Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1874-03-12

sumner OF the iloof ot the Seidtt
Brooks entered the Senate Chamber
after the Senate had adjourned, while
Mr.. sumner was seated at his desk en-
gagged in writing, and with blows on
the head from a gutta percha cane
struck the Senator to the floor. where
he left him in>en>ible. On June the
I'd a committee of the House ot Repre-
Sentatiye> reported in favor OF o
EXPULSION. In the final action upon
the report there were one hundred and
twentv-one votes i'll favor of and
n~inety-five opposed Ia it. which being
less than the requisite two-third>
vote. prevented the House from agree
ing to the resolution. Brooks. however.
resigned his seat. and. July Sth. plead
guilty before the Court II Washington
upon an indictment for assault and was
fined $500. Having addressed his con-
s.i.uantS on the subject of the assault.
he was unanimously reelected I q tou-
greS>. but died quite suddenly Il short
{ titllt tilCICtAlCi. ia " wa -
subject properly under cen>id ration.
The injury which Mr.. sumner received
at the hands OF BROOKS proved very
serious ani was followed by Il severe
AMI long disability. from which hi
recovery was not complete until three
or four wears later. He married ahou.
this time. If we remember correctly,
cut for reasons never made public.
his welded life proved Very un>a:i>-
factory. Ills term OF Office a.
Senator expired on March ith.
1857. but he was reelected II
continued to represent his native State
until the hour of his death. He made
a second Tip to Europe in March l>57.
returning to resume his seat the fol-
lowing Autumn. His health being still
impaired. he Went abroad a-iin i'll
Nav 1873. AMI submitted TO a course OF
extraordinarily severe mel.cl treat
ment in Paris. whicl did no terminate
until the Fall OF l>51, when he re-
l'liiC. 49, 49, - -
after tie restoration OF his health wa-
an elaborate speech i'll the Senate. de
nouncing the influence OF slavery OF
character. Societva and civilization, which
wassubSequen Imprinted unlerthet itlc
of The Barbarisn of slavery" 1t WI
be remembered. in connection with
this speech. that it was stated by the
.Anti->lavery press OF the country that
Mr.. Sumner had taken up the argu-
ment where he LEFT Oft at the time ot
being assaulted by Hooks with a hlul l.
Ceon some Years before. The impression
w 1ich thus gained credence= tina
Brooks assaulted him while he was add
dressing the Senate Was erroneous. a
we have shown by The record of the
~diS-racetul occurren. e. In the evel
memorable Presidential contest of lS6i
Mr.. sumner took an active par. anC
made several speeches in behalf O
Abraham Lincoln and Hannibal Ham
in, the successful candidates.. Al
through the war of secession he wa
8 an earnest Union man. AMI STRENUOUS
~ opposed any concession to. or com
promise with. slavery. He insisted al
most from the beginning that enamel
+, ing the war to a close. From Marcel
9TH. ISL. until about two Years aro. h,
occupied the position of Chairman o
the Senate Committee of Foreign Re
lations. Branching off with tn,
Greeley wing of the Republican part,
he was depo>ed from the chair
man>hip which he had so Ion.
and ably filled. In the Garlic
history of his public life he wa
a Radical i'll the broade>t sens
Of the term, but in later years II
seemed to have modified his view
, very materially, and was general,
accepted. particularly by the Democ
3, racy, a. a COOL enough Conservative
-Af,er the termination OF the rebellion
he, perhaps, did more than any othe
man To secure to the freedmen tn
civil and political rights which the,
now enjoy. Never in full police,
, accord with deceased, yet we must ad
init, as must all wlo are candid
! that a giant intellect has gone to sleep
a great man has passed away; am,
among the names of American states
men which will illuminate and shin
on and on forever in the briuhtes
pages of the worlds history, will b
that OF Charles sumner.
i DEAD.-IIarry Shrieves, the son-in
law of Uncle George Tutlv. of the st
1 Charles Hotel. Carson CITY. died at 81,
O'Clock last night. His Wife. tornerl'
/ Miss Lou. Tutiv, who has MANY ac
quaintances all Over the safe. will re
csive the sincere coincidence of he
numerous friends in her sad bereav
I ment.
f.. j. PARKINSON. oStensiblv one @
the proprietors of the Carson Tribune
according to our Geographic advices