The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1856-06-02


LY POWER WILL EVER MAKE MI
VOTE TO SPREAD SLAVERY OvEl
TERRITORY WHERE IN DOES NO.
EXIST"
Tho Loaisvllic Jearnai ON summer,
! Drooks, aAa Butler.
The Louisville Journaiis Southern pspe,
in all its ideas and sentiments, but its editor
is man of courage and of honor. W.
publish his remarks, that the public may
contrast the sentiments of man Of spirit
even in the South, with the cringing lying
dastardly course of Northern doughface
Journals, --dastards and BLACKBOARD DULLES,
with no sense of what belongs even to the
properties Of personal encounters, and no
regard for the sscred rights of FREQ speech,
secured by the Constitution, approve or pal
late the attack on Sumner; but Prentice
says: S
Mr.. Sumner, for his incendiary haran-
CUES, may really deserve q greater punish
ment than he has received or is likely TO re-
ccive in this world, but we think that the
House of Representatives for the sake of its
own dignity and the honor and harmony Of
the Republic, should expel MIR. Brooks for
using bludgeon upon Senator for words
spoken in debate. Ii such 10 to be the char
acter of the collisions in the Halls Of Con-
gress, the people Of the North and the people
Of the South will soon learn to conform their
actions to the condition OF things. They
will send to the Senate and House Of Repre-
sentatives men capable of breaking skulls
and noses rather than men Of intellectual
distinction. We presume thnt Massachusetts
might find many . bully within her borders
who could make as short work with Mr..
Brooks as he made with Mr.. Sumner--and
that, too, without taking him at & similar
disadvantage.
1t seemed that Brooks attacked Sumner
because the latter had in debate abused
South Carolina and Mr.. Brooks rather aged
relative, Senator Butler. The idea Of using
q bludgeon upon q Senator for making .
speech against State is monstrous. A score
OF South Carolina members Of Congress
within the last few years have used their
whole power Of abuse and vituperation
against Massachusetts,, and as many of Mas
sachusetts members have exercised them
selves upon South Carolina. A pitched bat
tie has long been raging between the cham
pions OF those two States, and generally the
harshest and most offensive language has
come from the South Carolininns, who don't
like to be outdone in any thing. What Sum
ncr may have said about Senator Butler We
know not, but VIC think that the old Senator,
who is quite ms fiery hearted as he 10 white
headed, would scorn tho thought Of letting
any younger man take quarrel with an Abo-
litionist OF his hands. We happened to be
in tGe Senate Chamber near the close Of the
lastsession OF Congress during one Of the
night discussions Of all manner Of Slavery
questions. Judge Butler, who is really
gentleman of many fine and generous per-
sonal qualities, had become exceedingly ella
ted from frequent visits to the Senatorial
Restaurant. Sumner was making q severe
speech that evidently had reference to the
forcible expulsion Of Mr.. Hoar, a venerable
citizen of Massachusetts,, from the limits of
South Carolina, but he did not mention
South Cardinals name. Mr.. Butler inter-
ruptcd him by asking him in a fierce tone,
!" does he mean South Carolina ?'' Sumner
proceeded without noticing the interruption.
81 demands" exclaimed Butler, starting
again to his feet, " whether he means South
Carolina; for, if he does, let him say so,
and will give him him something to make
him remember me and South Carolina as
long rs he lives" Sumner still proceeded
quite imperturbably, bestowng no attention
upon his excited opponent just in front of
him. "Does he mean South Carolina ?''
calculated Butler for the third time. Yes
! do mean South Carolina" Numbered Sum-
ner, with moro spirit than We had thought an
abolltionist could possess. He finished his
speech without any further interruption, and
Butler rose to reply, but the fine old South
Carolina gentleman was too far gone to be
half equal to the tremendous occasion.
We repeat the expression Of the hope, that
however obnoxious Sumner may justly be to
the patriotic portion of the people of the
United States, the House Of Representatives
will promptly expel Brooks if the account
of his assault upon the Massachusetts, Sena-
tor shall prove correct. Indeed the House Of
Representatives, it seems to US, would be
guilty of the grossest and most shameful de-
reelection Of duty to the Senate, If it we're to
refuse to punish one Of its own members
for knocking down Senator upon the floor
of the Senate for words used in Senatorial
debate"
The PRIcE OF HUsBAND's BLooD.-We
see it chronicled in the papers that Herbert
the Honorable who murdered the waiter
Heating has given the widow house and
lot. Of course this liberal act is heralded
with great gusio by the Locofoco papers,
and the public are given to understand that
it is high price to pay for an Irishman,
the rate at which negroes are
sold in the South.
Whether this attempt to buy of legal
prosecution and public indignation shall be
successful remains to be seen.
Challenge.
Brooks has challenged Wilson, knowing
that under the laws and public sentiment Of
the North, the acceptance Of the challenge