New-York daily tribune., 1856-07-19

| again called by Dir. c. s Pratt, Recording Cork,
| and the sbstntees marked, when Col. Sumner ros0
| and said
rerfnrm the most painful outy OF my whole life.
{,der the authority Of the Presidents proclaans.
,;or I am here to disperse this Legislature, and
tlerefore inform you that you cannot meet. I,
therefore order you TO disperce. Goa knows that
taye M party f. cling in this matter, aad will
hold none 20 long as / occupy my present position
II Ksnses have lust returned from the Borders,
ubere 7 have been sending home companies Of
Miss,srans and uow am ordered bere 20 DIS
merge ;ou. Such are my orders, ana you nus a's-
Pc, s now command YOU to dilperse lrepeat
That this 10 tho most painful duty Oh my whole
lie" ,c., cn.n,ox .ra 49,.
te understand hat the Legislature are driven out
at the point of the bay0net.
Col. Sumner-"I sh,lI use all the forces in tog
command to carry out ny orders.
The LecsIatu-e g dSpersei some OF t1e mem
bers in town did not sppear at the HAIL Dut tle
INN 0rtal number who RESP onded 70 lser na'nr
occupy proud position some poasanI ,ss. ~
ch,nse of ciyjties occurred between Soi. SUN
4 ner.ons in the Hali--u embers aud otf ers.
He left n. Hall and mounted bis horse. when nc
rr.s reuind.d thst be had not dIcpofsel the SEN
ate He dsmounteo and returned 10 '"c S1nAo
Chamber. Postscript Donaldson gong WV n'Ri'
Donaldson having also been present at 'ne uspt
sion of the Legislature. The senaIt hau noV les
been convened, az u "ss QUO se'y n''e t-'O ."0
anno;nted hour but Col sumner addicSstpg
,iam in their collective capacity, proceeded 10
a;sno,sa them in terms something similar 10 those
va. vac r IN tb. Hall below When he concluded there
uss neuse the senators standing IN a circle,
s;l pt)y but r. spectfully. NO one "as IN tue HAL
but the Senstofs the Senate oIncers Col sun
uar postscr;pt Donaldson, and your correspond
ant Col, simmer broke the pause by askug IL
.hov intended tc disperse. With camness and
a;o;n;tv Mr.. Thornton, President OF the senate
ranl,eo that the Senate had not yct convened, sat
copId not make any reply. He asked Col. Sum-
ner if he could convene the Senate, 30 that they
could make reply to him Col sumner replied
that his orders we're to preveut them ifoun Meet
inc .nd that thew could not convene, bat must
disperse. .uo1 e,
snd made the outrageous demahd that the Stua-
tors should promise not to assemble ag 1n, orhe
vould arrest every member. Monstrous usarpns
yillainy for Fedefal officer al ne hAn VITA
from court to serve On either OF these onlcerSR
was his duty to serve tht IN mdepenoent ot sq
CONTINGENCY: if he lad none he had 10 rlShtn
arrest or noDest man and a. little tnus W iu'ai
popular representatives thus asst moied' ce3'
.rnl Senator'S told { oil sumner that hen thus dll
nersed nv him they would OF course aspeIse
AIR. PlIsbury said that they were tbere ID no eoa
0ition to resist the United etates troops, ald must
of course disperse. THUS was the Senate dis
persed.
when Col Sumner first entered the tom,
Con. .mittee from the mass Convention Immediately
waited On him 70 ask il he lDtended t0 dlsperse
the Convention or diSband the military companies
on parade2 He replied that he did nUt-he mere
" iItended TO disperse the Legislature. While
tie Dragons were thus drawn up, enJ while Col
Sumner made ens reply, thee cheers were gwen
q NJ p.lY ria1f
for Governor RUbinsOD, which were given yey
heartily, aud theD three cheers tor Liberty.
After Col Sumner had dispersed both branchesO Of
the ASS mbly. and just as he proceeded to msrch
off with his forces, IL order to show that they 70
spected him for his gtntlemany conduct, aid did
not hold him responsible for th. erieyOus Outrage
three cheers were given f1r Col. Su nuer az
three cheers tor tbe National 6ag, tuIee cheers @
the State Legislature, three cheers for JchnG
Fremont, which were eyen as the drogoons wen
moving off, aid three groans for Pierce.
Just as COL SumGer entered the Legislative hL
to di-perse that body he was met by soms ada
the door, who addressed him and said - We ar
happy t" see you, Col Sumner" He gave hsnt
0 w o Of them and said, Ladies, / am sOrryt
disturb you, but must d" my duty"
Mrs. Gaines Of Lawrence said &c lionel, we h&ps
net 10 present banner to one of these To ,eh
companies on this day of our would-be indepeHt
eLce."
He replied: Madame, hope you Will be iude
pendent"
lam not one of those who, in esteeming the
polite OF The man, can forget the conduct o
tbs soldier. l believe Col Sumner 10 be brave
officer and gentleman; but as saw him made the
tool to trample on the dearest rights of American
ctlZeDs, aud saw the DatiODal ,nner dsgracedb b.
TIE perpetTation OF one OF the most gre'ious act
Of y ranny of modern times, ] saw the Ozark finger
marks of Drogoou Government and perceived tho
infamous declaration of - We will subdue you
tearfuy written