New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-07-28

| Determine his pc6itf6n N view o. ms own corduc
In issponse to his instructions let him tax
my ressons WY did be lnser in the district whsr
he was exposed to arrest The istimstio
that my friends sreeted him h unworh,
even Of him. I a. no. know tie man VII,
did it. The dearest friends hsd could get no clu'
from me Of the affair. thonyht Mr.. Books was il
earnest and prepared to meet him s.ernly and wthou
fail. II he afraid to go to Cansda, TIE nessss
neutral ground, why did he not name SOL. osner
placel W~I not equally with himself eIp7cd tc
the hazard ofs foreign Jurisdiction He could csve
reached the place Of meeting in a few hours keeping
m, '5t Of the way in the States of Pennsylvania and
MAJ yand; but this he deemed the epemys country
Where Sa friends country for me 1t lie here where
my comrades are smten down without waning Here,
where to make the defense Of Free Speech efectua,
l. against 10y early teachings and the deep seated SEN
timeLts Of MY people, have been driven tha might
little fair play, snd approach To an equal
chance, to go to the field even with Mr.. Beoks
think Mr. Brooks should nct have based 80 Hsny an
ticipatioDs of DAGGER to him,elf the possbdy of
my falling. / HAYS not hesrd that epybody who
had fair play eve- fell before that arm whose
sirge blow in the House its owner thozght wo.d
have brought on revolution. It would have been
happy circumstance for me had shown half as much
for his life. Then my name would not have been
linked with one whose sdroitness in getting sut Of
difficulty is only equsled by his sbrevdhess in secur-
ing from an uneusI Getting what he tried to- con.
strue into an Endorsement of his courage can
hdope it no longer, and now give him fall
notice. 1t is kind of Mr. Brooks to hand me
over to the reputation Of men, and then to
propose to admit me to the position
of gentleman provided would challenge him. He
to have forgotten how in bis card he had just
stated il raid Of that wvuld not send although
l would accept q challenge. II cannot hereafter
praise the geDtlemans courage, l. can commend his
prudence This is revealed to ue in the fact that,
without seeking another place Of meeting, he rushes
into print in such way to make me forget my tr.
umph in the shame feel at the oondh6 Of my ansgo
hist As IL suspectipg that might change the place.
he closes the door against il by stating
that he should have no further demands
upon me- ! now dismiss "a far as l can, the ex men-
Der from South Carolina from my hind. Self respect
requires me to Say that can never sgan recognize
save to do him kindness, if it should be in my power
Preston S. Brooks. hand him over to that public,
North and South, which is scornful of those who
boast much and perform little. And low, hereby
submit myself TO the public whose convictions fear
have invaded. prey them to remember that for
giveness is higher quality than justice.
cast myself on their generous hearts which are a.
ways tender, and always loving Let them not forget
when passing on my conduct, the sneers have seen
and the taunts have b. ard. How the old State we
all love has been insuted, and her cherished Senator
stricken down, and how he yet fingers in almost help
less Illness As you Of my own State remember these
things, you will not entirely blame me If, in
a moment Of indignation, 1 ives willing to stand
up at the hazard Of my life; a.d whst is
desrer than fe-for the nsulted honor Of those Who
have always been kind to me I am duelist.
seek no mans life. have but acted in the spirit of
the speech made, when I said that if pushed too
long and too far there were men from the Old Bay
State who would defend her honor and the freedom Of
speech in whstever field they might be assaulted My
course became to NE defense Of Liberty against
Slavery and struggle for freedom of speech against
freedom of the bludgeon; ard the only way which
seemed to be left here, by which could defend
ourselves A BCRLIsGANE.
W1shingfos July %, 1856.