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THE OREGON AKCUS. rt'lLIMIKO Vfr SATCSIIAT MOSMKO, BY WILLIAM L. ADAMS. Ofiice-Good'a Building, Main Jt. Edito rial Room in first story. TERMS Tho A sou trill It Jurniihed at J Mtt imiari ana rijty Lento prr annum, to lingt oubombero Three IhiUiri eock It tlulieof tern at one of&re. y 7V Utillari for eix monthoNo lulieerip lion received for a leu veriod. fjf So paper dieeonlinurd until all arrtaragti trtptiia, unieeo at the option oj the puiilienrr, COXU&EMH10X.l. PROl.tl.UlMiS. Washington, July 7. Sknatb. The Senate rcuind the con sidoration of the bill providing for the iin provement of navigation at tlia mouth of Hie Mississippi River, which was voiued uy lha President. Mr. Slidell spoke in favor of ilm bill, showing the importance of tlio Work, and answering the President's objection. Mr. Cass iiid, in tlio remark he propon ed to muke on Ibi occasion, liu should not ao much advert to the piirlioiilur improve ment provided for in the bill b -fore the Serial?, the importunes of which huil been aoably and eloquently set forth by the two Senators from Louisiana, aa in the improve rocnts nl St. Mary's und Si. Clair Flat, in which bin own constituents were inure im ineiliutrly interested, and which ha I also been vetoed by thn President. No man could fail to perceive that tlio v iews of the President Lin) undergone h radical change relative to this subject since lie wont in hi veto message on the River and llmborbill two ream ago. Un that occasion Ihe Pa-si- dent declared while ha could nut sustain n general bill becuuie it contained some ob' ii'CHonaulH HuniM, vul Hktk urru munn inoritoriotm obj"Clii, and if k-iu riltu bill making apjiropriiilion forihi'in wirc sent to him be would npprove and in ihnn. . I liu waa precisely Die course the Senate pursued. ll'iuiy olijeuta were naiieual and coniiitiilionnl, cert;iiuly tlnmo in the bi I Im winch the President rucrutlv vi toed wouhi COlllO liudi r that head. Mr. Cass ur.'ned in favor of tho cuiiistitutionnliiy of ih-u im provenirnu, quoting the V'i-ws of Jaokxiiu wild Calhoun lotuvtuin Imn m Ins poinnus Tho quuslion wun taken, tdmll ilio bil puia, thouhjecliotis of tin I'u aiilciil to tint contrary nottvitliatnnuiiiL', nun Uiti vn'f re nulled in Yeaa 31, Nay 12, as ful'.f; : " Veas Messra. Allen, liavard, Hi-ll, of N. II., Hell, of Tenn., Heiijiimin, Rriht, Brown, Ciisi), Colluinei, Criiti'iiih n, Pu'lyn Dnuulai), Durkefl, I'Vssendpn, Fimi, Poster Gcyer, Hale, Jaine, Johnson, Jmifaof Iowa, 1'eurce, rugh, bebastmn, b.-wanl, Midi'll, Stuart, Thoinptou of Ky Trumbull, Wude, Wuller Kl. . Nays Mfissra. Hri, Rroadhi'uil, But ler, Clay, EviiiiS, Fitrmtrick, llunu-r, Mu on, Iteid, Toombs, 'I oncer Yule 12. Tile chair unu'uiurd that two lliirda of tho present huiitg mu d lor ilm bill it was paused. Mr. Mnon lh"UL'htil rerjnir. d to thinls otall the inriiil)"rs ol tin- S- nnt. an'l njp jKiiled from thi' (hcisi'Mi ol theC'linir, A dicui.in ensued, in v. Inch ler. Sewuid, Ikiijamin. TIiohij.iiii, ol ly Sli 'dell.tJrilleiiili'ii and others sustained 'h" Ohair, und Musin. Butlei, Clay, Toombs. Mason, and othfrt opposed the d.srihloti. A votn bidnjj taken, the Chair was sus tained by 34 airHiust 7. ' Thn Senate, thi-n passed the St. Marv'a Hirer and Jit. Clair flats Improvements bills, over the Presiih nt's veto. The firm er by 28 against 1(1, and tho latter hy 23 against 8. The House bill for the admission of Kan as wns referred to the Commit toe oil Tcr. lilnrie. Jl'LY 8. Mr. Doners, from tlio Com inittco on Territories, to which was referred llousn bill to admit Khiisps ay a Slats into the Union, reported it back with an amend ment, striking out I lie preamble and nil af ter the enacting clause, and inserting tho bill passed in the Senate on Thursday. lie asked its immediate consideration agreed to and proceeded lo advocate the amendment. He Raid tho propo-iiiou be. fore the Senate was a plain one, namely, whether they would admit Kansas into the Union with the Topi ka constitution, or whether they would subs'ttnie ih prop'i. kitioii which had been modified lo obviate the objections made against it, and adopted by the Senate after a full mid thorough ex amination the other nijjlit. There was no evidence whether iho majority or minority of the people of Kansas voted for the To peka constitution, but it was known that the constitution which had been presented here, and which it waa nn pr 'pos"d to legalize, was ft mutilated docnm' nt. That fact wasa-Hiertained not only from aenernl report and newspaper statements, but was proved by the report of the House Commit tee of Investigation. In coniuii'iitin on that report M r. Douglas charouerlzed it as partial, unfair and unreliable. He atoned the fairness and justice of the proposition submitted by him. Mr.Cullumer, a member of the Commit tcion Territories, raid the bill reported might appear very plausible, but the exist ing circu.u5..-.CV f t",rt Nndewl th doptiB of that measure excecn.'" ""' ipropar. Uo believed the only tru and .sound mode for affording redress forexist iing evils was first to remove the cause f those evils. It would not do to ray that ithuM evils should be renc-died, anil at the tne time declare that the cause which produced them should not be touched. :Sueh a course aeemod to be inconsistent, unreasonable and paradoxical. , With ref erence to the provision allowing settlers to return to Kansas, he sai l there wa a blockade f thfi Territory by men of vio lence, whose habitations Were full of in airuments of cruoliy, and thus it was im possible for thorn to get back. The same power that drove them, away was still in tUo ascendency .'ud no provision had ben nada for their security in the Territory. Thus, it was but mockery ot justice to tell ihera if they would return they would be allowed to role, while they hare not the power to return. Hence they would derire no advantage from this bill, although iw prorUioas appeared to be so fair and pUusi- Mr. Pearce spoks brieSy ia favor of ths amendment, iff. llonnosed it. He said the Presi- Jtat caice from some of the best svvck of; Himnshire. His Umr was Orve i ,and patriotic, and he bfiiuved tUe sca eqi iy so. He hd s3;i this v.Lca .Mr. ! .- ;ual- Kf t.-co me -A Weekly Newspaper, devoted to tho lViuciplea of Jefllrsoninn Democracy, and advocating i J VOL. II. t d to be a candidutu nt the next election, and he would say it now, when the Presi dent had fa lien so low that thn S'-ni.te could tide rough shod over hi tetoen, and only eieht or ten of its meinbers found lo stand bv him. He movi il to amend the amendment by extending the time nllowing residents to participate) in its bi-nelits until Julv 4,18)7. Lost Veas, in ; Navs.nx Mr. Trumbull moved as an amendment, to repeal all the Territorial laws of Kansas and dimis all the olliuers holding ollices under them. n-jecteil Yeas, 12; Nays, 82. Mr. CoHnmer ofl'eri-r an amendment In favor of prohibiting Slavery in that imrt f the l.nusiann purchase North of 3(1 (U. SO nun. not incluJcJ witbiu the territory of Kansas. K j-fied by Yen, 13 ; Nays, 30 The amendment, a reported bv the Com mittee on Territories. w,w then agreed lo, by Yens 32 ; Nays 13, and the bill thus amended pasaed. Washington, Wednesday. July 9. Senatk. On million of Mr. IVnijaoiin resolutions were adopted directing the S. c retuiy of the Senate to take the thr o b'lls. passed over the President's veto, ti the S c relnry of Stale, in order l hat they may bo d,.p.isited in that Department. I Mr, Ueinaoiin remmked, with reference to ihe uueslinii raised the other dav, wbelh er two thirds nf the ne tille rs present, or two I bird, of nil he members of the Senate, weie requisite. 10 pass a bill over the Presi deiil's veio, that he had examined pr"tv. deiiiK, and foiinil at the fu r' session of the fir-l Coni;ress, c imposed in a great part of those who w re nieinberH nl ihe Cotiveii lion wliich liaiued the Constitution, that eleven umeudinciit to ill" ('ousti'iilinn iinssecl both Houses of Congress, and in boili were adopted hy two-thirds of tile members presnii and uol two-lhirdsof the w hole boily of members. Messrs. M;wui and Toiiey expressed the otiinion, after mure dil b -raio relloction. thai the decision of the Chair was correct Mr. Toombs K"id preceilents wer.i not worth much. When they wore in a prr son's favor ihey were, relied on J hut when they were contrary lo his opinions, they were disregarded- Mr. Johnson, from the Commillen nn Prinlini;, reported in fivnr of the minion to print twenty thousand extra copies of the Km sas tjill, as asseil in the Senate, but adversely to the motion to print the amend meiits prot osed, aid the yt as and uavs thereon. Mr. Trumbull thought if the Senate was goinj; to send ibis forth as an electioneer in"; document, the net ion taken on the va rions nuii n Imeiits ought to go with it so US 10 present a fair view ot the suliject. Mr. VA'elh-r wished the rporl of the Committee concurred in. Thn positions held hy n majority of he Senate hud b- en ery inuch misrepresented, and they desired that i he public mind should be set right. Mr. Wilson was willing to send to the Country as many copies ot tne bill as the tiiaj. vity desired. He regarded tho bill ns intended lo carry on tho wuik which the border radians of Missouri commenced in lS'.r. Tho H'opIo nf (lie country so un derstand it. W hy was not this bill brought in in the early part of ihe session, before Kansas was coiiquere'l 1 Since that time Kansas has been tw'ce or thrice invaded Houses have been humrd, cities sacked, und some Frni-Siite men murdered, while others have betu driven oui of the Terri. to' V, mid those on their wuy thither hi-rested, disariht'd, and sent bck. Tlie propo sition brought foi ward (his time took po sitions precisely eon'rary to those assumed six tnnulhs i;n., holding out the appeurance of fairness anil jiistic", but keeping the word of promise lo ihe ear and breaking it to the hope. Mr. Wade took grounds similar lo those nf Mr. Wilson. He was willing lo scat ter the bill broadcast over the country, for it showed thai the doctrine of popular sov ereignty was renounced and entirely piven up by the Demooraiic Party. The bill al so viilually admitted that the Terror al Legislature wus a Iran", for it legi-laled right over their beads, and annulieo many ol its acts. Mr. Douglas vindicated the Senatn bill. and said ihe Republicans did not want peace uniil after the election, for it was all tho game they had for political elfret. Their capital for the coming Presi lent ial election was blood, and an angel from heaven could not frame a bill to set tle the Kansas difficulties with which the Black Republican would be satisfied pre vious to the Presidential election. Applause from the galleries, which the Chaircle eked by calling for order. Mr. Douglas resumed. Hie out pre- Sen'eO WttS lao, JOSI nil'! ti(Hi'iiuic. u f could not deny i. Yet they were not ?at- irrd with it. lie tnougnr n a nine re- marksble that the It-publicans, alter con tending that nine-tenths of the bona fide inhabitants of Kansas were t ree-stalo -l.n up to the hour when Mr. Tosmbs pr'-sent-ed his proposition, Minu'd suddenly turn right about and cry thai all the Ffi;e Suite men had been driven out of tl-i0 Territory. .ir. Hale oppuseO Hie drawing a viM pieture of be., niii" buildings, mourn in wi lows - j weeping orphans in Kansas nr. timing all toe .leiastation anu suua' iug tlicr to the removal of all lundiua'ks by the n-pfal of thn Muouri restriction- . Mr. Fessendec argued that the design of the repeal of the Missouri Compromise was to make Keeias a ilnve blate. . Mr. loomb denied ttial Ihe measure introduced by Lira had any other object than appeared on H face. It was to pro tect the irdui'oiiant of Kansas and restore oeaCsi. mere was do oeign io mzxo n a Slave Sta'e oaless the inhabiiants should , . '." Mr. Crittenden vin-t ca'.t''. t i con-tsUi ty &- C'.ui.-.e &n ti-u K.iii.si.s hill. t V::.r..i denied he Lad ever mi.rtiire- -If sonieu tneij.il. i suwwtiwn - -.-.j Ai ci c'-J to quci'.ir,, jd inn.o .-Afisiii -1". . .. '. .. , r !ks ii ' WUg 11 OREGON CITY, O.T., AUGUST 30, 1 850. tered a sentiment culctilated lo excite Wo. Iciire in Kuiisns. Thu Free Stale men would gain nothing by violence. They only desired peace, order, secmity and pro tection in their rights. It was not tru that the l''.iniuriiul Aid Sociely caused these pinbulioll ol the coiulu.'l of Messrs. Ed-troubles- Thai was a peaceful and lawful muml-oii mid Keitt in Ihe ulfiir. orgaiii.ation, and hud 'pent eighty thoti-j Mr. Cobb of (jeor:.'ia moved u substitute mid dollars in erecting hotels and suw- declining i hat tie' House had no juiisdiu. mills in Kansas. He had heard so much '. lion ou-r the subjet-:, ami, then-fore, deem about chival'y, that ih him it was aiiuih- it iiuproper loexpiess any opinion the icon, er iihiiiu fur scoimdrelism. Mr. Cumpbell of Ohio sai' tho r. solii During the debute Mr. Btgler, in reply to allusions in regnid to Mr, Bucliaunn's po - lilietil orthodoxy, denied Mint ho our noul if there w as a panicle of Democratic blood ill his veins he would let it out. If Mr Itiiehaiian had Iried the expeiihient ho would have bled to death, for lie wits a Democrat nil over. Mr. liigler insisted that Mr. Wilson inisrepreseiiied 'he Kun-j verted by the minority. That a violent sas bill, which warranted no conclusion nssuull was crn mil t.-'X, is i-sluMiahcd be iIihI it intended making K.insus u slave- voinl a doubt, lie claimed that il o ll..u-e holding Slate. Mr. Sluart mid the di-cussion of Slavery in Congress had vastly magnified the ex isting evils. Secret Societies had organized on both sides to violate the principles of h K. in-us ucl. Though fear und fraudulent speculation in Indian lands, tiov. lieeder complicated the difficulties, yet he hud not come in for one word of censure from ihose advocating ihfl ndmissiou of Kansus with the Topekn Constitution. Mr. Trumbull spoke against the exten sion of Slavery ami .S'uulter Sovereignly, charging thut (he Democrats had abandon ed tho latter, mill it was therefore meant that the people should know it bt giving official publicity to the recently passed Kau us bill. ; Mr. Pugh said he voted f'.r 1 1 at bill as a Compromise. The assertion I hat, thereby it was intended to make Kansas n Slave Stale, was, so far as he was concerned, ut terly and iinitiidifiedly false. Mr. Foster gave his reasons why he thought the pussage nf the bill would pro duce liil'e good, und, perhaps, much evil. He did not believe ns fair an opinion of the people of Kansas could again bj had as in the adoption of tho Topekn Constitution. The resolution to prim was adopted, and at 0 o'clock P. M. the Snnnto adjourned. July 10. The Indian Appropriation bill was passed. Mr. Mason, from the committee on For eign Relations, reported a hill to amend the Act of Inst session to remoik-l the Uiplo malic and Consular system, w hich was made Ihe special order lor .Monday next. The principal changes proposed are, inn king llie salary tf llio Minister to Fiance the same lis that lo England 817,500 ; raisiut; Austria to a full mission, with $12,000 salary ; making the salary nf the Suiclwich Island mission 0,UO;i ; allow ing the Ministers to France and England each a clerk at a salary of $1,501) a year. The lull to amend thn act lo promote the efficiency of the Navy was taken up. Sov- ral amendment wore made, including the striking nut of the section reviving the rn'e of Admiral. Julv 1 1. Thirteen private bills were passed, 'moot lie in gave mo wmow ui Commodore Decatur a pension of fitly dol lars a month for five years. , House of Rrprkskntativcs, July 7. A message wus received from 'he Presi lent, relative to appinprintions heretofore niiiUe tor tne ptirposo oi procuring unci Hiram Powers, the sculptor, some woikuf art to adorn the Capitol, from w hich it up pears such purpose is still pending. I he House nnlereil to De engrossed r a third reading the bill providing fornret tlemeiit of the claims of the officers of ihe Revolutionary army, and the widows and orphans of those I hat died in service. Mr. Houston moved a suspension or the rules, in order to act on the Senate's ieso lution fixing a day for the adjournment of Congress, Negatived, by 71 anaiiist 0. The Senate bill authorizing the people of Kansas to form a constitution and Stale government was ordered to bo printed, to (Tether with ihe. amendment offered by Messrs. Dunn, Haven, and lleiiuetl of Vi . Mr. Campbell of Ohio asked leave lo of fer a resolution providing for the appoint ment of a Select Committee uv the Speak er, to report a lull for the adjustment ot ifilheullies in Kansas, and the restoration of the MissoiiriCompromi.se, the piotoction of voters, the removal of tost oaths, te. Mr. Cobb, of Georgia, said the Senate bill was good enough for him. Julv 8 Mr. Campbell of Ohio said he intended to cull up to-rlay the report of the Select Committee on the alleged assault on Mr. Sumner, but he would not now do so, as lie understood the trial was in progress before the Court. Mr. Cobb nf Ga. The trial is 'Ver, anJ Mr. Brooks is now in hi se j, . A message was rce;;lVM from nP S nate, announcing p.wagPi ly t18, y, of bill .... tin, imnt-m-ft.r.,i,nl .if 1I1A iiirmlit fit the Mississippi and the St. Clair Flat, and St. Mnry's River, notwithstanding the Pr fideiil's veice of the same. An sreriunl of the Senate proceedmL's and President's objections accompanied the mesage. Mr. Orr ew no necessity, at this Uie pe riod of the session, for discussiou, and mov ed the previous fjnetion. Mr. tjultman sam invi- ujsiny i hp on the subject savored a little of disrespect to the President. - Mr. McMu'.Ien rr.adaan inefficient effort to have the President's objecti-ms rend. -Mr.Orr's motion wa agreed to, and the bill to remove the obstruction at the mouth of tha Miwissipf i River wa read. Tho Speaker announced the question Will tha House, upon tne reconsiaers.ion nf ,hs bill. a?re to i p.-se f t Psf-l.bvYel, 5SJ-S5 The i' tjt deepeierig tw chnnl over: i the c. ri.; t,-.,. ,....d r Ye. j 1C9.- i.... i N r-g , ' "-'CI till for deer-'r:r t!. cha'r.t! over, .. . -..- , - s i'i a July I) Mr.Ciiu.pb.il of Ohio .id'.d up thu I. purl of the S , tt Ci'llilliiltCf rn'il live to the a-siitilt on Mr Sumnei by Mr, Brook-, which coiielud.-s with resolutions to expel Mr. Biook, and expresses di. up lions were predieated on a coinpluint In the ' House fiotn the S"nute, cliiirtre' thst the pi ui leges of the Senate bad been violated by a member of this body, in his as.-iult on i he person of a Senator of M llsMlchust-lt The testimony on the subject is full, and tlie lucts, as stated in tlio report of the ma ; ioiity of the Coinini'ti e. nre not contro bus full power to prolect its purity and dignity,' us recommended by the ni goruy of the Cumiiiiitce. Mr. Cllngman said this ma'ter hud pro duced great excitement in the country. He had not been here many years, umi yet he had set-u much stronger case than ibis, of fights when the House wiw in session, lie tccapittila'ed these personal rencoun ters, reiniuking thut the House did not take action on any of ihetn. His object was to show that the occurrence now un. der consideration was sought to be nuigni. fied wi ll it view to make political capital A certain party, thinking their sands of life were running low, want lo get Up U great excitement. There was nothing (o justify it. He thought the arguineiil of the minority of the Committee look the proper grouiiu, lie contended that no bri ach of privilege had been committed by Mr. Ili'iinlis. Wcru he lo tprnk of Mr. Sumner's speech as il character deserved, he would have, to adopt a collection of coarse and offensive expressions. No man has a right lo indulge in vituperation, a Franklin says, without subjecting himself to be culled to account. Men ol courage lire rarely ubiisive, but lluiso who falsify are generally cowards. He believed that Mr. Sumner was closely identified with ihe Garrison and Phillips school und wus for disunion.' If that Seiiutor wanted to degrade the country and the Setiuto hu lii'ghl well indulge in buc-Ii things. In conclusion, Mr. t'liiignuin tuid there was nothing in the assault (o justify tho indig. nation of the country. It was not n mai ler for ihe House to interfere with, and ought lo he left to the judicial tribunal. Mr. Bingham submitted to the House thut while Mr.. Clinguiati lectured mem bers as to the propriety of their con lin t, he indulged in ihe most gross mid outrageous personal abuse which could fall from the lips nf any man. Who constituted Mr. Cliugmun a censor of the distinguished gentleman of Massachusetts Freedom of speech Und security of person underlie Cv. ery representative system of Government, and on the maintenance of this great prin ciple depends the Woof a Kta'o. Without its observance there could be no free Slate and no freo people. This case involved more than an assault ami battery. It in volved a guilty violation of thu rcprcseutu. live privilege, und contempt and crime HL'uinst the treat piinciplo of free speech. No civil tribunal lias c guiaiicu over this House. Justice Story, when spunking of the privileges of the two I Puiscs, says : "These privileges aretliR lights and urivi leg"s of their ifliistitueiits." Yi t gentle men here represent this as an ordinary caso of assault and baiiery. Mr. Brook viola led that Coiistiiuiioii he hud swum to support; that Constitution which protects a Senator in the freedom of spt.rch and de- hnio the Senator being bnaien and left Irippiug in bio nj for having denounced tyranny and slavery, the sum of nil vil. lainics, which makes nif rchandize nf nior tality ; he wus felled and made to bleed. A bludgeon was used, the weapon of a barbarous age. The instrument wus in perfect keeping with the act. Mr. Brooks expressed his gralificnion thai Mr. Bingham hud disclaimed personal uiikindnesB, and asked him whether he un derstood him us suying thut he (Brooks) was guilty of moral linp'tndu of perjury) Mr. Bingham Thalcoiisidera'ion never enlered into my mind. Mr. Brooks replied Altogether satis factory. Mr.. Orr said lhat Mr. Ringham, after in dulging in a beautiful paroxysm, assorted thai Mr. Sumner was stricken down in, con- sequence of the pleading set up ;n ;..n,,if of the injured people d Kan. as. It was attempted to produce noh un impression nu l.'.e public Vnind, but it was not true in point lit fuct. Mr. Sumner was pnnnhed for a lib ! un South Carolina, and slander on Mr. Under, tho absent relative of Mr. Brooks. Mr. Rrooks so informed Mr. Sum ner. Franklin was right when ho said t lint "freedom of speech was freedom of ihe cudgel." This whs no moro ajaiusi a S uaior than against a newspaper editor, whose foul sUn lers again-t private individ uals are often punished hy blows, there be iug no remedy nt law. It was not true 'hat Mr. Sumner was struck down with a b'ud geon. Tho testimony showed tlmi it w-as an ordinary walking cane, cne witness tes lifting thai i' was one inch thicknes above, and five righths of an inch b-lor. Fair play is a jewel. The design of ttie minrpp. resenl.-uion that is going on is to operate on ihe Presidential election. Whoever heard before of a personal difficulty being magnified such as this has been 1 Mr. Orr alluded to gentlemen voting to-day to print lOO.OoO copies of the report of the assault on Mr. Sjtnnor, saying it was an election eering document. Mr. Orr quoted the tes timony of Mr. B eyle, to Jiow tht the pt,vs:oel cm':, tin a ol i..r. 6umner fiat bsen ir.i-r'-rrfr-r.!ei li,r r'-!itical f tf.-tt. ard cm. , . cteo)'! riy eru'rii re.' ui pe:ifi:r cse w.tv n.t quthynof priviirg. 7 j'..r r. or. u-'j'i ga r.o::c hi be ! ttiz .!! it t.ta sJ-.i-'S fa re 1,T I SA the ido of Truth in every hhiic. , No. 20.1 H e vote by wind, h b II siioullinj the laws of Ksnsa was r. f rrud to the Coin iniileu of thu Whole ml Ihe Statu of the Union. Tim llou-e then resumed the considera tion of the report of the Sunnier assault. Mes-m. '1 yson, DluvrofN. Y., Kunkil, Hull of .Mass.ichusfl's, D.iilirill, Duifee, I'umimc", I.eiter, and Cainpbi ll of IVlill. sylvan a, to"k nipitu giouud. The last said "If a lllullllin. lit is to l erected I') Mr. Brooks, let it be er.ctcd nn Souihnrn soil, beii'ing the Inscription, 'preedain of speech w ith frudolll of cudgel " During l he debate, Mr. lulmtindson said he wish.d to bo heurd before llio debate close J. UliO-Ks REStUNS. July 11. Mr. Camph. ..f Ohio asked ftr a further coiisideiutioii of thu report on the Sumner case uulil Wednesday, Kith, for tliero.-i-oii (hat the majority of the Com mittee have had dv: l.ped to thein some facts id!', Clint: one of the parties iiiijdicaled, nnd they want to coiisid.-r tho piojiriety of oll'eiiiigan amendment to ihu pending reso. lutioiis. To this (ibjecti.iiis were made. Mr. Meachaiii liiovcd the previous que, lion. Agreed to. Mr. L'Muiiitidsou then hy general c nisent innde u statement Hireling himself. He saul he did nol cumpluin of the tonclusiiuis of i lie Comiulitcu fls to tlio effect of his testimony, but objected to the grounds on which tiny proposed to censure him. Whilu he had. been interrogated on all points concerning his knowledge of the af I'uir, wus it not singular thut the Committee did nni served a notice on him to appear in his own behalf) The Committee sought to censure 1 j i us been use, having been in formed of the contemplated assault, he did not lake llie menus to prevent it, Now, he thought if any ouo was in danger nt that lime it was Mr. I!ru"k, who had only a w liking stick, while a report hud gone out lhat Mr. Sumner was aimed, lie would have degraded himself had he reveuled w hat had been privulely said to him by Mr. Brooks. Thn condemnation of thu House could produce no cli.vge in his mind fn that point. If lie was to bo pun tshed for not turning traitor lo a friend if he was to be degraded for this then he was ready for Ins sentence. He hud no idea of taking any part in the occurrence, un less tome third party should attempt foul play on either side. In that event he would have adopted tha Kentucky and Virgii. i.i doceii.e, und insi-tej up n fair play. He wus there lo dj justice, and i'0'liiii? more. This was the only ground on which he w-as invited to be present, nor would he have been lltcra on nny other terms. The Committee in their rcoorl say his conduct was '-reprehensible. Thai was nn unjust word, nnd wounded his sen sibilities, lie said, in resnonse .) a Ques tion br Mr. Dunn, I hut the first Intimation he hud that Iho Committee designed en suring him, was from the correspondence nf u tiewsiisper and further, he could have satisfied the Committee, hd be had an up pofiiniy, thut lie would have interfered only in the case of foul play, Mr. Pennington said, so far n he w-as concerned, he was uuxiuus that Mr. C I. muiidsoil should be heard before the Coin niiitiv; but the gentleman made no such request, and he ( I'euiiiug'ou) cauiu to the conclusion that he (Kdniundsun) hud aban doned ihe desire lo be s heard. Mr. I'.doiundson replied that il wa too late for him tu avail himself if that cour tesy after the ch i racier of the report hud been dcta mined. A justice had hern denied him in I lie first place, he preferred appeuliug tu llie Douse. Mr, Orr desired to know whether Mr. Sumner's testimony was, on ihe eveniii" of the saute day that it was taken, furnish ed lo Ihe press by the authority or count, vaneoof the Committee ) Mr. Campbell of Ohio gave this an em phatic and iineiiiivucal denial, Mr. Cobb of Georgia corroborated the statement, saying the testimony ulluded to was nol procured Irom uny one connected with the Committee. Mr. Campbell of Ohio said that Mr. Orr had made a charge which involved bis in. I'grityasa member, namely "lhat the Committee had sought by this report to mnku political capital. Mr. Orr replied that he did not impugn the motives of the ge.vsileins.ti or hi niso ciatos, but thn report itself looked a if they hid gonu into llie investigation lo "take P;esidi ti'iul capital. Un stated ex prussly he did not intend to r fl ct person ally on tho gentleman. Mr. Campbell expressed himself satisfied, lie said that up to this morning he had nut only been willing, but anxious that the gen tlemen implicated in this transaction should present their facts. He argued that the real question involved strikes hi tho very existence of the Government, whether the people shall have the power to govern, or whether the Coustiiuiion and the laws shall be One side, and freedom of thi cudgel on the other. The House voted on the resolution of the majority of the Cornmiiloec "That Preston S, Brook be and he is forthwith extolled from this House a Representative from South CVolinu." The result wa Yeas 121, Nay 05. The Speaker The House has refused to agree lo the resolution, there nol being a two third vote, ns required by the Consti tution thereon. ' Mr. Brooks rr td a question of privi lege, saying ho felt that the right of hi. constituents and iho rights of members had been violated by the action of the House. Mr. Gidding. I wish to know what tie cuestion of privilege is. Mr. Brooks I will state It. Mr. U inn I ak that hy ih unanimous ;''..'. of tr. ri'tre me genin ina.-i uo-.u i bi"1! Cnr'dmu v n"rri. , , . r-jx... I?. T.l.l!w i iwr. we.ouii; " ou . ..j er,nerii. I (d,eet to snyitiinjj out orusr i f.'o'fl thn' ge-- r sn. r 123 gri;; e.r.i: AI'VKIITWINO lUTIJi. One mtitn (2 buss or km) on Insulin, fl O M " two iiMsrtiott, 4, in) - - Hire Insertion, 5,i 'J Ktjch mlHwM Uurrttmi, ,') I!e.nab' dtJueuwi to thus 'U advertise ky lli y.r. gJW.L. I, Ul ) Job Printing. Tin rsnrsisius or tui AUUIH n Him to illlOMI ill Klb'l ll.t b hu JlM received ;u u la u.e XTytlt I eiMitiuni mii.ril la ill tli requirements of th l- I llMy. llA.NDIIILIi, l-Ohl bKS, HLAM.. I'AlilM, i;iUi;LLAM,.l'AMl'liLUT.WOlUi anj u!lir lin4, duo to onfor, oa alien uot'ea. South Carolina stale thai he rises It) a prh ileged uUetlion. Mr. Dunn I trust lhat ih House will entertain a motion fur a suspension of the rules. Mr. Nichols Dilicaey n.ay havo pro. tented the gentleman speaking heretofore. It was proper he should be heard now, ( p'oicst in ihe n una of truth and juslito against keeping him silent if Im desire lo speak. Mr. I'ustis It would be a Rros violn lion of courtesy and decency to deprive him of the privilege. Mr. Floreoct The gentleman fiom S .utli Carolina had risen and was stating hi question without objection. Il was not in ouler for Mr. UidJing lo object to his proeecding. Mr. GiJJing finally yielded only on tha ground lo satisfy his friend. iVeinbir now crowded round Aft. drool s, and Intensely interested spectator i:l the galleries leancJ over to hear him. Mr. Biooks said Mr. Suuiuer uttered a dander on his S;a' and venerable relative, whu was iibuut. 'Not content with this, he published a libel on his State and blood. Whoever insulted South Carolina, insulted him, und ho .tood ready at all limes, hum bly and nin lestly, as Imr son, to perforin his duty. IIj should have foifcitcd his self-respect nnd the good opinion of lit counirvnien, if he had permitted tlio oi lman to pas unpunished. It was a person. ul ulf iir, and in taking redress into his own hands be meant no disrespect lo (he Senate or the House, nor did he mean disrespect to .Vassachtisetls. He was aware of his per soiial responsibility. Ho incurred it, and was prepared to meet it. He knew be wa aim nabio to thu laws, which offered the saute protection to every citizen, whether m member of Congress or iu the private walk of life. He did no! believe be could be punished by a court of law and by tho majority of the House nt tho same time. If ho had committed a breach of privib-g", ho was answerable to 'he Senate, which had no right to present him to the House fur punishment. The question not only in volved him and his friends, but tho whole House. If ihe consequences wero confined to himself he would bo prepared to meet lb- in here or elsewhere. Others must not suffer fur him. He had felt more for hi fiiemKilcKsr. E lmimdson and Keilt, than himself. They nre blameless. Rath ha proved a friend who "aticketh closer than a brother." When, he remaiked, the pco pie of the great North speak of tne as a bad man, they will do m the juttico to say that a blow from meat this time would bt) followed by icvolutiou, and they kno-r it, applause, seemingly confined to the gal leries, but no act of mino shall favor revo lution. 1 am not willing to see ihe Consti tution wound, d through me. lie would say to the IIou-o that ihe axe uplifted over him may lull on iheiu. He had only to say he could not retain his seat consistent ly with bis self respect and liglits under lit Constitution, During this very session, e, member from 1'cumvylvaiiiA charged a col league with an uttomptat bribery. VVhero wira the proceedings in that case) Br passing il in silt nee, iho House has d dar ed bribery is excusable, but simple assnult ir d buttery is uot. Ho poko of Jlassa". chusctt as being in rebellion against tho 'aw and Constitution of the United Stains, while sitting in judgment on him, and de. in muling his expulsion without a hearing. Hu hud never been called to order, nor had ha offended any officer, yet a vole has been taken to day transmitting hint to posterity u unworthy of u seat here because of dis oi lei I v behavior, and in thi connection ht - poke u(Mr. Pennington as the proeoutor, .. . , il . I ..is i . ir us tne "inumn paper, tue "ruismman member," Ire-, for which the Speaker call ed him to order. Mr. Brook said that Mr. Ponninglon charged that the assault was murderous, and that with a bludgeon I had attempted to kill Mr, Sunnier. M)' friend from Afuisschusetla over there, has a pruttj good. sized stick ; I would thank him t raiio ti, nnd submit it to the inspection ot the gentleman from New Jersey. AJr. Du Witt, llie gentleman alluded lo, held up his stick for a moment. Laughter. Now that slick is double the size of the onu used by tne. Mr. Traftou heie roso and Hiked that the disorder in tho galleries be quitted, or that they bo cleared. Hisses x from tho galleries. The Spcuker taid if tho disturbance waa continued ho would give lhat order. Mt. Jones of Tenn. Why, 1 dta not hear any up there just now. Mr. Brooks, (looking up) If I bav friend In llie galleries, I desire them to be quiet, lie then continued: If I desired to kill the Senator from Jlassnchusetts, why did nut do ill You nil admit thut I had it in my power. Let me tell the gontleman from New Jersey, lhat expressly toprerent taking life, I used an ordinary cane pre sented by a friend in Baltimore. I went to the Senate deliberately. 1 hesitated wnoin er I should use a horsewhip or a cowhide, hut knowing that ihe strength ot tha bona lor from .'dssacliusetis was superior to mine, I thought he might wrest it from me. If h had. 1 mitihl have done what I should have regroited for the romaincUr of my life. A Votes Ha would have iill-d him t Mt- Brooks, resuming said: "Tea days sgo, foteseeing what the action of tha House would be, my resignation was pat in to the hand of the Governor of South Car olina." Mr. Biook repliod to several members who had said Laird things of him. including Mt. Comias, quoting tha remark that ".V.v-aohueti would take hor own lima for the remedy" - but ho would nevr plead tha statute of Umiution against the wrtith of that State. He quoted from Mr. Woviru J' speech strongly ooufamnatory of hi conduct, saying he thought a gTiU ileman uttering uoh sntironl ''a foomsa wor-hy of hi teel," t;.d reU'.td, in the Imgj-.i-e of hi friend, CjI- Savage, how Mr. VvVd uT deolinod raveling ; JJr. CWJxl n fir.rt yj-- WV1 &: : I'.ii'L "! L.J r