The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1856-07-31
A CARD.

am induced to address the of the fourth
OCCASIONAL district through the colamns of the South
Caronian because it is paper having an extensive CIR
cuaton in my district and because of the shorness of the
time that will eapse before the election to supply the
cancy created by my resignation, which have observed is
On the 2sth instant
Whcn accepted fellowcitzens, the commission to rep
resent Won t that you had committed your honor TO my
care together with anr interests Upon the instant OF my
first election the responsb ofmy position weighed
heavily upon me | found relief however in the rehec-
ton that although benefcent Creator had vouchsaied
great intellectual endowmens comparatively but few Of
his creatures yet that he had constituted every man OF
common sense with power TO be just loyal and rue anu
silently vowed that though nature should deny me Inc
privilege of adding humble intellectual flower to
the chapet OF South Carolina would be sentinel 10 her
honor and guard the gores with which better and ADLER
men had graced her brow.
On the 10th and goth of May last past senator from
the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, iased her history
and DETAINED her character remembered my resolve ana
performed my VOW For this act with which you are Ia
miar the House OF Representatives endeavored TO ezes
me from that body The vote the resolution to exPei
was l2l yeas and 95 naysess than two-thrds which y
the number required by the constitution to e1Pel mem
her There were circumstances OF grauhcauon attending
this vote but there also circumstances oil aspieas
ure Every member from the slayeoWning states Vo'eu
to sustain but two, and they were know-nothlngS
one from Maryland (Mr Homan) and the other from De
States also voted against the resolution to expel.
But majority Of the House has pronounced me- because
Of my act unworthy Of seat in the American Congress-
could not the representative Of hgh-toned and ga!
LIANT constituency with this mputaton upon you ana
myself resigned my seat and kicking the black dust o.
black-repubcan majority from my ieet leit inc nan ~
Indignation and disgust
Ny appeal is to you. II have represented yon taith-
fully then re-eIec with unanimity which will thun-
der the Of anacism the terrors Of the storm that
is coming upon them. II in augb have failed TO repre-
sent you, then, in Gods name send some man whose
blood is sluggish than mine.
II was my purpose TO have made my appeal TO you ~
person. but there circumstances not necessary 70
mention which have induced me- under the advice Of dis
Greet friends to remain the ground For nearly two
months have been in daily receipt OF many letters threat
enng my life whether in the Capitol in the Streets or In
my chamber. Though seemingly undsturbed during the
time now that crisis past realize that have been
in condition OF continuous excitement and that need
repose | could be but week in the State even If
were TO return and Of necessity could see but few Of my
constituents
while am here, though may not represent you as
member can and will private gentleman, defend the
honor OF our good old State from assaults proceeding from
any and every quarter.
herewith couple an extract from the "Journa Of Com
mercep which is published in New York city, together
with the comments upon It by tho New York Daily
Times
p s. BRooKs-We glad to that the first impulse
Of appreciation expressed by Of the southern papers
[of Brooks attack upon Sumner has passed away and
that nearly the whole South in common with the whole
North now condemn The assault unusthable and brutal
! [JoTHal Of Commerce
We shall soon have opportunity of testing the truth
of these assurances Mr. Brooks has gone home TO appeal
10 his constituents iii be true the Journal Of Com
merce and other papers OF the stamp assert that his
conduct Is condemned by the whole South or by any con-
siderable portion Of H. 'uniusthabe and brutal they
will manifest that displeasure by refusing to reelect him
Under the circumstances Of the his reelection would
be the strongest possible endorsement of his conduct
and IL bis constituents desrous Of having it under
stood that they do not approve Of it, they have very sim
pie way OF making manifest This win be the only is
sue presented his Upon all other subjects Others
may readily be found who will be quite acceptable repre-
senatves he II he is renominated and reelected II
will be solely and exclusively because his constituents
desire thus endorse and applaud his assault upon nj
1 Sumner
Now docs the Journal Of Commerce believe they will
reeect him or not If II does II can hardly pretend also
10 believe that they condemn his conduct as unlustablc
Il and brutal
The issue involved distinctly set forth in the above
rac and II is for you say which Of these editors Is tho
4 Daniet in Judgment.
have the honor to have been your servant and an
respectfully, your fellow-ciuzen, T. s. BROOKS.
II WAsmSGToN CITY, July ls,