The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-04-29
The Late Preston S. Brooks
Captain of The seuda he the Palmetto RegmsnsFoughs
Duel With Louis T. EsRened Fror congreis FOge
Whipping tae Bully Charles Sumner, unanimOusy Re-
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In Kansas and IN the absenee OF Sem
atpEs Stephen A. Douglas and A. p.
Butter pronounced bitter structures
against these gentlemen. Senator
Butler. q very aged man, was klns-
man OF Brooks. The. latter waited until
Sumner's speeclb vt Isiblj Sd "a In flIlEI
before taking any step. He tFisd to
catch Sumner ontsidefof the capitol
building. but could not. Brooks
approached Sumner from In front, not
from behind as malicious persons
have charged, snd said: "kar. Sumner
" have read your last speech with care
and with as much iInpartSality ae IS
possible under the circumstances, and
feel It my daty to say that you have
slibelled my State and have slandered
my lsinsnan, who i6 aged and absent,
and / have come TO punish you for il. =
Sumner offered to rise al the word
bpunish, He was physically q much
more powerful man than Mr.. Brooks.
The latter struck Sumner with q hol-l
low. gutta perSha cane, such as was
Fsss7si1Sii afieSzed iin those dayb. 11el
gained several blows on Summer uhtia
tbs later in escRbing fell. This light
atse was more Df "a toy than OF q wsa-
pen and could mot have caused SER
. l- 4
was eht7isSierizeA by an En-
ter as the first blow of the,
The country was wild
cement Resolutions pro-
tef exp Ieion OF Brooks from
we're grppOsed, and reported
BY by the committee. II re-
= .sss.s ..@ i4; sss ;.sssS 20 CO
erect. Tie vote WAS 1T for expulsion
ito 80 against. The feeling was intense
Among those defended Brooks was
Thomas L. Ciingman OF North Caro-
lima, whose speech on this occasion
waE q masterpiece of bitter sarcasm
and of elequence 1t was known that
when one member OF the house had
assaulted smother member, no action
had been taken. Wnen one SENATOR
attacked another. no action had been
taken. And It was n mere excuse to
try to eSpeI Brooks because he had
attacked aTinember Of the other cons
gress. q Il =.
Bts Ks sesigned and was immediate.l
Iy unanimously eleeted by his com.
stitusntE. His sception when lie came
home was well flsign an ovation. He
;wasB presented with loving cups, and
received over 50 handsome canes and
riding lips. rse OF the latter Ia n
lpo99eSSlanE OF A4lBB maggie tlfOn, As31R
| bhgerian OF the In iyersst Of South Carl.
dina and has ever $50 worth Of gold
inIatd work
The last natic incidelt or
Book the proposed duel
- gon fes iiIl siifl le Is 1f
Maine Thia was tie GEco rs 81 tis
stgs. s;r A ChatelEgss $
ed and accepted. Rifles were chosen
as the yyeapons but BurlIns NC iiisIi.
ted ON ightins IN Capada. BROOKS
triends Giseuaae him, telling him he
would have 20 SO through tie North.
Which was hostile and he would IS;
asBassinated. The meat never took
nj d hsra
lied Bropks as bully backed down!
Brooke IarAented tlle fact th1t ne
had q reputation as q @ uzlt + ne
declared that he detested q hrowi
and pn9osea tbe code aIisl lan
Ills death was as dramatic as HIS
short life. He died suddenls III wash
Ifngton from some throat tFoJtbs bse He
died in the arms OF Senator Qnitriail
|of mississippi. Funeral services were
held IN the capitol building, aIl d men
from north and south paid me tribute
10 his memory Z. $