, 1874-05-09
ANS0N BURLINGAME.
"reminiscences Of an Eminent Lover
Of Freedom,
The Speech 70 Made Relative IL Tho
Brooks Assault Upon Sumner.

And the Drcling Affair which Resulted
from Tint Speech.
70 tht Editor Of Tho, chtcaaa 1ftoi.ne:
Sin Tho roo6nt death Of tho lamented Sum-
nor recalls to MY mind aovoral interviews With
Mr.. Burlingamn, who was ono alnong tho most
devoted of'tlio many warm personal friends OF
Charles Summer. 4 ..
or Mr. DurlingA1no's oarly career nm In
lebtod for information to Lis father, siator,
aud BROTHER whom I have known for iear1y
thirty years. !; -.
Anson was born mt New berlin, N. T., Nov.
ii, 1890. In 1929 the fsmily settled In Ohio {:
and Ten yoaru Inter, n 1855, removed to AIlcli
gan, whero young BurlingAme began to give owl
doncc Of talcnta aud mental strength, which
wcrc developed III tho struggles mud changes Of
lator yoars, until bis liamo becamo known and
honored throughout tho world. His
father had not tho mehns at hand to
MD III lis onltlue saye TINT Afforded
by tho common schuols; but tic utudloua
Duorgy Of young DurIiugame supplied what tho
father lacked for, Mt tho ago Of II, bio mado
arrangements with his father by which he was
to have Ills own tinio to carvo for himself his
future Of fame and, at tho ago Of 10, he l,ad
gained admission into the Branch University Of
Michigan, at Detroit After avaiJine himself Of
tho cdurse Of study there, ho proceeded to Chm
bridge, Maus., and graduated with honor Ut Har-
varl Uuiyorslty,-Judgo, Story being It's prosi-
doMt,-wLero ho took tho dogseo Of LII. B.
From his law-oilice in tho old State House
building In Boston, whore be had secured, by
hia 1oyer-failinr ipdtistrv and doyotion Ia hia.
.e.s.,... -. ,.i 1,,.at;,o ...,..t;.. ~
profession, largo ana lucrative practice, he
WIS calIed by tho voice Of tho people to repro
c,,t Il, tho r,nn,,lnr branch NJ Conrrcsa tha nosk
.an. ,...s ~ 49,. % i,."1iontat aatr;ot ~
cultured anu intellectual distftct OF M1esaohu-
ho.,s' ,,:,.n
exciting struggle of 1850, aid took part
l., tho contaat ovcr tho ,Knnnaa onost;on
growing ont Of tho repeal Of the Missouri Com
promise Of 1870, which Mr. Burlipgamo 'stronu-
ousy opposed. In passing, lot no statS Tilt
aiIontnn ,vS,1o IL ~ ~ mara mare hnv in afioI,1an M ,vas
speech III dofonsc Of the idea of personal free-'
dor.,-tho equality of nll mon before Tho law.
Ho was intensely impressed BY, md his lro,
,vos Vii, o,otfo,; - ~ ,;;o;,;o, Z,
human freedom md tie oaualllty Of man: When
he appeared IN Congress, the Representatives. Of
Ioi;nnt, Eomo, nj ,tl,e holdoat of Tie sontbnrn
,,,n,;i,ara ,oanad Int I'm w;llino n hog;n IN Ia
G Se1s eu ~ ~ taaa " =; no6, ~ o
1or , q Gonsress n9 '1nsguy hg" AZ a. ha,asto
NAlrn thcir constituents nesan: ~ oaal4eston
aonlo years Inter. {, Freedom seemed subjuRated,
aud slayorv aennod to wave its bloody banner
dchautly III the Nationnl ConGreBs
Thero. wero a. low heroic men from lilo
Noa,n MnG uI nat ~ tao1 ,nas i1a' epeee vYsn
Thoh II ansolsed tne 1uosMon oi o1ss,yoty' s,y'
should DO claimed 1n presence Of the SlaYo-
Pbwor on tho floor Of Congrosa., On, the 10Th
Of NAY, 1866, Mr., Sum,,or begun lis memorable
aneecl; m tho Kansas nunstion Which onc1,nioi
tho zraotor m, t;nn ,;f fso davs vat dnrinr ali
!no steasoi poa ~ wv W. aS9a ~, ~ - ~
shat nmo, nG was not oncG ca,toa @ 20 Gsoee nor
any personality or 1ndccofom OF apeooh. SUM
nor was earuest, aud at ,timee severe; yet ho
knew too well tho sanotity Of tho place, tho
grandeur Of the surroundings, to violate rarlla-
n,cntnrv law nr the nronrietiea of thn Eernta-
tnsar.,,a5 1" yi,at To1lawot1 - Ghor,aa snn,,ar
gnamner. MAaS toaiowca 70 ~ on9sa9s G,s numnes
row no. "aa ssrleKen aown ~ prueal tooi o.
tha Slare-poWor Tor tho performance %! duty
nobly done, ,-ia q matter OF history and known
to tho world. :, .u...
On the, 21st Of Juuo. 1856. Mr.. Durinran1e
arono tbs I floor Of % The House Of Hopresenta-
49, o,s 5a,;nr,d b;a ro,,n,,n eaonat ~ ~
tttpa. Auo o1Iu tie tN9pa n npeenut NV ~