Caning Of Sumner On The Senate Floor

Andrew butler of south carolina over his support for slavery.

Caning of sumner on the senate floor.

Author stephen puleo talks about the caning of charles sumner by preston brooks on the senate floor of the u s. Two days after sumner s speech brooks along with his other congressmen waited in the senate chamber for everyone to leave. After everyone left brooks and his allies walked up to sumner who was writing at his desk and said mr. Preston brooks of south carolina got wind of it.

Sumner had meanwhile busied himself writing letters and pulled his chair in close to his desk which was bolted to the floor. Read the caning of charles sumner on the senate floor by with a free trial. Williamjames hull hoffer s vivid account of the brutal act demonstrates just how far the sections had drifted apart and explains why the coming war was so difficult to avoid. Brooks waited a full hour for a few ladies who were present to depart.

Learn how senator sumner s 1865 protest against the kansas nebraska act prompted one of the most violent altercations in senatorial history. The caning of charles sumner or the brooks sumner affair occurred on may 22 1856 in the united states senate when representative preston brooks a pro slavery democrat from south carolina used a walking cane to attack senator charles sumner an abolitionist republican from massachusetts in retaliation for a speech given by sumner two days earlier in which he fiercely criticized. The outspoken statesman and abolitionist charles sumner served as a senator from 1851 1874. On may 22 1856 the world s greatest deliberative body became a combat zone.

The caning of senator charles sumner. On may 22 he lingered after an adjourned session while the senate chamber emptied. Capitol in washington dc. Caning of charles sumner.

The caning of charles sumner on the senate floor 2009 10 14 the outspoken statesman and abolitionist charles sumner served as a senator from 1851 1874. Charles sumner of massachusetts was an ardent abolitionist. Sumner i have read your speech twice over carefully. On the floor of the senate in 1856 he made a speech in which he castigated sen.

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