The continued use of the code duello among Southern gentlemen
In the pre-Civil War Period of America's history, the famous lawyer and orator and senator, also a "Republican Radical," who was savagely beaten on the Senate floor by a Southern senator was Charles Sumner (1811-1874). In 1856, having two days before given a passionate speech which criticized Southern slave-holding, Sumner was attacked by a congressman from South Carolina, Preston Brooks. While the attack left him with permanent damage, he convalesced and then returned to his mission of absolving the Union of slavery.
On March 19, 1856 republican Senator Charles Sumner of Massachussets delivered a violent speech about what was happening in Kansas, turning in a particularly aggressive attitude towards the old Senator Andrew Butler of South Carolina. He placed himself in front of his political opponent showing the critics and the contrast of his views, but with contempt and ignominy, leaving amazed the whole Senate. In response to what happened, Senator Preston Brook, nephew of Senator Butler, approached Sumner, reproached his attack against Butler and slammed six times his stick on Sumner's head, leaving him unconscious and bleeding.
what general led the attack on Charles 1st?
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the general was Oliver Cromwell
The increasing political conflict between North and South. (Apex)
The increasing political conflict between North and South ~Apex
Preston Brooks did attack Senator Sumner with a cane, but it was primarily because of Sumner's derogatory comments about Brooks' relative, Senator Butler, and his support for slavery. Douglas was not directly involved in the incident.
The increasing political conflict between North and South.Congressman Preston Brooks from South Carolina attacked Senator Charles Sumner with his walking cane, at Sumner's desk in the Senate because of a speech Sumner made that blamed Southerners for the pro slavery violence in Kansas. Sumner was beaten and defaced so badly that he did not return back to Senate for three years. When news spread of this event, Southerners supplied Brooks with many replacement walking canes.
Preston Brooks believed he "offended" his family so their for a beating was the "proper punishment"
In the Senate, after the end of the session of March 19,1856, by the the honourable Preston Brooks, as retaliation to the violent speech addressed by Sumner against Brooks uncle, the old South Carolina's Senator Andrew Butler. Indeed the verbal attack was aimed to censor the whole South, because of their politics about Kansas, of which Butler had only been chosen as a random target.
The increasing political conflict between north and south
He was tried and found guilty for treason.
On March 19,1856 Republican Senator Charles Sumner started a violent speech on the topic "The crime against Kansas". He attacked the pro-slavery establishment and parliamentary representatives in general but he addressed himself particularly against the old Senator Andrew Butler of South Carolina, who, some days before energetically sustained the Kansas had to be admitted in the Union as a slave State. Indeed, Sumner's attitude and verbal attack against Butler were really excessive and, when the speech was over, the nephew of Butler, Honorable Preston Books, seized by anger approached Sumner and hit him five or six time on the head with his walking stick, knocking him down bleeding and unconscious. The happening contributed to worsen further on the tensions and enlarge the furrow already in being between North and South
Congressman Preston S. Brooks
Charles Sumner
On March 19,1856 Republican Senator Charles Sumner started a violent speech on the topic "The crime against Kansas". He attacked the pro-slavery establishment and parliamentary representatives in general but he addressed himself particularly against the old Senator Andrew Butler of South Carolina, who, some days before energetically sustained the Kansas had to be admitted in the Union as a slave State.Indeed, Sumner's attitude and verbal attack against Butler were really excessive and, when the speech was over, the nephew of Butler, Honorable Preston Books,seized by anger approached Sumner and hit him five or six time on the head with his walking stick, knocking him down bleeding and unconscious.The happening contributed to worsen further on the tensions and enlarge the furrow already in being between North and SouthRead more: How_did_charles_sumners_views_on_bleeding_kansas_create_conflict