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The Cane of His Existence: Depression, Damage, and the Brooks–Sumner Affair

The Cane of His Existence: Depression, Damage, and the Brooks–Sumner Affair Essa y .................... The Cane of His Existence Depression, Damage, and the Brooks– Sumner Affair by Stephen Berry and James Hill Welborn III In ways that historians have utterly failed to appreciate, the caning of Charles Sumner was the work of two men. Certainly Brooks hatched the scheme and carried it out. But Keitt was a critical co-con spirator. For two days after Sumner’s speech, Brooks found reason after reason to delay. But always Brooks had Keitt at his elbow, fortifying his spirits and stiffening his resolve. Brooks had to act, Keitt said, and if he didn’t, Keitt would . Detail of the cover of Frank Leslie’s Illustrated Newspa , J pun er e 7, 1856, depicting the caning of Charles Sumner. 5 ooking out across the scorched strand from atop one of the few remaining horses, the regimental surgeon scanned the march- ing throng and noticed a “curious drag” in the left leg of Cap- tain Preston S. Brooks. “It was so striking it occupied my atten-  L tion some time,” the surgeon recalled, and he pulled alongside Brooks to ask if he was all right. None of the soldiers were doing well; all were thirsty; all were http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Southern Cultures University of North Carolina Press

The Cane of His Existence: Depression, Damage, and the Brooks–Sumner Affair

Berry, Stephen.
Southern Cultures , Volume 20 (4) – Nov 12, 2014
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Essa y .................... The Cane of His Existence Depression, Damage, and the Brooks– Sumner Affair by Stephen Berry and James Hill Welborn III In ways that historians have utterly failed to appreciate, the caning of Charles Sumner was the work of two men. Certainly Brooks hatched the scheme and carried it out. But Keitt was a critical co-con spirator. For two days after Sumner’s speech, Brooks found reason after reason to delay. But always Brooks had Keitt at his elbow, fortifying his spirits and stiffening his resolve. Brooks had to act, Keitt said, and if he didn’t, Keitt would . Detail of the cover of Frank Leslie’s Illustrated Newspa , J pun er e 7, 1856, depicting the caning of Charles Sumner. 5 ooking out across the scorched strand from atop one of the few remaining horses, the regimental surgeon scanned the march- ing throng and noticed a “curious drag” in the left leg of Cap- tain Preston S. Brooks. “It was so striking it occupied my atten-  L tion some time,” the surgeon recalled, and he pulled alongside Brooks to ask if he was all right. None of the soldiers were doing well; all were thirsty; all were

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Published: Nov 12, 2014

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