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the simple question, "Would lie receive n
call from mc?" The reply to this short
question is to be found in the following cx
| tract form a written statement made to me
by Mr.. Bocock:
Extract.
"Mr. Burlingalne then commenced an
explanation, which led to IL long convcrSa-
ton between lis, in the course of which he
made many statcsmcnts which he said were
confidential.
"OmttinG these, the answer which he
desired me to bear vou was substantially
this: that lie had no unkind feelings what
socvcr for you, but. on the contrary, regard
cd you as Il man of courage and man Of
honor; that while lie dSapproved Of the
assault Oh MIR. Sumner, and felt bound ms
4 Massachusetts man to condemn it, he had
designed to discriminate between the man
and the act, let it DC remembered! that this
language was used on the lst Of JULY and
had said no more on the subject than his
sense Of representative duty required. I'm
der these circumstances, he was surprised to
find that YOU had taken exception to any
thing which he had said. In rlation to
the boasts that had been thrown out in his
name, he stated that they had not been au-
thorizcd by him but, on the contrary. he
very strongly condemned both them and
their authors.
"And if, after all this, you were not sat
siicd, and wanted his blood, he stated that
he could do nothing else than accept, and
would do so.
'Bcforc leaving Mr.. Burlingame, rccapi-
fu1sYnJ rIof I ,p,1nrSf 70, In I,
He agreed that I was right, and added,
! describe me to him as you sec me; do
justice to my kind feelings to him, and do
justice also to my manhood
did do justice to Mr.. Burlingamc in
thought, bearing, and speech. w;,S pleas
Ell with the report of his bearing, and
impressed with the belief that he was an
elevated gentleman and when next met
him respectfully offered him my hand,
which he as respectfully received.
On the day that the resolution for my
expulsion was to he taken up in the House,
intending to be severe in my remarks upon
certain Of its members, as also upon the
State Of Massachusetts, l requested Mr..
Eocock to submit his written statement to
Mr.. BurIingame for his approval or rejection.
In relation to this point, Mr.. Bocock says in
Ills last statement: "Om the morning on
which you made your speech aud resigned
your scat in the House, handed Mr.. Bur
lugame the statement which had prepared,
and hc has nercr returned ii to me-" !
informed Mr.. Bocock that must and should
have an acquiltance from Mr.. Burlngamc;
aud Oh that evening ("f the day on which,
my speech WAS Inade) my friend Mr. Bo-
cock brought me the memorandum which
was appended to my speech, and which is
i'll the handwriting OF Speaker Banks. The
memorandum WAS i'll all essential points
the same rs Mr. Bocock's statement, the
original Of which Mr.. Burlngamc had re-
tanned, but copy OF which | had fortunately
kept. This memorandum accepted under
the advice of friends, in lieu OF MIR. Bocook's
statement, and was told that it was gener-
o.s to do so. did it TO save Mr.. Burin-
games feelings, whose associates was
Informed were pressing him. And yet,
after all this--uftcr five days Of dclay-Mr.
Burlingamc had the etfrontery to cmbarrass
his counsclling friends, and to repudiatc,
on the 10Th OF July, because OF all assumed
false construction, ''in some quarters" OF an
instrument which contained apologies which
he had made on the first OF the same mouth,
and which apologetic construction he had
repeatedly admitted to be true, and also in
the presence Of his friend, Mr. Banks.
lie now even affects the cheyalcr, and
deiianty says, II leave my speech to inter
pref ITSELF and hold myself responsible for
it, without qualification or amendment"
lie requires me to meet him in Canada,
a distance of near seven hundred miles by
raii.route-a route running through the
cncmys country, and through which no man
knows better than Mr.. Burngame that
could not pass without running the guam
tlet Of nobs and assassins, prisons aud
penitentiaries, bailtfs and constablcs. He
know that l could never get to Canada,
and that were | to do so and he, were to
fall, never would get back. He might as
we'll have designated Boston Common.
His proposition is of SO preposterous
character that the public will appreciate it
without comment from Inc. When he re-
pudated the memorandum which was pre-
pared by his friend, and delivered in his own
presence, felt some sympathy for tho agony
Of proud man driven to doing wrong that
he might retrieve the honor of q State
which had been tarnished by unworthy rep
resentatives. But his last condition is worse
than the former, and deliver him to that
condemnation which honorable ,nen in
every community will lsterniy ,iGhict. have.
no further. dctnatfds upon him; but should
he BE- screwed up To- the point Of making
demands " upon me, I will yet treht him as
a gentleman, and meet lin .itit any convc
niel,t and Ia mint I,,,bn eiiIal terms.