The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1856-06-03
THE GAMING AFFAIR.

The severe Gaming given Senator Sumner
| by Mr.. Brooks of the III. of R., few days
ago, has operated amongst the abolitionists
! of the North like a torpedo thrown into
| hornets nest. All abolitiondom has been
| in an uproar. Numerous meetings have been
| held, at which blood and thunder resolu-
tons, without limit, have been offered and
adopted. Threats of vengeance on Brooks
and the South have been poured out. Some
declare that the Capitol must be removed
! Ito Massachusetts,, we suppose, although
the place was not designated,) and others
declare that Sharpe's rifles are wanted at
Washington as well as at Kansas. Not
withstanding all these brave and warlike
demonstrations, we predict that nothing Sc
rious will result to Mr.. Brooks or to the
South, from the Gaming of Summer, who so
richly merited flOgging for his uncalled
for, unprovoked, wilful and malicious attack
on South Carolina. Indeed, the cool and
respectable portion of the Northern press do
not justify Sumner in converting the L. S.
Senate into theatre for the display of his
blackguardism. The remarks of the Bos-
ton Courier Ia Wing paper) on this subject,
we have copied, and to which we invite at
tention. We have also copied the COM
ments of two or three other journals, con-
tanning strong and correct views of the mat
ter.
In the South Mr.. Brooks is, we believe.
unanimously sustained. Public meetings
have been held at Columbia and at various
other places in South Carolina, approving
his course, and voting him canes and other
appropriate rewards for his vindication of
his old relative Senator Butler and the South,
by ockdown' arguments. One of these
canes bears the inscription, Hit him again."
and all of them contain some appropriate
device. The students of the University of
Virginia also held a meeting and voted Mr..
b. q cane, We have accounts of some half
dozen gold-headed sticks which have been
prepared for NIr. Brooks, to supply the
place of the gutter-percha one broken over
the head of Sumner. Even the slaves of
Columbia took up a collection and express
ed desire to send a caneto 'Massa Brooks
to cane some more of ''de abolitiOnists."
All must deplore the existence of such
state of ill-feeling between members of the
same Union. But, who is to blame! The
South NEEDLES not with the white slavery
of the North, nor with any of her peculiar
institutions, and why cannot the North let
alone black slavery! If the success of
their schemes against the property of the
South could benefit the negro in any way,
either make him happier or improve his con-
ditiOn in any respect. there would be some
sense i'll their crusade against us. But all
history, experience, and common sense
teaches the contrary. Reason and argu-
ment, too, with abolitionists, have been
shown to be useless. The time for other
modes of defence has arrived, and at Wash
ingtOn and in Kansas we have the begin
ming of the arguments. They were the first
to call for Sharpe's rifles. Let them not
complain if they be the last to want the use
of them.
The Gaming has been the cause of involv
ing Mr.. Brooks in two other personal af-
fairs. In the first place he demanded an
explanation of Gen. Webb, of the New
York Courier and Enquirer, for some Of
fensive structures in that paper concerning
the Gaming affair. Webb escaped by re-
plying that he was not the author of the
article complained Of In the next place,
Mr.. Brooks sent a challenge to Senator
Wilson, of Massachusetts, for having, in
the Senate, charged him with having made
IA cowardly and murderous assault upon
his colleage, Mr.. Sumner" Wilson replied
that he was not a duelist, but would use
such language as he thought proper in de-
bate, and if assailed, he knew how to de-
fend himself" He is, it is plain, candi-
date for gutta-percha-hi ambition and
courage not rising to the level adopted a.
mongst gentlemen for the settlement of per-
sonal difficulties.
1t will be seen by our notice of Con-
gressional proceedings, that on Friday last
Banks Committee reported, recommend
ing the expulsion of Mr.. Brooks.