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t~~ eubem emr rn tr eD K "T&BLISHED 186-5. ______RT, i FRI_ NY9__________ CANING OF CHARLES SUMNER IN THE UNITED STATE4 SENATE FOR INSULTING soUrS CAROLINA. Col. McClure's Incorrect 'Rambling Recol leCtions" of the Incident in the Senate Are let Straight by Mr. John R. Tompkins of Mobile, a Friend and Admirer of Preston s flooks--The Load of Sia That Rests on New England. To Editor of The Times Democrat. Col. McClure's "Ramdom Recol lections," always interesting, are not at all times strictly accurate. It is lucid and able, he has won friends at the south since the surrender, be cause he has been brave enough to be just to her people, but be, too, was a bitter partisan before the war, and views the occurrences of that period from the partisan standpuint. I grow weary of hearing history writers referring to Brooks' blud geon and brutality in connection with the caning of Charles Sum ner in the vacant United States denate chamber in 1856. Pres ton S. Brooks, the South Car. olina congressman, was no brute, neither was the delicate gutta percha walking cane with which he stained the famous "bloody shirt" with stripes across the back and shouldere of the Massachusetts. senator a "bludgeon," as Col. McClure calls it. It was but a substitute for the cowhide used in those chivalric days by brave men on hose willing to wound, but afraid to strike. The south owes it to Preston S Brooks' gallant name and fame to rescue it from the stigma of "brate and bully." I knew him well, as the highest type of a refined and hereditarily courtly South Caiolina gentleman, and the wcrld's civilization furnishos none higher. I grew to manhood almost under the shadow of his -ucestral home. His youngest brother, C' pt. J. Hampton Brooks, who distinguished humself at Petersburg and at other southern battlefields, as my beloved companion and schoolfellow about the date of the incident in question. During the pa summer, in the vil lage cemetery of my boyhood's home, at Edgefield, I lingered long at the early made grave of iry honored boyhood friends, Hon. Preston S. Brooks, and that of his other patriotic brother, Whitfield Butten Brooks, killed, as his monument recites, at t.he battle of Cherubuseo, with the simple inquiry on his dying, boyish lips, "Have.I done my duty ?" to re-~ ceive the benediction of his cowman der. "You are an honor to yourself, your family and your country." Preston S. Brooks was a true ty pe of southern manhood of his day as Charles Summer was a counter part of the lettered New England statesmen of the same period. New England, from which slavery in all its abhorrent aspe -ts was unloaded on the south, did more to fos-er sec tional hatred by its abuse of the south and its "peculiar institut.ions," than all other sections of the union. It.s writers and speakers called it "Inflaming the northern minds," and it inflamed. The writer was educated in part at a New England college just be fore the war troke out, and observed this inflammng business on the part of the New England schoolboys towards those of the south; it matter ed not that the southern boys would sometimes thrash hale a dozen of them in a day, it did [not deter their insult and derision of southern people and their institutions. Southern literary societies were or ganized at Yale, Cambhridge and PrmeeIon to avoid this sectional fric. tion even among seboolboys of that period. We never h ad t rouble with New York nor Western students-it all came from New England-that immemorial hot bed of cant anid fanaticism -the legit imate inheri tane" of the Paritau aind round beads who so largely popnlated that section of the col nies, and who were as ds tinct from thbe Cavaliers and Hugne nots, whose blood floweo so freely through the Southern veins as were Preston S. Brooks and Charles Sum ner. Of coure, there were marked ex ceptions to this New Fngland char acteristic as noted in men like Webster, Pierce and Seymour, of Connecticut. Yet, most of New England's statesmen of that period were highly learned, but intensely fanatical in zealously fanning popu lar prejudice against what they called "brutal Southern slave own ers," such as Harriet Beecher Stowe cast in the characters of "Uncle Tom's Cabin." Brooks was a strikingly handsome, spare-built man. Only a few years previous to the Sumner allair (the interpretation of conditions then ex isting rather thaxi the outburst of an impetuous Southerner,) he had not long before been shot down in a duel with Louis T. Wigfall on a sandbar in the Savannah >ar, just below Augusta. His health had been shat tered by the climate of Mexico, where he commanded a company in the Palmetto regiment, which did such gallant service in the war with that country. He was physically per haps less vigorous than Sumner, and but a few years his junior, and had the learned Massachusetts states man been as ready to back his words as he was to deliver them, and as Brooks was to resent them, Sumner might have been the victor in the affair. Sumner had, the day before, delivered on the floor of the senate a bitter philippic against the State of South Carolina, in which he as sailed Senator A. P. Butler with persoual and offensive criticism, while the latter was absent from Washington. It was a speech emi nently characteristic of New Eng land statesmanship at that piriod, more foi home consumption in -he progressive works of inflaming the Northern heart. Brooks read the speech and was exasperated; he was in the lower house and could not re ply to it. He instinctively yielded to the Southern method of answer ing insults. He waited until the senate adjourned and dispersed; but Sumner lingered at his desk doubt less with some misgiving of what might follow. At any rate, Brooks went to the senate chamber to look for him. The senatorial body which gave sanctity to the place had dis persed. Brooks lingered at the door until satisfied that Sumner did not intend leaving the chamber, and as he sat writing at his desk, Brooks walked up in a manly way and said: "Sir, you have traduced my State. You have insulted my aged and ab gent kinsman, and I propose to pun ih you for it," and as deliberately began to lnsh him across the shoul ders; and instead of showing resent ment he was well able to give, Sum ncr yelled like a whipped boy. He threw up two strong arms abundant ly capable of defense and offense, and cried out like a woman, "I am dead. I am dent4. I am almost dead." It was then and there that Brooks stained the famous bloody shirt which soon found its way to a glass in the Boston museum, as a part of the inflaming program.- While Sum ner for several years played the martyr, as many people then thought, not from the physical effect of a brutal cowhiding to which he tamely submitted, but - to mask the contempt brave men at the North and South felt for him Burlingame of the house felt it, and challenged Brooks, and the challenge was ac cepted, but Burlingatme insisted on going to Canada to fight,while Brooks asserted his right to fight nearer home. Brooks was expelled and wanted to be governor of Southb Caro lna, but the people rte elected him unanimously, and be returned to congress and died in Washington city of something like diphtheria be fore his succeeding term expiied. Instead of being condemned at the South, as Col. McClure states, he re ceived walking caues enough to fill a small house with re.solutions of Southern appreciation and gratitude. Brooks died not a brute and bully in public estimation, but as an honored type of the true Southern gentleman of his'day. Had Charles Suwner lived South instead of in New Eng land, he would have died with the stigma of poltroon and coward to have forever blnrred his etceon. I do not mean to reflect on the memory of New England's dead, but to defend that of the beloved and honored friend of my boyhood the very Alcebiades of his day and the prototype of thousands like him in the South, who sleep in blood stained graves-martyrs to New England fanaticism and misguided philanthropy. Over the graves of Preston S. Brooks and of Charles Sumner the most appropriate inscrip tion to both would be 0, tempora; 0, mores. John M. Tompkins. Mobile, April 22, 1902. STATEMENT OF MR. BROOKS. In the senate of the United States on the 9th and 20th of May, Mr. Sumner of Massachusetts delivered a speech in which he reflected injuri ously upon the State of South Caro lina and was particularly offensive to Senator Butler, who is my rela tive. I preferred to see the pub lished speech and saw it for the first time on Wednesday morning. The objectionable passages are to be found on the 5th, 29th and 30th pages of Mr. Sumner's speech, which I have marked with a pen and are as follows: But before entering upon the argument, &c. As soon as I had read the speech I felt it my duty to inflict some re turn for the insult to my State and relative. On Wednesday I took a seat in the capitol grounds expecting Mr. Sumner to pass. While going down the lower steps of the capitol I met Mr. Edmundson of Virginia, who is my personal friend, and asked 1io to walk with me to the seat. I then informed him that it was my purpose to see Mr. Sumner and that as he might be accompanied by sev ral of his friends I desired him to remain with me as a witness and for nothing else. I also enjoined upon him on no account to intefere. Mr. Sumner did not pass by while we were so seated though we remained ntil half.past 12 o'clock. My col league, Mr. Keitt, joined us a few moments before we returned to the hcuse and so did Senator Johnson of Arkansas. Neither one of them were informed of my purpose during the day.During the night of Wednes lay ancA about 10 o'clock I informed my colleague, Mr. Keitt, and Mr. rr of my purpose. The next morn ing at 11 o'clock I took my position in the porter's lodge to incercept Mr. Sumner. I again waited until half past 12 o'clock-the hour at which both houses of congress meet. While in the porter's lodge Mr. Edmundson n his way to the capitol saw me and ame in of his'own accord. He and I went to the house together. Mr. Keitt went that morning to Balti more. Being twice disappointed, I de termined to keep my eye on Mr. Sumner, and knowing that the sen ate would adjourn at an early hour, I went to the senate and stood with out the bar until it did adjourn. Mr. Sumner continued within the hall though he did not all the time re tain his seat. He had upon his desk a number of copies of his speech an,d was, when not interrupted, employed in franking them. Several ladies continued in the hall, some on the floor and some in the gallery. I waited until the last lady left and then approached Mr. Sumner in front and said: "Mr. Sumner I have read your last speech with care and as mnch impartiality as is possible under the circumstances, and I feel it my duty to say that yoo have libeled my State and slandered my kinsman who is aged and absent, and I have come to punish you for iti." As I uttered the word puuis.h Mr. Sumner offered to rise, and when about half erect I struck him a .light blow with the smaller end of mycane. He then arose folly erect and endeavored to make battle. 1 was then compelled to strike him harder t han I intended. A bout thbe fift h blow he ceased to resist and 1 moder ted by blows. I continued to st rike Mr. Sumner until he fell, when I ceased. I did not strike Mr. Sumi ner after he had fallen The caue used by me was an ordinary walk ing stick made of gut ta percha and hollow I used it because it was ligh t and elastic and because I fancied it would not break. The cane had been presented to me be by a friend full three months past. It had a thin gold head and was not loaded or even heavy. Mr. Sumner was never struck with the larger end of the cane. When Mr. Crittenden took hold of me and said something like "don't kill him," I replied that I had no wish to injure him severely, but unly to flog him. I went to the senate alone, asked no one to go or to be with me. In deed no one knew of my purpos 3 to assail Mr. Sumner in the Senate, nor would I have done so had it not become manifest that he would re main in the seat to a very late hour. The three gentlemen who alone knew of my purpose were neither present when t'e attack was made. Neither Mr. Orr or Mr. Edmundson was present at any time of the af fray to my knowledge. Mr. Keitt came up when it was about half over. I deem it proper to add that the assault upon Mr. Sumner was not because of his political principles, but because of the insulting lan guage used in reference to my State and absent relative. P. S. Brooks. House of Representatives, 28 May, 1856. L sOl FIXCRS WALK our. Another Pea-.ii Striwe in the King M11. [Special to The State. J Augusta, May 30.--A new vein was opened in the King mill strike this morning by the loom fixers of that institution walking out unex pectedly. A week ago, the day be fore the mill started running again after being closed down six weeks, President Thomas agreed with the Carolina committee to give the loom fixers a cent and a half per loom more than they were getting, which was all they asked for, and it was thought they were satisfied. Event ually all of them went back into the mill and their part of the work was moving along all right with every indication that there would be no more trouble so far as they were concerned. There has, however, been an undercurrent, and this morning from 15 to 18, so the union leaders state, about all employed in the mill, walked out after the bell rang and the mill started up. The loom fixers' union held a meeting in the hail over Dr. Smith's drug store in West End last night aid those of the members in the King mill decided after considering the n~ atter not to accept the conces sions made them unless the conces sions were made general in all de partments and the conclusion of the meeting was that they would not go to work today. So far this has not effected the other mills with the unions. They say they have no fight on the other mills and will con tinue at their work in them. From their side, though, the strike has not been ended in the King mill and they intend to contine it until they win out. - President Thomas of the King mill said this morning that the walk out of the loom fixers would not effect the running of the mill at all, that the King and all the other mills will keep running right along. He said their places have already been practically filled. The mill did not hav~e work enough to keep them all supplied, but that they were kept simply because they went back aftr the mill s arted up again. He says be has a number of applications for theso positions and there will b)e no trouble in tilling them. As to the cause of the walk out he says he was told it was on an order from Secretary Hibbert of the National Textile Union. Howv to avoid 1 rouble. Now i- th- time to provide yoursenlf andl f mit' w ith a houlet of (Chamnb-r lai's (otlit, (hiera and Diarrhoa 1i"mntdy. It is almost certain to be t:eedd hofo'e rte summer is over, and if procured now nayV save you a trip to town in th-' night or in your busiest saon. It is everywhere admitted to e the most succes4ful medicine in use for howel complaints, both for children andit aduhs No) family caun affor'd to be without it. For sale by W. E. Pelham THE CAMPAIGN MEFTINGS. The State Democratic Executive Commit tee Arranged the %chedulex. The sub committee of the State Democratic executive committee met in Columbia on the 26th of May, and adopted the schedules for the two sets of campaign meetings as provided in the amendment to the constitution which was adopted at the recent convention of the party. Upon motion of Governor Mc Sweeney, the chairn an and secretary are to notify the county chairmen of the campaign meetiags and request them to take into consideration the candidates who will visit the coun ties by appointing committees and designating homes for the entertain ment of the candidates, which was adopted. Upon motion of Mi. Blease the assessments for candidates were fixed the same as last year, and are as follows: United States Senators and Con gressmen, $50; Governor $50; Lieu tenant Governor $12 50; Adjutant General $25. All other State officers $37.50. The county assessments are as heretofore in proportion to their representation in Legislature. Candidates for the United States Senate and House of Representatives, Democratic party of South Carolina, 1902, will attend the following cam paign meetings: Colunibia, Tuesday, June 17. Camden, Wednesday, June 18. Chesterfield, Friday, June 20. Bennettsville, Monday, June 23. Bishopville, Tuesday, June 24. Darlington, Wednesday, June 25. Florence, Thursday, June 26. Marion, Friday, June 27. Conway, Monday, June 30. Georgetown, Wednesday, July 2. Kingstree, Friday, July 4. Moncks Corner, Tuesday, July 7. Manning, Tuesiay, July 8. Sumter, Wednesday, July 9. Orangeburg, Thursday, July 10. Bamberg, Friday, July 11. Georges, Saturday, July 12. Charleston, Tuesday, July 15. Walterboro, Wednesday, July 16. Beaufort, Friday, July 18. Hampton, Saturday, July 19. Barnwell, Tuesday, July 22. Aiken, Wednesday, July 23. Edgefield, Thursday, July 24. Saluda, Saturday, July 26. Lexington, Monday, July 28. Newberry, Tuesday, July 29. Laurens, Thursday, July 31. Greenville, Friday, August 1. Pickens, Saturaay, August 2. Waihalla, Monday, August 4. Anderson, Tuesday, August 5. Abbeville,' Friday, August 8. Greenwood, Saturday, August 9. Union, Tuesday, August 12. Spartanburg, Wednesday, Aug. 13. Gaffney, Thursday, August 14. Yorkville, Saturd4y, August 16. Lancaster, Tuesday, August 19. Chester, Wednesday, August 20. Winnsboro, Thursday, August 21. Campaign schedule for candidates for State offices of the Democratic party of South Carolina for 1902: Sumter, Tuesday, June 17. Orangeburg, Wednesday, June 18. Bamberg, Thursday, June 19. Georges, Friday, June 20. Charlestoc., Saturday, June~ 21. Walterboro, Monday, June 23. Beaufort, Wednesday, June 25. Hampton, Thursday, June 26. Barne ell, Saturday, June 28. Aiken, Tuesday, July 1. Edgefield, Wednesday, July 2. Saluda, Friday, July 4. Lexington, Saturday, July 5. Newberry, Tuesday, July 8. Greenwoo, Wvednesday, July 9. Abbeville, Thursday. July 10. Anderson, Friday, July 11. Walala, Monday, July 14. Pickens, Wednesday, July 16 (reenville, Thursday, July 17. Laurens, Friday, July, 18. Union, Monday, July 21. Spartanburg, Tuesday, July 22. Gaffney, Wednesday, July 23. Yorkville, Friday, July 25 Chester, Saturday, July 26 Winnsboro, Tuesday, July 29. Lancaster, Wednesday, July 30. Camden, Thursday, July 31. Chesterfield, Saturd ay, August 2 nnttsville, Tu erlday Augusnt . Bishopville, Wednesday, August 6. Darlington, Thursday, August 7. Florence, Friday, August 8. Marion, Saturday, August 9. Conway, Tuesday, August 12. Georgetown, Thursday, August 14. Kingstree, Saturday, August 16. Moncks Corner, Tuesday, Augast 17. Manning, Wednesday, August 20. Columbia, Thursday, August 21. Chapin Cotton Mill. [Chapin News, 29th.] About a year ago the citizerns of dhapin started a movement to build t cotton mill and the prospects were >right for a while, but it seems hat the matter has been hanging ire for some time. Upou inquiry we find that some have lately become mbued with a spirit of enterprise nd express themselves as anxious to ee the movement revived. There is no reason wby we cannot ave a cotton mill. We have a pretty ittle town of about 400 population, ituated in the garden spot of Lex ngton county. The town is unsur )assed by any town of its size in the tate. We already have a few growing ndustries in and about Chapin. We ave a large planing mill, grist mill, otton ginnery and wagon and buggy ihops in town. A few miles in the wuntry is tbe Dutch Fork Tobacco ,o. This company raises its own to acco and puts up three grades of moking tobacco which for purity ind flavor, will compare with any to >acco manufactarcd in Virginin or Torth Carolir,a. There is also near iere a canning factory which is a ;uccessful enterprise. All the fruits nd vegetables canned are raised n the immediate vicinity of the fac .ory. Within a radious of only a ew miles are a number of lumber nd shingle mills, which make Cha >in the largest lumber and shingle narket on the C. N. & L. R. R. Thas it will be seen that our smat~ ndustries have succeeded so well hat our people now want to launch .nto a larger enterprise. We have very inducement to offer capital. sts. Land can be bough' reasona le, building material can be furnish d from our own forests and soils and nore than enough cotto'n is sold at hapin than would be required to nrnish the mill. Our people are generous, hospital d are the highest types of Chris ian citizenship. The town and sor ounding vicinity are abundaintly upplied with churches and schools, resided over by men who are devo :ed to their work. We extend a hearty welcome to rospecting capitalists and will take pleasur6 in furnishing any informa ion that may rebound to the inter 3st and welfare of our town and ~ounty. Our business men are ready to do their part, but we need some outside help. We want a ~otton mill and are going to use avery effort to build one whether r not we fail in our attempt. n Educationlal Party to sun.mer School of the South. An educational party to the "Summer School of the South" at Knoxville, len., June 19-July 31st, conducted by President P. D. Pollock and P. WV. H. Kilpatrick, of Mercer University, will leave Macon on special train over the sou hern railway on June 16th. Course of Study; 47 differenut courses f study taught by specialist North and South; 21 courses in common school subjects and methods; 9 courses in psychology and pedagogy; 17 courses io high school and college work; and many lectures by men of national repu taton on general topies. 'ost of board and lodging $5.50 to $4.50 per week, registration fee for any or all who work $5.00; railroad fare, 'ne fare for the round trip from Macon tnd return $6 94: similiarly reduced ra es from all other points on the :outhrn railway. Suggestions: Register your name f< r the special party with President.P. D. Pollock, Mercer University. in order tb.t choice rooms and location may be reserved in advance. A.ditional i[nformation: Write Su psrintendent P. P. Claxton, Knoxville, Ten ,for complete circulars of informa tion as to courses and cost, and to the uind-rsigned as to the details of the trip. W T-T Taylona A. G. A. A tlanta, a._ IT IS PRESIDENT SNYDER! HE HAi BEEN (HO4EN SUCCEiOR TO IDR. CARLISLE. Dr. Carliale Will lernain Connected With the Institution as Professor. .[Spartanburg Herald.] It has been a custom with the - Doard of trustees of Wofford College rom tine immemorial to withhold Irom the public their actions at their innual meetings from the Saturday prior to the Tuesday of Commence ment week, until Tuesday morning )f each year, at commencement, at wvhich time the chairman of the board innounces the actions of that body. The trustees of Wofford college 2ave made no exception to the rule or the commencement of 1902, and he result of the action of the board )n last Saturday, in choosing a pres dent to succeed Dr. James H. Car isle in that institution, has not, and ill not 1-e announced until this morning in the chapel. This means, io far as the board is concerned. At the recent meeting of the board, Dr. James H. Carlisle's resigna ion as president of the college, was iccepted. Prof. H. N. Snyder was .hosen in his place. Dr. Carlisle was elected to some chair in this in titution for which he has so geaer )usly and nobly contributed in his ife work. This professorship is for ife tenure. Prof. Snyder has for ibout nine years past filled the chair f Eugligh at Wofford. He is a graduate of Vanderbilt University,. ind is one of the most scholarly gen :.emen in the South. He possesses :o a marked degree the personal mag etism to enthuse and arouse a stu lent body to healthy, effective men al labors. Aside from his studies ind researches, he has spent a year a the European universitiei and is in every sense a well rounded man of etter.1, capable of filling the high ffice to which he has been called that of the successor of Dr. Carlisle. Hunylng Votes In Augusta. There was an election in Augusta un Thursday of last week, and the Augusta Tribune telle of some in idents in tbe following most uncon erned manner: "The buying of votes began at the start. This was conducted openly, each side having their headquarters and pay stations near the polling places. In the fourth ward the Old uard had possession of the yard of residence on one side of the polls and the Reformers on the other, where the cash was paid for the votes delivered. The price at the pening was vcry irregular, owing to the haste of the early birds to catch the worm, many floaters being glad to Bell for $1, though the heel ers let no vote pass that could be ought, and even in the first hour as high as $10 was obtained for their commodity by those who knew how to drive a good bargain by letting both sides bid. "In the fifth ward at 10.20 o'clock 22 votes had been cast. 1 he price of votes at that hour averaged $7.50, though $10 was paid where de manded." s Captain's Strange story. The Captain of the Norwegian steamer Donald, which arrived at Philadelpbia, a few days ago, from Banes, with a cargo of fruit, tells the following remarkable story: "We were two days out from Banes and about 30 miles from WVat lin's island in the Carribbean sea, when we camne upon a floating is land. I, with the mate and several of the crew, rowed toward it. Thou sands of little monkeys scampered all about the shore and when we were in range they began bombard ment by shying cocoanuts at us. We captured two monkeys. "The following morning we dis coered another floating island and landed. This time we were greeted by a covey of parrots of most bril liant plumage." Captain Warnecke declared that the eruption in Martinique had saken up the entire district, and the small piece of land had become separated from some uninhabited sland.