Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1856-05-26
senator discourieerly, ~ Rejecting r -
aihfr than ih" ono hr represents.
y number of private bills were passed.
'he Attaek oh MI Sumner Farther Paticn


The telegraph has announced the attack on
Mr.. Satnnrr, Senator irnm Massachusetts. by Mr.
bro"Rs, m"nhcr If the llun-e from South tarn.
INA, The following l. fuller account
immediately after the Adjournment II Con
gross, while Senater Sumner. of Massachusetts,
was stu ~ the S.nate Chamber. Mr.. Brn,ks. II
memb' 81 the llnnse from south Carolina, en-.
tered Nnd nppr' ching SENATOR INNER, neeu cd
him ut lihrllug Sauih Carolina and h. grey
headed relative, Senator Bulrr. Immediately
niisr saying thu, he struck Mr. Suinner with
cane. VIZ. ). fell Ia thu ha"r, aud Mr.. lBrnoks
repeated III" Gaming until Mr. Sumner became
deprived ut The power nj spe, rh. Previously h.,
called for help but hn On, itc,fercd until his
assaiiani had competed hi design.
senator sumner wis sitting IN an arm ehair
while the assault WIS msd' upon him. There
are various opinions N The subj CT, aud quite
contradictory, Nun, w.re eprlauding the net.
while Others wcredeununcing 1t ~ cownrdly ut.
tempt T. beat down tfeesion If spcch. Ne. Brooks
WIS arrested shortl, after the affair, II complaint
having "r"n made against him the oath of
VIM. !, Leader, and was brought before Justice
llolllng >lrad aud held 10 bail IN $500 Ia answer.
Mr. Sumner has twa severe but not dangerous
wounds on the head Brook cnne was shatter-
ed IN many pieces. demonstrating the violence oi
assault
When ihenttaek wns md. there were proba.
Ai's>rs Crl,rnd'n Foster, ronnbs, Fitzpatrick,
Murray, Morgan and oher members of Congress
Gov. German, togethr, with several officers If
the Senate und strangers
The first blow stunned him. md the stick, which
was OF gu,tu percha. wns broken in many pieces
by the time the assault was terminated. Messrs
Cri,tcndom, Toomhs Murray and others inter
fered rs soon as they could, aud probably pre-
vented further damage
Mr.. sumner SINK uncons cinns fp hc Unnr hpr
ho lay I'LL rnised by his friends, His hend was
bhthed III blood and his ply uns sny he Inns
the sev"rcst flesh woundIlh hey ever savior man.
head, and deny his friends admission 10 him to
night.
The following Is an extract from the speech Of
MIR. Sumner, containing III, nl,usion Ia Senator
Butler. He also eall- senator b. fanatic"
The Senator from South Carolina has read many
books of chvnlry, nnd believes himself u ehiyal
rous knight with sentiments Of honor md cour-
| age. Ofcnur-e he has chosen mistress To whom
he has made his yows, aud WIN, though ugly Ia
others l. always lovely IN him; though polluted
in the -eh ct the worl1 Is chase in his sight
mean the hmlot, slavery. For her hi tongue in
always profu-c IN w,la-. Let her he impeached
III chnuctcr,or any proposition nude 10 thot her
cut from the extension of her wantonness and no
extravaGpncc of manser OF hardihood of assertion
j. then too great for iii. senator The frenzy of
Tobo-o is all surpassed. lhr asserted rights If
slavery. which shock eqnalit, ut all kind4, are
clonked 10y fantastic claim of equality. 1t the
slave Suites cannot eni what in mockery Of Tho
eren fathers ct the R'robIehe misnnmer eqnal
i'y under the Cons,ito,,on--iu other words. the
inli power in the National Territories to compel
fellow men 10 unpaid lail,t separate husband and
wifr,eud Ia sell hlIe children at the auction bloek
thou. ,rr. the chir,lrio senator will conduct III"
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