On May 22, 1856 Congressman Preston Brooks entered the US Senate chamber and infamously beat MA Senator Preston Sumner with his cane. Sine I am always cynical about history books I decided to find a copy of Senator Sumner's speech "The Crime Against Kansas" that so angered Congressman Brooks. (Sumner was signing copies of the speech when Brooks confronted him.) Besides being typical political rhetoric designed to inflame the emotions of the North against the South, to Sumner's political advantage, it personally insulted Brooks' cousin, Senator Andrew Butler. So now I'm not so sympathetic toward Sumner.
Here's the whole thing: The Crime Against Kansas.
Interesting stuff I find while conducting research for my historic walking tours.
"Don't believe what someone tells you just because they're your teacher, your friend, in the newspaper or on TV. You have a brain of your own. Find out all of the facts and make up your own mind." - advice from my Dad, thinking for himself until he left us at 90.
"Don't believe what someone tells you just because they're your teacher, your friend, in the newspaper or on TV. You have a brain of your own. Find out all of the facts and make up your own mind." - advice from my Dad, thinking for himself until he left us at 90.
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- Karen Q
- I am an historian, tour guide and the president of Patriot Tours, Inc. I lead historic walking tours of Lower Manhattan in New York City, concentrating on the Revolutionary War, Civil War and Architectural History.
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