, 1874-03-22

naked Seward and others what they thought 0
IT, They MI said they Ware Borry he made It
for they had no idea TINT Wilson'S teu1peramen
involved the qualifications for deliberase duel
and this proved to be the case when Brook
challenged Wilson, and the latter replied that n
| would resent-an attack upon him.
! "Pshaw?" said 'Bnrlingnme, when he hcart
this. ssAny weak fellow viii rosist an attacl
that he cannot prevent. We are being madt
contemptlblo.n, ,..... T..
DurIinga1no was dead-shot, and, although
aye1sa to luelDg. got ready to make hpeec1
which should put alr. Brooks on hls metal. las
was m actor on tho floor. and this comment OF
the beating OF hfr. Sumner was delivered IN suct
| manner Is to produce all the effect he desired.
| g He stole into the Senate and emoto ,Char}as
Sumner" said BnrGnyamo, ''as tie wicked
| Cain smoto hls brother" :
| SIT is lie! T" cried Kcitt, acrosa the House.
| GurIugasne at once responded that le knew
/ Wlat he Was saying, aud could be found when
| wanted.
What follows is circumstantial and related to
! mo by hlr. James while looking down upon the
doad faoo OF Sumner in tho Senate to-day.
| CLARIFYING FIRE.
| br. Bocoek, Of Virginia, called on BuEingame,
and said that lie bore no hostile message and in
the event of q duel, would cease to represent
Mr. Brooks but Ae added III an earnest way.
that Brocks who valued Durlnsane's esteem
| and acquaintauco, was dreadfuliy cut-up. and
to challenge. Duringamo was awkward in such
things aud, being eofsoncd bv Docock's diplo-
macy said he would write whatever his friends
advised as proper sud digultied. He did write q
Christian letter. and then, with tho usual trea:h-
cry OF duolists, Brooks rose in Congress, said
Immediately afterwards reEnarking that "a cock
that would crow aud would not ignt was de-
spised By the pullets," read aloud Mr..
Burlnggauos conciiatory, letter. This
aroused Buriingane. und next day lie
reyoIing Whatever he had cvnceded, and putting
Mr. Brooks ia q position where be would be re-
quired to challenge. The morning the card was
published Mr. James arrived in the city aud
luis relations with Speaker BnnkR we're such,
Humphrey Marshall asked him: '' Will Bur-
lingsme fight it cl1al1cngcd7 He ought to. j."
fastening to Burlinsa1nos rooma, Mr. James
was asked: What wall come out OF my
card Z"
II think you will receive challenge before Il
THE DUEL MADE Up-
Buringame then insisted that James should
conduct the negotiations, aud empowered hun
to either act as second o1 to choose the seconds.
James, it may be remarked, was very splon-
did specimen of the Northwestern New Yorker,
6 feet 2, with clean features and military alr.
He lad come to Washington during the knnsas-
Nebrasla agitation, to collect Bome State claims
but. revolving at the Aam'n1stration outrnEcs
west Of Missouri, had abandoned good deal OF
non-o1ficia1 influence he had acquired with Pres
ident Frank Piorcc, and WIS OF great use to Banks
in keeping together his force for the Speaker
ship. hfr. Lincoln afterwards made hlm Coliec-
tor of the Port Of San francisco.
The condition Of political sentiment in WASH
ington, ut this exciting period, was somewhat tf-
ferent from what superficial writer's will reple-
sent it in the future. Tue Wing party WAS ex-
tinct. but its leaders from the South, as veil as
the North, were looking out for new combins-
tlons, and obstiDatey refused afiiiation with
Of Slavery. They hailed the rupture which
Douglas had brought about in the Dem
ocratic rauks, and watched the Brooks
sumner controversy with m ayidlty never dis
interested. 1fr. James went to Ben Wade first.
to act as Burlnsane's second; but that old
duel, he cou1d hardly afford to bo i second IN
another mans affair. James then went to Sam
Houston, of Texas, who said, with hungry
look:
: u wish could accent but I am member OF
the Baptist Church, and they would all get .
laugh on me. You tell Burlingama to come and
see me, however, aud I will give him advice
worth Millions"
Thus, quecr1y enough, Sumner, whose first
reputation had bccn made BY opposing the
sympathy with Sam Houston, the hero OF that
The lust resort of Mr. James was Lewis Camp
bell, OF Dayton, O., Il man embitteroi With the
Pierce coterle, and ready to fight.
- Yes" said Campbell, "Il act as second;
for I can't get light Tor N, self out Of those
fellows"
At o'clock that day, Mr. James encountered
ia tie Capitol George EslstSa, member OF Con-
greas from Louisiana, and Bon-iu-law OF the
Washington banker, Corcoran-
VIII Durlngame fight il Brooks challenges
him ?" inquired Enstis "ue ought not to
avoid it, for it is seldom that one man has the
change and honor to be the champion of a whole
section. As q politician he has an unusual op-
portunity. AL these troubles" continued Eusts,
:. grow out Of the unscrupuIons ambition Of |
Douglas, WIN hes repealed the Missouri Com !
promise to get influence IN the South, and il ill.,
different to Nhat good men he may ruln.'
At this moment Daugias came up, and Eustis !
turning to him, SAID: IS Douglas, nc were Just |
abusing you.''
''Weil," said Douglas, "there is no need OF
he devil appearing If am the subject and you
Ind James are reviewing me-"
He Was interrupted by BurllngaIne, who touch I
ID james on the shoulder and said: ~ Lave |
.eceyed the challenge"
James turned about and, walking OF stop,
aid: 'sWho brought it to you 2" joe Laue.'
It then appeared that this challenge was in |
'ad form, and that Lane had brought sou,o
Terbal message WITH It, which Indicated q COM
,romising and shillc-sha!ly spirit amongst the
fire Eaters. He said 3fr. brooks wanted the
luel to come OF immediately.
The two men resolved to hold Crooks in the
POSITION where he had put himself. aud they |
scnt to Camrbe}ts room, in the rear OF tho !
National Hotel, to draw up an acceptance Of the |
hallcnge. Campbell took the paper to Mr.
brooks room, winch he found filled with South |
rners. who wero drinking and smoking and
'ere generally drunk or approaching that stage.
10 was not ablo to get Brooks aside until late in
he night.
THE REASON OF CHOOSING CANADA.
Meantime, james had drec1ed BurIiugar1e to
lip over to the grounds OF The Smithsonian Iu-
titute and sit behind tho strawberries aud trees
! the southeast corner, IN order to erade the po-
&C. who would be sure, At the EuTnor OF tho duel, |
arrest the Northern man, in order TO make it
|,pear that he had got protection in TINT way
here his seconds joined hin, and arn not
ura but that this vas the day after tue accept
uce Of the chal!ouge,-an &r. James brought
ord from Francis 2. Tiair, ST., who had become
Froe-Soiler, that Buringamc must on no &C.
ount fight in OF near the District Of Columbia.
aid Blair:
mo Northern man will eyer get chance with
Southern Congressional mob, it tho figA:
omes off within such limits as make the ground |
ttainable from Washington. After Cilloy WAS
lied by Graves, went over the tieId and made
study OF the positions. Graves had regular
lob; and Cllley had been put in such spot, J
nd ut such q moral (iiHauyantnna that tina ra,in |