Sumner should not have made mocked the old South Carolina senator’s speech defect. That was low and unworthy of his position. Otherwise, there was nothing wrong with his speech and he said some things that needed to be said. And there was still no excuse for Brooks’ cowardly attack.
Really? The part about old whores and stuff? That was senatorial eloquence? (Hmmm, wonder if the Senate ever got around to taking down those words, or if they are still in the Congressional Record to promote interstate amity and concord today.)