Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1856-07-31
From the Washington Union.
To the Public.

lowing card from Anson. .Buringame, memher Of
Congress from Massachusetts
CARD.
am Informed TINT the memordndum OF recent
conversation of myself and friends with the friends
Of Mr.. Brooks has received. in some quarters,
from its position, as appended to MIR. Brooks
speech, an Interpretation which does injustice to
its real meaning and to my intentions.
This is what gay, and have said. in relation
to my speech: That observed init the rules of per-
sonal and parliamentary decorum that could not
qualify or retract any portion Of it, and held my
self responsible to any gentleman aggrieved by It,
This is the only construction which l supposed
would be placed on the memorandum which my
friends reduced to writing, that there might be no
misunderstanding But, inasmuch as attempts,
not altogether unsuccessful, have been made to
pervert its true meaning, I now withdraw it
And, that there may not be any mlsapprehension
in the future, say, explicitly, that leave my
speech to interpret ITSELF and hold myself respon-
sible for it, without qualification or amendment.
A. BURL1NGAME.
WAsurxcroN, July 10, 1856.
This card was first ppblished in the "Intelli-
gencer'' on Monday, as2l inst, though it is
dated July 10.
As soon ms conld procure friend (which was
in less than two hourssafter first saw the card)
the following message was sent to Mr.. Burln-
game:
WAsHINGroN, July q.
SIR: Will you do me the kindness to indicate
some place outside of this District where it will
be convenient to- you to negotiate in reference to
the difference between US. Very respectfully. &C.,
p. s. BROOKS.
Hon. a. BURLINGAME.
| Apprehending arrest from the officious inter-
ference of Mr.. Bnrlngames friends, II knew that
Ill &C. 4
night-fall left my own rooms and went to the
house of friend for greater security.
At about twelve o'clock Gen. Lane called and
delivered Mr.. Burlingame's reply to my note,
which reads as follows:
WASHINGTON, D. c., July 81.
| SIR: Your note Of tLis date was placed in my
hands by Gen. Lane this afternoon.
| In reply have to say that l will be Mt the
| Clifton House, on the Canada side of Niagara
Falls, on Saturday next, at II o'clock, m, to 'ne
gotiate' in reference to any difference between
u.s. which in your judgement may require settle
ment "outside of this District" have the honor
to be your obedient servant,
A. BURLINGAME.
Hon. P. s. BROOKS.
In order that the public may fully understand
the whole matter in relation to Mr.. Burlingamc
and myself it is necessary to revert to events
tecedent to the last correspondence between U.S.
Some time during the last month he made speech
in the House of Representatives, and when refer
ring to the assault upon Senator Sumner, he ap-
piled this, language to myself: "Stole into the
Senate, Chamber, and struck his brother, as Cain
did Abel" When the sentence was uttered, my
friend Mr.. Keitt, who knew that was absent,
pronounced it false under which imputation Mr..
Burlingame quietly rested. did not at that time
feel it my duty to hold Mr.. Burlingame responsi-
BILE for his language, and might perhaps huvc per-
mitted him and his words to pass.
1t was not long, however, before intimations
from divers sources reached me that the friends
Of Mr.. Burngame were boasting of his valorous
assault unon me-of his cxpcrtness with the rife,
(which they more than insinuated had come to my
ears, in explanation of my forbearance) )-and that
he himself was making capital at home in conse-
Quence of his courageous conduct. In regard to
the insult given him by Mr.. Keitt it was said that
he (NIr. Burlingame) "would not send, but that
he would accept q challenge"
Under these circumstances | felt that forbear
ance was no longer virtue, and requested my
friend, Mr.. Bocock, on the 1st day of July to go
to Mr.. Burlingame with the simple question,
"Would he received call from me o. The reply
to this short question is to be found in the follow
ing extract from written statement made to me
by Mr. BOcock:
EXTRAcTs.
ssMr Buringame then commenced an explana-
ton, which led to q long conversation between US
in the course of which he made many statements,
which he said were confidential.
"Omittng these, the answer which he desired
me to bear you was substantially this that he
had no unkind feelings whatsoever for you, but,
on the contrary, regarded you rs man of cour.
age and a man of honor; that while he dsappro-
we'd of the assault on Mr.. Sumner, and felt bound
rs Massachusetts man to condemn il, he had de-
signed to discriminate between the man and the
act Tlet it be remembered that this language was
used on the 1st of July, and had said no more on
the subject than his sense of representative duty
REQUIRED Under these circumstances, he was
surprised to find that you had taken exception to
ANYTHING which he had said In relation to the
boasts that had been thrown ont in his name, he
stated that they had not been authorized by him;
but on the contrary, he very strongly condemned
both them and their authors
"And if, after all this you were not satisfied,
and wanted his blood, he stated that he could do
nothing else than accept, and would do so.
"Before leaving Mr.. Burlingame I recapitula-
ted what understood to be his answer. He a.
greed that was right, and added, describe me
to him MS you see me; do justice to my kind feel
ings to him. and do justice also to my manhood"
bearing, and speech. was pleased with the re-
port of his bearing, and impressed with the belief
:hat he was an elevated gentleman; and when
next met him respectfully offered him my hand,
which he rs respectfully received
On the day that the resolution for my expulsion
was to be taken up in the House, intending to be
severe in my remarks upon certain of its mem
hers, as also upon the State of Massachusetts,
requested Mr.. Bocock to submit his written state
ment to Mr.. Burlingame for his approval or re-
| lection In relation to this point Mr. Bocock
saws in his last statement: 'On the morning on
which you made your speech and resigned your
seat in the House, handed Mr. Burlingame the
statement which had prepared, and he has ncrer
returned it to me-" informed Mr.. Bocock that
must and should have an acquaintance from Mr..
Burlingame; and on that evening (of the day on
which my speech was made) my friend Mr.. Bo-
cock brought me the memorandum which was ap.
nended to my speech, and which is in the hnnd-
writing of Speaker Banks. The memorandum
was in all essential points the same as Mr.. Bo-
cocks statement, the original Of which Mr.. Bur-
linpame had retained, but n copy of which had
fortunately kept. This memorandum | accepted
under the advice of friends, in lieu of Mr. Bococks
statement, and was told that it was generous to
do 50. I did it to save Mr.. Burlingame's feelings,
whose associates I was informed were pressing
him. And yet, after MI this-after five days of
delay-NIr. Burlingame had the efrontery to en-
barrass his counseling friends, and to repudiate,
on the 10 of July, because of m assumed false
construction, sin some quarters" an instrument
which contained apologies which he had made on
the first of the same month, and which apologize
construction he had repeatedly admitted to be
true, and also in the presence OF his friend, Mr..
Banks.
A. oo1a avail IaEo nj