Essays Tagged: "Sumner"

Violence in the Senate-1856.

f savagery on the Senate floor electrified the whole country. Just two days earlier Senator Charles Sumner of Massachusetts had finished an inflammatory speech in which he described the treatment of K ... rape of a virgin territory,' and blamed it on the South's 'depraved longing for a new slave State.' Sumner made Senator Andrew P. Butler of South Carolina a special target of his censure. He charged t ...

(2 pages) 22 0 0.0 Oct/2005

Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History

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Nick BradleyU.S HistoryApril 25, 2014Mr. DepewCharles SumnerPreston Brooks beat Charles so mercilessly because brooks thought Sumner went way too far. Sou ... at the number one thing to do. A distant cousin of Senator Butler, Brooks decided to teach Charles Sumner a lesson he would not soon forget. Two days after the end of Sumner's speech, Brooks entered ... not soon forget. Two days after the end of Sumner's speech, Brooks entered the Senate chamber where Sumner was working at his desk. He told Sumner, "You've libeled my state and slandered my white-hair ...

(1 pages) 1 0 0.0 Oct/2014

Subjects: Art Essays > Drama