Representative Anson Burlingame publicly humiliated Brooks by goading him into challenging Burlingame to a duel, only to set conditions designed to intimidate Brooks into backing down. (As the challenged party, Burlingame, who was a crack shot, had the choice of weapons and dueling ground. He selected rifles on the Canada side of Niagara Falls, where U.S. anti-dueling laws would not apply. Brooks withdrew his challenge, claiming that he did not want to expose himself to the risk of violence by traveling through Northern states to get to Niagara Falls.)[33]
Then, to top it off, Preston Brooks died a horrible death.
Preston Brooks died unexpectedly from a violent bout of croup on January 27, 1857 at age 37, a few weeks before the March 4 start of the new congressional term.[35] He was buried in Edgefield, South Carolina.[36] The official telegram announcing his death stated "He died a horrid death, and suffered intensely. He endeavored to tear his own throat open to get breath."[37] Despite terrible weather, thousands went to the Capitol to attend memorial services.[38] After his body was transported back to Edgefield, another large crowd took part in funeral ceremonies before he was buried.[39]
Loud mouth Massachusetts Puritan trouble maker needed his gob smacked hard enough to shut up his nasty bitch mouth.
Don't want to get your @$$ deservedly beat down? Don't talk sh*t about other people.
Sh*t talking gets @$$ beatings.