New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-08-04

mention Of his name was enough TO get the whole
crowd in perfect uTroar of applause. The Conven-
ton very fully attendedso much thst II was adj
jouDed outside Of the building and there addressed by
the Hon. Jacob Collamer and Others"
The Iowa State Reporter, hitherto a Douglas
paper hereafter advocate the election of Linc 'n
and Hamin. In putting up these names, the proprie
'or publishes the following card
"After mature deliberatlon, have arrived at N :
conclusion that cannot give my assent to the platform
of either wing Of the late Democranc parry, nv
longer yield my support TO Stephen A; Doueass n'
HeIsehel " johnson canddatns for tue rre'uon
of the United States. 1 therefore annouuoe ~, H.
readers Of this pa1er and the public generally ts. ~
names of Douglas and Johnson viii no longer rs an
at the head of columns, and that =, 10 d;s
columns of TIE Reporter VIII DC snd the advocacy
of the election Of Abraham Lincoln and lain S
Hamlp the candidates of the kePnoiieanc parry 'o'
President and eePresde nn ~ me HaRRrsoN.
p,,o,,.,o, Of The Weekly IO,sa State reporter"
The london Punek has the following, under the
head |" Pupch's Es ence Of Congress:
1860 June A, Monday. In the Senate, tne blh
~, the Admission of ksDsas as Free state came on
g., discussion. The honorable Charles Sumner, VINO
shont fonr wears ago was brualy ssulted by rnf
faply Shareholder named Brooks since dead addressed
the House for the first time since that Outrage. lie
applied himself to long and elaborate argument 70
show the barbsrism of Slavery and proposed 10 kno TX
out The black marble block which the South declares
10 be the keystone of the arch Of the American Constr
tuition. He showed successfully and that
the domestic institution makes brntes OF the slaves,
and worse brutes of the maseIsthat 1t checks educa-
tion industry, prosperity, and population-that 1t
generates violence, foul vice. cruelty dueling, and
iutianism enerally-that its advocates in and
ont Of Congress are the worst citizens, and
the worst men in America-that it has been con-
denned by WashingAH- Jefferson, and Franklin, and
by all state smen moraists of emnence-and that
lie poisonous influence is actively working toward the
destruction of the noble Republic. Mr. Summers
speech was chiefly characterized by s closeness of
gument and uedlty Of dction bat he occasionally ln-
troduced passage of highly wrought eoquence, or an
image of singular vivdness; and in England however
the orators sentiments might have been objected ~ oy
q political antagonist, Mr.. Sumner wodd have received
the compliments of gentlemen both sides, upon 20
remarkable exhibition of sustained power and INTEL
ecual skill. Mr.. Chestnut of South Carolina slave
owner rose and after abusing Dir. Sumner for rang
ing over Europe, crawling through the back doors TO
whine at the feet of British aristosracy craving pity
and reapng contempt ca led him the incarnation of
malice mendacity, and cowardice, and declined on the
part of the saveowneism to make any reply, because
he not Inclined to send forth the recipient OF pun
shment bowling through the world yelpng fresh cries
of SANDER and malice The punishment IN question
aludes to the brutal assault with bludgeon, commit
ted by the now defunct Brooks upon an unarmed and
unsuspeciing gentleman. The slave-masters IN the
Senate then surrounded Mr.. Chestnut, and approved
bis speech The question was postponed. MIR. Punch
begs to offer his respectful congratulations to Mr. Sum-
upon his magnificent speech and even more ear
pettly upon he ample and perfect testimony thai was
instantly given by the tesoited slave-owners to the
truth of his assertion of the barbarsm of Slavery 1t
IL not often that an orators enemies are in such a
desperate bury to prove bis case for him But here
he WAS scarcely down when the Slave party rushed TO-
gether to proclaim themselves the rufilns he had
painted them; and in the published copy of the ora,
tion Mr.. Sumner has given at once the calmest and
the deadiest blow to the system he denounces for he
prints Mr.. Chestnut speech All the bludgeons in the
banda of all the chivslry of the South cannot beat
that demonstration of Mr.. Summers case ont of the
heads of the public in and out of the States. The
speech should be reprinted in England, and circulated
in thoufands What is the Anti-Slavery Society
about 2"