Dawson, of Louisiana, the same who had drawn the bowie-knife, placed his hand in his pocket and said, with an oath which I will not repeat, that he would shoot me, at the same time cocking the pistol, so that all around me could hear it click.
Sumner vividly describes a threatening encounter with a colleague who brandished a pistol, emphasizing the perilous atmosphere in Congress.
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