A history of the United States for schools . 132, ^33- SLAVERY AND SECESSION. 36r. out. The irregular fighting went on for three years,from 1855 to 1858 ; by that time, the northern settlersin Kansas were in suchan overwhelming ma-jority that all hope ofmaking a slave stateof it was abandoned. The evil passionskindled by this strifewere reflected in Con-gress. On May 19 and20,1856, Charles Sum-ner, senator from Mas-sachusetts, made apowerful speech onKansas affairs, contain-ing some personal allu-sions to Senator But-ler, of South Carolina, which were not in good days afterward, Butl
A history of the United States for schools . 132, ^33- SLAVERY AND SECESSION. 36r. out. The irregular fighting went on for three years,from 1855 to 1858 ; by that time, the northern settlersin Kansas were in suchan overwhelming ma-jority that all hope ofmaking a slave stateof it was abandoned. The evil passionskindled by this strifewere reflected in Con-gress. On May 19 and20,1856, Charles Sum-ner, senator from Mas-sachusetts, made apowerful speech onKansas affairs, contain-ing some personal allu-sions to Senator But-ler, of South Carolina, which were not in good days afterward, Butlers nephew, Preston Brooks, arepresentative from South Carolina, came up to Sumnerwhile he was absorbed in work at his desk in the SenateChamber, and beat him on the head with a cane untilhe had nearly killed him. For three years, while Sum-ner was under medical treatment, his chair in the Sen-ate remained empty. A motion was made to expelBrooks from Congress for this cowardly act, but it failedto secure the needful two-thirds vote. On July 14,Brooks resigned his seat and went
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