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

and MI Eariingane, of Massachusetts,
Inember vi the lower House ot Congress,
hns tecn renewed within :. few days past
II will &c remembered that Mr.. Burlingame
,!uringta speech in thu House of Represcn-
tatives called Mr.. Brooks attack OH Mr..
Sumner brutal and cowardly, and an
nounced thHt he held himself responsible
tor his words. When called upou. how
ever, bya fricnl Of Mr.. Brooks he "dis-
claimed any intention ~ reflect upon the
persona! character of that gentleman, or to
lInpute III any respect wait Of courage !;
but discriminating between tho man and
tho Net to which lie was called upon to alludc,
ho had characterised tho latter only in n
ulanner rs his representative duty required
h'm to do" This explanation Mr.. Brooks
deemed satisfactory and tho matter was
dropped. !: is said, however, to have given
offence to Mr.. Bur!nga,nc's friends, both in
Massachusetts aud Washington, and they
have Leen fooi;slly iuti,naling that there
was w"ut Ut courage Oh his part. The
following "card'' from Mr.. BLOCKS will ex-
plain the balance:
10 THE PCBLIc.--it is with extreme re.
!uctance that | ain constrained to transfer
aprivate quarrel from its legitanlatc field
iuto the public press. The fault, however,
does not properly rest with ne, us an inn
partial public vii! decide after reading the
following carl from An>o.l Buriiuya,ne,
member OF Congress from Massachusetts
CAKD.--l am informed that the memo
randum ot Il rcccut conversation uf myself
and friends with the friends of MIR. brooks
have received, i'll sume quarters, from it's
position, as appended to Mr.. Brooks speech,
l."n Interpretation winch does injustice to its
real meaning ana to my intentions.
This is what Say. an.! lave said, in re-
la!!9n to my speech: That observed in
It tho Iuses of personal ami parliamentary
decorum that | could net qualify or "a
tract amy portion OF II, and lie:I myself re-
'ponslU;c 10 any gentleman agyricvcd by it.
his Ia t:. o::iy construction which |
supposed mcu.d be placed on the me,nuran-
dulii, which ny friends reduce. ,o wiling,
that there might be no misunderstanding.
But inas,uc!l us attempts, not altogether
unsuccessful, lave l.ccl, n,adu to peryert its
true nean!ng | now Withdraw it. And,
tl't there may not te any msapprcLe,>ion
IL ti:e ;uture, | sly explicitly, that leave
my speech to interpret Itself, and hold my
sei! responsible for It, w,tllou, qualification
ur amendment.
y. BCRLtNGAME.
washington, july ~, 1856.
This card WAS first published in tho "In.
tclligcnccr" on Monday, t!,s 2lst iust,
though it Is dated July 10.
As soon as I could ,rccur. :: t.;cn:!
(Which was III less than two hours after |
saw the cart,) the following messag. WAS
se"t to Mr.. bnri'ngH'n":
WA#IlsGros, July 81.
Dir: "Hl yoa do me the kinlncss to in-
''ie"io 5oiiie piico "itsido ot this District
"nere IL VIII be Convenient 10 you to nego-
""'c III reference ~ tho difference between
Us. Very respectfully, &C.,
Z :. BROOKS.
lion. a. brELrSGAME.
AnoreHeh'ihS iii :'rr.st nom tic otic!ons
interference o' alf' i'"'''nS"''ies friends, Il
hEe" '!:S' .'o 'f''"" o' 'n'u. would io''gc
'"'"Finaoon.) 1T r'Sh!ta:l left my OWN
''o'ns ;'ad went u is:c house OF u friend
'or s'sH'er see"r''y.
AZ ABOUT sweiYc . s:'ek Gen. Lane called
ana delivered air. 6urlingamcs reply to
'"y hUte' "h'c'' reads us follows:
:. As'''Sd1oS' y. -, July Fl, 1855.
CIR; fouf note OF tins da;o WAS placed
!" my n"hus ny Zen. Lime this afternoon.
crn ~ feP,S' nave 70 say VII! Ie at the
N''''o" iouSc' on inc Cahada SIDE OF Nj
"s"'. a.'s' o" ':a'u,oay next "' - O'clock
i, l.r ~ ".so'''''e ~, se'cfenco 10 any
u'ne'enee oe'"een Ia winch III your )udg-
.,'!"I , 'n"y ,,4"'fc se'''e"ie"' outside oi
WIS n's'''es' H
law ''0 ''o"or 70 o1 your 90 serV't,
w.. , E, y. bChLlNEAAE.
lo". o. i'no'As;
J." o'uef ', % ',':'I TIE puDl'e may 'u'iy under
n",: 1,""! e'ie "''o!' matter ~ relation to Mr..
ournns''me anu ySe't' 1t Is necessary to
revert 10 events an'eceaent 70 tho last or
u'".. ,;s. ',', , ', oesTeIn Us. some '',no du'
s ,I'n ~ - Is pns, ." "' ''''''e sFeecl' !" tue
". ';. y. l.. l'elfosen'a'lses' in" when refer
."s ~ ','1 I assault .s: "po" os'Iator Sumner,
"e "s,, .pp".u ,!t 'n's ia"gpase to myself -
o'o'0 ,n'o 'no o:""te eha!'ner. and struck
~" olo'"o'' "s lam o'" ABEL. When the