New-York daily tribune., 1856-06-03

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..s rs.oIuop, made speeches against the merits OF
;-Cbarleton without any check from the presd
;,r officer, Brooke with only slight one. Their
States, they urged WITH great emphasis, had posi-
tv.ly resolved to Dissolve the Union if the Faglt've
Slave Law were repealed. II was in vain that
the gallant Shiel&s appealed as follows to the ordl
nary courtesiee of the Senate:
az regret that the Senator has deemed il necessary
TO hs position hmsef to bring such resolution Tor
waro but having done go the only questions whether
Won will permit him tO be heard or not VM you
deprige member fths body Of the rigst express
i,p his oiems, on a subject that for aught we know
NAV interest him VA yoa compel him 70 be silent!
bave sat in this Serate and have listened TO treason
uttered by honorable Senators, and yet we have
listened patiently; and / ask gentlemen from Tue
South to consider whether anything WIKI be gahed oy
preventing genteman from being heard on question
ike this Can gain anything by sitting his voice
on this sutiect7 will hear what the gentleman has
TO cay; AZ d, than that, have particular curi,
tsty at this stage o affairs to hear whist this third
usty has to gay. take it the Senator from Ms~a,
cbuset,s cans to give expose Of their views ana
intended proceedings shall vote against the resold'
tion stE, and against any reagitaton OF ths ques-
top; but at the same time mean never 10 give
vote 10 prevent any gentlemen from being heard ~
this body. Let him come from what quarter he may,
/ will hear him, whatever he may choose to say. L
would therefore suggest that the Senator potpofe his
resolution to Saturday; hope We may all agree 10
give Lin hearing on that day. ! have not the ieas!
idea that his speec will rend the Union in sunder
The Senate laughed at this sally, but Gwin still
insisted that the resolution was equivalent to
propOsal to inquire into the expediency OF dis
solving the Union. Douglas, with his usual
disposition to put himself forward on all oc-
casions, insisted that he had important practical
speeches to make, and was entitled to be heard in
preference to Mr. Sumner. The conduct of But
Ter was tricky and inconsistent in characteristic
degree. He confessed that he had given out that
he would not be compelled to vote for any measure
that looked either to the suppression of petitions
or of the right of debate:
81 have lorg seen that efforts to arrest agitation by
attempting to exclude petitions and close debate, are
vain; know it will 60 on: believe the honorable
However that may be beyond the matter, and there
fore would be perfectly willing, as he is bound to do
it, suppose, under very high obligations to his cons
tuents to give him leave at any time to speak on this
subject when the other side can be heard. far fed
and clear sky on this subject, ondI fear nothing.
But fe myself embarrassed very much by the pecu
liar attitude and junction Of Affairs at this time and
feel conflict between sense of duty-l may say,
sens~ of duty TO every Senate and courtesy. But if
this subject is taken up the fact cannot be disguised
that the Senator himself will be bound to make allu-
| sions to South Carolina and her laws"
| "Mr. SUMSER-I shall not"
Bu1LrR-Then l shall be clear perhaps Laugh
teri. do not know how can be discussed very well
without rome sl'uson of the kind. However, sup.
rose the honorable Senator from Massachusetts, would
not like to be said that he had played the part OF
parliamentary rhetOrcien here. believe he would
not ike to be said of him that he had risen to play
the orator before the Senate of the United States and
TO make a speech merely. If he intends anything,
he ought TO have before him, under the response
bity of a Senator dignity of purpose. And does
he intend to Gerry out the purpose of referring this
to the judiciary Committee with view to have
it acted upon! Or is it merely a pretense to give
him opportunity to make an oratoIlcai DIS
plav before the Senate, and make the proceedings
Of the Senate the vehicle of communication tor
his speech throughout the United States, and
wear deeper and deeper the channel through which flow
the angry waters of agitation already 1t that Is his
| object must be allowed to say that when he under
takes to agitae perhaps the true current cannot be
controlled unless there s s some uc nv tbe Gentleman
| himself His speech must have an influence ana
therefore feel extremely embarrassed on thus subject
as have hitherto said that did not intend to sup
press discussion exclude petitions feel more ei-
barrassed OH the vote shall give than have upon
almost any other subject, and am induced 10 M,nk
shall not rOte at all an reference 10 ms mder, OW
kare IL to Others TO decide IT,"
Butler, who belongs to skulking family, fndingit
inconvepient to keep his word, skulks. 1t will be
seen also, above, that the exchange of persoa COM
ment upon each other between Butler and Mr.
Sumner began with Butler. The illusions to Mr..
Summers being pledged to agitate," snd to his
di.po.ition to make an oratorical display, fairly
opened the door to Mr.. Sumner to throw out sug-
gestions as to Buffers impulses and motives OF
action. After spending the time that would have
served Dir. Sumner to make his speech in de-
batting the point if he might speak, he was gagged
down by a vote of 32 to 10, the shareholders and
douphfaces voting together in the negative How
ever, the speech was not suppressed in that way
When the civil and diplomatic bill was under dis
cussOn, to the section providing for extraordinary
expenses ofju.iice, Mr. Sumner moved an amend
ment that none of the appropriation should 90 ior
expenses under the Fugitive Slave Act, (which
&" said act is hereby repealed, thus to the vast
vexation OF the geggers not only getting IN MS
sreech, but bringing it to bear directly on point
of practical legislation. He spoke for three hours
and three quarters, and sooner had he concluded
than Clemens rose aud expressed himself as fol-
lows:
81 rise TO express the hope that none of my friends
would make any reply to the speech which he senator
from Massachusetts, has seen fit intct on the senate
shall not do so myself bat Others may differ with me
in opinion to the propriety OF this course shsi
only ray, Sir that the rawlings of maniac may some
times be dan ngeroui, but the barking of puppy never
did any HARM"
The Congressional Globe does not record that
any of the extremely sensitive Southern Senators
were moved to call Clemens to order though posi-.
bly, that may have been on the principle announced
BY Clemens hirnself that the barking Of puppy
never did any harm. Disregsrding Clemens's sug-
gestion, Badger went into fierce attack upon Mr..
Sumner fist, for having delivered "an elaborate
"orator, carefully written, studied, committed