Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1856-07-29
LEWIS d OAMPBELL.
Washington, D. c., July 26, Sc.
MIR. Bmrlingame,s s,ateu,en,.

A CARD.-On the 2lst day of June last I
made a speech in the House of Representa-
tives, which contained the following lam
guage:-
son the I'D of May, when the Senate and
the House had clothed themselves in mourn
ing for a brother fallen in the battle of life in
the distant State of Missouri, the Senator from
Massachusetts sat in the silence of the Senate
Chamber, engaged in employmenta appertain-
ing to his office, when a member from this
House, who had taken an oath to sustain the
Constitution, stole into the Senate-that place
which had hitherto been held sacred against
violence-and smote him as Cain smote his
brother"
Mr.. Keitt-Gn his seat)-That is false"
Mr.. Burlingame-I will not handy epi-
thets with the gentleman. am responsible
for my own language. Doubtless he is re-
sronsible for his"
MIR. KEITH am
/" Mr.. Burlingame-I shall stand by mine.
One blow was enough but it did not satiate
the wrath of that spirit which had pursued
him through two days. Again and again
and again, quicker and faster fell the lesden
blows, until he was torn away from his vic.
tim, when the Senator from Massachusetts, fell
INTO the arms of his friends, and his blood ran
down the Senate floor.
Sir, the act was brief, and my comments on
1t shall be brief also. l denounce it in the
name of the sovereignty of Massachusetts.
which was strick zen down by the blow. l de.
nounce it in the name of humanity, which
it violated. l denounce it in the name of
civilization, which it outraged. l denounce
it in the name of that fair play which bull.
lies and prize fighters respect. What, strike
man when ne is pinioned, when he cannot
respond to the blow! Call you that chivalrv
In what code of honor did you get your au
thority for that God knows my heart. l de-
sire to speak with kindness. | speak in no
sort OF revenge. do hot believe the member
has a friend who must not in his heart of
hearts condemn the act. Even the member
himself-if he has left a spark of that chiv-
airy and gallantry attributed to him-he him.
self must loathe and scorn the act"
On the first day of July, ten days later, the
Hon. I. 5. Booock of Va, called to see me.
and that Imay not do him injustice l give his
own words, taken from statement made for
Mr.. Brooks, which statement he placed in nv
hands, informing me at the same time that Mr..
Brooks had copy -
" AT the request of Hon. P. S. Brooks of
South Carolina, called yesterday evening, to
see the Hon. Mr. Burlingame of Mass, at his
lodgings at Gray's National Hotel, in this city.
@A"'hhS INV AlhSu NIL DuIillSuue InaL L mad
private communication to make to him, and
that | desired private interview for that pur-
pose, we went, at his suggestion, to his own
room, where we were entirely alone. / sta
ted, in the first place, that wished him 10
know that had come merely TO deliver ver-
bal message to him, and take back such reply
as he might think proper to send by me, and
that my connection with the matter would, in
all events, end there. Having thus explained
my own part in the matter, then informed
him that was requested by my friend, Col
Brooks, to say that he regarded certain Ian.
guage employed by him Mr.. Burlngame) in
his speech on the Brooks and Sumner affair.
as injurious and offensive to him, mr.
Brooks) that, being already under arraign-
ment for the assault on Mr.. Sumner, he had
wished to get no farther unnecessary notorietv
for empty challenges and idle demonstrations
to light. He had, for this reason. foreborne TN
now, through seyeralEdays, to send him anv
message Of hostile character, but, within tho
last few days, he had heard from various sour.
ces, that he (Mr. Burlingame) stood ready to
answer IN amy way, and to any person aggriey
cd, Tor what he said. Col. Brooks felt iusti.
ned, therefore, in sending to him to inquire
distinctly whether he(Mr. Burngamc) would
accept call from him (Col. Brooks) to an.
swer for the offence which he had gwen him"
The above dsclosos tho purpose for which
Mr. Bocock called. What follows is tho OK