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

| muDdsons favcrte scheme Il eeems from biz
own statems mt that he argued the question quite at
length with Senator johnson. and here We give tho
very words Of Edmundson h+m,elf:
my recollecti is, that sugs,sed In The said eco-
yerssOn, there seemed 10 inVrvpyiety IN calling
on MIR. Sumner in the Senate, il havicg sChourpe3
some time before and there beirg fc~ psas,os pres
ent; the insult was gwen there anS that rsisht bv
oOke upon the prop'r place 10 reseIy ind fur
tber that ,bouc collision follow, both parties meat
prefer il TO take place where 1t would be private
than il would probably be outside Of the Csp,tol."
All this augmentation, we have 10 dosbt, WAS
ha0 with BROOKS, as well as with Johnsoa To-
deed it is somewhat doubtful on the face o. EA-
munds on statement, as reported, whether By the
words "the said eonversaton," the conversation
with Brooks rather than that with Johnson, is net
intended. One of Edmundsons reasons fr pro-
ferrirg the Senate Chamber for the scene OF op.
erations was it seea,s. the privacy Of the place.
Having taken Mr.. Sunner at disadvantage, and no
body being present bat lady or tive and few
slayeholdiDg Senators, the assassin might have an
opportunity to beat him 10 death with less dAngerof
Interference than if the attack took place outside the
Capitol, and the few selected witnesses present BY
Brookss special request might with less danger Of
detection and exposure give it such eoloring as
they pleased 1t does not appear that Senator
Johnson gave any opinion on this mixed question
of the priv ileges of Senators and bulies Indeed.
no such additional authority was needed to decide
the action of Brooks, who, acting, as there 10 ev-
ery reason to believe on the suggestions asd oru-
ments Of Edmundson, as STATED BY himself. pro-
ceeded at once, and while Edmundson was dis
A. IN mako
assault in the manner precisely corresponding to
Edmundsons views "f propriety and eIpedcncy.
The statement of Ednundoon shows precisely
ths-thst the idea of the assault originated with
Brooks. but that his original plan was to meet Mr.
Sumner face to face outside the Capitol aud by
calling upon him for an apology to notify him Of
what was intended II was no doubt with the idea
of somewhat relic wing Brooks by establishing those
two points that Edmundson volunteered bis tes.i-
mopy. But little as he may have Intended It,
everything that he attempts to take from Brooks
he assumes to himself 1t was he who suggested
the Danger of NEE ting Mr.. Sumner face to face
and on his feet, aud giving him warning OF what
was intended. He argued earnestly in favor OF
attacking Mr Sumner ia the Senate Chamber and
without attempting to call him from his seat.
His cowardy soul suggested these things and
the cowardly soul of Brooks at once adopted them
ard proce eded to act upon them. They were both
con. pirators and cowa DIS alike. Both stand 10 tho
same category and both ought to suffer the sauo
punishment Upon Edmundson's own evidence, he
is much more deeply Implicated in the matter even
than Keitt who, except 10 the prevarca atiog state
ment which he undertook to make on his honor 1"
on the floor of the House, has had the discretion to
hold his tongue. Ednuudson 10 fnirly entsuged IN
his own devices, and let him suffer accordingly.