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His address more than surprised his companions. All the passionate vehemence of his mighty heart was awakened by this outrage, and all the slumbering hatred which he had nursed since boyhood against the abominations of slavery sprang to his lips. HIS ADDRESS MORE THAN SURPRISED HIS COMPANIONS ALL THE PASSIONATE VEHEMENCE OF HIS MIGHTY HEART WAS AWAKENED BY THIS OUTRAGE AND ALL THE SLUMBERING HATRED WHICH HE HAD NURSED SINCE BOYHOOD AGAINST THE ABOMINATIONS OF SLAVERY SPRANG TO HIS LIPS
his grievous offence a small fine was imposed upon Brooks, and the amount was promptly paid by his admiring constituents. The bully then resigned his seat, and was re-elected without opposition by the South as its spokesman, leader, and law-maker. The news of this murderous attack spread like a flame through the land. In every State in the South it found a ready response in the sullen passions of the slave-owners, whose hatred for the Abolitionists it exactly expressed. Throughout the North it raised a nobler sentiment, and called forth a resolve that the system which placed millions of human beings under the absolute power of such men as this Brooks must be swept away. In both North and South that blow in the Senate House at Washington fell like a spark among the stubble: it set the nation on fire. Among others who denounced the shameful deed was young Garfield. The students of his university called a public meeting to protest against the crime, and Garfield was the principal speaker. MOST DEAD FOR THIS GRIEVOUS OFFENCE A SMALL FINE WAS IMPOSED UPON BROOKS AND THE AMOUNT WAS PROMPTLY PAID BY HIS ADMIRING CONSTITUENTS THE BULLY THEN RESIGNED HIS SEAT AND WAS RE ELECTED WITHOUT OPPOSITION BY THE SOUTH AS ITS SPOKESMAN LEADER AND LAW MAKER THE NEWS OF THIS MURDEROUS ATTACK SPREAD LIKE A FLAME THROUGH THE LAND IN EVERY STATE IN THE SOUTH IT FOUND A READY RESPONSE IN THE SULLEN PASSIONS OF THE SLAVE OWNERS WHOSE HATRED FOR THE ABOLITIONISTS IT EXACTLY EXPRESSED THROUGHOUT THE NORTH IT RAISED A NOBLER SENTIMENT AND CALLED FORTH A RESOLVE THAT THE SYSTEM WHICH PLACED MILLIONS OF HUMAN BEINGS UNDER THE ABSOLUTE POWER OF SUCH MEN AS THIS BROOK'S MUST BE SWEPT AWAY IN BOTH NORTH AND SOUTH THAT BLOW IN THE SENATE HOUSE AT WASHINGTON FELL LIKE A SPARK AMONG THE STUBBLE IT SET THE NATION ON FIRE AMONG OTHERS WHO DENOUNCED THE SHAMEFUL DEED WAS YOUNG GARFIELD THE STUDENTS OF HIS UNIVERSITY CALLED A PUBLIC MEETING TO PROTEST AGAINST THE CRIME AND GARFIELD WAS THE PRINCIPAL SPEAKER
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