New-York daily tribune., 1856-05-23
BUTLER AND DOTGLAS CHARACTER
IZED.
From M. Sgnrer', Speech in he Senate on Non
day last.

day last.
rU. s,,r,., from the full report Of NJ Sumner speech
With we shall Immediately issue IN pamphlet form the pi"
o.. le.erbts Meu. Butler anNpousss which one ofths
ehv.y yesterday sought to ayenge in the Senate Ch,moer IN
the tine Border Rufhan style
NV task will be divided under three different heads
-FirH THE CRIME AGAINST Kansas, IN It's origin
and extent Second, THE APOLOGIES roR THE CRIME
and Ihudly, THk TRUE RiAEDf.
But before entering upon the argument, must say
,oniething Of general character, particularly IN re-
Spouse TO what has fallen from Senators who have
raised them elves to emnence on TINS MOOR III cnam-
pionship Of human wrongs; mean the Senator rom
South Carolina Mr.. Butler, and the senator from
Illinois lMr. Douglas who, though unlike a Don
Quxo. and SanChO Panza, yet, like this couple sally
fClth together in the same cause lhe senator IRON
South Carolina has read many books oil chlVafy, ana
teheyes himself chiysrOus knight, with sentiments
of honor aud courage. OF cOurse he has chosen
mistress to whom he has made his VOWS, and who,
though ugly TO others Is always lovely u hm tnoo gh
pnuted the sight of the world Is chaSte IN ms sBt
Il me the hhrlot, Slavery. For her his tongue IL
always profuse in words. Let her be impeached IN
character any proposition made to smut her GU
from the extension OF her watOnness and no eIraya-
garce Of hardihOOd OF assertion 10 then too
great .oT this Senator.
The frenzy Of Don Quixote in behalf Of Lis wench
pulcines Del TobosO IA all surpasred The asserted
robts of Savtry, which shock equality of oil kind.
are cloaked by fantastic claim OF equality. Ii the
Slave States cannst enjoy what, in mockery of the
great father. Of the Republic, he mlsnanes equality
under the Constuton-in other words, the full power
in the national territories 20 compel fellow-rnen 10 un
paid toll, to separate husband and wifi, and TO sci
little children at the auction bock-then, Sir, the
chy ahic Senator viii conduct the State Of South Caro-
Ina out of tho Union Heroic knight Exalted
Senator second Moses come for a second Exodus
But not content with tLis poor menace, which We
have been twice told was " measured, the SENATOR
In the uprestraned Chivay of his nature, has under
taken TO apply Opprobious words to those wo differ
from him on this floor. lie calls them " - ctona and
fs1atcsl " and opposition to the usurpaton 10 Nan.
sas, be denounces ae - an sncalculatins ianatclsm
To be sure, these charges lack oil grace OF Originality,
and sleentlment Of truth but the adventurous Sen
stOr does rOt hesitate. He If the uncOmpromising,
unbushlpg representative on this hoor of hagrant
sectioHdism, which dOmineers over the RePu0lc,
and set with udCrOus ignorance OF hs own position
unable to see himself a. Others see him-or with Al
efrontery which bis white head ought not 10
protect from rebuke, he applies To those here who
resist he secti0Halsm, the very ephet which desg-
mates himself.
The men who strive to bring back the Government
to H. original policy, when Freedom and not slavery
was national while Slavery and not Freedom was sec
tional, be aregns sectional. This will not DO. IL
involves too great peryersiOn OF terms. tel tAst
senator that Il Is TO himself and TO the oFganiZa-
uOn Of which be Is the committed advocate, that
this epithe belongs. | now fasteu il upon them. For
mys-ii care little Tor names but since the question
has been raised here, affirm that the Repuoncan
party Of the Union l. in lo just sense secti0ad but,
more than any other party national and that Il no"
gots forth to dodge from the high places OF tue Gov
errmen The tyranncs sectlOnalsm OF which the Sena-
tor from South Carolina is one of the maddest aOts.
To the charge of fsnatcism ! also reply. Sir, fan
etlcs Is iOund IN an enthusiasm or e1aggerstiOh Oi
optloAs particularly religious subjects but there
may be ianatclsm for eyi! well As for good Now,
lHA not deny that there persors among u lOVLS
liberty too vel for their personal good 10 selusl
generation Such there nav be- and, for the sake oI
Their example, would that there more In cali
TEEN aiatics you csst eontumey upon Tie nope
army oi martyr, irom the eGrlst day down TO tnls
hour upon the great tnbunes of human nghts, by
whom HE, liberty and happiness on earth have oeee
secuTeG upon the lOng lue Of devoted patriots WA2,
tLVu-Iout history have truly loved then country au'
upon al who IN noble aspiration for the general gOod,
and IN iorgetiunes OF self have stood out before her
agr and gathered into the generous bOsoms the shas
truth.
You discredii Luther when alone be nailed Ls srti-
ces 10 The door Of the church al Wttenberg snd theo
10 me imperial demand that be sh0uld retrsct, nrmy
repltd' Here stand cannot DO otherwise, 80 ATiP
ne uod lou dscredit Hsmpden, when alone re
refused 10 pay the few shllings OF ,hlp-mOney and
shook the throne Of Charles l.; you oi.cred Mllion
"hen' AMIDST the productions Of hesrtless Court DC
lNeI o. the oity friend Of liberty, above question OF
sufP.cion you dlscTedit Russell and sidney "hen
iof Lt sake u theI country they calmly turned TOih
family and hends h. tread the narrow steps OF the
scanoc you d,credit the early founders OF American
bsutu'lohs, who preferred the hardship OF wl,det
lsss surouhced by savage foe, - HJusace oE oe4s
OF ease you G-crecit our later father, who few IN
number and weak in resources, vet strong IN their
cau-e CID rot hesitate TO brave the mighty power OF
tte.and' already encirclng the globe With her morn
Ig drum-beats. les sir, Of such the fanatics OF
H.,5or! according 10 tie senator.
but tel that Senator that there are characters
oady en- inert Of whose fanstic-m there can be no
question such were the ancient Egyptians woo "gr-
,tipptd dynlties IN brutish forms the Druids "ho
akened tie forests Of oak in which they lived by
sscilrces of blood the Mexican. who surrendered
co4Ltess victims 10 the propitistion OF tneT oo7ens
ioo-, the SpaIlaru., who under Alvs, sough - l
tte lrcu--itoI rpon Holland. by tyranny 81, 81 |
'lsi ic" euf Cy-C fo .0lce Slay,r} uP,n Ma -
s,la a were TIE Ag,-iuc- when ic e.4l 49, =.
s.i'r -'t-'lg 20 -p--ob -ot urs' .la' ' ~ ~. 80 |
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