Minnesota weekly times. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1859, 1856-07-26
From the New York Tribune.
THE DROOKs ASSAULT ON SUMNER.
s Sketch Of Sofurdavs debate in tAe House.

The BROOKS assault Case. The debate closed al
9 oclock this evening, twenty members having
spoken. The debate was quite sharp and in-
tcrStu
MA. Campbell, ), of Ohio, said that as several
orn,',,nrn desired to be heard. he would allow
tue debate 10 so on to-day, and would call the
pr,y.ous question early on Monday morning, in
order that the vote might be taken, with an UNI
Outstanding that if either OF the gentlemen i'm
piicated desired 10 address the Hous,. he would
withdraw the call for the purpose Of allowing
them to do so.
Mr.. Cullen. of Delaware. believed the House
had jurisdiction 10 expel MIR. Brooks. While
he regretted aud his constituents disapproved
the language uttered by Mr.. Sumner, he was
Tree 10 say that it did hot Justify Mr.. Brooks
m his conduct. He thought Mr.. Edmundson
should not be included in the majority resolution
OF censurc, but that Mr.. Brooks and Mr.. Keii,
should be punished. and he would give his vote
in that direction.
Mr. English, of Indiana, introduced an
amendment to the majority resoluton, express
ing di>approbation of the assault and Of the use
of language in debate personally offensive to
individual members OF Congress, or to any oil
The States.
Mr.. Boyce, Of S. c., thought the House had
no constitutional power TO take cognizance OIL
this case in the manner recommended by the
majority, and that Brooks in beating Senator
Sumner over the head almost to death, had moi
been guilty Of disorderly conduct, in the sense
in which i, was used by the Constitution. =.
Mr.. Etheridge, of Tenn, in speech spark.
ling with wit and of marked ability, commended
that the House had jurisdiction in the case
pending. He applied a keen knife TO the mi.
nority report, dissec,ing and holding it up to
the light of rdicue, to the general amusement
of the House. 1t announced the most extra.
ordinary doctrine OF the Reputation OF all pre-.
cedent. He believed the House had entire
jurisdiction Of such cases to punish. He great.
ly regretted the conduct OF the member from
South Carolina (Brooks) for many reasons
He remembered that the senior member from
Ohio { Mr.. Giddings) got into some trouble
abou, fifteen years ago, and was expelled from
this House, and, in his judgment, it proved. a
most unfortunate thing for the country, for the
people sent him Mr.. Giddings) right back
and have KEEP, him here ever since The re.
suit OF this affair would be- 10 make Charles
Sumner fixture in the Senate, and for augh,
he knew, to transfer the accused member from
this floor to seat in the same Chamber, tc
take the place of his venerable relative, But.
ler.) His condemnation OF Southern members
for the position they have taken IN this case
was very severe. He cited to them the repea
OF the Missouri Compromise as the cause o.
all this trouble lie did not deem this case
one that required expulsion, therefore he should
not vote to expel, and he did not signify to the
House whether he should vote to censure O,
not.
Mr.. Qutman, Of Mississippi, moved thai
gentlemen be limited in debate Oh the pending
question during the remainder of the day te
fifteen minutes each. which motion was car.
ried.
Mr.. Tyson, Of Pa. occupied his fifteen min.
utes, holding that the House had power and
ought to exercise IT,
Mr.. Nichols, of Ohio, con,ended that thi.
was an ofiense OF such grave character tina
the House should take notice of it, in Justice
to It's own honor, and punish the offender
Messrs. Stewart, Of Md, Branch of N. c..
Taylor, of La, and Bowie, OF Md, SEVERAL,
made bludgeon speeches, arguing that the
House has no constitutional power to take cog
nizance OF the conduct of Mr. Brooks.
Mr.. Knapp, of Massachusetts. occupied hi.
fifteen minutes in the delivery of a portion o.
his maiden speech. Ii was production wor.
| thy OF men OF wider fame, and at once marked
It's author as man of research and finished
scholarship. He had not spoken to the ,urnul
,uous House full minute when every eve wa:
fixed uptn him and every ear was captya,ed
His manner was easy, his voice pleasant. Ev.
cry one seemed to regret, when he closed, thai
the Rule precluded his delivery of the whole
speech. He obtained permission to print the
whole. however. He did not hesitate to char.
acterlze the blow struck by Brooks as coward.
ly, Gin his Endorsement of the resolutions Of
the Massachusetts Legislature, } as an outrage
unparalleled in our annals; that there was bu
one response swelling up from the wounded
and beating hearts Of a million of people in
Massachusetts, and that may be told IN the
single word: Retribution." Retribu,ion ',
In reply to the remarks of Mr.. Bocock of yir.
g'nia, who spoke yesterday and referred to Massa.
chusetts Mr.. Knapp said:
1.-The hon. gentleman from Virginia (Bocock)
IN his speech yesterday, while urging his idea Of
the proper action of the House in this after WA,
pleased to refer to the Representatives of Massa-
chusctts on this floor as doubtless valorous men.
VINO were quite competent Of themselves to avenge
am wr"ngs or indignities toward Massachusetts
or her sons. Sir, if understand Massachusetts.
she neither needs nor asks voucher for her VAL
or from any quarter. Thanks to Heaven, she has
history! Her imperishabe record is omen TO
the inspection of mankind, her towering monu.
mentS still CLEAN in the glorious light of that
liberty, whose achievements they commemorate.
As in the days Of her Webster. Lexington, Con.
cord, and Bunker Hill are there. Dorchester and
Acton are there also. Around them all, her null
tplied haunts OF intelligence and industry TEEN
with men instinct with devotion to liberty and
law. No! Massachusetts,, though stung by the
wrong and insult, is no backslder from the faith
OF the fathers. But, SIR, while smarting under
outrnges unavenred she will M, ,,La .o,,., E