New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-07-24
THE BROOKS AND BURLTy0s1E AFFAIR.
STATEMENT OF MR.. BROOKS.


Torny rrpfic 1T e wrh .x,emr ,eu-,an,s h..
.u. constrained ~ transfer r,risae qa,rsl o0 10
legitimate a. 10 into thu public press Zee iil' bow
ever DOES not Or, perly rtst whh me- % an mpsrsuJ
public win e,cioe after s.aps ,hs sle''ps AID ron,
"A ~a Iaila, game, Member u Congress frym ass.-
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This card was first published IN The isseA.sss1-
on Monday q; 2Is, iEst though ]. Is da'e' ja'y w.
As soon ss could pr. core 'riupd-whch wa 10
less ibsn tive hoprs after f-t the cssd-ths S-
low ing message was sen: to M Bnrlihgsne; ~
"wAsHIveros, Jsly "a, tsb-
"sIR:wil ynr do me The kn inaioSs soa's caee
a,,.ro o. ri, cit,i:t where b. c,.vsnie yos
peso,is h ,eieitbes 10 he seeiene9 between "a
"'ery r.nee:f.iy &c, 7. s. BROOKS.
Anpr. h., Ding I'D sirest from the oic'us in.erfsr-
tree OF Mr. Bur)ip. aue's hlerds--l kneS tass no
fie, Of mine ", uld Lodge in'ur Dai:on't nSot'si
lett MP own rooms and wen, 70 toe h1sss OF h'"ad
for NJ. a.er secuIity. At about 10 O'clock I'm Lao
cal Cd and delivered Mr. BuilDgsu,ss reply w ~
note. which reads as fvlloss:
.w,.Hrxcros, n. C.. July p. 1855
SIR: Your note Of THE date "r placed In N! hsidss2
' X. csD S House on til. Co IDS Of sA.s r ~
Pei sh 10 ,as sa.n: ss:': %:s
require stul. ment 'oai.d- Of the pi' les
"UOp. P s ssooSs A BURiIN3A5E1
In ordsr that the pablo may fully understand me
whole matter in RELATION to Dir. bu liugame Aod my
self il is pec,ssary " revert to events eedsns 70
the lsst c0rrtscaueepce betweenrs Some time dining
the last month be made speech In The ouse Of Rep
resentafives, when referring To tho Ssssoh upon
Senator Somrer be applied TIN language to myself;
"stoe into the sepe,e Chamber, AID struck h5
"b,otber as Cain OF Abel .
WI en- the SIN ,pce suffered, nytisnd, Nj kcit..
wi kDes that war ebeept pronounced !, iais- an-
Ger which imputstiop Mr.. Bprli. g>ne Sneuy ressed
old OF a. tbat time feel IT uy oiiy to ho NJ Bur-
lingape rspomibe for bis language, ana nigh: per-
hans have lie, united him AID his wud' % psse i.
vas not opl however n, fore ntimaroDs from DIVER,
sources reached me that toe r.obds o Mr.. baibgsne
were boasti of bin v, oro.s asssnlt upon mo-T hS
expertress with the ihe, which they more than fssnu
at,d had coa &, NY ears in exhaustion Of my or
b. tba' d. bimstlf was mskios cspitn AZ
hon il copseope Of his courageous cordace 10
regard 10 the II sur giver him by Mr. K.irs, ~ sed
that be Mr BurliI gsm' would not seno, ou' sos' 10
| wopd accept challenge
Ind, these circu nsta ces felt that f,rSearancs
Yves po loi ger q vir'ue ard requested my G,en1 ME-
Pocock, on the lst coy Of July, ago ~ MR.. bs'hh-
| game " nh the simple question: Wou'd no ,eceivs a
call fom mel The ply ~ this -hort questi"n !. -
be fopbd IN the following extract tom written e'st"
ntnt made to me BY MIR Bocock
"Hr Bull sssme the commenced sap'sn.ticr ~aes 20
to Iona Onvr IN hs souss 81 ys'ss 30
p.sds many whkb he 'a'd were 60 ndsnusA
.S.s s ~; h d.. he S.S no pn. s .
for you i,y'ided m.a o. e,a,sss
NJ sunre r a. e bound as Mass.ehus us asan con,
sun iessaed e:rnlua, e-t.eea IN. man .aa
tie lot Of al ,i os ,Ls 'absss u;.s ss
ct vs Ss To 6 1sfI h h tSss
10 a. ,SL he SAID In relation 70 ss1ss A.f ".e
ss , !, d. ou.y 70 ,' cor,
" a. ss son" s.o sIa As s.ssi ia. 10
les. sn s. md rSnr 90 30 ~ 70 s .sv m
H. ore. tbs. Wa ,.ht sd .a co. prscue. "a s..'
yo. .ee me. Do l.s 2 my An' FEELINGS 70 'lN '"' -
did do iusic. TO Mr. BurDga ne, in thought, bear
ing and spe. ch wa pleased With the r-pe't VI hts
bes,ipe and ,rese+d with the b-lcf tss rs "a, III
| elevafed &C, tie man, and when next | met bm re-
| spectfuy offered bin my ba' which nc q, rtsp-o'-
fully received On tb- Gay that the resonti9a so' my
expulsion was to be taken ~ the Hou'e, iota1i'og
80 be sve,e in my r-,parhs upon GER an o. W niam
b,rs a. rlso NOON II. 8 ste OF Mas c1uss'fs, re-
Gue,ies MIR B"cock 1, snbo. bis wdu-n ste'eneo.
~ ~, Hnr,nosmo TOR bis approval or rejection. In
:, lat On TO hi point Mr. Bocck says NJ his lat sse-
| menf: "OD The morning on which you male yvor
"spf.cb ard ,erigntd your. seat 70 tie H3n'e' !
Blended Mr. Bu'lb game the statement .wsson !
"bad prepared, end be bss never retained }:
"to me" inform ed NJ. E)co"k tba' md,s and
should have acguittsnce from Mr. Burlnssme; aa9
on the ey. nil of th- day ~hich my ~ cch ~as
| made, ny friend Mr.. Bocock brought mo the memo.
IsrSum which ~ss appsDdet to my spsscb, snd
which is in the bandUrliing u Speaker btaks. Tho
m.uosndum was, in all essentis points ths sane ~
| Mr. Bocock's statement, the oigina' u whs,h Mr..
Bsr'iI game bad retained, but copy Of vhi;a bad
| fortunately kept This memO-s.dum s,ceped,
upter he ADVICE Of tritDd., II lieu Ut NJ bocFFG5
stLtemt nt and wos told that i vas generous TO do
Co. did it to rave Mr.. Bwhogsae feelings,
wbose stsoci-tep, I was inkamed ~rts pressing hin.
Ard vet, after all this-siter hvc days Of dc'sy--
Mr. burlips.Ie bad the silrontsry " enb ,rsss ais
counseltg friends, aid 70 repudiae, o. The i9tn 9,
| July bec4lse Of Assumed f,l-s tasrfcstD 10
PIES Which be bad mads the LIT Of tho same month,
| and which spoogetc construction ns bad n pssteoH
adm ied {, 10 true AID afro in the presence Of his
| frirno Mr. Bank. He now even ah-c,s the Chevs-
her, and cefsn y rays, leave mv speeoa 20 ia'er-
pr.t is4f and bold my s. II .poDsbs for IL, who1.
" Qualification, Ir a@enlMest."
He requires me u meet kim ia C.nsds, o di<.aes
of .tven bnrdred miller BY toe ws'' Au'e-s route
| rubbr z through the enemy country, and ssfugh
! wtich no man know. better than Mr. Balo{a9s tia,
| could Dot oos wi bout running tho g.on!ee ~ LOB:
arc sssassins. pri.cps and peDitencsres, hS6t sad
ccDstsbles. &c kpe~ taat could oever gs 70 Csns-
d. AID Iba' were TO do 70, and he w,r- 20 AL tbs,
| I never would get back. He might - We tsve
| detgpsted Boston Common. HS proposition Il " -
piepos,. character, that the pubhs WY spprs-
distfd the memo, q, dunn vbich ~ss prepared ~ his
| friend, and delivered ia bis O~S p,ssen's, !
| felt tome symt atty for The agony Of proud
ran driven to 3oipg wrong that be might rstreve tse