Statistics for occurrence #1 of “Preston S. Brooks” in entry burlingame-anson of Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History:
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Mr. Burlingame assisted in the formation of the Republican party in 1855-56; and he was regarded as one of the ablest debaters in Congress on that side of the House.
Severely criticising Preston S. Brooks for his attack upon Charles Sumner (q. v.), the South Carolinian challenged him to fight a duel.
He promptly accepted the challenge, proposed rifles as the weapons, and Navy Island, just above Niag...
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