Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1856-06-06
Tho Old Line Press and the Sumner
Assault.


rights Of freemsn az that upon sumner.
can md defenders and apologies In a
once strong, respectable political party.
II any thing were wanting 70 show the
subserviency Of that party 10 the tastss
and wishes of the south this must be suf-
heiont. Most Of the country presa arc
yet silent, not having even notice Eft,
much less a comment such as the Dem
ocraf and the Jacksonian aud the Greens.
burg Guard whose editors are Office
holders under the goverppent. 3 We
give however all. that We have seen
from that quarter, which with one ex-
cep,ion Is either eommendatory or apol.
ogistic.
The Sentinel does not fully endorse II
but thus justides 1t or apologies for Il;
Neither does the Democratic party en-
dorse the idea that Incorporate and in
suIting language should be used b y mem
bers OF Congress towards other men
,cifhout considering the members using
such language. as responsible IN some ,cay
or manner for he wrongs which they may
commit. ~
The Cincinnati Enquirer says:
Superficial and malevoI ent writers are
attempting to magnify Sumner into a
martyr for freedom and victim OF sla.
very. But the American people are too
observant, too Just and too chivalrous
(if we may employ that much abused
TERM for such a transparent game to be
played successfully. Whatever repro
baton may be visited on DIR. Brooks.
and Whatever opinions may be enter
tanned in regard to the subject OF debate,
gentlemen everywhere will admit that
Summers general tone was neither par
liamentary nor gentlemanly; neither
were his particular applications.
The boston Post. edited BY Fed
eraI Office, holder, contents himself
with saying that "the act was iii-ad-
vised and unfcrtnnats. as it will please
nobody so much as the Black Repub-
leans" This is the only ground up
on which that paper is inclined to con-
denim this outrage. Under other cir
cumstances. the plain meaning of his
paragraph is, it would have been well
enough. but inasmuch as il will react
against its perpetrators and possibly
embsrrass their political projects, il Is
''ill-advised and unfortunate"
The Lawrenceburgh Register calls
itan Outrage" but thinks it strange
that those who sympathize with Gum
ner did not say as much over the death
Of Batchelder. who was killed in a fu.
gitive slave riot in Boston. which. il
says was greater outrage if poss.
IDLE than that committed in the sen.
ate" Certainly, an enfuriated mot
killing a pro-slavery man in the excite.
ment of a mob is a greater outrage
than deliberate and premeditated at
tempt at murder in the U. S. Senate
for the senator was from free state
Ths Richmond Enquirer says.
| Mr.. Charles Sumner, Senator from
Massachusetts. concludes a two days
discharge of scholarly platitudes ant
pedantic dizziness by venting filthy
stream OF billingsgate on heads hoaiy
with age, answers insult from mer
who would afford him personal salts
faction with vulgar epithet; and whel
caned for cowardIy vituperation, fall
to the floor an inanimate lump OF in
carnate cowsrdice. and most gloriou:
exemplar of the man Of peace.
The Richmond Wing. fold line
says:
A Coon DEED.-As will be seen b,
telegraph. Mr.. Brooks, of South Car
4 DINA. after the adjournment of th'
Senate on yesterday. administered t
Senator Sumner. the notorious AM
foul mouthed Abolitionist from Massa
} chusetts. an elegantnnd etfeclual ca
J ming. We are rejoiced at this. Tn
only regret we feel is. that Mr.. Brook
} die not employ a horsewhip or COW
hide upon his slanderous back. in
stead Of cane. We trust the ball ma
be kept in motion. Separd and other
! should catch Il merit.
The dispatches announce that tn
course Of Brooks in whipping Sumne
is highly approved at Charleston
South Carolina, and that testimonial
are being gotten no. In the sam
+. batch of dispatches it is announce
that the Massachusetts, Senate has de
i nounced Brooks as coward. w
agree with the people of Charleston |
the opinion that Brooks has acted VI
> ny properly in chastising one of III
: vilest and most insulting Abolitionist
0 Iia the land. We also incline to tn
belief that a good cursing would hay
a very fine effect upon Hale, Wilso
and others: but hope that well season
c ed hickory will be used upon all sui
e sequent occasions. It's much be
ter institution for such purposes tina
! gutta pereha.--Louisviiie Ky Tim,
DEM.
The only offset to this. is the follow
ing from the New Albany Ledge
which undertook to speak witho'
: waiting 10 hear from its masters. III
same paper said of the repeal of Il
Missouri Compromise that it was .
violation Of twice rlighled faith" b
j. when the party endorsed it. i. Gale
It it good Democracy. What 1t W
!, have to say Of the Sumner affair no
il remains to be seen:
= "The attack Of Brooks, of Sou
4 Carolina. on Senator Sumner, Of Ma
sachusetts. an account OF which is ri
: en- in the telegraph column. is one
IS the most daslardly. most cowardl
and most rufiianly acts that ever di
n .<~ao.d tl.a b.llo .,f N..n,.~ae.