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Mr. dickens also thought slavery in particular made us a pretty brutal country. and he wrote in american notes you could see the brutalizing effect of slavery in this country in the ways we conducted ourselves even when slaves weren t directly involved. for example, charles dickens included in his book, request american notes an account he read in a newspaper while he was here. it was an account about wisconsin politicians shooting each other. february 11, 1842, and wisconsin legislators were debating the appointment of a flu sheriff in grant county, wisconsin. according to dicken, quote, in the course of the debate, mr. charles c.p. arnt made some statements that mr. r. vineyard pronounced false. he made use of violent and insulting language. after the adjournment mr. arnt requested mr. vineyard to retract what he said. mr. vineyard refused to retract and repeated the words. ....
Country in the ways we conducted ourselves even when slaves weren t directly involved. for example, charles dickens included in his book, in american notes an account he read in a newspaper while he was here. it was an account about wisconsin politicians shooting each other. february 11, 1842, and wisconsin legislators were debating the appointment of a new sheriff in grant county, wisconsin. according to dickens, quote, in the course of the debate, mr. charles c.p. arnt made some statements that mr. r. vineyard pronounced false. he made use of violent and insulting language. to which plrks mr. arndt requested mr. vineyard to retract what he said. mr. vineyard refused to retract and repeated the words. ....
Mr. arndt struck a blow. mr. vineyard took a pistol and shot mr. arndt dead. on february 11, 1842, one wisconsin legislator shot dead another legislator who had offended him in a debate. he did it in front of everyone. and that is how james r. vineyard earned the distinction of becoming the first lawmaker in the territorial of wisconsin to become expelled from office. it turns out it s also a way to offend visiting famous authors who then write ah up a publication to show what savages these americans are. but back in 1842, at least wisconsin did have the good taste to throw the guy out of office after he did the shooting. they just didn t pretend it didn t happen. if you go to the wisconsin historical society today, you can see the actual vest that was worn by charles arndt when he got shot in that argument. they have that handy little arrow there points out the ....