The southern enterprise. [volume] (Greenville, S.C.) 1854-1870, 1857-03-05
An Unwritten History Concerning Mr.
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A correspondent of the Charleston Cou
rier, writing from Washington, gives some
items about Mr.. Brooks and his attack on
Sumner, which has never before been pub
lislled. He says: .... .. ..'f... -.
. Prominent among these "reminiscences is
the fact that the reconciliation of the de-
ceased with Lewis d. Campbell. of Ohio, the
advising and corresponding friend of Anson
6urIingame, in his sham demonstration Of
fight with the gallant Southron. Campbell
meeting Brooks, during the present session
of Congress, rendered him his hand, which
the latler Mt first refused to accept, declaring
that there wera some things to be unsaid
before friendly relations could ever be re.
stored between them. Campbell then de.
clared that he earnestly desired reconcilia.
ton, adding emphatically that he wished
to'associate with gentlemen" and was vii.
ling and ready to remove any obstacle that
stood in the way of his purpose. The ne.
ccssary retraction was made, and amity was
restored, and Campbell's sincerity was sig
nalized by his conduct and deep agitation
at the death-bed of Mr.. Brooks, and by his
subsequent eulogy Of Mr.. Brooks. on the
annunciaton of his death in the House of
Representatives.
The poltroony Of Burlingame was set
tied belief in The mind Of Brooks; and he
so declared to a General, a Colonel. or Mr..
James, (of wisconsin, think, who, it is
said, was to have been Burlingame's second.
in the vely improbable contingency Of an
actual duel. lie further told James that, il
,, Burlingame came within his reach he would
cane him, and to let his principal know ii.
1t IS notorious that BurIingame, after his
QEiXotlc expedition sQ1ear1kS, not TO tie Cliff.
ton House, meyer ventured to show his face
in Washington, during the last session Of
Congress, and kept out of Brooks reach, al
though the latter made several efforts, but
wholly unsuccessful ones, to ascertain his
whereab bouts, from Campbell. During the
present session, am credibly informed that
burlingame kept carefully out of Brooks
reach, never coming to or leaving the Capt.
tol except in a close carriage, and not even
venturing on Brooks side Of the House
while the latter was alive {; but that since the
death of Brooks, he has been sitting in II
chair next 20 the seat or desk which Is. used
to occupy. Yet the creature is regarded by
large portion of his hood .winked and
cheated people at home, as n hero and
champion, and they have covered him with
not with blushing honors,p but with hon
ors that must make him blush in secret and
in shame under Il sense of his own unwor
thiness and deceit.
| learn, also, that Brooks was only re
strained, by the earnest entreaty of his per
sonal and political friends, from casiigatine
Senator Wilson, Of Massachusetts. as he had
lone WIS colleague. Sumner, and thus put.
ting them on their proper level, as par ig.
mobile .frarum.
As proof Of the generosity and kindness
OF heart characteristic of Preston S. Brooks
may be mentioned the fact, that, having
been assigned by President Pirece the privi
Iege OF naming some one for y Lieutenanc,
of the United States Marines, he, unasked
and of his own motion, named n nephew OF
other near relative of Col. Louis +. Wiefall
now of Texas, with whom he had fought =
duel, on his fathers quarrel, in youth or ear
Iy manhood, and by whom he had been Sc
rerely wounded, and with whom he had
never been reconciled.