The true Democrat., 1856-08-12
rbo Brooks and Burlingame Affair

.,;rs fife following card from the Hon. Preston $ Brooks, of South Carolina, on the subject of .be difficulty between him and the Hon. Anson Burliugame, of Massachusetts: TO THE PUBLIC lis with extreme reluctance that am con- s.ra;ued to transfer a private quarrel from its Ia-timatc field into the public press. The hult, however, does not properly rest with me- 2, an impartial public will decide, after read ing tine following card from Anson Burlingame, member of Congress from Massachusetts: CARD
 am informed that the naen0yondu,u of recent conversation of myself and friends with inc friend, of Mir. Brooks has received. in some quarters, from it's position, as appended to Mr. Brook,'s speech, an interpretatiop which does injustice to its real meaning and to my inten- uons.
 This is what I say, and nave said, in relation tomy speech: That observed in it the rules af personal and parliamentary decorum; that Icouli not 4nally or retract any portion of it, adhciI myself responsible to any gentleman a,,riaved by it.
 This is the only construction which I sun- rosed would be placed on the n,e0aoyaol,nn which my friends reduced to writing. thatthern m1ht be no misunderstanding But inasmnoh as attempts, not altogether unsuccessful have been made to pervert its true meaning. I now withdraw It. And, that there may not be any mi,aFprehenson in the future, say, explicitly. that leave my speech to interpret itself, and hold myself responsible for it, without analjf- cauon or amendment: A. BURLINGAME.
 Washington, July l9, 1856.
 This card was first published in the InteIIi- gencer on Monday the 21st inst, though it is dated July 19.
 As soon as 1 could procure a friend (which was n less than two hours after first saw the cariD the following message was sent to Mr. BuHngame:
 Washington, July 21.
 SlR-Wil you do me the kindness to indi- cate some place outside of this district where twill be convenient to you to negotiate in re ference to the difference between us. Vorv 70 spectfully, etc P. S. BRooKs
 Hon. A. Burlingame.
 APlrehendlHs an arrest from the officious in- teTereAce ot Mr. Burlingames friends. q knew that no friend of mine would lodge informa- ton,) al nlShttalI l left my own rooms and went to the house of friend for greater security. At about l2 o'clock Gen. Lane called and delivered Mr. Burlingame's reply to my note, which reads as follows:
 Washington, D. C., July 2l, 1856. SIR-Your note of this date was placed in my hands by Gen. Lane this afternoon ln reply, l have to say that will be at the CIHton House, on the Canada side of the Mia. gra Falls, on Saturday next at F o'clock. NJ. toneSotlate in reference to any difference ba. tween us" which in your judgment may require settlement "outside of this district" I have the honor to be your obd't serv't.
 4. BURLINGAME.
 Hon. P. S Brooks.
 h onier that the public may fully under. stand the whole matter in relation to Mr Bur. Eu5ame and myself it is necessary to revert to events autecedent to the last corrcsIondepce between Us. Some time during tie last month hc made a speech in the House of Represents, tres, and when referring to the assault upou Senator Sumter he applied this language to myself: ole Into the Senate chamber. and stuck h's Orother as Cain did Abel" When ths sentence was uttered, my friend. Mr. keitt wHo khe" that was absent, pronounced ii false: uaierWhch nPutation Mr. Buriugame quietly rgslel did hot at that time feel it my duty 10 uoli Mr. BurIuEame responsible for his lan gdage, atd might perhaps have permitted him and hs words to ass
 t was lot long, however, before intimations irm divers sources reached me that the friends oi Ar. birln game were boaoti's of his valo- rH~ a,otult 4poa me-ot lis eNp4rtness Wiln| t4e -e, lHl4ch tDey more tIau I.sinHated haj caI Co my cars, iu explanation of my forbear- a.c -ia tAa- he himself was making capj- t. ?, nome II consequence of his courageous c.4auet. h regard to t;e insult given him bv MT tf, lt Was said that ue (AIr. Burliagame) "Nou. loj send, but that he would accept Il cH5I.e' L..'
 lajcr these circumstances felt that forbear- "ce Nt, no longer virtue, and requested my tad 1lr BococN, on the Ist day of July, to % to lIr Burlngame with tlp simple question. "Neuid he receive d call from me?' The reply to tuS short question Is to be found iu the lol- levH : extract from a written statement made 10 me uy Mr. Bocoaa:
 [Exract] Nr. Burlngame then commenced an cxpa. ia-oa, which ed 10 a lols conversation be- tween as, h. the course of which he made many sta,elneuts, which he said were confidential.
 Omt.ug th '7e, the answer which he desired me to bear you Wds substantially Y this: that he halno unkind feelings whatsoever for you, but, oa the contrary, regarded you as a man of cour- age and man of honor: that while he disap- pr ,ed of the assault on Mr. Sumner. and felt I. bon Il as d Massachusetts man t0 condemn it, he uad designed to discriminate between the 1 man and the act, let 1t De Iemembare that this language V as Used on the 1st July, aud hal sail no more on the subject than his sense of representative duty required. Under these cir Um-tauct1, he Was surprised to find you hal t44eA exception to any hing which h. had said " h relation to the boasts that mad been thrown oat .u his name, he stated that they had Lot beea authorized by him; but, on the contrary, he very stgon5l Y condemned both them anl tAer authors"
 Aa4 Il, after all this, you were not satisfied, arl wanted lis blood, he stated that he could ao uo;hug else than accept and would do so.
 Before leaving Mr. Buriingame, l recapitu- lated what 1 understood to be his answer. He agreed that 1 Was right and added, describe me to him as voHsee me; ao justice to my kind feel < to him, and do justice also to my man. ao5l." IdI do justice to Mr. Buringamein in thought, . boni.9 and speech. was pleased with the report ol his bearing, and impressed with the belief that he was all elevated geuteman, and when neXt l met him l respectfully offered him my haHd, and he as respectfully received.
 OA the day that the resolution for my expul \ sion was to be taken up in the House. intend f lI to he severe in my remarks upon certain of is members, and also upon the State of Mas ! sacAusctts 1 requested Mr. Bococll to submit lis written statement to MT. Burlingame for his aTpoyal Or rejection. In relation to this point, Nr. Bocock says iu his last statemcut On the mrigg on which you made your speech and res.ped your seat ill the House, handed Mir. Bur in.ame the statement which 1 had prepar- ed, aid he has never returned 1t to me-" n- | formed Mr. Bocock that must and should have al acquiuance from MT. Burlrgame; and on that evening (of the day on which my speech was mady) my friend MT. Bocock brought me the memorandum which was appended to my speech, and which is in the handwriting of Speaker Banks. The memorandum was in all essential points the same as Mr. Bococks state meut, the original of which MT. Burngame had retained, but a copy of which l had for