New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-06-13
X XXIVTH CONG r Els S.
FIRST SESSION.

EN E.s y,
Mr.. HAMLIN and asked to be excused from
serving as Chairman of the Committee on Commerce.
He said for the nine years he had held seat IN the
Senate, he bad almost been silent member. Upon
the subject that had much atated the country, he
had rarely uttered a word.
He loved his country more thar be loved any party
more than anything that cculd agtate and disturb
its harmony. Although be believed the repeal Of the
Missouri Compromise vas great moral and poitica
wrong, uneqused - the annals of the legislation Of
this country, ard unequaled in the history of almost
any country It'll with desire TO promote harmony
concord ard brotherly feeling be sat quietly AMID all
the exciting debate which led to that fatal result, and
opposed it not by bis voice, but by con
sstabt steady and uniform vote-nOt Only
in accordance with his own convictions, but
in accordance with the instructions OF his Legsia
ture passed by almost unanimous vote; but the thing
done in violation of the principles of that party
with whom he bad always acted, and in violation Of
the solemn pledges of the President Of the United
States in bis inaugural address.
Since, however, that wrong had been Endorsed by
the Cincinnati Convention in It's contamination and It's
results he felt it his duty to declare that he could
longer maintain party associations with any party
that insisted upon such doctrines and could support
for President who avowed and recognized these
dOc;rnes, and whatever power God had endowed
him WITH it should be used in the coming contest in OPP
position to that party.
The motion to excuse was agreed to.
Mr.. BUTLER said the Necessity for his addressing
the Senate on this occasion was brought about by
events over which he had no control-events which
have grown out OF q controversy for the commence
melt of which the Senator from Massac husetts-nOt
r"v i, h;s oo,NINr Sumner sbonId he hold excn.
sivey responsible by his country and his God Tie
had delivered speech the most extraordinary that had
=, ~ i.a Nv. w 20 ~ " ~ IsSa.;,,,,: .It -
Ia lR"te,V us ~, mos nresert Wba he wonId have
cone if he had been il would be perfectly idle to
sav, because one can substitute the deliberations OF
Lac oH tbe ;rfn,,ulse of tbc moment His imnres
it;"n res tbat If 6e bad beep here he sbould have
oked that senator before finishing some of the
n.r.onsi1v anri;cabIa IN him N nouse. and
Tnm "fp should bava damsndaJ If
~ -, o,ao, 81 -, rrod;f, tho Offensive remarks so
as 70 hiring them within Tie sphere of Parliamentary
Yronra,yo IL tben Sumner lad refused This what he
ippP, t!il hn,I, dna Lo corld not .Yac,Iy s.I.
M 80 80, ond +Sot rns no III ~,
49, snlrn;,, 81 % il 10 ,,bat mode of redress he
o,lJ Io,,n roso,tcd no could not teil. no woud A.
49, ba,e assn,ned fnnon al n resnonsib,itics Of
Senator from South Harolna) the cons ,cnences LET
I, no ~" ~ ,;I, Ru, ;nstead of thai
that speecb had involved a friend and kinsman
CBrooks) to the extent that he had been obliged to
put his fortune and life at stake. lie (Butlerl con
ceived that the speech OF Mr. sumner wouid De con-
demned by the public mind of the country, and con-
signed to inamy by posterty for the ml5chevous con-
equences which have already flowed from 1t, anu wnic9
were likely in the future to disturb the peace anu
repose of the country lie Butler) had done nothing
TO Justify the gross personal abuse and calumny with
which he had been assailed. lie had been very
guarded in his remaI ks during the whole OF this eA
citing debate independently OF '1e III
which dsgraced Mr. summers speech thefe was nom
ing in 1t to Distinguish from az Ms o.1'i hr nndr
speeches. instead Oh NASTY Hn pnd in d}gn;fsd
the ooneatons ol the tod acted "a the condni~the
manner, the oohato L"u az o. ,n.Eu,v and in.
fang, through when 10 pour oui MS InaISuy auu ~
justice. 10 ooncihae theodore l@hsr nc 70
must make war on South SSronna anu nnren 80 Nv
er. 1t was the purpose Oh Suhno' " PAM ~ ~ w
preiudces of portion Of Massachusetts II he sun
ner) were here he would make him hang his mead IN
shame and prove MN caiunna'o nc 'o, To-
cused Mr.. Sumner of having PRETENDED 10 quote rom
not to be found IN H. Ohe th'fe, - -