The Carolina Spartan. [volume] (Spartanburg, S.C.) 1852-1896, 1856-07-03

In the mean time--on Monday last
gave notice that l would address the Sen.
ate to-day under the confident belief. no,
that the present Senator Mr.. Wilson,
would he here-becausc have nothing to
do with him-but that The Senator who
mas been the aggressor. the criminal ag.
gre-sor, IN this matter would be present;
and 1t ! can give credence 10 the testimony
of Dr. Boyle, see no reason why he should
not he present. For anything that appears
IN that testimony. if he had been an officer
OF the army, and had not appeared tho
next day on the battle field, he would have
deserved 10 be cashiered.
/ Sir, l am at a loss to know why he has
aimed his assaults mt me individually, and
NJ my State on more occasions than one:
p"t am willing TO adopt the clew afforded
by tile Rev. Mr.. Beecher; and, rs il is n
clew upon the subject. rely on it. wish
nothing Of mine t. go out that do not
intend TO be entirely consistent with the
convictions of my mind. / ask TO have
Mr.. Beecher's remarks read. adopt them,
and they will acquit the Senntor--or they
VIII 60 very far to acquit him.
The Secretary read. rs follows:
| "The only complaint which | have ever
heard Of Senator Sumner has been this: that
lie. by his shrinking and sensitive nature,
WAS not fit for the rough and tumble Of
politics in our day. He would havv held
himself back, and avoided giving the slight.
| est offence, had il not been that he was re.
proved and goaded into it hy. ms think,
| the injudicious criticism of friends"
| Mr. Butler. Sir, | believe il, and il will
acquit his motives to some extent. Instead
OF making his speech here his own, rs u
Senator, under the obligations of the Con
s,itulion, and the highest sanctions which
can Influence the conduct of an honorable
man instead Of making ii The vehicle Of
high thoughts and noble emotions that
would become man and u Senator, it i,
obvious now that he has made that speech
but the conduit will Use n stronger ex
press'on-the fang, through which to ex.
press upon the public the compound poison
OF malgnity and injustice.
This is confirmed by his remarkable ex.
ord'um Tor, IL many respects. this is the
most extraordinary speech that has ever
t"nnd Its way in any book, or upon any
occasion, ancient or modern. / have never
before heard of proen or exordiu,n lay pro.
clamation; and yet, before the delivery Of
ms speech, by ieiegraphic proclamation
to Theodore Parker, lie uttered this remar
kahle sentence: whilst YOU are del.berat
ing III your meeting atn about TO pro
n"uhee the most thorough philippe that
was ever heard in The Senate OF the United
States.' This is in conformity with Mr..
Pa'kers opinion. He WAS "a flexible con
torinist invoking the spii, of Theodore
Parker AS his muse TO sustain him in the
strife for which. by his nature and his tai.
ents, he was not lit. Sir, i, WAS tile tribute
and difference of II flexible cunfur.nist. will.
my 10 be a rhetorical iabricator TO carry out
lie views aud suhSeIve the purposes Of a
man who. rs | understand, il of AN iron
VIII and robnsI intellect: who loves contru.
versy, and Las abilities which more tit him,
perhaps for that, than fnr wo,shipplug the
lamb as the emhlem of innocence. aud ~
The prototype of ila Ch,ist whose d, Grimes
hc has pro!essed. 70 cuncili;,ie Parker.
the Senator must make war upon Seuth
Carolina and upon myself Il lie supposed
that he would gain laurels hv any attack
on me because | was "A "(ueman worthy of
his Steel" might feel cumpIinenled; but
there was no such purpose. 1t WAS 10 pan
der TO the prejudices Of Massachusetts,. or u
portion OF MaSSacbu>et;s-fur God forbid
that should say anything Which is rat
proper OF Massachusetts-to pnn,ler To "A
portion OF Massachusetts hy a,saiiin. South
Carolina Before tmish | shall ,.ty what
| think, and if he were here in Misplace |
"onld make him hang his head in shame:
Tor | will den.onstrate, before conclude.
that in what lie has said OF South Carolina
lie has aspersed the nearest aud dearest
comrade of his mother. Ye~, sir. a degen
crate son, incapable of apprecialipg lhe re
lalions which subssted lie e,ween Ma>sarhu.
settS md South Carolina nj IA iins when
there was something more of peril to be
encountered than exhibitions of rhetoric IN
ihe Senate Of the United States; when men
placed their lives aud their fortunes on the
Issues which had been made. will grove
him calumniator. While he has CHARGED
me with mls,ating history, law. and lle
Constitution. iet me say that "Le who lives
IN glass hons = should not throw stones"
| here say, and pledge my.elf to it, that
| VII convict him, and shall demand of the
Senate verdict Of guilty.
bu, Mr.. President, there is one result Of
this speech which think may be regarded
as good. He has shown. as NJ. Beecher
says that he is unfit for the war of debate
lie has N" business to gather the elorle, of
the Senaie Chamber and fight with orators.
unless he is prepared to maintain the posi-
ton OF an honorable comlmlant Tbouch
his friends have invested him with Tie
dress of Achilles and offered him his ar
NOR, he has shown that he is only able 10
hight with the w apors OF Tber,ites, and Ie.
served what that brawer received from, the
hands OF the gaIlau, Ulysses.
Now, sir, proceed to make my points;
and shall show that villa. tho Senator
SAID OF myself, and South Carolina, was not
ID response TO anything which said; that
he has gone outside the record to bring in.