New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-06-11

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fsl,n grieyousy wounded 10 tbs fore front OF bat
lie, and lad thence been compelled to retire for
season from sctise service that his wcuads might
if possible be healed, tie legislator, journsot or
baI-room politician who should thereupon suggest
that he ought to resign end allow some one u re-
place him who could DO tie work for which he was
receiving pay, would hear lis suggestion greeted
with o1e universal hiss Of scorn aud detestation.
Yet tie Douehfacs journals and politicians do rot
scruple TO urge the resignation Of Charles Sumner
under circumstances noTise dissimiar care that,
berg ernineutly civilian AID engaged ina service
not supposed to involve the contingency OF death or
manning BY violence, his Gaze Is ~ so much
stronger than that Of the wounded solder
Mr.. Sumner vas elected to the Senate distinctly
asa representative Of the Ant-Slavery sentiment
Ct his State. Other elements entered into the car-
ysss which placed the seat within his reach, but ne
embodied only this. As radical, incorporating
Anti.Slavery man, be was presented; as such was
he el, ctcd; as such, he entered the Senate; AID
tuch he has ccn'tued to be without abatement or
alloy Others may be as earnestly hostile TO the
Slave Power as ne; but they hare Other IDEAS, re-
gard other interests as WELL Mr. Suciner regards
all other questions as trivial or q. least sub rd.nae
20 that of the overthrow OF the dominion of the
Slave Ojgarcby. Hence he was personally assaiicd
from the hour Of his frat participation IN the de-
bates CT the Senate; hence Was he socially rs well
60 politically tsbOo.d by majority Of that body.
With reputation that calumuy might indeed assall
but could not tarnish; 8 mental cultivation and
scholarship fitting him to adoTn aud delight the
best society of the Federal Metropolis; manner
and diction so polished as to dssrn ordinary rude
ness, il vas from the first inssnclieey recognized
By majority Of his fellow Senator's that brow
beating and bullying were the OILY arts By Which
he could be worsted. Accordingly, before he hal
even uttered one sentence that could, with eny
color Of rlausitiy, be regarded as personal he had
been treated with several exhibitions OF plants.
"ticn msnEers" from the representatives OF human
ohattelhood, ard been given b. them distinctly TO
understand that he vas, simply because of his Anti
Slavery convictions to be habitaally dealt with 10y
them Is ole not 80 much 10 be answered as to be
kicked.
When, therefore, the conspiracy to ens:ave Kansas
had r;pered into .he unchecked predoninsnce OF
fraud and usurpatioB, signszed aud upheld by eans
Of chronic robbery arson and murder, and Mr. SUM-
rer rose to pour out his whole soul in remonstrance
against that hdeous regime, could he be to
handle daintily those Trough whose instig alton and
by whose votes he had this great crae against
Humanity contrVed and matured! Knowing as
he cid that il lad ts origin ia the Senate-that Que
of its master spirits had vacated the chair CT the
Senate expressly TO consunmste il, was he to spend
81.
as Sheriff Jones' Clay Pate and the StriugfelIows
Assailed and yi.upeiated he had been for years,
wholly without proTOcAtiOp, almost without reply,
was he bound TO leave the chief criminals uuek.
posed and unrebuked because they were directly
under his eye and lad been banded to ostracse aud
degrade him Bfr. Sumner thought not, and as
he thought he spoke. But tbs weapon he welded
vas no meat-ax, but blade Of Damascus. He
dealt With their acts as Senator's not with their
lives or characters as men% From beginning to
end of his famous speech, there is no word caicu-
lated to give pain or even cause irritation 10 the
breast OF brother Senator. He dealt uniformly
with principles, with measures, with speeches.
noyer with Senators in their personal qualities
or private relations.
But Mr. Sumner was bold, and hence, according
to tie logic of Slavery, required chsstisement; be
was 10 passages severe, sarcastic, whitening, IN hIs
exposure and apprehension Of public wrongs, AID
the natural answer of the Slave Power was the
bludeeop. Herce lie was inside the victim OF a
conspiracy Of American legislators, and, several
days after tie delivery Of his speech, was assailed
in the Senate chamber while seated, crsnped un.
armed upsuspic Gus of Danger, struck to the floor,
and there beaten bloody, seless aud 70 the verge
Of the grave. Two years haze since elapsed, yet
Mr. Sumner, though he has teen uniformly careful
ard las avoided mental fort and excitement to the
utmost is still tn invalid. TIE best physicians say
he CAIRO. recuger; but his constitution is naturally
strong lis temper euiIe and he still hopes and
endeayors to regain the ability to perform tie
duties which Massachusetts,, with unprecedented
uusnimity las resssigued him. The session being
20 near is srd that further discussion Of principles
must be intermtted and little but routine buSicess
transacted be has sailed secoid tiule for Europe
ia quest Of health and strength. lie couhdeotly
e1ps cts TO be well and in his seat at or Gear the
opening of tie LeIt Session; we fear he may not
be. TLat he vii be If able, is doubted by none.
Such being tie leadCg facts in Nr. Summers
case. the public viii Judge whether tie suecrs at
hi, ..brosen head" winch fad utterance through
the Administration journals Mingled with CON-
ANTS Of lis lsence from Washington by those
mho represent bi, almost every act and vote when
there az detrimental to the public veal if not peri