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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. 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
ominent part in the growing desire of the Northern States of America for the abolition of slavery. He was a Senator of the United States, and a politician and orator of great influence. One day, as he sat writing at his desk in the Senate House, two men came up to him. One of these, a Senator and a slaveholder from South Carolina, of the name of Brooks, was armed with a heavy stick. This ruffian attacked Sumner from behind, felled him with a blow, and then beat him as he lay upon the floor, leaving him almost 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. NER SUMNER HAD TAKEN A PROMINENT PART IN THE GROWING DESIRE OF THE NORTHERN STATES OF AMERICA FOR THE ABOLITION OF SLAVERY HE WAS A SENATOR OF THE UNITED STATES AND A POLITICIAN AND ORATOR OF GREAT INFLUENCE ONE DAY AS HE SAT WRITING AT HIS DESK IN THE SENATE HOUSE TWO MEN CAME UP TO HIM ONE OF THESE A SENATOR AND SLAVEHOLDER FROM SOUTH CAROLINA OF THE NAME OF BROOKS WAS ARMED WITH A HEAVY STICK THIS RUFFIAN ATTACKED SUMNER FROM BEHIND FELLED HIM WITH A BLOW AND THEN BEAT HIM AS HE LAY UPON THE FLOOR LEAVING HIM ALMOST 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
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