Dear Editor,In 1856, a Massachusetts Senator by the name of Charles Sumner spoke his mind about another senator by the name of Andrew Butler from South Carolina.
Sen. Sumner, an abolitionist if you will, felt that Sen. Butler had taken a mistress, “the harlot, slavery.”
Soon after, Sen. Butler’s nephew Preston Brooks – who happened to be a member of the House of Representatives – beat him severely with a cane until it broke on the floor of the Senate.
He claimed to have committed the act in defense of not only the honor of his uncle but also for honor of the South as a whole.
Even though almost every northerner, and probably every present day citizen, thought that Mr. Brooks was completely out of line.
Southerners not only applauded him, they sent him replacement canes inscribed with the words “Hit Him Again.”
The point of this story is to demonstrate to Mr. Maurer that even though the theft of his poster was wrong, he probably will not receive very much sympathy from students who were raised with strong beliefs in the existence of God.
Furthermore, when he hypocritically quotes one of the Ten Commandments in his argument he generates even more animosity towards himself and his organization.
-Maranda Stephenson
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