Our first century: being a popular descriptive portraiture of the one hundred great and memorable events of perpetual interest in the history of our country, political, military, mechanical, social, scientific and commercial: embracing also delineations of all the great historic characters celebrated in the annals of the republic; men of heroism, statesmanship, genius, oratory, adventure and philanthropy . m me. If he had, I might have donewhat I should have regretted for the re-mainder of my life. (A voice : He wouldhave killed him !) Ten days ago, foresee-ing what the action of the house wou
Our first century: being a popular descriptive portraiture of the one hundred great and memorable events of perpetual interest in the history of our country, political, military, mechanical, social, scientific and commercial: embracing also delineations of all the great historic characters celebrated in the annals of the republic; men of heroism, statesmanship, genius, oratory, adventure and philanthropy . m me. If he had, I might have donewhat I should have regretted for the re-mainder of my life. (A voice : He wouldhave killed him !) Ten days ago, foresee-ing what the action of the house would be,my resignation was put into the hands ofthe governor of South Carolina. Andnow, Mr. Speaker, I announce to you and tothe house, I am no longer a member of thethirty-fourth congress. Senators Butlerand Mason sat near Brooks during thedelivery of his speech — of the tone ofwhich the preceding brief sentences affordsome idea,—and were quite merry over Brooks retired amid the applause ofthe south gallery, which was filled withladies and gentlemen, and, upon reachingthe lobby, was embraced and showeredwith kisses by the ladies. Returning home to South Carolina,Brooks was feted and feasted, and madethe recipient of every possible mark of honor and admiring gratitude. An elec-tion was soon held to fill the vacancycaused by his resignation, and he waselected by a unanimous vote. Once more,. PRESTON S, BROOKS. namely, on the eighth of January, 1857,he made a characteristic speech on thefloor of congress, against the prohibitionof slavery in Nebraska. But his careerwas suddenly terminated, on the twenty-seventh of the same month. His sicknesswas brief—inflammation of the throat—and he expired in terrible pain. In theintensity of his sufferings from strangula-tion, he endeavored to tear open his throat,that he might get breath. He was butthirty-eight years old, and left a wife andfour children. His frame was pronounced,by the undertaker, tlie largest for whichhe had e
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