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> - - Z - : ' % * * ' rm - ^ 4 ' w v # I <* * ;, ^ ~ ? >-?. . Sc'^Mk i^k) PI? R A NNTTM Turii'lo I lie Pre**?it* teeming Micot* suivey, TV 4 1 \ A T 4 VpT^ w ^ -*~^ I X xVi-*i.l Xj ItX iliK willi i lie wonder* ??i' eaeli putting ?lay. liV j\ 1/ \ VvlXxyJl/ 3. /amilg naft palitirnl 3iruis}inprc?Dcuntrii in tljr 3rts, ikirnrrs, litrraiurr, ^IrtJurntinii, 3gricultnrf; 3ntrrnnl 'Jmprauruirntn, /orrigu null PmurDiic JOrtus, nuii tijp 3%larl\cta. ^VOLUME V. LANCASTER. C. II., SOUTH CAROLINA, WEDNESDAY MORNING, AUU G, 18.50 NUMBER 25. IjMitiral. ASSAULT ON MR. SUMNER. S V E i -: C II UK * W W. BOYCE, OF S. C, In tlie House of Representatives, ) J u U 1'2, 1 boO ) The Ilonse having under consideration the report of I ho committee on the at loged assault of lion. 1'reston S. Brookon lion. Charles Sumner of the Senate Mr. Uoyre said; Ma. Sl'KAKKit: 1 am desirous of making home observations uj on this ease, as tin gentleman most particularly involved i.one of the represent at ivcs Irom my owi Stale, ami inv pcisou.d Iriend. lint it it not merely upon that giotiud that tliii question interests me. As a ipiesliou o peiogative atlecting tin- lights of the pen p!e upon one ban J, ami the privileges o the Government on the other, it is a qtn-s lion which must excite imiv?i?-il ml>ieM III Lugi ami, these questions of perogalivi lone always agitated the public mind t< its piolouiidcst depths. \\ e ali recollect how, in ilia great case of ilapdcn, ling land w as disturbed upon the question o si lip money. At another time, in tin reign ol James II., iii the case of the set' en bishop*, England was ail cXciteinelil awaiting the acquittal of those victims ol oppression. At a more recent periix! when general warrants were attempted t< be cub-rced in tl.e case ol \\ iikes, the pub lie mud was all on lire to ascertain what .. ...i i i... .i ' nMUUi 4 ?V! I HC IU'CIM<I|| Ol Uie colli t.->. ! 11 our own connii v, ui the period of 'lie nil en and sedition laws, tile public liiiinl wa? profoundly iiri t'cl in tcfcneiico to it case ol ti.i.s kind, involi ing the tights ol i-vi ry citizen; for although to day it nitiy l>i* the c.??e of iny friend and colleague, U nit.irow it may be your case, or my ease, 01 lite ihhc of any other intliiidlial in tl.t c .iiiitiv. Therefore it i? not surprising tli it this case shou.d excite the deep*si in terest. The threat question is as to (lie jatimlic tit.n ol liii- House, il.i.t the IIoum j iris diction i In irfetreticc t<> the powei ol ll.e House to a< t upon this matter, it i? * e\ itleut tiiat, il tlo ) have iiliy powei upon the subject, il must be derived from the Constitution by express grant, or by tocess.iry implication, and it must not be ui consistent with any j?t< \i>ioii of the Con Ktiiulion. That rule of the cons'.inction i: ceir, because our Go\einmeiit is a <ioveriimei l o' limited power*. AH powers not emnted are, by tlie Cotislitiiliou ilsell cxjnessly reset led to the people or t Ii e States. Therefore, before you can take one step in any direct'oil, you must be able to show that the power to lake it is granted by the Constitution, or is a necessary implication from it. V* ell, is the power giuiited by the Constitution I li so, I desire to know what c.ausc of the Constitution confers the power i Doubt less, i shall bu pointed at once to that clause of the Cotoliluli in which has been ......1. . .? -?i .- - i -1 ? -n .vni i nj H.J ?lim" III1S Unlive I* j;ive? power to punish .it* members fot <)l* odd ly conduct, atKl, with tin; roll-cut of' twothirdx, to expel a member. 1 confo** tliat ibat clause of the Constitution i.? I* the only one which accm* to tile to ad inn of an argument aliirmativc ot the power of the lionse in this case, l?ul the slightest examination of thai clause ? not nieruly by its words, hut by it* spoil?i ulHciunt, it sc-eiiY* to ine, to show ill-it the idea arises from at*, entire misconception of the clause. Wlia'. was the purpose ol that clause I 'Hie k?-v l<? il... t* - - - ?/ ? "? **" " the tjrst line of it : "Enil House tn?y determine the rule* of i)* proceedings."? 'Hia', is the great idea. So i.e poet has said "Order is Iluavcu's firot law." OrJcr is equally the first law of every deliberative body. It wh* oikc snd that no body of more than a hundred men could be anything viae than a :nob. A* any rate, no bed)' ol men can legislate without order. One cnu>o of the unfortunate proa (ration of the historic kingdom of 1'nlatid war the disorder which existed in the I'olisli diet. Order, then, is the first neres sity of a legislative body ; it is the vital rtpaik indispensable to existence. The framer* of our Constitution understood this, and in order, therefore, to give the legislature the menus of preserving itself, fliey gHVo it the power to make "rule*" ol order. Well, what are rules of .order f? Haws of order . This torin "rules" is used in the Constitution in the sense of laws in several places. The Constitution says that Coiigre-s shall have power to make "rules concerning captures on laud and water," and for the government of the land and naval forces. That means "laws" a..d in this clrttiM! it means laws also.? Kacli House, under this clap a of tlw? Constitution, has power to establish laws of order. This power, thus granted to each House, is contrary to the general principle of the Constitution, which confers legislative powers upon all the co-ordinate departments ?.f the Government, and not upon one of them. Hut the importance of each House controlling its own proceedings rendered it necessary fo givo to each House power to inftk*lt><*Q of order. Hut this grant of power would have been to nugatory, if the Constitution had not gone sin; further, and delegated the power to pun- "du isli for violation of the laws of order prii otherwise the power would have amount gui> cd to nothing. They then immediately tuli followed up the grant ot power to each ing House to make law? of order, by granting sun to each House the power to punish for a stiti 'j violation of those laws of order. They Ho did this bv inserting tie word", "and to try, pnisli for itisordurly behavior." \\hi The construction 1 contend for is, that j law 1 this power to punish for "disorderly" con - ! pen I duct is responsive to the power to make I laws of order; that being so responsive,it fori ' | is therefore necessarily limited by it. The ?I I ohj> ct of the clause is, lirM, to grant the pro ' power to establish laws of order ; and to to ' | make that grant of power effectual, it eott | grants secondly, the power to punish for To ' I a violation of those laws. Well, then ac J doil '! cording to that construction, this House ed < ' | would only have the power first to estab win ' ; lisli laws of order?laws necessary to ear 1 . ' rv out its legislative functions while in se<- it s ' hion ? and then to punish for a violation Coi of those laws; such violation being alone, <r t i in the sense ol the Constitution, "disorder gav 1 | Iv behavior." pro ' That, as I understan J it, is the mean- the ^ inn -f the clause grunting power to pun- the ish for disooler!y conduct. This "term of < di.-ordeily" is capable ol the most exlen- es ded meaning; whereas in the Constitution atnl it is used in a special, resli icted, and lech- con ! ideal sense, applying simply to a v ohilioii I of the laws of older. The planetary sys ; gr.t ' tern is coiitiolled by laws oi order which por 'iii i - i Iiivil VH'IHM lias iliposcil UpOll tiled). j Sl'll I lie sun, ilio moon, ami tlie stars, all re- Are. volve in appropiiate oibits in obe iience to the those law? of order; ami shouM one of pov those heavenly boil sea inuiily depart front ' any ' its accustomed sphere, a ml tly headlong ihu .'.through space, dashing against other snh wot his, thai Mould bo u violation of the for laws of oider which the Almighty has iiu- is I) j p.?s< il upon the univeiso. tha 1 . One going into a theater, and laughing gr.t ! | al an atl'ectilig passage of the peifmm the ance would ho a violation of tlm laws ?.| con oiiler. (ining into the piulor < fa gentle llo | man, and remaining there against his will the 1 would be a violation ol the law of older, ruli All these instances would be disordeily pov I conduct. Hut, certainly, il is not in so two 1 extended a seme that tin trainer* of the I'm j Constitution intended to use that term.? has ; ; If it is not lived in that extended sense, in nth j what sense is it used ? Il can only he in the ' that specific reuse which is responsive to the to the tir*l power granted in th clause? maj k!11 ie power to milk laws of order. Il is in lim ! il,..i ......... .I.... i ' j ....... Hint I llinil>C IIIO pOWCT WHS j CHII .! grunted to punish f<?r disorderly conduct run ?to j uui It tor a violation of laws of or- j cr t ! der, previously prescribed. is o Suppose lliat tlie frainers of tin* Con* lion stilution bad designed to give the general fute ' power which, it is claimed, attaches to j pill this term "disorderly." Think yon they j a st did not understand the use of language . '| 'teller than to use so inappropriate a word j chit as that f They would have used a word ' the covering the case and expressing what sui< they meant. The) would not have used ' of I the ambiguous term "disorderly" in refer- ihoi 1 c-nce to general improper conduct else thii where. They would have umsI a teiin up) which would embrace improper conduct a n wherever done, ltul tbey used the pecm j>rth liar term " disorderly." They, therefore, thir did not intend to giro to the House the I power to punish imjtroper conduct olsj wlii where committed. The term "disorderly" aga is an apt word to express the idea, I insist this was intended; but if by it was meant what exp :t is com* tided by the other side of the ot t . | House, it would not have Oecn an apt a u leim?it would r.ot have been in aeeor law dunce with that happiness of language llici which chnnclcrizod the franiers of the the Constitution. | ties: 1 I consider, therefore, that the word lloi "d'sordeily" never could have been iritcn ble, iled to convey the general power claimed tliei for it by the majority of tlie committee, to I > but that it was intened to mean what I v?Ji have contended that it docs mean?pro- den vision against the violation of the laws of of t order. t Again, if the franiers of the Conslilu- the lion had detiigtyd to give the power to j Co punish for general disorderly co idurt, . 1 thev would nut Imen mil it. . r....... ? i?> I - - I"""' " I J that part of the Constitution where- it in, I**-'' found, but in another part. So iui|>ortant * '?*** a provision would not linve conio in at an *mi incident to another cluure, but would I>r<>" have Htood out like ? promontory by it- l'?* elf. tuti< Again, the cooNiruction which I con* iit r< tcnd-for is one which iaconformable to the dial spirit of the Cona'.itulinn. If there is any all ? one groat idea which pervades the Conitii- e* tution, which characterizes American lib* oiIm crly, it is llie i lea that no man, however con hutnhlu he may Iki, ahull ever l>e punish- \ ed except for the violation of some law vide previously pro?cril>cd. T!ic construction deai contended for the majority of the commit- of ii tee would violate that principle. They r)b would giie the House the right to punish or." without declaring the previous law upon f?*ra the subject?keeping the law in your bos- mei orn, and then punishing for that tmptib* air, ii*hcd law. The construction I contend In h f??r would avoid this enormity. No man Hoi in this country can be punished except in in I pursuance of previous law. He has the dial ight, before ho is punished, to require you *pe< point out the law. Under the con- i olli iction which 1 contend lor, of this term pet >orderly," you carry out this great 1 spe triple, and that great principle is to l?e ih* us in our construction of the Consti- ten on. It pours light upon it, illuiiiiiial- ! Un it with the radienee of the noon day , is Hy that great light I read the Con- onl ution, and in it 1 find no power in this ! utilise, or in any other body in thiscoiin- | v io to punish any citizen e\o? pt for an act , to ieli has been prescribed lq previous I Co , and its violation furbiddoti under a pot ally. | llii: I he construction I contend for is con- me liable to the spirit of the whole clause I It t irst, giving to this House the power lo | g?-i teet itsell by laws of order, and then ! in punish for their violation?a logical the sequence of establishing laws of order, dei give the extended construction cniten- cm for, is to foist in a power never dream- res of by the fraineis o( the Constitution lull f*i? they enacted that clause. tali f I am right in my construction, then fee stands thus; that tlic framers of the dot lsiitutioti gave to each Ilousd the pr.w- i 111:1 0 establish laws if order; and they ! Ion c to each House lite proper and ap- I cla priate power?consequent upon that . arc consequential power to punish the rcg members for a violation of those laws to irdcr previously established. This lixthe meaning of the word "disorderly,'* ! Hiu 1 iril t*?t if ? f ui?!iiit/?ul >ai<w>ici> ?: ?f ? > ? ., h *? ; ? stitulioiial meaning. ( I lie next question is as to the power nted to tliis House 1 v tie concluding lion of the clause, "and w ith tin* eon- w I of t no-thirds, lo expel a number," What is il 10 meaning of it. I'pon ! am oilier aide, it is contended llnit linker is conferred to expel generally for i ' condiiet of aelion two-thirds may o< ik improper. It is argued tlial it is a t sl ii.live power?ll.e |<ower lo expel any iapfoper conduct. 1 insist that it ot a substantive grant of power, but I it is a limitation of a power already ntcd. Look at the whole clause J take whole subject matter?the spirit ? the text. The law liist authorizes (lie i use to establish rules of order; ami n to punish for the violation of these s of order, and gives the House the o ier to expel, with the concurrence of '-thirds. To expel for what? Why, the very thing f< r which the House the power to punish?\iolath n ol tho rs. If it had not been lor that clause, power to punish wouM have enabled House to expel a member by a simple jority. Hut this clause conn s in as a t itation of the p< war, ami * you oat.- cot not expel a nu mber ex- opt l?y lite coll- >| i irtice of Uvo thirds. Tim general pow- out 0 punish extends to expulsion, as that | cxi ne iWm of punishment. The rc?pii?i- i tlii 1 of a two-thirds rote is certainly,there- | pa i, a limitation on tlic general power to ' mi; nsli ; being ;t limitation it cannot he Sir uhstaiitivc grant of power. Dial is the meaning of the terms of the i*e giving the power to expel. It is same tiling us it the Constitution had I, "You may punish f>r the violation Co| ihs of order, hut you shall not ex lie I , i -ii t ,ro relor without too coneuiretire of two Is of the iiieinheis?you may punish J | io the point of expulsion hy the vote of w-j injoriiy, hut you cannot punish by ex ion unless with the cotistnl of two da." ?f f Mr. Speaker, we consider the offence ch it was most important to guard nal, for which it was necessary to gire " House the power to punish nud to e', it will he loiind that it is tho otlvnce ret he violation of laws of order; because, leuibcr who persistently violates the H" s of order?who would trample upon ,5s hi, and c instantly disturb and annoy House and ro interfere with its buai- rt'' t?would become a nuisance in the 1,1 use. His p'esence would he inloiera- l;ir the negation of all legislation, and r*' refore it was necessary for the llou?o r,-> lave the power to expi! such an mcli- ' >" iial, who would justly excite the con illation oi twu thirds ?f iSi? n.. o:!.. .. ?ui lie House. r*" iow, Mr. Speaker, I insist that (hat is ""I true construction of this clause of the slilutiun. Suppose that the frniners lie Coimtiti lion had designed to givn ",a Ids House the power generally to exfor improper conduct; think you not l those wise men who trained theCoiiition would havo designated and ex- "ll( isly mniked out the evtent of that er I What do wo lind in the Const i ,,,c on kindred to this matter i We tied datum to the power of impeachment, , this House has the right to iinpcneh " It ivil officer* for certain specified cluss- the of oth-uces?for ' treason, hrifery, or i it high ciime and misdemeanor And fwl Hit ion removes them fioin office. tirs Veil, sir, when they undertook to pro wui i for the power of impeachment, they glinted whatclass of ol!en*e* admitted ' impeachment they said, "treason. hnhe ind or other high crime and misdemean wit That clause of the Constitution reto all the ctfil officers of the Govern- lw< it of the United Stales. Think you, that the frainers of the Constitution ' I the rights of the members of the r use, nud of the other House o! Congress ci n ens regard than they did the office of a friv rict judge! Why, no, sir. They wo citK'd what class of offoncea the other loft cers ?if the United States might bo irn- < iclicd for; and would they nut have cilied the class of c?il noes whi.di might < punished by expulsion if they had in I ded to give a general power to expel I doubtedly. Their not having done so a strong argutuciit to show that they \ y intended tohmit the power of punish i lit to expulsion in regard to cases in lalion of the laws of order. It seems inc, then, so far as that clause of the ( nstitution is concerned, that there is no xer in this House to take cognizance of ( s case in the manner which is rccom nded by the majority of the committee, i seems to me that the conduct of the >lleinan fioin South Carolina invo ved this case was not disorderly condui t in sense in which the Consttitution intenI, and that the(pow i r to expel does not brace a general class of offences but is Iticled to those offences which are vicious of tlio law of order piev ionsiy es dished. I consider it, lliercl'psr lly clear that clause of tl e (u-iiuuion ?s not emhrace the case of the geni'c11 from South Carolina. I shall, theiei?, make no further relcrrence to that use, ami I shall, in the balance of my I juim nt, treat the subject v. it bout aii\ I ;ard to those clan>e> of the ('otisliuitiuu w hich I have alreadv allud. d Now, sir, where else will tin- committee 1 this j tow or, which iliov cl.cin i Wo ' tolil hi (?ener:d lion ton's o iso tlif s House lias ilie power to for :i 11 its and batteries on its mouthers, liV tuo ol tlint clause of the Constitution idi grants to this House tin* power t" I nin'l tlio ailemhiiHvof absent mend s<, ! I that havinj; tilt* powct lO Compel tilt! ] clidatice of inoinl eis whcueVir hv as;lt ami hattory a m< tuber i* prevented from attendance, the otlond-i tio'atosj it clause of the Constitution, ami i> i ilty i f oonti nipt of the House, and in i\ j punished necordinjdy. NVIiv, sir, that he most farfetched conclusion possible. , is very evident that that clause of the I uslitution intended to prevent vo'un'al.b-e.lco. It llicreh intended to reunite , it those uteuther- who were not vvclm^ attend. It never contemplate I that .\as to he used to'nseio the attendance ill u.hers, kept lloiii the llollse involultily hv force. The law of 11.. l.-.ud alidy provid d a remedy for that. I ho ( it ol roijma, and the act u ot ' sjviss Jor false iinj i ?onnicnt, wire tide- ! .. It II ' ' ...v. ivmivkkx. ihii against I lie lllem- I | r v.tliml -lily absent there was no legal ? nedy. Il was, tln tof. i.*, u<>cfssar\ f.?t i Il?>u?e to have tlii* grant of power to Opel the absent un-uiher to attend in < to of himself. I lotion this power was , iferred upon tin House. That was the | ent of tiiis p >\vor. Can yon distort s power into an impiiei! power on the rt of the Home to punish any one who < "lit commit an ?*?. nit ami hattery ?? I , there is clearly nothing in that idea, i [coxct.l Ilfctl M.XT WF.KK.J j TO THE TUELIC. It is with extifine reliie mce that I am ' islraincd to transfer a private <pt rid 1 in its hgi.imulo lidd into t.'ic pnhlie ' ss. Tin- fault, how over, d? es not prop 1 y lest with me, as an imparti il pnhlie I ' I decide after rending the following,' d from Anson Rurliigame, mouther 1 Congress from Massachusetts : " A CARD. "I ani informed that the mcmorandtim ( a recent conversation of myself and , nds with the friends of Mr. Eroofc* has , fired, in some <pi iters, fn in its post , n, as appended to Mr. IIrooks's speech t interpretation which does injustice to! real meaning ami to my intentions. > , "This is what I say, and have said, in t alien to my speech : That I observed it the tides ol personal and parliament y (leeoiuiit; tlmt 1 could not ipialify or , met any portion of it, ami held nivHcil ] 'y j?onsible to any gentleman aggiictcd 1 , it. ! , Tliit is tho only construction which 1 | JlOsod Would he placed on the memo ! ] idinn, which my liicuds reduced towri r. that thorn tnicrlit !> ? >.. ? r,. IHWU1HKII , | tiding. Hut, ina>inuch at attempts, j altogether un.-ucccwful, have been ,, de to pervert it* irtte meaning, 1 now j, !u I raw it. And that there may not , any misapprehension in tliu fii.nre, I j , explicitly, that I leave my speech to L'fprel itself, ami hold myself retp<ami for it, without <pialili<'ati<>n <>r amend- j nt. A. HUHLINGAMi:. ,, Washington, July lh, ISod.'' v I'liis card was lii>t published in the 1 Jtelligencer" on Monday, ti.e 21*1 in*t., t ugh it m dated July 12. r \t soon at 1 could piocure a friend I deli was in Ic.-t than two hour* after I t t *aw the car<l) the following incwutge s v sent to Mr. liurlin^atne ; I "Washington, July 21. ? 'Sir: Wi'l you do luc the kitv'nc** to I vate some place outride of (hit l>i-tri<t ? ere it will be convenient to you to lie- ? late in reference to the difference be- fl en us. Very r.9peclfullr, Ac., HK00K3. I ' Hon. A. Ht-ni.ixoAMK." a \ppi? hending an ni ic,t fioin the ofll- t n.t interference of Mr. HurlingtunoV t nds, (I knew thai no frien I of mine t uld lodge information.) at nigl t fall I n , my own looms and wcul to the hou-t t af a friend for greater security. At about twelve o'clock (Jen. Lane call[*d ainI delivered Mr. Durlii.game's reply lo my note, wliicli reads as follows: "Washington, 1>. July 21, 18-">0. "Sir: Vmir note of this date wa- placed in my hands hy (Jell. Lane this afternoon. "In reply, I have to say that 1 will he nt the Clifton llou.se, on the Canada side uf Niagara Falls, on Saturday next, at 12 o'clock, in., to " negotiate" in reference to any "diUcrutico between tr.s" which ia your judgment may re.piire settlement " outside of this District. "I have the honor to he vour obedient servant, ' A. litHLlNi S A NIK. " 1 loll. P. S. lluoUKS." lu order licit the public may fully tin dersland the matter in ielation to Mi, Ihirlingame and myself, it i, nee*, - .ry revert to * vents antecolt'iit to tin-hist or respond'"iicc between us. S nit'' m (luring i be last month Ire made a sp eh in the House ?>f Ueprcscntativ* s, ami wlu-ii refening to the assault upon Senator SuiniKM, he nppiic I lh s langn-'ge to my sell : ".v>l*!e into the Senate chamber, am struck his brother, .s Cain did Aid."? When tlie sentence was ut'eied, in\ liii lol, Mr. Kcilt, w ho Knew that I war :,! .-nt, prauaunit'i'd i: false; under which imp'.itatieii Mr. I'tnling line <pn*-tly res t?d. I did not nt thai time !< ? ! it my luty lo hold iSurtingam* responsibly foi liis language, and might perhaps Siav* per mi;ted htm and his words to pass. It was not long, h?>w*-v<-r, before inti* matiiitis tVoni *!;\< i .?* sources readied in* that the tin lis f Mi. Hurlingaine wee mij <>i .... \ alm oin a->.iii i up.in in. ? el Lis e\peitno>s .villi tin; rill. , (.vL. ! lliey more than imiiiiiatcil lia i t U my oar-, in explanation .if in\ forbear :?!. < ) ? am! that ho himself was nial, m. i\tp:lal nt home in cutis. .piciire <>f hi' rniir lecoii-. comhict. In reoaul tc? the in .'ill an.*!, |,im 11y Mr. K.'ilt, it was sti? lint lit- (Mr. 1 tinliii!?anio) "woulil not <en?i, hul li.al lie wotil.l accept a dial li'llUO.*' I in!' r the-o rircinnstaiices I felt thai f.?iLear inoe was mi !<i i^.-r a virtu*', km rr.jllt -.iei! I i \ fiictnl, Mr. 1 h><< i. !:, on tin l.l ! .\ of July, to m> I t Ml It'll II. a 111'' w:: 11 ill.' nip1.' .iuo-ii .a, "\V. i'.I !i r>. reive a vail from in** f The reply 1?? lliii hoit <j".< sli.'ii i-. to ho found in the I'. ! iim extract from a vvi 11?*si ?tateiiu*ii inaric lo ino by Mr. I.ucuck 1 f r:\iu AC..] "Mr. Hnrliiiu' iii?" lin n oommonc l ai explanation, w hicli lo 1 to a l??n^ conver >:it ion hot vvvoli u-, :ii i lie course of whr I lie i.'iulo many statements, which lie >>.ti , ivere coiilLL mini. " (>:niuiiio these, the ansvv* r which hi hsire'l lite in I.ear veil was si;l?tniil:.o \ this; thai holiml no unlciiulfeelings nhat 'never tor \mi, hut, on the contrary, re r.ir.le.l voii n* a mm nf emuatje ami i n:ii. ..I' lloit.tr *!...* .. I.ti. I... i- - - ? * ..v msn,., i >f the a??aull ?m N r. Sumner, nn?l l<-l Intini'l :is a hiisot.? man to eon lenin it, It- had desi??mil lo ili-eiiin:.i;.t< lotweeti the man ami llie ait, [ict it hi remembered tliat this laiiiju i?;e w :s usei >ii tlie 1-t of July, J tin! Iiail said no mon ?n tlio subject than his sense uf r? |>n -< n utive duty r< ijniriil. I ';nl> r tbeso 111 niuMaiiees, lie w as surprised to llml tlia foil had taken exception to ant tliiin. ivliicli lie luii) said. "In relation to tin >o:is:s tliat ik.i?l been lb low n out in bii nine, stated tliat tin \ bail not 11 n an lioriseil by biin ; but, on the eo*?lrary, It* rerv strongly coin! nincd both tin in ?ui licir author*.'' " Ami if, after all this, vou were i.o at sfied, ami w bis hlooil, lie s'.atci bat be cotilil ilo iio'.biiig else tbaii accept iml wntil*I ilo so. * lb-fore leav ing Mr, r?ur!injfai,i(>, I r?. a utuluted W bat I lilulerstooi! to In Ins an nvor. lb. agreed tliat I was right, an< ubli-il, * 11 cm ribo me to bini as you m? ne; do j .aiiee to my kiml feeding* tc tiin, ami do jn-tice also to my man ioimI.' " I Uiil do justice to Mr. Hiirlincranic in bought, be.ninn, and speech, I was leased Willi the report ? ! bis bearing, ni l impressed with tbc In lief tliat lie w in elevated gentleman; and wlo n next I net bini I respectfully ottered liilli uiv mrul, which he us respectfully received. On the lay that the resolution f r my xpulrion was to bo taken tin in tho I mi*e, Mended to ho levore in my rent nk? upon ertain of its members, as iiImi noon the slate of M tssni hii-eit?, i .Mr. Joeock to submit Ins written 'Moment o Mr. liorlingnme for liis approval or ejection, la relation to this point, Mr. locock says in his last statement: 'On ho morning on whit-h you made your perch and resigned your seal in tho lotiM', J handed Mr. Uur ii.gamu tho lateir>cnt which I had prepared, and ho ins never ret urn. d it to nie." I informed dr. Uncock that I must and Muml I have in acquittance from Mr. Hurlinguinc: and hi that evening (of the day on which my poccli was made) tny friend Mr. llocoi k trough! mo llot metnorandutn which was ippendod to my speech, and which is in lie handwriting of Speaker Hanks. The nemornndntn was in all essential points lie same as Mr. liocok's rtatetneut, the irigiual of which Mr. lturlingaiue had reuined, but ft copy of which 1 had foitu j nntely kept. This memorandum I accep?-*d tinder the advice of fiiends, in lieu of Mr. l?<>-ock'H statement, and was told that it was generous to do so. 1 did it to save Mr. \>ui lingaine's feelings, whose associates I was iufonned were pressing him.? And yet, alter all this?after live days ot delay?Mr. Hurlitigatne had the ell'rontery to etnharrass his counselling friends, t and to repudiate, on the 10th of July, he| cause of an assumed false construction, | "in some quarters," an iiistrumen' which ! contained apologies which he had made on the liist of the same month, ami which apologetic construction he had repeatedly admitted to he true, and aNo in the pros cncc of hi* friend, Mr, Hanks. lie now even atl'ecls the chevalier, and | defiantly says, "I leave my speech to in ! tc. pret itself, and hold in\self responsihh for it, without qualification or amendI lllei.t." , | lie ifquiros me to meet liini in (.'ana ! ; da, a distance ot unit' srt'cii Intudrol utih: i l>j .a I route?a i-<u u running through . I t!iu enemy's country, ami through whicl | no man knows better than Mr. 1 ?tiilni i I game that 1 could not pas* without run ; uiiig the gauntlet ot mobs and assassins pi i oiis and pen licit'juries, hail it's and con j stah'es. He knew that I cotilil never go I 'o Canada, and that w? re I to do so am | he were to lull, that I would never ge L i k. lie iii i It t as we'l have dcsi/iiatc I>o*lon ( oimiioii. II proposition is of n so proposVrot:: eli.irav 'er that the j til.lie will upi>re? iate i I without comment from me. When In , ' repudiated the memorandum which vvn pn pajyd I V liis fi end, and delivered ii , , 11^ pn-inco, I l'? SL some sympathy , I for the n<r<>ny <>f a ptoud man ?!ii? **?i l< ! doing w mug that lie i: "iii?t retrieve tin ' lioti- r of a S::11 which li.nl heett tarnish , <-.| Ii\ unworthy representative*. Itu li s la condition in worse than the form < -r, ami I deiiver him to thai eomleniuatioi | whieh lioiioiji! !< men in e\eiy eomtnuni i ty will sternly indict. 1 h ue no fertile ileinaiuls upon him ; ! ui should lie hi I screwed up to tin* point of making tie iii.inds upon ine, I will yet Ileal hint as : I uci;t'email, and iimet him at any eonve . ni? nt and accessihie point upon euna 'elms. I re-peel fully -k that the suljoinei ^ litter from (ieiural Lane may he read and sahtnit inv etitulnet to the inl< igei t an I Spirited people - J . very S ate i l tin I iiieiti, 1fa UK'X >i\S. Was!, ngluti Cilv, July 22, 1S.!?0. Ihar > i : I Iiave deemed iI proper ant j11-1 to iniiko tho following statement. At your iiijinst, I tailed teste,tlav a ' i>t .i tiiiee o\ lock, as \our Irteud, iij.oi I I Ion. Mr. 1?in iingaiiic?that heing tin i !ii -t oppotlunily 1 hud of meeting I.fit and of delivering your into. Afiei In - 1.-..I ... ..i ; i i " i.:... < 1<* * ? i (i?t ii, i nui'i in* vi iiiiii iiiiti i ?/? i? (j'jt'slcl by you to urge tint h ino.-lin; In.- !.I lake |i!acc tit tin' cm lies'. practici bio moment, suygosiii g that abeinoon o tliin moinitij at lour u'c'otk, and hujiei tlfht I \v??u!il Miit 1.is convenience. I I. I th.r slut<>l that \oil It:i<I Mt|>jinsei t'. t ail dillci. a is between you ami him - if had been ;i.lj ?~t- .1; tliat Ik- [Mr. Bur iingnui>| lui.i rc>u|?encil the matter, a you Mi| |M>s?.'il lor a j?*-rsoiuil diiliculty ami tliat you wnv nn\ioiis t<> luivo it en lil.-.l Willi.nit delay. 11" replied, "I lia is the feeling of a g tllant man, ami lire ok j is a bravo nan." 'J Bat In* would li;iv. to look out lor a tri. nl, ami hail nano it Ins mini at tli.it tune, ami pcrlia; s In ( ' .mill not bo ready lor a meeting at a | early an Imuran you requeued. I a!>? j impressed ii] on biin tint ius:e?>siiy ofenlin | ; -oereev nave with his'fiiend would com ' 1 muuicuto wnli mo at my neat wliile tin ' House w is in session, or at my room nftc J in adjournment ; and, as he bad the rigl. of selecting the place for I lie meeting, am su.*11 other arrangement* as are usual uji <?n such occasions, that he would have tin kindness to let iiiu know, at as early ai ' hour as was convenient, when a..d uhefi | and what it wouid be. l/mt evening i iIhsi'i eleven o'clock, thceno!o-? ?l tioti 1 | fioin Mr. Bui'ingaliie was placed m ni> hand l?v lilt* 11i>li. L. I >. CaiUpbeP. Thi 1 place of inCf :nsitc*?l in said noli is mo l.ir distant, and would MiijtH-i youV ?o many hazard* of urrc-sl, and also lo ? i jurisdiction w illioiit I lie lilii'ls of the I'ni llial as jour friend, I advise \oti, * illioiit hesitation, tc lake no furlhci notice of ilie matter. 1 am, sir, verv respect foully, Your obedient ccrvant, JOShl'll LANE. Hon. 1\ S. llnook*. It was a * * vini; of I'aley that lie who is not a tool half of the tune, is a fool all the time. Robert Hall, who held a similar o|iinion, on being reproached bv a ve ry tlnll preacher with the exclamation? " How can a man who preaches like you talk in so trifling n manner T' re| plied ? " There brother, is the d.flVrenco between ns; you talk your immense in the pulpit | I talk mine out of i." The eminent Dr. South being in the midst of a frolic on one occasion, and seeing a dignified ?u<piai..lance approaching, exclaimed ? " Stop I we must Ik) grave now j there is a fool c jrning !" 3Hisrrllmuj. THE LOVES OF THE PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES Tliorc is something interesting in tho I condition of the l!iroe l'lesidctilinl candi! dale*, considered in n marrying point of , s view. lluehanan is a bachelor; Fillmore 1 Is a widower; and Fremont is a married i .man?a lorn edict?t lie liusband of Col. 1 ? Denton's daughter Jessie? Dear Jessie, t he lloWci of Ihibh.uc.' Duchanan's lov.i atlair was unforlunntr. j Tho lady to whom he was devout v at' j taclied, and who is understood to hie ardently reciprocated his nllivtion, was m iz' I ed Willi a piovoking woinaiiiy pi?pie at I the critical point, and the match was j broken < 1IV. Ii was nun thing in this ' j wise: Mr. liiichanan, after the prelinii' unties had been so largone through with 1 ; iii.it the consummation was in view, tin' j fortunately for himself and for posterity, i stilh red his gallantry to lead him to per" j torm a littie act of civility, harmless in it' I -oil, and capable of giving oil' 11-0 to no j one, l.iit a p-rsoti of the most lively and ^ laiicilul imagination. It was nothing; 4 ! mole than to cseoit another lady to her ' ; lioiue from an cveiiilig visit ; hut it atfeet' i ed the fair one of his heart to siieli a dof grce, thai a li-coin ihation never took * : place, to (iiahie the parties to stand in 1 ! their previous relation : " ()! woman, iii <>t;r !:???:r< ol' ease. I neerlain, coy, Jiiul hard (o please." There m:?% l.avc been pride on both , sides, but it was Midi pride that while it !? do< > lot detract lioiu the hoi. >r ot <ithi'r, . often lends to the most disagreeable cot;t I siMjiioticos. Mr. I?iuItalian nc\cr married; . ami we-liavc not tin- Instil to iviiMUc ! iin i j tor tin* emission, although he lias passed . through life so lar without participating r : in the blissful i.'araili.se ordained by an . allwiso l'lovidetice for man's happiest . | estate on earth. It was no inconstant i 1 love on his part, ami if he has s.ill'ond . j deeply, lie has Milfetcd liohly. The e\. 1 acting I ?:r one lost a better chance to posj se>s a future J'resident than perhaps e\?.r 1 j alter ottered. Mr. 1 dlu.ore is in the very pride of t ! manly beauty and vi?jor. Although bis i> hair is silvcieu he is now a no ro eligible | maleli t.r a lonjj lease of bealtli and happiness, than the majority of men whonio twenty years his junior. It he ever pes. se-sses anutnei pnriuer?ami we have no date UDoti \ hich to (Medicate a theory of ' such intention?lie may lend his choice t<> tin. Wlii'o House as its mistress, allium. '. ? ? C5 ' not ior a lew years yet. In love, Cui. Kreinunt lias boon as :u!' venturous and successful as l:e lias b?e:i I daring in his explorations an I territorial conquests. When he* courted .!'fN*ie l?en' ton, the brilliant destiny in stole lor him I could not be foreseen, and the world look! ed as coldly 011 merit without wealth and j patronage, as it is accustomed to lawn . | upon and llalter llio.-o possessed of t'.u two latter qualities without the former? Col. Hcntoii, was a sort ot Jupiter I'onau j of the Ke'public, may have ente-rtaiue I h j ainhilious views in regard to Jessie, hut ' | Jessie with her woman's wit was as good ! at disc ivories, nstlie man she accepted for ! her liege lord, became afterwards. Co!. ' Io'liiou opposed the match. " No, sir,"' L : said he, when lie was consulted about it, " lie shall not have her, sir ; I have other L j views for her, sir ; she is my daughter, sir; I do not approve the match, sir; 1m must carve his way, sir, as I have done, i sir, but not through my family, sir; no, " sir." ll is shrewdly au>peeled that old i Spitfire interlarded Ins refusal with soverI al expletives of a more forcible than orn i. i mental chnrnctcr. At any rate 'lie did I not ('tighten the young mathematician, | who had ciphered the thing dow n soclose, that he couid not inane a mistake in his 1 calculation. 1 lie finale was, that when Col. Hellion asked for Jessie one morning, "She was not (here, sir, site had none to get married,sir; she had become tho wile of u* tine young husband, sir!" and old Spit' lire had recourse to his favorite expletive-t for consolation, lie made sharp work in the Senate at about that time, where lie wore oil the keen edge of iiis anger in "giving Jessie" to the reposition Senators. Huntnally he became reconciled to the i una way couple, and forgave them. They were mariied by a Catholic priest, because tlioy could net get any one eiso to iM'l'lorm I lie 1i n-niim v A ii v v..in* "Sain" who would not do the saiuo thin-;, wo should set down as not a gay i man, and only (it to It-long to the " ldoken lioartod Club." Mokai.? To Young Ladfrff B# enfofill how you take mitis on alight cause, and how you reject lot era becauvu they . havo not y<-l conquered Sordine. Ihichn. ! nan's rot one and I-'reemont's piizo liacl ,-t ]'residency in prospective between them," ?iV. Sm inlay IjCtulrr. j V"Father di<l you ever have mother wife besides mother I No, my boy ; what ! possessed you to risk mii-Ii a question ?-? 14 Because I saw in the old tnnily Bib'o ' where you married Anno homini, in 1836 and that isn't mo'.ht-r, for her name w:?* I Sally Smith.