Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-07-11
WASHINGTON NEWS AND GOSSIP


Grating sympathy with, and, necessarily, popu-
larity for himself, personally; and also to make
capital for the Republican cause in the late
Presidential election. The Star has persist
entity exposed the humbuggery Of the (at one
time) daily bulletins concerning his health and
has endeavored to shame him and his friends
out of the practice Of the scurvy tricks that
characterized their course with reference to his
fracas mentioned above
AS a matter OF course, he is to come back here
next winter in full feather; Preston S. Brooks
being dead, and Fremont being defeated. He
is, however, still playing the invalid to some
extent, and, of course, in the meanwhile play
ing that rOie for which no other American pub
lie man is really less qualified of the great
man. The following article, which we take
from the Charleston Courier, is most npropoS to
his present pretensions, and we accordingly re-
publish it
CONFLICT OF TEsrIMoSv.-The following par
agraph is from recent letter OF the Paris CORES
pendent of the New York Times:
@ Mr. Sumner evidently intends to devote him
self permanently to politics, and he studies pub
lie affairs therefore, with jealous conscientious
aSsiduity At his hotel he was constantly sur
rounded with maps, journals, and books, and was
as thoroughly and necessarily industrious any
student in the medical Schools
To this we append the following of later date
from the London correspondence Of the Boston
Traveller:
CAN your readers will rejoice to hear that their
gallant Senator, Charles sumner, has arrived in
London from Paris, and that his report of him.
self is most satisfactory; he is slowly though
surely gaining strength, still spending portion
OF every day upon the sofa, and not in a condition
to do any brain work, but each day adding a little
to his stock of health, both OF mind and body
Now IT Is OF the least possible importance to us
whether AhOlitiOniSt ms rtI
does not devote himself to politics as business
We might be excused for the expression of opin-
ion that, if he should make the sacrifice of de-
cency which will be necessary to his re-appear-
ance in Washington. it would be well that he
should devote himself to the acquiring of mod
crate amount of practical information in the
meantime. What we wish to point out. however
is the discrepancy, that till il is explained away
seems to exist between the statements of these
correspondents of two journals, which are infIu-
entail in the counsels of abolitiondom and lead
ers in the defence and exaltation of the Massa
chusetts chevalier
1t has been the purpose of those who have had
the management of the case, to keep the cuts of
Mr.. Summers head and shoulders as omen and
fresh as possible, to the end that all the while
there might be present cause of alright and in
dlgnation TO the nervous patriots of New Eng land
To be sure DR.. Boyle, who is generally held to he
man of at least ordinary common sense and fair
acquaintance with the mysteries of his profession
SAID, d lew days after the whipping, that there
seemed to he no good reason why the life or health
OF the honorable successor of Webster and Ever
EFT, need be considered in excessive peril And
every report that came from the sssick'' man
without running the gauntlet of double line of
pTeJudiCes and falsehoods. testified to the same
fact: that as far as any physical damage was con
cerned-and Mr. Sumner and his friends never
made any noisy complaint of detriment as to his
honor-he might just well have been at his
of it.
. This, however, would not do for ssthe country ,,
He had to play sick while longer. Ii was neces-
sary that there should be facts to bolster up the
assertion that Mr. Brooks was not satisfied with
giving MN the gentlemanly Gaming he did give
MN, but went farther, and stopped short only of
murder IheTe were no such facts, and so thew
had To be manufactured to suit the circumstances
60 the man was kept shut up in comfortable
room, where intercourse could he had be with
none but confidential and Trustworthy individuals;
ana DulIe.ns, carefully prepared to suit the
tone and temper of the dear people, were sent
daily forth tn stir up an excitement among the
weak and deluded creatures who were inca6abIe
OF forming any stable and reliable, much less any
reasonable, opinion upon political question what
ever. but who thanks to '.free'' institutions had
the money for bleeding Kansas, and the votes for
the DISTINGUISHED, selfsacrifcing. patriotic gen
tlemen who had no objection to being elected
members of Congress- or of ANYTHING else that
would give them the position to make DISPLAY
OF thelr devotion and other eminent virtues - too
numerous 10 mention.H And, in this fashion the
thing was really managed very well Such an
appearance of fairness was put upon the whole
game that there is little doubt but Inany an honest
man, who must have despse the noble Senator
In his heart, came at last believe that ad VANTAGE
had in truth been taken of him. and that he was
indeed seriously injured as to his head and should
ers Occasionally, by some mismanayement or
some accident: portion of the truth would come
out, for the enlightenment and isfaction of those
VINO had eyes to see and ears to hear. Somebody
like Dr. Boyle would forget the proprieties of the
case, in his regard for the facts and il wonId an
pear that - the honorable gentleman was not so
badly hurt as was represented.
we present the paragraphs above quoted as a
case in point. Mr.. Sumner has gone abroad ..for
the restoration of his health .: But il would
never do TO have his health restored all AT once
IL IS necessary to the abolitiOnist transactions of
the country, now in prog ress. that il should oc
caslonally appear that his recovery, is slow
very slow indeed-that il should be postponed
IN lact, as indefinitely as possible. This neces-
sity Is very well understood by the London cor
respondent, but the man who writes from Paris
mas neglected 1t altogether Either he il moi
thoroughly indoctrnated into the policy that is
most faVoTably approved, or he has been careless
OF MS duty; or, possibly he has too much of
honesty and self respect to tell what he yvouId
KNOW 10 be falsehood. Whatever may be the
induceInent, the fact is before us. And while the
London correspondent says he returned from
Parls mot in u condition TO do any brain work -
the correspondent in Paris directly to the
contrary that, In effect, he must have been i'm
the most excellent health aud spirts-readv tn
say hearty chow I've do'' TO any man whom
ne could look in the face that he was deyotin0
himself to study with Jealous and conscientious
assiduity,' and ''Constantly surrounded will
books, &c, ''was as thoroug hly and incessantlv
INDUSTRIOUS as any student in the medical
both these statements are correct; and we leave
our readers to decide with themselves which is
the truth and which is the falsehood.
INDIAN NEws.-The Commissioner of Indian
Affairs received yesterday afternoon an inter-
esting letter from Agent Twiss Mr.. Twiss was
on the Upper Platte-tbe great emigrant route
to the West-at the date of his letter, and held
"talk" early in June with q war party of
Crow Indians, whom he overlook on their wav
to attack the Snakes The result of the inter
we" was satisfactory to all parties, and the In
dams returned to their hunting grounds on the
Yellowstone river.
Mr.. Twiss also reports that the Cheyenne In.
dams are peaceably disposed towards the Gov
eminent and the emigrants The greatest
dlihcuify he had to contend with has been the
obstructions thrown in his way by bad white
men 1t will be recollected that a recent tele-
graphic despatch from ST Louis stated that
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