Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1856-07-23
sPIRIT OF TIE MORNING rREss.

SPIRIT OF TIE MORNING rREss.
The Union contains the following card from
the Hon. Preston S. Brooks of South Carolina:
TO THE PUBLIC.
II is with extreme reluctance that am
constrained to transfer private quarrel from
it's legitimate field into the public press. The
fault, however, does not properly rest with
me, as an impartial public will decide after
residing the following Card from Arson Bur-
Iingame, member Of Congress from Massachu-
sets
ACARD.-I am informed hat the Memoyan.
dun Of a recent conversation of myself and
friends with the friends of Mr.. Brooks has re-.
ceived, in some quarters, from its position as
appended to Mr.. Brooks speech, an interpre-
tation which does iDj Justice to its real meaning
and to my intentions.
This is what say, and have said, in rela.
tion to my speech That observed in it the
rules of personal and parliamentary decorum;
that could not qualify or retract any portion
Of ii, and held myself responsible to any gen
tlemsn aggrieyed by it.
This is the only construction which sup
posed would be placed on the memorandum,
which my friends reduced to writing, that
there might be no Misunderstanding But in
asmucb as attempts, not altogether unsuccess-
full, have been made to prevert its true mean
ing, now withdraw it. And, that there may
not be any misapprehension in the future, I
say, explicitly, that leave my speech to in
terpret itself, and hold myself responsible for
1t, without qualification or amendment
A. BURLINGAAE.
WASHINGTON, July 10, 1856.
This card was first published in the Intelli.
gencer, on Monday, the 2lst inst, though it
is dated July 10.
As soon as could procure a friend (which
was IN less than two hours after / first saw the
'TYH fha foil
Eurlipgsme:
WASHINGTON, July 81
Sir: viii you do me the kindness to indi-
cate some place outside of this District where
II will he convenient to you to negotiate in
reference to the difference between MS
Very respectfully, &C., P. S. Brooks.
Hon. a. BUBLNGAME
ApprebendiDg an arrest from the oficious
Interference of Mr.. BurlDgame's friends. II
knew that no friend Of mine would lodge in
formation } at njght-fall 1 left nv own rooms
and went to the house of friend for greater
security.
At about twelve o'clock Gen. Lane called
ard delivered Mr.. Burlingame's reply to nv
note, which reads as follows
WAsHIsGToN, d c :, July q. 1856.
Sir: Your note Of this date was placed in
ny hands by Gen. Lane this afternoon
In reply, have TO say that will be at the
Clifton House, on the Canada side Of Niagara
reiS, ON Saturday next, at II o'clock IN ,
10 negotiate" in reference to any differ,
enee between u.s. which in your iudgmep mt
tdict VI 'Ni' LIE
nave the honor to be your obedient SER
want, A RrPINo.vr
Hon. P. s. BRooKs.
In order that the public may fully under
stand the whole matter in relation to Mr..
huIhDgame and myself, it is necessary to re-
Uartfa
pOhdence between us. Some time during the
last month d made a speech in the House of
Representatives,, ard when referring to the
assault upon Senator Sumner, he applied this
language to myself: " Stole into the Senate
amber, and struck his brother, as Cain did
aoeI When the sentence was uttered, nv
friend, Mr. Keitt who knew that I WAS ali.
cent Pronounced it false; under which impu-
'ation Nj BurliDgame quietly rested L did
Iot at that time feel it my duty to hold Mr.
borlIngane responsible for bis language, and
Might perhaps have permitted him and his
words to pass.
Il was not lorg, however, before intima-
tons from divers sources reached me that the
friends OF Mr.. Burlingame were Boosting of
MS Fsiorous assault upon me-Of his EXPERT
res "ltn the rifle, (which they more than in
sthusted had come 70 my ears, in explanation
ny iornearance and that he himself was
making capital at home in consequences of bis
courageous conduct In regard 10 the insult
gwen him by Mr.. Keitt, it was said that he
tMr- BuIiingame) would not send, but that
he would accept challenge -
Under these circumstances felt that for
'9dlahce was no longer virtue, and request
ti ny friend, Mr. BOcOck. on the LIST dav Of
July, TO go to Mr. Burlingarne with the sim
pie question, "Would you receive a call from
ne 1he reply to this short question is TO
De found In the following extract from writ
Ten statement made to me by Mr.. Bocock:
TEztraet
MI. burlngame then commenced an ex-
Pianatlon, which led to a long conversation
between us, In the course Of which he made
many statements, which he said were conf
Dental . WIN
uniting these, the answer which he had
Gesired me 10 bear you was substantially this:
that be had no unkind feelings what soeyer for
gCu' out' on the contrary, regarded you as
man Of courage and a man of honor that
Nnhe no dlsaPpToyed Of the assault on Mr.
sumner, and felt bound ss a Massachusetts,
nan 70 eordemn 1t, he had designed to dis
Inmate between the man and the act TIet
ue remembered that this language was used
Oh 'ne lst OF July,l and had said no more on the
SUBJECT than his sense Of REPRESENTATIVE duty
required. Under these circumstancss he 80.
surprised to Ind that you had taken excep.
ton 10 anything which be had said In re-
later to the boasts that had been thrown ont
IN DIS name, he stated that they had not been
Au horned by him; but, Oh the contrary. he
very strongly condemned both them and their
Guthors' Sei'
ALd if, after all this, you were not satis-
neu' and wanted bis blood, he stated that he
Souid 10 nothing else than accept, and would
,,.,aS 'o oe leaving Mr.. Burlingams, recapit.
uia'ed what Understood to be his answer
He agreed that L was right, and added sSa.
tcrDe me 10 lam as you see me do Justice 10
my Kind feelings to him, and do Justice also
10 my manhood '1''''' aiso
L did do justice to Mr.. Burlingaue in
thought, bearing, and speech. was pleased
with the report of his bearing, and impressed
with the belief that be was an elevated gen.
temaD; and when next met him respect
fully offered him my hand, which he as re-
spectfully received.
On the day that the resolution for my ex-