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trial he made; let the cote come. We shall
then hnoao who dare screen audacity or
give countenance to crime"
Again:
81 court no disturbance; but the privic-
gcs of this House shall not, so far rs | am
concerned, be infringed. With an cndeav-
or and design always to cultivate courtesy,
l shall not hesitate here my place, or else.
where, to freely characterize as they deserve
any loft assumptions Of arrogance, or any
mean achievements of cowardicc."
And again:
81 say again, let the vote come; and if
honorable gentlemen cannot wholly rid them
selves of an unwclcomc presence, they can
at least show their appreciation of an action
waiting few of the elements of the most
audaclous crime, and Of spirit equal to
deeds that will not name"
Ills conclusion is grandiloquent. 1t is
as follows:
"And let me tell you, Mr. Speaker, that
the $psrt of t''ue Courage az Connecticut
STILL LIVES !"
Well sir, confess to you that all other
considerations escaped me when heard
the expression Of SO much manhood. lie
went through the motions well, and when
nc had finished could not resist an EXPIRES
sion of admiration of Il spirit with which
we have not recently been familiar, and T
nvoIuntar'y arose from my scat and made
him a profound bow.
thought, sir, that IL gentleman who could
utter such sentiments SO handsomely was a
foeman worthy o! anybody's steel, and de-
termIncd i'll a very quiet way to treat him
AS gentleman, for he spoke like a man.
The very first friend who chanced to come
by me after the gentleman had concluded
was my friend from Tcnncsscc-Mr. Savage
about whom happened to know some
thing in Mexico. lie was the very man
wanted and asked him to present NV
compliments to the gentleman from Con
nectcut, aud say word quietly in his ear
in my behalf. My friend did so, and here
IS letter giving report of The interview {:
WAsHISGToN CITY, July IL, 1856.
Dedr SIR, / make brief statement of
the main facts connected will, my call on
the Hon. Mr.. Woodruff, of Connecticut,
spoke to-day in the House of Representa-.
tives.
~ few moments after Mr.. Woodruff COLI
eludcd his speech, you requested me to
bear him message. Immediately went
round to that part of the House where he
sat, just inside the bar. 1 told him want
ed to speak with him, and we had better
walk to the window, which we did. then
said in substance, "Col. Brooks and his
friends, myself among the number, under
stood you in your speech to hold yourself
out as fighting man, subject to.the law of
honor; and | am requested to present you
Col. Brooks compliments, and inquire
whether you arc Willing to receive com
mnnication froMshim under the rules of
that code" He' replied that he did not
intend to be so understood = he did not in
tend to hold himself out as fighting man,
aud if there was anything in his speech that
would psar that construction, he, like Col.
Bingham, would be ready to explain. I
then told him that considered that this
declaration on his part ended my mission
on that part Of Col: Brooks, but would
advise him to look over his speech before
publication that thought if he would ex-
anime it carefully lie would find points and
sentences that would Indicate to a man of
honor and sensibility- that lie did intend to
hold himself out as fighting man, subject
to the code Of honor. lie replied that he
would do so, and this ended the interview.
| was fully satisfied, as your friend, bclicv-
ing You to. be as-gensrous as brave, that it
could not be your duty or inclination to
press the matter further. G
lam, respectfully, your friend and obe-
dent servant, JOHN II. SAVAGE.
Hon. Preston S. Brooks. '
Now, sir, ] have to say to that member
as Uncle Toby (of Tristram Shandy mem
ory) said to,tbe fly: $50, little wretch,
there is room enough in this world for both
you and me-" Immoderatc laughter An
other quotation has Just come to me, and I
will give him also the benefit Of. that:!
You con burt no mans fame by your i'll word
Your pen is just rs harmless rs your sword"
I now desire the attention of my quon-
dam friend from Massachusetts, tTaif.! Co.
minis. He alluded, in! the opening of his
speech, to our past personal aud family re-
lations. have to say to him, that my at.
tachments do not set 30 loosely upon me
as to he cast off unnecessarily, and that II
yet take deep interest in the welfare his
excellent family Had onrrelatiVe position
been reversed, / should have said; nothing,
or should have done more than he has done.
From bis pface;iu this Iiouse4zih his rep:
rescntativ0 character, abdat the.time armed
tos;the teeth rand, not with a rifle hypoariti-
cally and .cowardly, disguised as a walking
cane, and carried in the hand OF a poltroon
and puppy, but With: tiis genuine articles
lolfe' quoted me langGagy aiid endorsed the,
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