The Oxford intelligencer., 1860-08-01
Mr.. Everett,s Record.

= MR. ENEhEIf Hidde marx IN lo0f WHICH
will not rub out Our readers are familiar
with the fact that in that year Sumner, the
Massachusetts Abolition Senator, made
most Infamous speech in the U. S. Senate, in
sulting, lyillifyipg and outraging the South,
and abusing, in his absence, the venerable
Senator Butler, of South Carolina; and how
Mr.. Brooks chastised the cowardly wretch,
who did not attempt or dare to defend him
self, but piteously begged for mercy, and af-
forwards stole around among his friends, like
whining, lame cur, exciting their sympa-
thies. II win be remembered that collec-
ton was taken up in Boston for this eaned
Senator, and the name Of EDWARD EVERETT
heads the list 1t reads as follows; =.
"Being DESTROYS of expressing to Hon.
Charles sumner in some permanent and ap-
propriate form, our admiration of his spotless
public and private character-Our Heety graf
itude for has dattniless courage in defense OF
freedom on the floor of Congress, and espe-
cially our unqualified appreciation of his
speech in behalf of Free Kansas, delivered
a speech characterised ibv comprehensive
knowledge of the subject, logical aeuteness
and Spartan intrepidity in its chastisement
of niquity, for which he has SO well nigh
lost his life at the brutal and cowardly hand
Of creature, for which, thanks to the rarity
of their appearance, the English tongue has
as vet no appropriate name, we deem 1t alike
privilege and an honor to participate in Of
ferng some suitable token of our sentiments.
For this purpose we subscribe the several
sums set opposite our names"
Mr.. Everett expresses his Hssly gratitude
for Summers dauntless courage in defense of
treedom! Put pin there.
Some time after this, Mr.. Everett was in
yitcd to deliver his eulogy upon Washington
at Knoxville, Tenn. But Tenncsseans OBJ
jectcd, on the ground that he was an AJoli- |
ZIONIST. Whercupon Mr. Everett endeavorcd
to explain, and wrote as follows:
"Others who subscribed to the paper did
it, as am informed, either without reading
it at all, or so hastily as not to be well aware /
of its character. When ameeting of the sub |
scrbcrs was called it was agreed-partly, as /
| understood, for this reason-and in accor-
dance with the expressed wishes Of Mr.. Sum
ncr, to take no further steps in the premises, |
and apply the sums subscribed 10 the relief t
of the sufferers in Kansas, which was accor- /
diugly done. This meeting was held at the /
time Twas absent at Newport, but fully APP T
proved its doings. / ought to add that it 7
was well known that have condemned from /
the outset, and still most decidedly condemn, +
the policy of the late administration towards /
Kansas. Iopposcd the Kansas-Nebraska bill
in the Territorial committee, of which | was /
member. voted against the amendment |
to the bill, by which the Missouri Compro-
mise was repealed. | opposed the bill to /
the best Of my ability in speech delivered .
in the Senate, on the 9th Of February, 1854, 4
of which | send YOU copy, and should .
have voted against it ON its passage, las .
stated in my place at the next mcetiugof the .
Senate had not severe indispostion com
PEELED me, at halfpast three o'clock in the .
morning, to leave the Senate chamber before .
the vote was taken. informed my southern
political friends when the bill was brought .
in, that 1t ought to be entitled bill to
" annilliate all conservative feelings in nom
slaychodins States"
with these views OH the subject. though,
as | trust, for reasons higher than any effect
upon party politics, 1 fuiiy coaeaned IN TIE
main line Of argument IN Mr.. Sumner'sspeech. I
Abstaining, however, habitualy myself from
all personalities in debate, and believing that .
they always irritate, and never persuade nor
convince, | could not, of course, bestow my |
neutrality-suspicious. on the maunernwhich /
he treated the subject, nor Intentionally give 4
my sanction to the violent aud offensive Ian
guage Of the subscription paper alluded to
and inadvertently signed by me-"
How like our readers the explanationl .
Docs it help Mr.. Evcrctt's cause! Docs it
not commit himl lie does not approve Of
Summers abusive cpithets, or cowardly as
sauts on Mr.. Butler. No gentleman would. .
Mr.. Everett is polished and refined. But,
mark you, he unequivocaiiy says, ~ fdly |
corcarred in itemain iine ofargumeRtiR Mr..
Summers speech" Now what was Summers
main Inc Of argument! Like the platform of
the Bell aud Everett party, II can be embraced
in a few words, but unlike that platform, it
admits Of but one construction; it is that
slarery is a great moral, socid and political
era /; slarery is crime IN he sight Of God and
man, and should Be srept iron, the face Of
tie earht
And this main line ofargument Mr. Everett
fully concurrcd in. Can Southcrners swal-
low such a pill Fire. Trader.