The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1856-06-21

MR. anrLER ANn llR- wIIsnN


The following remarks Of Senator Butler correct mis-
representation in late speech Of Mr. Wilson in regard Il
the constitution Of South Carolina
Mr.. Butler | wish TO correct most palpable mis-
representation made by the senator from
Mr. Wilson, who Is not here to-day. / would prefer that
he was here because he were should certainly place
him In position from which hs would be likely TO es-
cape very well hold In my hand remarks purportnQ Il
have been used by him last Friday either superadded after
he concluded what he did say here msrepresented
not understood published by design do know
which lie IS not present. but do not intend to submit
for moment to allow these papabe gross appeals the
prejudice OF one section OF this Union TO pass without that
kind OF eensure which sensitive nature at least would
feel
quoted the constitution Of South Carolina the other
day. and said that Mr. Sumner the senator from Massa-
chusets far he undertook do So had not quoted
il ut all correctly and that the clause which followed the
portion read by him changed entirely the import Of the
not been able to understand it has wlfuly misrepre
scented 1T or has been msreportedone the other Here
is what he says:
Mr. Sumner asserted what is In the constitution but
there 10 an addition to it which he did not quote
He did not assert what in the constitution nor did
he aude TO the clause which qualified the article AS
as he went he did not quote III and when he undertook
make general proposition he did not qualify ii by the
only clause that could have qualified it II the sup
presto vey and the saggcso tas He did understand
IL he misrepresentedit Here what his colleague Mr.
Wilson undertakes TO say
The might have complained because he did not
quote but the portion not quoted carries out only the
letter and the spirit Of the portion quoted TO be
Der OF the house OF Of South Carolina it
necessary TO certain number of Of land and
ten slaves, or $3.50 of income
There such thing in the constitution OF South
olina and it never was in her constitution far as
know, from the beginning to this time said it
He had the constitution before him. and in my opn-
ion he did not upon the floor of the Senate such
statement that but it has gone the paper Either
the reporter did not understand him. he has msrepre
sented the constitution Of South Carolina for that remark
OF his would imply that man. to be elig ble in
the legislature must be WORTH least $4,000 $4,000
worth of property,
do not intend to quote the constitution again. / did
say that the constitution OF South Carolina does re-
quire much qualification Massachusetts 1t requires
settled freehold of fl5O We know that town lot enti
ties young to go into the Legislature without any
question; but the senator from Massachusetts, Mr Will
has put il down here that he have an Income
$3.50. Where did he get that information? / wish he
here do not intend to submit to this representing
to the public thing and saying it upon the floor OF
the Senate. He either did not say it the floor Of the
Senate and msrcpresented by the reporter he has
put it in sncehe may take of these alternatives
There is resisting the combinations Of design and g
norance because he had the constitution before him. and
could understand it or it he could understand it, he
has msrepresened it. Now, sir, wish this go out to
the countrythat there is thing in the constitution of
South Carolina which quoted in regard to that matter
and he has nterpolated it after reading the constitution
itself