Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1874-04-09

ner l'1uries, or Inc Importance oil
he event 10 history, and 1t was jusi
that time of day when couvivial Sen.
atprs took their liquor.
Mr.. Sumner. after a time, was
taken ap from the sofa, where be
had been lad very pale and bewil-
dered, and put nto Carriage, which
took him To his chambers ia the res-
idert portion of the city. That night
be was visited by few persons, and
C uld search. inverse and il is
not believed that no ever made any
'eVengeIul references TO the subject.
H. bro her, George Sumner, came
on to Washington aad a. ked Mr..
Jones, who was very large man OF
fiery spirit, yet cool 10 ARRAYS.
what he worl do?
SAID James If it were my
brother. l would do this: Take u
short double-barreled sho gun, put it
under m} ! ak, aud walk up to the
IL use OF K p esentatlves, aud, right
IN his char. as be attacked my BROTH
er. | would bl w him to pieces
6 orge Sumner said he c, nd not
do his, and nothing was done. Nj ny
of Books Nor hern friends, Ike Up
ham, ces-ed 10 hold inteic urse With
him. Senator Cri nden, Of Ken
tucky, had said +: Shame on you
sir )" and then the N .rthern press
ana the foreign press came roaring
H. 40 that M. Brooks found him
seIt in very doubtful p 'si IN,
which his mega i've character and ar
tfisl sense of hon n we're unable to
sustain. H. kept drinking, with
his nerv' 3 sttuug up TO be ready for
a challenge or etiee' fght.
THE PENALTIES PUGILI-M.
There were Indeed several persOr 8
who needed oIly such in llec' ual
provocati0n as keitt and EJmuDson
nad given Brooks to put bim 20 d. a'h;
and, amongst OTHERS, Nj. KING
man a newspaper correspondent
still wing in this CT y, and qnlte
wealthy-had once started out to
e ID B ks and shoot him desd.
ton for his instinct, unlike his tut
lion, were 81 much for The Union and
fraternity, that Mr.. b nham had
nearly beaten him IN South Carolina
for delivering an Invocation to the
American flag. Brooks met it by
saying that once in Mexico, When
chased by guerillas and murderers
until he had given up ali hope, he
saw the American coiors in the dr.
tance, and swore that he would be
thankful for the protecti"n they gave.
THE DUEL MING IN
FIRST, b Wade made speech
aud minated that be would 6gh, !;
bat, for some reason, Brooks paid no
attention TO him Northern men
think that Brooks was afraid TO fight
as good shot a. Wade.
Tht q Henry Wilson let off a
speech. and, when he came, all warm
from the performance, asked Seward
a. d Others what he thought OF IL
they all said they were sorry be
made il for they had no idea VII
cons temperament involved The gu l.
ificatious .or deliberate duel and
his proved TO be the case when
Brooks challenged Wilson, and the
latter rel lie that he would resent
any attack upon bin.
p. haw," said Buriingame, whom
be heard this. ANY weak fellow will
resist an attack that be cannot pre-
vent. We are being made conlem-
tible."
Burlingame was dead-shot, and
Though averse TO du, | ng, got ready
to make q speech " hioh should put
Mr.. Books on bis metal. He was
an actor on the floor, and this CON-
ment on the beating of Mr.. Sumner
was delivered in such manner az 10
produce all the fleet he desired.
II stole into he Senate and smote
Charles Sumner," said Burl ngame,
AS The wicked Cain smoLe his bros b.
err"
Il 3 liz - cried Kiett, across he
House.
NJ. Burlingame at once responded
that he knew what be was saying,
and could be found when wanted.
What follows IL circumstanIial,a and
was related to me by Mr.. James
while looking down upon the dead
face OF Sumner in the S~nate.
CARRYING FIRE.
Mr.. Babcock. ut Virginia, CT led
on BuIlngame, and said that he bore
10 hostile message, and, in the event
IF u duel, would Cease to represent
NJ. Brooks; but he added, in an
earnest way that Brooks, who val
ued BurlIngame's esteem and ac-
quain ance, was dreadiu IL cut up
and wanted some palliative in order
rot to be obliged to challenge. Blu :
iingame was awk ard in such ,hings,
and, being softened by bocock's d.
plomacy, said he would write what
ever his friends advised as proper
and oigui6ed. He did write Cbris-
tian letter, aud then, with the usua'
Lreachery of duelists, Brooks rose in
Congress, said some hing handsome
about BurliDgame, and Immediately
afterwards remsrking that "A cock
that would crow and wouli not fight
was d'spised by the pulle a." read
aloud M. Barlingsme's ooncl arory
lsttet. TINS aroused Burlingame,
and rext day be published card in
The Natiot 81 Intel 'gencer, revoking
whatever he had conceded, and pu'-
ting Mr. Brooks in d position where
be would be required to chaIleng i.
The morning the card was publ heo
Mr. James arrived in the city ano
his rela ions with Speaker Ba K
were such that, rs the physical rep
'eeentative of the party Humphrey
Marshall asked him +: "WuI Barlir.
game fight If challenged A. ought
To-"
H>stening Bu games rooms,
Mr.. James ssked Nv rat will come
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