The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-05-17


the New York Tss cstcishg my lecture d Brooklyn,
gives opportunity 70 repeat what said there with
.nn nor q "
merits neither the report NOR the denslo OF theia had
reached my On that subject am willing TO
emily thing ever heard Of him Vas that like coward
he struck GYnnell for words spoken in debate This Is
ne only thing ths. gives him any significance with the
h the Doss insgnincans sto temporary importance and
drag the Iofisst down 70 infamy In my
Roupeans account OF any importance that At
tachss 70 him personally, but simply 70 express Ds
called him '.cowardyn because Brooks attack on sum
and his ON 0rinns are 70 me sufficient proof Of
oewardics in each or shen- Thh crime OF attacking
been ar too lsnisnty treated II il crime Of the
grsvsst importance While slavery existed, brutalzng
been prevented Hssss Sos rid of one great and the
aneress cause. ne should now root cut this covardy
rowdysm altogether Resolutions Of censure are IDLE.
Every member being obliged 70 attend carefully each
morning the condition Of his revolver before entes
either enc House " ssnate W disgracs 70 the nation,
only S one ssscsssl ms.hod 70 prsvsn. tins crime La
Be tho spvaryng action 81 Congress Itself that any
who resorts 70 this yoleacs may DO thoroughly as
suicide; that hs public closed ths - no circ
stancss under no pressure Of friendly appeal or evi
him for public ONCE or the House vote one dollar 70
psy him for any alleged pubic service Let beside,
special statute make him forever incapable OF voting or
eivilly dead. Then bully viii allow himself and
arunkard will b allowed BY hts friends thus TO Insult
6tnsss in demanding this action Of Congress. The pun
shment Ia inflicted BY the virtue OF the body dsgrscsd
and reaches ss victim 10 the exact spot whore he 70
generally sensitive, his sedshness and hts amb
uon Instead Of this Rousseau dlsgraccs the Capitol
and sins against the nrss principles Of nsiitu-
for e sS large se' sry and srs n on
portunitisa What more could Be done 10 tempt
others TO follow his eIampe Every meinber who voted
all IN
keep up and foster this crime General Rousseau names
many men aiding his confirmation have no evi-
dencs thaa any OF them y justly liable 70 the re-
prosch ne thus brings against them II they are then
they IGNORANT or too unfaithfu for their
places: and " we're member Of the senate would
vote 20 confirm any one OF them for any ONCE
whatever In this matter the accessory bad the
actor. wha, contemplate the herd OF Senators
whom ths Executive bought this confirmation foul
ing their own nest" in this scramble for loavss and
nshes The better the man, and the greater mis- public
services, the more striking and impressive would
tary record had been a. bright and spotlsss -
that OF wadsvorth Of sedgwick; n civil career
on the ground name, would have been all the more
deserved and done all the good II he what
Grnnei described him II never read the debase, he
him from this punishment Neither mans insignid-
bis Importance should shield him from this
fate. Freedom Of debate is sacred. II member can
not answer Arguments disprove facts he submit
70 them III more abuse heapsd him, silence IA his
answer Abuse received in silence harms only the
speaker and only child. unit for ONCE lets make
him the slave OF his passions This occasion Is the
proper for another rcmark In my lecture at Brook
lyn noticed the absence of Senator wilson when Ros
ssan's was voted on, and said Il unJustihabs
MI Wilson wrisss thea bis absence unavoidable,
and Justified u on two grounds--
Illness his family Obliged him 10 tssvs Washington.
the puclic VIII gve this all the weight
deserves.
he Ainssn on ths ground TIA, he "paired
or hope the public win give all the weight
IL Deserves which is-just st all
No senator has right 10 'spair on" on important
questions We send man there, only for his vote,
bat for his presence and influence in debate. Unless
inevitably called away, he 10 bound personally 70 watch,
and with bis whole soul and strength resist disastrous
measures General Rousseau ailudes 10 the fact that
Iowa left Grnnel out u her Cong delega
ton To the utter and dsmnng Disgrace Of that State
this true. She enjoys sbe bad ennencs Of being the
rst free state that ever thus publicly endorsed south
erner's insult 70 one of her Representatives. II lived
on her coil should make one effort 70 rare out this
stain, and, failed, gut The spenIs ssafe forever