The Abbeville banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1847-1869, 1856-07-31

And il, after AL ,lis, yor wcre not sat-
'shcd, and wanted his Llood, he Stated
that he could do nothing else ,l,uu accept,
and would do SO.
Before leaving Mr. Burlingane, I rs-
caplluiated what understood to be his An.
swer. He agreed that l WAS right. and
added, describe me to Kim us YOU see me
DO justice to my kind feelings to him, and
10 justice also 10 my manhood.'"
did DO justice to Mr.. Burlugame in
thought, bearing and speech. was pleased
with the report of his bearing. and i'm.
pressed with the b.icf that he was an elo.
yaled gentleman; ard when next l met
him, l respectfully offered him my hand,
which he as respectfully received.
On tho day that tho resolution for nv
expulsion was to be taken up in the House,
intending to te severe in my remarks upon
certain OF its members, az also upon the
State OF Massachusetts. l requested Mr..
Bocock to submit his written statement to
MIR. BurIingalno for his approval or rejec-
ton. In relation 10 this point. Mr.. Bocock
says III his last statement: "On the morn
ing on which you made your speecI, and
resigned your seat in tho House, l handed
MIR. Eurllngamc the statement which | had
prepared, and he has neVer returned it to
nar.' informed Mr.. Bocock that I must
and should have an acqui,tance fom MIR.
Bulnga'nc; and Oh that evening (uf the
day on which my speech WAS made) my
friend Mr.. Bocock brought me tho memo
randa'n which was appended to my speech,
and which is in the handwriting of Speaker
Banks.
Tie memorandum vas in I'LL essential
points the same as Mr.. Bocock's statement
the origina Of which Mr.. BurIingame had
retained, but q copy of which had for
tunately kept. This memorandum I ac-
cepted under the advice OF friends, in lieu
OF Mr.. Hocock's statement, and was told
That !; WIS generous 10 do SO. did it to
save Mr. Buiingamv's feelings, whose asso-
clales was Informed were pressing him.
And Yet. after nj! thi,-after FIVE davs Of
delay---Mr. Burlinga,nc had tho etf'rontcry
to crih"frass lis counscliing friends, and to
rerudi'te, on the 10Th Of July, because of
al assumed false construction "in some
quarters an instrument which con,aincd
apologies which he had made on the first
oI the same month, and which apo!uyetic
construction he had repeatedly ADMITTED! to
be true, "nd also in tho presence of his
friend Mr.. Banka.
lie now even affects the chevalier. and
denant'y says, IL leave my spcccl, to in
te"prct itself, and hold myself responsible
Tor i. without qualification Or amend
ilirnt.'
lie requires me 70 meet him in Canada,
!: distance Of near seven hundred miles by
tho mail route-a route running through
the eneny's country, and through Which
no man knows better than Mr.. Burlingamc,
that could not pass without running the
gauntlet Of mobs and ass:,ss;ns, prisons and
pcn:tentiaries, bailitfs and cons,nblcs. He
kaew that | co:id never get to Canada, and
that were | to do so AMI he were to fall,
that | would never get back. IIc might as
well have designated Boston Common.
His proposition IL Of so prepostcrous n
character, that the public will appreciate it
without comment from me. When he re.
pudlatcd the memorandum which was pre-
pared by his friends, and delivered in his
presence, l felt some sympathy for the
agony OF proud man driven to doing
wrong that lie might retrieve the honor OF
a State which had been tarnisl,ed BY I'M
worthy representatives. But his last con-
di:ion il worse than tic former, and de-
liver him TO that condemnation which hon
orabc men in every community will stcrnly
iatiict. / have no further demands upon
him, l will yet treat him as gentleman,
aud meet him at any convenient and &C.
cessiblc point uron equal terms.
respectfully nsk that the subioined let
tor from Gen. Lane may be read, and sub.
nit my conduct to the intelligent and
spirited people Of tv:ry State in the I'm.
ION. P. S. BROOKS.