•-piiudence of the St. I.Miis Ik-mo<-rat. May
The Sacking of Lawrence.
A little before sunrise on Wednesday 1110m
i'vj-, May -Jlst, a body of men armed with U.
S muskets and cannon, appeared upon the hill
about three-fourths of a mile southeast iron)
the town of Lawrence. Additional forces
continued to arrive for several hours trom the
direction of Lccompton, and also from Frank
!in. Bet ween eight and nine o clock, part of
the trriops numb down to the north, by Gov.
llobjnsoirs house, to a hill immediately over
looking the town. About eleven o'clock, '
S Deputy Marshal W. B. Fain (three weeks
from Georgia) with a posse of eight mm, came
info Lawrence. They were respectfully re
ceived at the Eidridge House.
Tin* Marshal first summoned several promi
nent citizens to aid his posse, and taen pro
ceeded to arrest Judge Smith and ( 01. D-'itz
ler on a charge of high treason. Judge Smith
was sitting in the reading room of the hotel,
and when informed that the Marshal wanted
to see him, lie cheerfully went into his room
and submitted himself to the arrest. During
these proceedings there was no stir or excite
ment in the town, and not more than twenty
or thirty men were about the streets. The
Marshal and Ins posse took dinner at the ho
tel. after which Col. F. id ridge went with his
hack, mid conveyed the prisoners and a part
of the posse to the camp.
The Marshal now dismissed his entire posse,
and Sheriff Jones immediately summoned thorn
all. And then commenced the scenes disgrace
ful lo humanity, destructive to Kansas, and
the end of which God only knows.
About one o'clock, r. sr., Jones rode into
town with a posse of twenty-five mounted men,
armed with muskets and bayonets. Tiny pro
reeded to the hotel, and Joues called for (Jen.
Pomerov. lie came to the door. Jones stat
ed lie had several times been resisted in that
place—attempts had been made to assassinate
him —and he now declared that he was "de
termined to execute the law if he lost his life."
And now. said lie, T demand of you, as the
most prominent man in the place, the surren
der of all the cannon and Sharp's rifles that
you have, and I give you five minutes to de
cide whether you will give them up—taking
out his watch, and noting the time.
The General went up to the committee
room, and returned in a few minutes, and re
plied that the cauaou would be given, but that
there were no Sharpe's rifles in the place, ex
cept such as were private property, and that
those could not bo surrendered. Jones seem
ed to be of opinion that they had rifles which
were not private property, and requested him
to stack all they had in the street, and said
that such as could be proved private property
would be returned. By this time the whole
posse, variously estimated at from five to eight
hundred men, were marching down the hill,
and coming into towu on the south side.
The cannon (four pieces) were produced
and carried through the street. One was a
brass six-pounder ; the others little pop-guns,
which a man could comfortably carry 011 his
shoulders. No rifles were delivered up.—
Jones now told Col. Eidridge, who occupied
the hotel and owned the furniture, that the
hotel must be destroyed ; that he - was acting
strictly under orders. The grand jury at Lc
compton had declared the hotel and presses at
Lawrence a uuispn> e, and ordered liitn to de
stroy them. He would give Col. Eidridge an
opportunity to remove his furniture, and for
that purpose he might have until five o'clock.
It was then fifteen minutes past three.
Col. Eidridge replied that tiie furniture
could not. be removed in less time tlmu fialf a
day, and desired a longer time. Jones refus
ed. Then said Eidridge. give me time to re
move my family, that is all I ask. A part of
the furniture was afterwards removed by the
posse as plunder, but most of it was burned
with the house. By this time the "law and
order" mob was pouring into the streets, and
the residents, men, women and children sought
shelter in the adjoining woods.
The first property destroyed was the press
of the Kansas Free State, which was thrown
"Into the river, and everything pertaining to
the office, with exchanges, paper, and a large
quantity of miscellaneous books, was tjirown
into the street, mutilated and destroyed. The
flag of the lone star ("South Carolina and
Southern Rights") was hoisted first upon the
house of G. AY. Brown, of the Herald of Free
dom, aud afterwards upon the hotel. Brown's
press and everything in the offieo shared the
same fate as the other, and a wagon load of
books and papers was trampled in the streets.
Jones promised iu the commencement that
no private property should be destroyed. But
houses were broken open and rifled of what
ever suited the fancy of the mob. Locks,
bolts or bars were no security. Windows and
doors were broken and destroyed, and money
and valuables to a large amount were missing
It was currently reported, and uncontradicted,
that eight thousand dollars, chiefly in money,
was lost from one house.
About five o'clock three cannon were placed
in the street, twelve or fifrcen rods east of the
hotel, and some thirty shots were fired, shat
tering the wall considerably, but proving alto
gether too slow a method for these " law and
order " men. They then set lire to the build
ing in different places, and put several kegs of
powder under it. The (lames and smoke soon
burst out at the windows, and the whole build
ing WHS in a blaze. The walls trembled and
fell, and the shouts and yells of the mob pr ;-
claimed the triumph of law and order in Law
rence. While the hotel was burning, the house
of G. \\ Brown was twice set on fire. The
floor was burned through.
The fire v.-a- fliinlly extinguished by some
jotmg men of Lawrence. The mob threaten
ed to shoot them, but they were not deterred.
If his house had burned, several others must
certainly have been destroyed, and there would
have been danger of burning nearly half the
town. Many of the mob were bent on des
troying every house in the place, and speeches
were made nrgitig the destruction of the town. !
At chisou, it is said, advised moderation. Col. !
Jackson, of Georgia, with many others, were i
opposed to the burning of the hotel. A teu
der-heurtcd man from Missouri, who had conic
out to exterminate the d—d abolitionists, shed
tears at the sight of the destruction of the
property of innocent, unoffending men. as he !
found them to be. i'lie mob began to dis- 1
perse an hour before sunset, and at sundown
most of them had left the town. A few, over- j
come by excitement, or stupified by liquor, lay j
insensible in the street. They were unharmed
by the people of Lawrence.
In the evening Gov. Robinson's house was
set on fire and burned to the ground. And
thus ended, for that day, the execution of the .
" law " in Lawrence.
Ihe women and children of Lawrence <dcpt '
right e'pher b*!i>>n/h f h Mclter
■'.J ir.'f" liic banks of it lP Kama . or,
huddle l together in small houses and cabins in
the outskirts of the town. _ '
One man of the uOose was killed by the f<u
ling-of a brick from a hotel. .
Tim Vfj ml that a free state man was killed j
at Lawrence on tiit* j}l.-t is. I th'.'.flf, a mis- j
take. I think it has n ference to a mosteold
-I>l coded murder committed by them on the i
I'.'tii instant, at Biantcm's Bridge, three miles '
south of Lawrence, where a man named John
, done: was shot after he had delivered up . his (
; revolver, the man who shot him saying as ho :
; did it, ' I have shot one God d 1 aboli
| lionist, and I'll shoot another." .Jones was |
j from Illinois. It.- died the next night.
| From the numbers whom I have seen re-.
I turning, and from credible information, 1 am '
jof Opinion that there were three men from
Missouri to one ftoin the territory engaged in j
this invasion.
The i'ree-Ftate men had made 110 preparation i
for def. nee, and no resistance was attempted •
Men from ail parts of the territory would have i
c(tme to assist them but they did not desire '
it. So long as there was hope in peaceful ;
measures they would resort to no other. I
greatly fear that time is past, and that the
scenes of the 2Dt will prove to be the com- i
meuoenieut of a civil war in Kansas.
As- Kvn W ITXES3.
MCRPl'.ns THKKEJMXG.
ATi*. Stuart, a young man, the only son of
an eminent lawyer of New York, was murder
ed on the highway by a baud of the law aud
order posse, yesterday forenoon, when riding
toward Lawrence, lie was one of the officers
of the Topcka House of Representatives.
Another Northern squatter, named Jones,
formerly from Illinois, was shot dead near
Blanton's bridge, by a party of marauders
from the camp near Franklin.
A Delaware Indian was shot, and supposed
to be mortally wounded, near isarcoxie's, by
another law and order detail ; rumor has it
that they were part of the Platte company
who started from Delaware 011 Suuday.
Another squatter, who lives a few miles up
the Kaw from Lawrence, was shot 011 his
claim on Monday night.
All these cases are well authenticated ; but
I have not yet received the details of each out
rage. I will send you affidavits as soon as I
meet eye-witnesses of these "constitutional"
murders.
Horses, revolvers, shot-guns, knives and ox
en have been taken every day, from squatters,
met and overpowered 011 the highway. The
chivalry of Smith Carolina here have talent
that way.
Yesterday, Monday morning, a party came
upon a man plowing in a field two miles north
west of Lawrence, took three oxen from him,
drove them off to their camp, and killed them
for the use the " legally organized " militia.
Several citizens of Lecompton have gone up
to Lecomp on recently, and remonstrated with
Marshal Kt Cetera Donalson, about the out
rages committed by his " legally organized "
posse. He replied that he could not restrain
111 cm, and did not. wish to lie responsible for
their conduct. This is law and order both.
The party which went from Delaware last
Sunday has two pieces of artillery. It is re
ported that there is another piece at Lecomp
ton, and a brass howitzer at Franklin.
Karnm Sentenced.
Our readers will remember that at the Feb
ruary session of our Court. John Michael ha mm
was tried and convicted of the murder of John
(t'eorge Yeihingruhe.r, the jury returning a
verdict of murder in the first degree, ami 011
application by his counsel for a new trial, the
Court appointed Tuesday last, the first day of
May term, for them to show cause why a new
trial should be granted. The very able coun
sel for the defence, Messrs. MKIUTU and DIK
TRICK, argued the case with great force and
eloquence, relying chiefly 011 the exception fil
ed last term, that the. Court had no jurisdic
tion to try the cause, as the Act of Assembly
fixed the fourth Tuesday of February for Court
to be held, but hud not limited the term' to
any particular length, nor specified any time
for adjournment, and the Grand Jury did not
find an indictment til! Wednesday. The coun
sel failed to convince "His Honor" on this
point, and as sufficient reasons were not pre
sented. another trial was denied him.
The Sheriff, by order from the Judge, bro't
K \MM into Court, t) receive his sentence. He
appeared c nsi lerably agitated, however re
mained calm and composed during the time
occupied by his counsel in their application
for a new trial. When the lawyers ceased
speaking, a death-like silence pervaded the
Court 10 mi. Although the room was crow led
almost to suffocation, yet so deep was the si
lence that a pin could have been heard to drop
anywhere in the room. It was an unximi
moment. Judge WU.MOT, with a firm voice,
stated to tie counsel that they had failed to
j on/iuee hiin tl a any nr>r had occurred in
| the trial, or that any circumstances had 00
! curred since the trial, to substantiate their
exc qitions, and jhe be i ved Mr. K.vuir had
had a fair and impartial hearing, and it now
become his painful duty to pronounce the sen
tence of death upon him.
When he (KAMSI) was asked—through an
interpreter—if he had anything to sav wliv
the sentence of death should not be pronounc
ed upon him 1 he rose weeping from chair,
and asserted his innocence. He said lie kill
(•<} Vcilangrubcr, but it was done in self tie
fence, and lie called on Goo to withess what
ho said. While he was speaking 110 was much
affected—tears rolling down his cheek -his
bosom heaved, deep agonized sobs escaped hi.-
lips. It was an awful spectacle to behold.—
An old gray-haired man, who could have but
a few years more, at farthest, to live—stand
in? before the scrutinizing gaze of the multi
tude, convicted of the highest crime known to
our laws. Notwithstanding the evidence was
so conclusive against him, and public opinion
so strongly prejudiced, yet the human heart is
not capable of resisting and remain unmoved
by sympathy for a fellow-being in his unfortu
nate position. When the strong man weeps,
and the broad chest heaves with emotion, the
most stony heart must yield, and drop a tear
of sympathy for suffering humanity.
Win n lie ceased speaking and become com
posed. Judge Wii.Mnr proceeded to pronounce
the dreadful sentence upon him. He stood
firm and comparatively umuoved, aud heard
his awful fate.
When the Judge had concluded, the .Sheriff
was ordered to take him back to prison.—
When he entered his dreary cell, he burst in
to a passionate flood ot tears, choked by groans
and subs. The door was closed, and the hea
vy holts replaced, and the unfortunate man
was left to brood over his wretched situation j
ill solitude Tridv "'he w:iV of t.b<* ttan="T''> !
ilcportrr.
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KANSAS.
The intelligence which we published last
week, though slightly modified in some of its
details, proves upon further and reliable intel
ligence to be substantially correct. That de
voted town has been invaded by the Missouri
mob, headed by Sheriff JONES, directed by
ATCHISON, and given over to bombardment,
t conflagration and pillage, a full account of
which we this week publish.
The condition of affairs in Kansas is now
gloomy enough. KuUianism is predominant,
and under cover of the barbarous laws of the
Missouri legislature, and with rapine and mur
der seeks to drive from the Territory all set
tlers holding Free-State opinions. The con
summation of the great wrong commenced in
the Repeal of the Missouri Compromise seems
about to he effected, and Slavcry-propagandism
with its concomitants of crime and outrage
reign supreme in the Territory.
The gross outrages perpetrated by the Ter
ritorial officers, and connived at, if not directly
sanctioned by the Governor, and by the Gen
eral Administration, have awakened a feeling in
the North, such as has never before been
aroused. The spectacle of a Territory over
run by hordes of border ruffians, plundering
and murdering innocent and unoffending c-iti
zens, accused of no crime except their political
opinions, under pretence of enforcing law, has
no parallel in the history of wrong and oppres
sion, and lias startled the wlude country by
the grossness and extent of the persecution.
\\ hat will the North do in the present cri
sis ? Will she he content with expressing her
detestation of the brutal outrages of which
Kansas has been the bleeding victim, or will
she take such measures as will protect her citi
zens ? Resolves, though they breathe the
right spirit, arc not what is needed. The Free-
State settlers of Kansas need material aid.—
More particularly is the presence needed in
Kansas, of every hold, determined spirit, ready
to enlist for the War, in the struggle between
Freedom and Slaverv.
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| and to any one who is interested in the politics
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fPUr 1 lie report of the House Committee,
j which we publish this week, recommends the
expulsion of HKOOKS —but as it requires atwo-
I thirds vote it will not be done. The Southern
i members without exception are ready to sus
! tain the outrage, and there are Northern
| dough faces enough willing to do the bidding
of their masters, to prevent his expulsion.
feiF" The students of the Cuiversity of Vir
ginia liavc voted a splendid Cane to the Hon
Mr. BROOKS, for iiis assault on Mr. Sunnier.
The Petersburg Express says, " the chivalry of
1 tlie South has been thoroughly aroused. The
cane is to have a heavy gold head, which will
be suitably inscribed, and also bear upon it, a
device of t!>< botnan bear? badlr <•>■;,
1 broken.
NATIONAL CONVENTION. —The Democratic J
National Convention assembled at Cincinnati j
j on Monday last, at 12 o'clock, M.
Mr. Sami r.i. MmoarV, of Ohio, was appoint-I
!ed temporal vTlhairnmn. While-the call for )
, the ConVentiou was being" read, thej, Benton i
' delegation, from Missouri, forced their way in- j
j to the llall, and a scene of much excitement i
, and confusion ensued. No tickets of admit
! taucc had been given to the Benton delegates
■ or to the two delegations from New-York.—
j After some trouble, order was restored and
the business proceeded quietly. After the ap
pointment of tiro Secretaries, Albert (J. Brown,
i of Miss., introduced a resolution admitting the
ji alternates to scats in the liall. This was laid
|on the table until after the organization. A
committee on Credentials, consisting of one
j from each State, was appointed. After some
; little trouble, the Beutou delegation from Mis
souri withdrew. Mr. Wiekliife, of Kentucky,
offered a resolution tendering the unoccupied
seats to out side delegates. No action was ta
-1 ken on the subject. A committee of one from
; each State was appointed to choose permanent
officers, and this Committee was authorized to j
report rules. Another Committee of one from
each State was appointed to report a platform.
A resolution to admit ladies to seats was ne
gatived, and the Convention then adjourned
until 10 o'clock on Tuesday morning.
The Convention reassembled on Tuesday
J morning, and the committee on permanent or
ganization reported the names of officers. The
President is JOHN E. WARD, of Georgia.
The Committee on contested elections repor
ported in favor of the anti-Benton delegates
from Missouri. The committee is considering
the New-York contested seats.
After some debate in regard to admitting
alternates the Convention adjourned until
Wednesday morning.
The indications are that BUCHANAN will be
strongest in the Convention, but whether he
can reach two-thirds is uncertain. Rumors
are plentiful about the withdrawal of PIERCE
and Porcias—audalso that the friends of the
latter have made a bargain to support BIOIIA-
N'AN, in consideration of a like good turn in
1860.
We should not be surprised if the three prr
minent candidates should succeed in killing off
each other, and that a new man would receive
the nomination.
SHERIFF JONES. —The appearance of this
notorious individual at the head of lhe mob
which burned three or four houses in the town
of Lawrence, and caused the death of two
persons, as well a gen- ral robbery and pillage,
-ays the Xorth American, has doubtless sur
prised some of our readers who arc not famil
iar with the secrets of Kansas intelligence.—
It was repeatedly stated in the St. Louis pa
pers. in letters and telegraphic despatches from
the Atchison and Stringfcllow party, that
Jones had received a ball in the spine, paraly
zing his lower extremities and putting his life
in imminent danger. How any man in such
a situation could recover sufficiently to mount
a horse and lead an attack upon a city, i.-
.-trange enough, and the surgeon who perform
ed this wonderful rule deserves to be known.
Let us then state that his name is Dr. String
fellow, and that he is the brjTjier of the no
torious (Jen. I? F. StringfelfoMj After the
alleged shooting, Jones was conveyed to a
private room in a hotel, where lie was put nil
der the care of this remarkable Doctor.—
Through the latter alone did all the intelli
gence of the condition of Jones come, and the
pathetic tales of his weeping wife, and his
desperate situation were all of his own coin
age. The fact is now evident that Jones was
never shot at all ! The whole thing was got
up to excite public odium against the people
of Lawrence. This juggle served its purpose
for a time, and the newspapers which take the
Missouri side in the Kansas question Were
tilled with indignant articles against the ont
laws of Lawrence. The W'ashingtou l~nirn t
the official organ of the national administra
tion, was among these. Yet now when this
same Jones is foremost of a band, in commit
ting rapine and murder, the I'nion is not at
all astonished at his extraordinary recovery.—
In fact, the / nion docs not even mention his
reappearance and doings in its editorial notii e
of the matter ; but endeavors to make people
believe that the I". S. Maasbal did cvervthing.
C
SrjV" THOMAS S. FERNOX, late President of
the North Pennsylvania Railroad, has com
menced the publication at Philadelphia, of a
paper devoted to railroad and mining interests,
called the " Railroad and Mining Journal
The first number is creditable to Mr. F.'s abili
ty and industry, and we have no doubt, from
a knowledge of his energy, that he is fully
qualified for the task he has undertaken. The
terms are $3 per year.
DEATH OF THE HON. JOHN M. NII.ES. — The
Hon. JOHN M. NII.FS, formerly Senator in Con
gress from tlie State of Connecticut, ami Post
tnastcr-Geiieral under President Van Boren,
died in Hartford city, on the olst May, iu the
>9th year of his age.
ATHENS, May : I ,
To the Department of Common Schools of I'tnn-
SI/LVJ ilia :
In pursuance of the Act of April 28,
the School Directors of Athens township met
the .'list of May, at Ohnstcad IJurchard's
and passed the follow ing resolution
Itesolcctl, That we are of opinion that the
office of County Superintendent is useless, for
the welfare of the common school interest, and
has had the tendency of increasing the salaries
of teachers nearly one-third ; consequently,
we are unanimously agreed that the said .Su
perintendent have fvelre rents for the crisuirc-
ATTEST—Z. F. WACKER *
>'•" i <•' of Inn < or-ol Mlmmiv i.iwii>hip.
Latest from Kansas.
A social despatch to the Tribune dated
.-Leavenworth.May 28, says that "evellts
indicate that we liave now reached a jtoiiit
when wholesale bloodshed is inevitable. Dftr
iftg this morning an exciting extra of the We.st
j port .Ynr,< ronrhed this city. It was headed
j \\ ar," " War," The excitement created by
it among the Border Ruffians was intense. A i
meeting, with closed doors, was held by them,
and a Committee of Vigilance was appointed j
with the avowed purpose of attacking Lea-i
veiiworth, and with instructions to let no Frec-
Stste rnnii pass. They announced their deter
mination to arrest ull obnoxious persons with
out warrant or any legal process whatever.—
A company armed with United .States mus
kets ami bayonets have been parading the
place and vicinity during the whole afternoon,
arresting Free-State men. One of the priso
ners thus taken waft Mr. Conway, one of the
clerk- of the Investigating Committee of the
Ilonse of Representatives. They also arrest
ed Messrs. Carrott and Miles Moore, witness
es wiio had been snbpemcd to appear before
! the Committee. Warren Wilkes of South
Carolina led the Ruffians in making the ar
rests, and A. Moore, one of the murderers of
Brown, participated actively in the work.—
Messrs. Parrott and Miles Moore were arrest
ed while conversing with Mr. Sherman, one of
the Investigating Committee. Mr. Sherman
asked Wilkes if it was upon any legal process
that he had arrester] one of the Clerks of the
Commission. 'Wilkes replied thai it was not
—that he hud no legal authority for acting
in the manner, but that he was going to ar
rest at all hazards those men whom iie had on
his list. Many other Ffee-State men have
been arrested. The greatest excitement pre
vails.and the Commission stand in hourly fear of
violence, and are impressed with the belief that
regard for personal safety requires them to leave
the Territory- Copies of the extra were sent
from Westport to all the border towns, and
■ the effect there, it is understood, is of the most
| exciting character. It is beleived here that a
i bloody collision towards Possowatomie is in
! evitabie. The last serious difficulty* occurred
lon the Pottowafomie creek. A gang of Bor-
I der Ruffians attempted to drive a Free-State
: man from his claim, lie resisted, when they
| seized him and were about to hang him. But
j -ome of his neighbors came to his rescue, and
in the fight that occurred some of the Bor
j der Ruffians were shot. That a civil war is
| now begun is beyond all doubt.
Coxr.RK-s.—ln the House, Monday, .Tune
2d, Mr. CAMBUKI.T., (of Ohio,) from the Select
Committee >n the assault of Mr. SCMNER, by
Mr. BROOKS, made a report, concluding as
follows :
IJ '// eras. Th? Somite of the Umtel States
have transmitted to this House a Message
complaining that PRKSTON S. BROOKS, are pre
soinative from South Carolina, committed up
on the person of CH.VRI.KS SIMNKR, a Senator
from the State of Massachusetts, while seated
at his desk Til the Senate Chamber after the
adjournment of that body, on the twentv-scc
oud of May last, a violent assault which disa
bled him from attending to his duties in the
Senate, and declaring that said assault was a
breach of the privileges of that body, and
whereas from respect of the privileges of the
House, the Senate has further declared that
inasmuch as the said PRESTON S. BROOKS is a
member of this house, they cannot arrest, and
a portinn cannot try or punish him for a breach
their privileges: that they cannot proceed
further in the case than to make complaint to
this House, and that the power to arrest, try
and punish devolves solely on this body, and,
whereas, upon full investigation, it appears to
this House that the said PRESTON S. BROOKS
has been guilty of the assault complained of
by the Senate, with the mn<t Aggravated
breach of the privileges, not only of the Sen
ate, but of the Senator assailed, and of this
House as a coordinate branch of tlie Legisla
tive Department of the Government, in direct
violation of the Constitution of the United
States, which declares that Senators and Rep
resentatives, for any speech or debate in either
House shall not lie questioned in any other
place, and, whereas, this house is of the opin
ion that it has the power and ought to punish
the said PKKSTOX S. BROOKS, for the said as
sault, not only as a breach of the privileges of
the Senator assailed, and of the Senate and
House as declared by the Constitution, but as
an act of disorderly behavior : and, whereas,
it further appears from such investigation,
that HENRY A. EIIMI xnsox, a Representative
from the State of \ irgb ia, and LAWRENCE M.
KKITT, a Reprcsentatite from South Carolina,
sometime previous to said assault were inform
ed that it was the purpose of the said BROOKS
to commit violence 1141011 the person of the
said CHARI.KS SI MNKR, for words used by him
in debate as a Senator in the Senate of the
L nited States, and took no means to discour
age or prevent the same, but, 011 the contra
ry, anticipating the commission of such vio
lence, were present on one or more occasions
to witness the same as friends of tlm assailant,
therefore.
Rco'.tl, That PRESTON S. BROOKS. be, and
is lit re by forthwith expelled from this House
as a Representative from the istate of South
< -arolinu.
licst.htd, That this House hereby declares
its disa|j)robati<>ii of the said art of HENRY
A. IM>MI'N'I>SON" and LAWRENCK M. KEITT in
regard to said assault.
Signed by Mr. CAMI-BEEI, (Ohio) SI IXNKK,
and PENXJXOTOX.
Mr. llowEi.r. COBB, representing the minori
ty ot the ( onnnittee, presented a minority re
port, arguing that no breach of privilege, un
der the Constitution, had been committed, and
that the House ban 110 power to go beyond
the Constitution in deciding that a broach of
privilege had been committed.
Roth reports were laid on the table and or
dered printed. Adjourned.
SENATE. —The presiding ofiieer laid before
the Senate a letter from PRESTON S. RUOOK
to Mr. Bnuair, in which lie disclaims nnv in
tention of offending against the privileges of
tiie S< mt.c by his assault mi Mr. Si us: t. but
siys, he felt bound to chastise Ah Scocs,
for the insults to his State and to his relative
and having sought him in vain elsewhere ho
deemed it proper to inflict that punishment i n
the Senate. Jt not being in session, | in ,jj (t
not think lie .was committing any breach </
privileges.
The letter was was read, laid on the taijV
and ordered to be printed.
The Senate then adjourned to Thursday
Correspondence between Senator ton
son and Mr. Erooks. U "
MR. BROOKS TO SEXATOR WILSON
FJ.IXT'S IHma, May 27, i s.'uj
SIR : In the Senate to-day, when itfwL
to the collision with Mr. Sumner von so, i, f
my conduct as "cowardly," thus'makii.i T'r
self an arbiter of true courage. ~ "
In debate in the Senate heretofore vou ,1,
clared yourself r.^H k for. what vU m '4 t
say there am elseuhere. ' °
I, therefore, hold myself at libertv hv tin
note, to request that you will inform' wil ,
out delay, where and when, outside of f-'y }
triet, a further note will find r ,, u
Respectfully, A>'.,
ft ir vv i'-S-BROOKS.
Hon. IIKXRY Y\ ILSOV.
SENATOR wit. SOX TO MR. BROOKS.
WASHINGTON, May 23,1 f OV.**
Hon P. S. BROOKS Sir : Ymv note of the
*ithinst. was placed in my hands hv your
j friend, Hen Lane, at twentv minutes past ten
this niorniiig.
I characterized on the floor of the Senate
tlie assault upon my colleague as " brutal, mur
derous and cowardly.' I thought so then— I
think so now. 1 have no qualifications what
eVf,r to make in regard to these words.
I have never eutertaiued or expressed in tlm
Senate or elsewhere the idea of personal re
sponsibility in the sense of the duellist. I havo
always regarded duelling as the lingering rt-i'r
of a barbarous civilization, which the law of
the country has branded as a crime. While
therefore, I religiously believe in the right of
I self-defence, in its broadest sense, the law ,/
jmy country and the matured conviction-of inv
; whole life alike forbid n.c to meet vou for the
: purpose indicated in your letter.
Your obedient servant,
HENRY WILSON.
From Washington.
W ASHINGTON, MAY 31, LEV.
Mr. Fogg, the Secretary of the Knn-ic < om .
mission, arrived in this city last nLht. He left
Leavenworth on Saturday hist, where the Cua
mission were in session. II- f;i J !vconfirms tV)
. accounts of the sacking of Lawrence, the burn
ing and destruction of property and mm'tH
| pillage described in the accounts alrca.iv j u i -
h.-hed. lie says a perfect system of tcirurism
i- established throughout the T-iritorv The
object of the Territorial authoritis and leaders
of the Slavery party 1 iug to intiiaidite a:.!
drive out the Free-State men !.y rtn irri _•
tueir propen v and persons totaliv insecure,sri
to prevent others from coming Tin. ft ami op ;i
I robberies of cattle, horses and ail niou-abk
throughout the Territory, are dailv made.and
the person of every Free-Stale man is liable on
. every exposure to the bullet of the assassin.--
It is expected the Commission widget through
: with their labors during the inonlh of June. -
Shannon is said to be arm re tool in
.of the Georgians and Carolinians. Not with
standing what has occurred the Free-dtatcai. u
; are now judged to comprise throc-foiutli>oftii
whole population.
Mr. Sumner passed n comfurta'd.' right,but
is iu a \cry bad condition. I; turns out thai
the seal]) was torn from the skuil lbr an inch
or two in width beyond the cuts. wldch was
! not observed when they were first sewed UP
| The surface of inflamation and suppuration is
thus very extensive, and exhibits a malignant
and serious wound. Two piiy-i -ian> arc in at
tendance this morning. Tin greatest tare lias
to be taken to keep the patient quiet. It is
1 likely to be long before lie can get to the Sen
ate. He will lie removed from the- city as SOOH
as ids condition will permit.
Eiicd,
In Pike. Hnulforil county, on the Pff'i U Mr- •
| ('A I. STEA T EXjJ, daughter of John lusbnm, of a voi
cing, aged 411 years, 10 months and 10 days.
Thus in hs solemn, yet wise and beneficentir-'vnk rt
j of(lod. an affectionate companion, a faith .lam! nv.'.el
i mother. a kit.il and stead fas' friend, has' tin caiffii ;f
I al! the endearing relations of life, to e: * r upon the ft "
' rious realities of Heaven. AA'herever her ' ' it-*' '' ''
lin life, fy her amiable disposition.her g< tie ;.:ttfias'fJ
| manners, her Christian spirit and life, site •• :> t. •r- '
i and esteem of all who knew her. and those wb • vru* ,rf
I be-t lovetl her most. She was truly a ('iirieti.ui
Consecrated to her family, it afforded her the grc;. : <"U
to contribute to the happiness of her husband and
ilrcn, and *be eminently succeeded in making home; •*
■a it, attractive and happy. A huge . irclf • rf "'' '
and friends deeply mourn her departure. Tiu-littlev J
in which her form so often moved, has met '*>u ■"
the last time on earth. We ask our-elves tl.t
Can it l>e so ? Rut time will answer as i: bring* ar' :i >
occasions, when we shall miss her f: on am >og us. <
shall we remember than slie lives not up o.Tth. but .•
pure spirit has departed to meet the great t:.iii>iyr-f;i.i
above. Tin we large, dark eves, bright with unearibh
lustre, ar>- closed, and return the fond gaze 1 friend .
tlio.se lips return not the warm pressure oi affect inn. 3,11
mourning friend- brush away the falling tear which k"
bids How.
Mourning husband and chiMren.b< wed in ifen
tion for your loved ouc uow trappy u ii'ncoiip'i>iaH" r "
1 weep not! Though you e.um't se her. she wid be a l *
yon. she will be your guardian angel to hover aron'o-y
|>aUi, till you meet where all are 1. 'y and M'P>- '
your tears, and rementlier ' that whit h I' d'- ' H, ' n "
Dear ugefl parents, may yon feel, that \ !""
! and l>e comforted with the hope that -he has pns-ed |
! a higher und hetter life gone to the loweidy ,t-
I live with the crown of immortal'-, where there-It- 1 *
1 .iafk A 'Ailf
t sorrow, no pain, nor death. Dear brotnerau sr>
I eouutenanee.s are sad. and your < yes filled aga®
i as you think of the happy days forever gone ; b"t *
i not for your absent sister. Keuiemb'r h w siie l u • (
i when on earth. That lore will tjtiniiniwli- ,
! watch over you and direct your vision i' one '* ■'"
j save all mankind. You will hear IST vice 111 ' 1
| of the breeze as it stirs the leaves of summer, to. ■■■
j leaf shall liave received the tint of autumn, and iu- 1
! to meet its companions, ft will be a la' - 11 .- 1
to VOII vet von wif! love to listen.
* ~s .ri iff
Onr a|TOiintance with the one cue icrc
like a happy dream. We will iein< nil • ihp ll '
ingM that fid I from her lips, we v ill think •>' her • 1 ■■ .
console otirselvos by say ing ' that which hath l
The funeral was attended at the Kpiscopa; < h ■' '
a very able and comforting nibhes- was ili-liveo-i
occasion by I,'cv. Mr. MILKS, ol AA ilki - ; r '
Pike, May 'do, IHAO.
At Owego, ou the morning <'i the -lth 'i • ''
of Hon. Richard Rrower. of the \h a-a
•Jt years.
At AVest Trov. AVi-con-in. of hemorrhage "'
<;I:oi;<;k "A\ . m ati\ h:
aged is _\i