Mr. SUMNER. Before the vote is taken I will take the liberty of making one remark. In considering the resolution in committee, it seemed in some respects inade onto to the occasion, and yet the committee did not think it advisable to attempt any further amendment. The public prints have informed us that an attempt was made on the life of the Emperor of Russia by a person animated against him on account of his divine effort to establish emancipation. That report, I am inclined to think, has not disclosed completely the whole case. It does not a pear, from what we are told, that the specia ground of animosity to the Emperor, at the present moment, is so much the original act of emancipation as the courage and perseverance and wisdom which he has displayed in carrying it forward to its practical results. I have had occasion, formerly, to remind the Senate how completely the Emperor has done his work. Not content with issuing the decree of emancipation, which was in the month of February, 1861, he has proceeded, by an elab orate system of regulations, to provide, in the 1st place, for what have been called the civil rights of all the recent serfs; then, in the next place, to provide especially for their rights in court; then, again, to provide for their rights in propert, securing to every one of them a homestca; and then, again, by providin for them rights of public education. Adds to all these, he has secured to them also political rights, iving to every one the right to vote for alI loca Officers, corresponding to our officers of the town and of the county. It is this very thoroughness with which he has canied out his decree of emancipation that has aroused against him the ancient partisans of slavery, and I doubt not it was one of these who aimed at him that blow which was so happily arrested. The laggard and the faithless are not pursued by assassins. The Emperor of Russia was born in 1818, and is now 48 years of a c. He succeeded to the throne on the dent of his late father in 1855. Immediately after his accession he was happily inspired to bring about emancipation in his great country. One of his 1st utterances when declaring his sentiments, was, that it was important that this great work should begin from above to the end that it should not proceed from below. Therefore he insisted that the Imperial Government itself should undertake the blessed work, and not leave it to the chance of insurrection or of blood. He went forth bravely, encountering much opposition; and now, that emancipation has been declared in form, he is still going for ward bravely in order to crown it by assuring all those rights without which emancipation is little more than a name. It was, therefore. on account of his thoroughness in the work that he became a mark for the assassin; and, sir, our country does well when it offers its homage to the sovereign who has attempted so great a task, under such difficulties and at such haz ards, making a.landmark of civilization.