Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1860-06-22
FROM WASHINGTON.


Senator Sumner. Violence Threatened An
Apology
think | intimated in my last that the
Slaycocrats were so far provoked by Senator
Summers late pungcnt speech that some of
them would be glad to repeat the Brook S
outrage. This was true. Senator Chesnut's
reply was quito as violent as any speech from
that side at the time of the Brooks affair and
Chesnut's temper found a response in others
AT night an official from the Patent office in
'rudod himself into Mr.. Summers room and
commenced with abusive language. Sumner
opened the door and told the intruder to leave
or he would throw him out Of tho window.
He left, but shortly returned with others like
himself, and with threats Of vengeance sought
admission to the house, They were not adj
mitted. Mr.. Summers friends heard of the
affair, and were prepared to defend him. The
Mayor of the city also heard Of it, and ten
dered an ample police force; which Nh Sum
ner declined Tho Mayor then arrested the
first offender, brought him up, and compelled
him to apologize to Mr. Sumner. 1t is said
the man was drunk, and an attempt is made
to excuse the whole affair as a freak of drunk
en- men. 1t may be that the men were drunk
en-; but it is questionable whether they were
not first drunken with malice, and then fired
with wine to keep their courage to tho stick
ing point. Many of us bolieyc that another
outrage 'aouid have been committed, had the
opportunity occurred.
The Corode Investigation
Win not be completed at this session pro-
badly, but enough will be proven to satisfy
everybody Of the corrupt practices Of those
who control the Democratic party You al
ready know that in 1856 the Democracy used
the printing plumber to support the American
party democrats supporting the Know Moth
ings , in Pennsylvania, New York and New
Jersey. Ofcourse the purpose was to divide the
opposition and thus secure the electoral votes
of those States for Mr.. buchanan. But that
was not enough to save Pennsylvania anoth-
er medicine had 70 be applied. It mas appliod
"to kill, as the boys say. PENNSYLVANIA went
for the Democracy in 1856 by only 800 votes.
1t has now been proven to the Covode Com
mittee that no less than SIX THOUSAND
FRAUDULENT STANDARDIZATION PA.
PIERS were used TO manufacture bogus Dem
oeratic votes in that State Thus tho verdict
of the people of that State and of the nation
was reversed. Buchanan was elected Prosi-
dent, and Fremont defeated, by fraud BY
tho way you have doubtless noticed tina: the
Democrats on that committee undertook 10
break the force Of such revelations by charp-
ing that Mr.. Scranton, Republican member
from Pennsylvania in the present House, OBJ
tanned his scat by bribery and they asked
the House to send for witnesses, doubtless
expecting, if not hoping, that the Republicans
would vote against it, But the Republicans
voted for it--they gave the Democrats all the
rope they wanted and the Democrats afore-
SAID have ust hung themselves with it. The
witnesses were summoned and examined
They were all Democrats and yet they COM
plotely exoneratod Scranton from the charge.
The very man who instigated the charge was
pat upon the stand and be utterly failed.
The Democrats on tho committee were utter
ly disgusted with the man, and would not
consent that he should have even his fees as
witness; and Mr. Scranton himself gave the
poor rogue money to pay his fare home