The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1856-06-14
Reply ef Senator Batter q 3. c., % sesa-
ter samner.

that ever had ntterance in any L<gis-
letiye body, recognizing the sanctions Of law apd
OF the Consultation. All that time Mr.. Butler was
not here. and wbathe would have done II he had
been here, il would now be perfectly idle to say,
because no one can Substitute the deliberations of
. subsequent period for what might have taken
place on the impulse of the moment Sttsss
His impression was, IL he had been here, he
would have asked that Senator, before he had
finished some Of the paragraphs personally appli.
cable to him, to pause; and il Mr.. Sumner had
gone on, he would have demanded that he should
retract or modify the offensive. remarks so as to
bring them within the sphere of parliamentary
propriety. If Mr.. 8. had refused TO do this, " hat
he would have done he could not exactly say. but
one thing he knew, and that was he would not
have Submitted to it. To what manner of redress
he would have resorted he could not tell he would
At least have assumed upon all the responsibilities
of Senator from South Carolina. the conse-
quences, let them fall where they might. But In.
stead of that, that speech had involved friend
and kinsman TO the extent that he had been
obliged to put his fortune and life ct stake 3
lustead of making hisown speeches here, under
the obligation Of the Constitution, and in digni-
fled manner, the Senator from Massachusetts had
acted as the conduit-the fang through which to
pour out malignity and injustice. To conciliate
Theodore Parker, the Senator must make war on
South Carolina and on himself fMr. Bufler) 1t
was the purpose of that Senator to pander to the
prejudices of portion of Massachusetts, II the
Senator were now here, he would make him hang
his head in shame and prove him 4 calumnator
He accused Mr.. Sumner of having pretended to
quote from the Constitution of South Carolina that
which Is not found in it. One thing is certain
either the Senator did not read the Constitution,
or If he did, he could not understand 1t. Laugh
teri ~ 81 . ak-
Mr.. Butler expressed the opinion that this speech
OF Mr.. Summers would be condemned by the pub
lie mind Of the country, and would be consigned 70
infamy by posterity for the mischievous conse
quences which have flowed from it already, and
which were likely in the future to disturb the
peace and repose of the country Mr.. Butler had
said nothing to justify the gross personal abuse
and calumny with which he had been assailed; he
had been very guarded in his remarks during the
whole OF this exciting debate. Independent of the
personalities which had distorted and disgraced
MT. Summers speech. there was nothing in it to
distinguish it from all his other abolition speeches
He noticed Mr.. Summers charge of the shame.
full imbecilfy of South Carolina during the reyo-
lutionary war; in consequence of slavery, and re- /
puted the allegation that but for Northern aid the
South could not have sustained itself in that strug
gle South Carolina sent Massa achusetts bread and
seventy barrels Of wine The Maine law was not
then in operation. Laughter The very pow
der used by Massachusetts after the battle of
Bunker Hill, was furnished by South Carolina
which, in the revolution poured out hogsheads of
blood, where Massachusetts poured ont but gal
Ions. He characterized the remarks of Sumner
applied to him as indecent and utterly unfit to be-
as they were, uttered in the presence OF gallery
of ladies. r.
Mr. Butler strongly condemned tne EesoIutl0ns
of the Massachusetts Legislature, relative to the
assault on Mr. Sumner, saying that Mr.. Brooks
had been indicted on mere newspaper rumOrs, and
with . precipitancy of judgment Incompatible
with Legislative dignity and justice. MT. Brooks
could not go into drawing,rocm or to . public
place, after Mr.. Summers speech was delivered,
without the question being asked-"Has South
Carolina chivary escaped. and is there to be tame
TO such insults y He felt as if he could
not look bis constituents in the face without being
r. h,I h~c>
been profaned by the Senator from Massachusetts.
He (Mr. Butler) would rather take ten blows than
TO endure the gas Of the rhetorican, pouring out
upon his State. Something must there
FORE be pardoned to the sensibilities of man act
ing under the dictates of manhood and honor
Without concluding, Mr.. Butler gave way for a
motion to adjourn, which prevailed.
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THE. aWASHINGToN GuANo CONTENTION
Among several resolutions which were adoptedby
the convention of farmers at Washington, this
week, was one moved by Col. Piper, of Carroll,
Nd, as follows:
Resolved, That this convention respectfully re-
commend to the farmers in the habit OF using Pc
ruvian guano alone to substitute mixture Of Pc.
-uvian and Colombian guano and other phosphate
yuanOes in proper proportion, as recommended by
Prof Booth, of Philadelphia. and Stewart, of Bal.
more and other sdisting gnished chemis,s, among
he most efficient means to reduce the present high
ricc Of Perugian guaDo.
) In some remarks by Col. Piper before the con-
rention, he stated that he had used last season
compound of onethird of Peruvian with two.thirds
II Mexican guano which really constituted fer
tizer and not an exhauster, and he assured the
convention that he had one of the finest wheat
crops in his neighborhood, as admitted by all who
had seen it. IsBhl3 e.n7
SAD CASE Among the women drowned At the
burning of the steamer City of Newark of Staten
Island, Wednesday, was young German girl of
Newark named Frederica, VINO was TO have been
married in few days, being on her way to New
York at the time to purchase her wedding dress.
PosT OFFICE AFFAIRs-Postmaster Geners,
orders the folio wing appointments, to fill
created by designations sees
yirsinia-James j. Ellison postmaster at Flat
Top, Mercer county, vice Augustus Ball f. T.
Anderson postmaster At Little River, Floyd coun.
ty, vice Samuel Strickler. Rufus Britain post.
master at Baptist Valley, Tazewell county, vice
VIM w Perry. Isaac N Sims, postmaster at
CHM Spring, Louisa county, vice Micajah Parrish.
Moses NJ Higginbotham postmaster at Knob, Taze-
well county, vice r. b. Higsinbotham.a Jesse B.
Ferguson postmaster at Greenfield, Nelson county.
vice Samuel A Ferguson. James NJ. billiard post
master at SsieLeyyiiie Lee county. vice Elizabeth
The post Office At okonsko, Hampshire county,
Is discontinued ss85sf
THE SUPPOSED SLAYER The brig Braman,
[clipperl which was pursued and seized on Mon.
day last at New York. by the Marshal on the al
legation that she had been fitted ont for = slave
voyage, remains 1t the navy yard there to await
the action of the authorities In regard 70 her
Shc Is an hermaphrodite brig. an exceedingly
beautiful vessel, Baltimore clipper build. She has
two yawls or quarter boats, and 10 pierced for
four guns, which latter are supposed to be slowed
beneath the cargo. She has also two suits Of
sails, with plenty Of rigging and spars, for the
purpose of Disgusting her In fact, MI her fittings
and furnishings are such as to denote that she
WAS intended for the slave traffic Her cargo
and ey eryfhjng within her viii probably bs bro
ken for examination.
ARREST OF CoUsIERfEirERs. The police Of
South Camden, NJ on Tuesday afternoon, ssc-
ceeded in arrestipg gang of counterfeiters. who
have been CARRYING on their nefarious operatioas
there for some time They were discovered and
taken while in the very Act Of Issuing the notes..
A hand press, plates, different colored inka, and
many other materials for e0anterfeiting were cap.
tured besides nearly go 600 n couaserfsit moneys
Their names, as given by themselves. are Abfs
l1au, Van Ness John Moutee and Matilda Moutee
The man Monsee tried 70 escape, and threw sway
! bundle which contained 400 counterfeit bills on
the banks Of New Jersey and Huntingdon
HAIFFARE-Ths Louisville Journli says that
In Anticipation of the Republican Convention
vh,ch Is 70 meet in PhiladelPha ON the l7sh inst