New-York daily tribune., 1856-06-09
INDIGNATION MEETINGS.
MEETING AT FLUSHING ON THE SUMNER
OUTRAGE.

A meeting OF the crAens OF rusumg, queens
County. was held on Saturday evening at Messrs.
Mahs's Hotel, to express their condemnation OF the
Outrage perpetrated upon Senator Sumner by Mr.
Brooks The large hall was crowded with gentlemen
of the shest standing and respectabty, without re-
gard to party. The following officers were chosen:
Pr,,ident-Gtu. ALLAN MACDONALD
P,e.ident.-Me'.. lss'e Peck VIM us Smart, . sn1el
wlet, Andrew scott Charles A. h.mlton hsay s oedsf' ~
John Drycer 1hcnss H. Legget, JACOB b. ooerum' > H.
sec,sfG,,s.-H Henry Bogert sud Geo. Brsdsh.
The Chairman read the call of the meeting, to which
were affixed the signatures of over one hundred we'll
known citizens of the place. MIR. Samuel y Parsons
offered the following preamble aLd resolutio $, wdch
Hor John A. King, Mr.. Hawkins of New York, W.
W Leland and Mr. Briggs of Cleveland, Ohio, when
they were unanimously ADOPTED;
Bh,d. Our fathers, in laying the foundation OF rePgo
sioI ths, Representative for an, speech or
oer r,ce and vas,sas Hon Charles sumner Senator
tom ii Massachusetts, while IN ms seat IN tne se
v .sGas Broos. member Of R.p
sertatves South Carolina on the "a day OF y @ or
@ eo'.Sed ne door Of tue SEN aud
q the hSG,s oi & ., Sas. s.s t
hand 70 fully Perpesrasd and he'ei,
oe safeguards OF hbeIty and freedom OF speech
and debate rue sssaed aGd oysiihow1 BY this act
Bsored of this meeti1s that our wame't sym.
psthJ fret due IS tho only c"I son "a our Pose 20
hem senator Sumner fo the ourss nneed upon h a.
% 5 s,isSancs and ba " feel ard re,eut them
suit to the American people, wal s'tfck on the
Rsr.d the Of tbe act the place where !.
done The usifcsiion and oren uppo OF me whole b ne
fiss an eoPe Of The % 81. .n ~ sp,et Who
victim bis rshal personal inmnny sa os "a
dom o demand that should express our
aborrtnce OF ihs private and Puoc ourse saa we iceI
usly deliberate JId!1eI 6 pIoroaneps p. ne RI M
The senate an Der preu ,dated brutal and eo.hdy
yo.nc- thai tie udgn ant I'd aroused pubic sehaes
ly
Preston 5 Broos. the House o. ts1re H.,
REQ t.d copy of these resodns De sent 70 tue Nun
CLs. SUI ne r and also furnished for publication.
Hon, 4. king said that he c0ncurred fully in the
sentiments uf the resolutions just read they were the
sentiments of all good and respectable cZehs OF tas
N,rthsin country, and were saeh as ought ID De
chetishe d by every who dared to claim tle name
of fre,man What was the cause OF an assault on
senator of the Uued States. lie had bat recently ell
tered political lite which he was pertec y coihk,rht
10 csriy ont He had been placed there son OF Mas
sac .stts able and eloquent 10 defend the true eadae
Of liberty and justice. Ii was because tnsre "es one
question which they will not entertain, ne pure h"i
iati,o to the last until he was finally aroused anh
,u,ued uuou the n. Chsrles Sumner Delivered one oi
the sbest addresses ever delivered IN tue osAate
CHAMBER He fearlessly and boldly expOssd the
wrongs upon those AZ kanses-he salh those th'bg'
vLtr, WI. nos bearable to Southern men, who are
i,,tigatOrs Of those wrongs. Ihis WAS mo Coun'l
and the freemsn went there - take an even iuce w
make il Free State Tho men oi Miss al ''iecl'ei
uhat Souatter Sovereignty vas, ana Weht over "
~ ou.a s TO vote al dive out iIeemsn, wh0 consul
tu,ed tb re fourths Of the YOslr and thu you h'Fo
Government f Missouri. Ar. Sumner toh tneui ol
az. Gnr which be has been stricken iO"h thh rs
D. cd snile. hy a nfisn. lie has been attacked IN
that oes. Grated place, fer Amercans ana oeuiN'
.,ood by A.J wi messed 4. This Is tAs reason WY v"
sre here to express oDr cpn0h and Ysaes.s 'Is se
com of su.ech. lie Lls been tracked 10 the senate
Ctsmb.f , and there beet down by ram iuty cO"tl
Ih. l. too much for my blood, il Is tue met pefna'
ous act have ever kIowB. II the treedonot sP"ec1
and the pre-s canIAt D. sustained 'Ien thftt i III en-
. IL usnsu nj
,ske th.ir place then strength pu-t De IL
the ascendaDey or men m-st 20 al"S - - -
II 10 M of ths North wooii Ls uhi''' at -:
one aoumen atirlent, that tbs fe2ed i7sDn SUI
he S,reyrr 20 4ed, then ali rrtbsr di1cutle' W"eii
cea,e Our principles lest upon TIE Dr9.i Dt'' Vi
er-y and he South 81 joy II win Us 1he 12un ~
.izt by ma aug Kansas frr', hey Se Aed we ga'.
n Corti,Htion do@s not r. sOguZe ihat slavery ech
- erteno.a and promoted. We 'sy that slavery !,
| ocal M docu se is ib -ity foreyef-Sa' o; % sin
| where yoa are, 60 taT as It sLisss usSei yue
win MOI ilterieEe with it, aud VI never go " 90
/, Broaks VIZ Id rot be srpeet oy tlls OaCage' % Da
| cod and trua men co,4d accord ther Yotes aS ~ &
| I'm. His wounds AID Djuriss are YOUR an. ~ ~ ~"
| ituIa recent il By expressing your opii 80. :. cs
| sruRer and hi v0updh hut Kansas aDd hsr ~ 80
| a1d tie time is near * hand wren - Va"
o.aoytpuity to decide upon tsEs qses'l,S 1000 ,ir,. q
Mr. LKLASD read VARIOUS sA,iSs ,f. arraTe hlI beer
meetings at the Nsrth, where US ID - baA her
4 I.S nv All. while u the south BRO ~ Luz ~ " "
| r"yI;nertfd for his cc8srfy b-uts-i'y. IL ~. s-s-|,
ntIs raw that the end IS not yet $50 Lsi, II hi
| -. - e,'uer,x let tbens oC, ha4la hai - ~ :.
tead and moro than hundIe '90af5 rlSrss' - xrong
i'. al.T.eI .Te ' Books iel bssn called gallant o
App'sfh APP s b.. seatSn oreArra be, be should 9 9oi e'
in sa 70 tts uhdrf r. 'dy-Hy .Foas5 wa. rat ne tla
neI I,,;asg of Fresmen should say, thus IA
~ slavery, ssd YOU car g 20 fEftbef." ...-.,-
NJ. BRisss Of Ohio sslt thas he 'ympatnlzed :
;tose prsssbt upon tsls, the sros-ssst Outrage ev
1y-rit,ec 10 the C.ied States. Senator sn mel
.rt,ton and chsr.e,er were thers, bis prineiP
the o. pTineipe. Of ths great y E'hwsst In sp sking
one VIC vitLe-se1 tie brutality Of Brooks ~ltboat
tsrferi1g for feeI that k,s motives mi9n' be misoo
s.Tued Ie aid tba. TIE Convention ct Cincinnati
,isred S,etb.n Dougia- it the mum ny chamber Of {
I k.rd po.it.cisrs. tImuense sP.daBse mar,
he from ,bs North or south, d It could stand by a
win efs ihst assan an Dot interfere is not N Al
Io.ttto be > RSss.sn. ,Sby tlis Outrage upon 81