This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
Old Time Senate Fights Echo Historic Feuds and Fire
Washington dispatch recalls dramatic clashes in the Senate from antebellum days to Tillman and McLaurin. It recounts Benton's confrontation with Foote, Brooks assault on Sumner, and duels over slavery era spats, noting a long history of rancor and near violence in Congress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Washington
Burcau
The
Standard
Post Building
Washington, D. C
South Carolina
Washigton
Prince Henry
Tillman
McLaurin
MecLaurin
Democratic Party
Cod
Henie
Foote
Tian
Nator Foote
Mississippi
Benton
Sumner
Preston S. Brooks
Caroline
Brooks
Tilman
Edsefield
Summer
Kansas
South
Behid
Massachusetts
Ane
Burlingame
Massachusets
Canada
Dhe
Congress
Pryor
Virginia
Potter
Wisconsin
Prior
New York
Butte
Little Band of Trail Blazers