May 30, 1856 Sumner’s speech, The Crime Against Kansas, is printed here, with numerous articles about the caning incident. Among the articles is one about a Faneuil Hall gathering at…
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June 6, 1856 Two articles from the Charleston Mercury, describe public meetings held in Bamberg and in Bishopville, in response to the caning. Here is some of what they record.…
June 6, 1856 Here is both a majority and a minority report from the Committee. The resolution, calling for the expulsion of Brooks, is denied by the minority, who argue…
July 4, 1856 Here is a letter to Brooks, conveying from its admiring signers, the gift of a golden cane, “in consequence of your recent chastisement of the Senator from…
July 18, 1856 On July 15, after a vote of 121 to 95, for expulsion, Brooks addresses the House, and among other things announces that he has submitted his resignation…
July 25, 1856 “Massachusetts and South Carolina. — Our readers will appreciate the following sentiment, read at a Fourth of July celebration, at Healing Springs, S. C.: Massachusetts – We…
August 1, 1856 Writing from Washington, Brooks, tells of the vote to expel him, and here appeals to his constituents, for a return to Congress. He includes two extracts from…
August 8, 1856 A dispatch from Columbus, S.C. affirms the re-election of Brooks, to Congress.
January 30, 1857 “Sudden visitation – Preston Brooks Dead! …He died a horrible death, and suffered intensely — endeavoring to tear his own throat open to get breath. His personal…
February 6, 1857 Here is recognition of the eulogies of Brooks, in the Senate, and the House. Rep. Savage, of Tennessee, is quoted as saying, in part, “Brutus stabbed Caesar…