting, sad with no less
e1uItaton at the public testimony and distinguished
support thus afforded to Brooks. Indeed, OF the
two rather the more weight seems to be given to
the negro testimonial, and, in our opinion, very de-
.ervedy So At least, it Is plain that on the ques
ton of what conduct becomes q gentleman, the
Columbia negroes aIe quite as good judges a'
Sci ator Butler, Col. Preston, Prof Laborde, aud
the Southern editors generally, with whom they 20
exactly coincide.
The negro appreciation thus triumphantly regis
tered BY The CarsIisian, was duly reschoed, with
great QIee and satisfaction, by one Southern press
after another; bu at length this general harmony
has been interrupted, and few journals, envlou'
of the peproes and determined that nobody but
white folks shall be permitted to indorse Brooks,
have started forward with some pretty formidable
objections to allowing the "niggers" any voice in
the matter. The first to speak was The Charleston
Meyeury in this wise:
"AN NV ERA-The South Caroinidn, in alludiug
TO the public demonstrations in approval OF Mr. ooks,
uses the following language:
of Columbia have already bsndsoms 'ubse .nd VIII
az :a asn Of their ss' and
ton in their rsh and enjoynen as the happe' Oh
"Wss the like of this ever before published IN
newspaper in South Carolina The negroes OF Couin-
bia have actually participated N the congfatuauoos
of Mr. Brooks and The South Cdrolinian lauds II a.
the crowping glory to the good work Now, these
meetings in South Carolina to sustain mr.. bsooks as
counter to those at the North are proper enough But
when in the Capital of the State. slaves are permit
ted ay applauded and urged to take part In our p0-
lItical M rsto unite in popular dem 'nstrstions
to raise subscriptions, and present thertokens OF APP
prova to our public men-it Is, indie. d. spectacle Is
di-eust ting is novel; We blush Tor the otate wnSn
sucb things are permitted If our slaves can publicly
congratulate, may they not publicly condemn Ana II
ONE pOrtion are permitted to laud Mr. Brooks, why
may not smother, If disposed, sympathze with MIR.
Sumner
Bookss fellow their congratulations and test
Dopiss are completely obscured by the GROWING
glory of this negro demonstration And in the same
view we suppose that the negro deputstion-an1 why
should there not be one when it arrives in Wash
ippton will take precedence over their masters while
the present to Mr. Brooks their appropriate token:
"Such proceeding, while it offends every senti-
ment of Carolina society, Is calculated 10 Drig riai-
cu'e aud disgrace upon the whole movement
Next follows The Athens (Georei,) Banner which
even goes 30 tar as in.nu.te that this movement
among Bro"ks's negro companions aud playfelIows
was MT spontaneous, but that the said negroes
were Put up to it BY their masters, with view to
capital at the North" This, if true, will ssri-
ou.y d.tract from the weight to be given to this
ndorst ment Of Brooks on the part Of the Columbia
negroes, though We are inclined to Suspect that the
ac,op of Pro essOr Laborde and other part cipants
in The white folks meeting might, upon q nice
examination into the matter, be found liable to
much the same criticism. However, here 10 what
The Banner says:
"RID,cuLOUs.-We notice that the negroes of Co.
lumbia 8. G., have "a handsome subscription and
will present an appropriate token of their regard to
Mr.. Brooks for Gaming Mr. Sumner. Now, this strikes
US a. being suprem.iy ridiculous and We are aston
shed that the citizens Of Columbia should countenance
it. If negroes are allowed to publicly express their
appreciation in this manner political matters, they
should a 90 be allowed to condemn. And If portion
of them permitted to present Mr.. Brooks with an
appropriate token Of their regard, why should not
'propriate token aso We doubt not that il 10 move
mt nj ON the part of the whites for capital at The North
but it is q dangerous precedent, and should be
ffowned down."
The speaking out of these two Journals has en-
courased The Chronicle and Sentinel of Augusta,
Ga, also to speak That journal seems to be
as much afraid of msconstrsctiOn as Douglas and
a. remarkable for prudence as Brooks; but hsv
ing, as Brooks did, provided itself with two back
err, it feels encouraged to speak its mind in the
following terms;
"THE MICRO DEMONSTRATIONS ~ CoLuaDIA.-
We confess to feeling Of deep humiliation, not un-
mingled with losthing, when we saw account of
the negro Representation in COIumbia, 5. c in b..
half Of Mr.. Brooks. We, however forbors to offer
word of conu-n, feeling well assured that mo-
tive would be niscon.trued and misreprsseA ted and
determined 10 await and whether there not
to be found among the Democrats organs of the
South some one more who looked and felt upon
upon this matter did; for could not believe
that all we've 30 oet to proper sense OF Southern
pride ard selfrespect az not 10 condemn in deci led
terms such a NOV ement. And we rejoice to know
that VIZ have not b.-n wholly disaooOipfed The