Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1856-06-04
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The Progress Of the Revolution.


meeting in New York, said to be composed Of tn,
choice spirits of all parties. We desire that the
Southern people should have the opportunity to
what sentiments expressed with reference to
them 10y their brethren of the North that they may
be the better able to Judge Of the advantages and
probabilities Of our continuing united people.
The meeting purports TO have for its object, the
maintenance Of the freedom of speech. These gen
tlemcn claim that members of Congress have the
right as members, to say anything they choose.
with IMMUNITY, about anybody anything. There
is Limitation whatever the exercise of the pri
vilege. NJ. c. may villiiy and defame individuals
al H6itum-it is his constitutional right The Se-
grieved party has redress. Submission is his
only alternative This is n very convenient doc
trine for fouuouthed dastards; but it is which
has no sanction in reason, in justice, the manly
sense Of resentment which animates the bosom of II
high spirited people Dr. Franklin laid down the
true doctrine on this subject many years ago. lie
said that the freedom Of speech carried NTH 1t the
frccdo,a Of the cudgeI. The brave and honorable
man. who, hedged about by privileges, insults in
dividual, will make rcparaton give satisfaction
according to the usages of gentlemen but the
BLACKBOARD, who does the same thing, being insen-
sible To the dictates of honor OILY be reached
by the cowhide or bludgeon.
But the truth is, there is no question about the
freedom OF speech in the matter. Mr.. Brooks did
not deny Mr. Summers right to charge his uncle
with every possible ialsehood; he only claimed the
right Ia chastisc him for the foul imputaton. Tie
affair was nothing more than one of the thousands
OF personal difficulties, which always taking
place The wise men, the great men of Gotham
however, affect to in it an assault upon the very
citadel of freedom. BY their extravaganza, and OBJ
vious peryersion and distortion of plain matter,
they betray the dishonesty Of their motives The
wounds To the public law is all preence-thcir
real purpose is TO subServe the cause of political abo
ton.
These gentlemen-we are willing 10 concede tina,
they are what they claim to be-the foremost char
acters in New York, set up to he arbters Of chiva
~ and true courage. By their dscOurses and CON
duct towards others, they furnish with their id
OF a man of honor and heroiSm. Three hundred
miles from the scene of danger, and procaiming to
che world that they repudate all personal response
blity for insults, they denounce Mr.. Brooks a. a
coward, aud stgnatize the whole population Of the
South ''rutiians" aSSaSsins" 'bruteS, murder
rs" ''ScoundrelS' towards &c, &c We CON
fess inability appreciate the vaor of this pro-
ceeding Wherein its daring manhooi consists We
are unable to perceive In all our reading of brave
men and heroic nations, have never encountered
any who did not seem to consider that willingness
To incur some degree OF personal risk essential
to tie attribute of courage; and if we to sub
iect the wOrdy heroes of New York TO those tests
We should say they destitute Of the first prn-
ciple of honor and the least particle of generous
manhood 10 speak of feeling insult ,eound
would be 10 them unnelligible jargon. Not one
of them ever experienced the sensation implied Ia
the phrase They are dead to its eiIectS-they are
unconscious of its existence That they possess the
gross, brute courage of barbarans or that which
towards derive from superior numbers, We doubt
not Mr.. Ruggcs, of the fiery orators SUI
plies a lively Illustration OF the fact "Let az 1I
go to Washington, he exclaimed The valiant rns u
had no idea of going alone Mr.. Morgan, a NJ. e.
from New York. also figured the occasion lie
took it upon himself to pronounce Mr.. Brooks
"cHidin." We do not know that Mr. Morgan i "a
dastard-and We shall not, therefore, denounce J. u
one. But it, when he returns to Washingt ,
Mr. Brooks shall demand a retrac ton Of the insu g.,
or satisfaction for it, and he shall refuse the ce
the other, it will be impossible for us to resist
the conviction that he describing himself whc,,
speaking of Mr.. Brooks
Mr. Calhoun and many other SagaciOus and pro-
found thinkers have contended that the Northern
people incapable of preserving free institutions
With a population far from Dense compared
with Europe resort 10 the military is no
unfrequent occurrence among them, even at the
present time. Their breed Of noble men is we'll
nigh extinct All their really great men Of the
revolution were bred up under slave institu-
tions-for at that time slavery existed in all the
colonies. Their greatest of later days was Web
ster. lie was destitute of moral courage and his
whole character was dishgured by ignoble stains
Of the present generation-exceptng Mr.. Fillmore
aud Mr.. Winthrop neither Of whom has mingled in
this wordy foray against the South--their public
men are mere dernagogues-shaow pretenders-fii
only for the stock:jobbing department Of politics
Under the lead Of canting hypocrites, they affect
mighty degree Of piety, and their nice conscienccs
greatly d stressed about the slaves whom their
piratical ancestors kidnapped aud brought to thi.
country and sold to Southern planters Probably
if the bottom Of their hearts searched it woulo
be found that they chiefly anxious to beratc IN,
present race Of Africans that they might have IN,
opportunity Of supplying their place, by resumiu.
the old and profitable traffic 10y which they made y,
much money in former times. They, however, rs r..
presented by the elite Of New York claim to be th,
only fit people TO uphold free Government, and ina
mage the affairs Of Republic The only evidence
we have Of their fitness, is their late aud continue,
attempt to subyert the legal Government Of Kansa
by a mob Of craven fanatics, who after delying war
either sold or threw away their arms and took {
their heels and their recent proposition, through ui
columns Of the Triboae, 20 send band Of bullics
Washington 10 overawe Congress, which propositio
was seconded and amended. by the furious Ruggle
10 include aH aud loudly applauded by the mcctin
Of honorable aud courageous gentlemen Of Ncw Yorl
Union square. fifth Avenue aud Wall street hay
by recommending force, put ball in motion, whic
may cause their palaces To topplc, and cannot
stopped easily IL started
The funniest part Of the imposing exhibition ",
the failure Of the effort 70 conceal its real charact
by keeping the avowed aJO itionists muzz'c aud o
Of view But old Bleecher was on hand. add to Il
horror Of the pretended conservative, appropriate
closed the proceedings.
The Icnssturcof Massachusetts has appropriated AZ
OO0 ~ the AboGonist- renew civii war IN Kansas
Wesuppo'' another cargo Of yankees aud Shapes nf
gill be despatched to the Of operations. In
months &c hear OF bloodshcd sud more dlsgraC