Title: Privilege of the representative--privilege of the people
Subtitle: Speech of Mr. Giddings, of Ohio, on the trial of Preston S. Brooks, for an assault on Senator Sumner. Before the House of Representatives, July 11, 1856.
First published: 1856
Subjects: Brooks' assault, 1856, United States, Speeches of Congress, Assault and battery, United States. Congress 1856). House, Speeches in Congress, Freedom of debate, Legislative bodies, Slavery
Places: United States, Washington (D.C.)
People: Charles Sumner (1811-1874), Preston S. Brooks (1819-1857)
LC classification: E434.8 .G45