The Carolina Spartan. [volume] (Spartanburg, S.C.) 1852-1896, 1856-07-03


name into the debate, nor have hrou0l,,
in Massachusetts. Yet, sir, this Senator
alludes 10 me in tw o paragraphs. should
like to know why he did not finish my
picture IN ono sketch on the first day. when
he spoke OF me as being " Don Quixole
IN love with slavery as mistress, because
she WAS harlot," dislike TO repea, the
obscenity Of his illustration. When he
had me under review then, why did he not
hn'sb me ib that general sketch He took
another night; and during tha, night the
chaotic conceptions either emansted from
his own mind or were suggested 10 il by
those busy people who seem to have con
troll over him; and thea it was that he
made this celebrated attack on me, assail
ing my reputation as gentleman of We
racity.
Here Judge Butler quotes Mr.. Summers
attack on him. AID proceeds
Now. Mr.. President am going 10 state
proposition which will startIe he Senate.
what he here undertakes To quote as the
constitution Of South Carolina, in reference
to the eligibility Of members OF the Legis
iature, is not to he found in it at ALL How
did he bring 1t in in response to any speech
OF mine2 He has sworn in his affidavit
that what he said was fairly in response ,o
the speeches which hal made. pu, the
question t. Senators. and shall pause for
Their sentence: how dare 'e. from ANYTHING
IN my speeches. put his inger-his profanc
nnger-'npon the constitution of South Ca,o
nhn! Is that /. response 10 ANYTHING which
saidt My speeches heretofore delivered
are upon record, and can he referred 10. |
neither alluded To the constitution of South
Carolina, nor did mention Sonlh Carroll
na in tie whole debate; and We, in hi, afi
davit he says that all these are fairly refer
abie as response TO the remarks of the
Senator from South Car"lina What he
mas quoted here Is not in the constitution
OF South Carolina; and when lac undertakes
TO subject me tn the severity of his criti
c'sins, aS blundersr in the statements of
law aud constitution. let him stand convict
ed OF one of two things-e,her that he did
not read the constitution of South Carolina
himself, and adopted it from Others. or th,,
u he read 1t, lie conlI not understand il
intend to dwell upon this poiu, with n
view TO convict him--not that | am going
70 V'ndicate The constitution of South Cnro
INA, but viii convict this rhetorical urs,
this man who undertakes 20 sit OH IN.
tripod, and publish tue oracles of D.lnhi
TO SIT upon me as a lawyer! My God. wha,
have | come To! 4 man who n,.er man
aged case las tnr as | know IN couri. I,
SIT on myself, VIII" have been thirty five,
years engaged in law, either IN appearing
al the bar or expounding it on the bench
have never delivered Il judgment OH a
question at law here, ~ :. member of lie
C"mu'tiee on the judiciary. whether
have made he majority iUr tie mino,,,
report. when that Senator has not concur
re wiih me; or if h. differed. il ha, been
on sectional question, uu which lie ha,
been o,ertuteJ by The overwhelming an
th"fIty OF the Senate. Yet, man who
n"S agreed with me always--and that i
'he only bad S gu about il laughtcr -un
derIakes 10 sit IN judgment on ny leraI
att"'nmeniS. Ii his authority is worth amy.
thing, 1t is with me, for he has concurrc,i
with me. On all th. contested election
cases We have agreed, except, peihap., in
the i'heIpS case. There he may have dif
fered from me; but if lie did the Senate
overrued him.
That, however, is not the question which
WAS approaching. said that what he
stated ~ reference TO the constitution oc
South Caroliua WAS not in response To any.
lhinS which had fallen from me. aud ,l,t
there Was no such hing to lac found il the
constitution OF South Carolina a, he h.,,
quoted. viii read the clause:
No person shall be eligible to a seat in
lhe House of Rcpr, r,seuiaIiy Is, unless H..
Is a fee white man, Of tie age of twenty
one years, and hath been "a citlzrn and r,.
sident of this State three wears meyinu, 10
h's election. Ii resident in Tie election
district, he shall not be eligible la u seat IN
The House of Representatives,. nlr>s he hc
legally seized and possessed, in his own
night, Of settled frechol estate uf fv,.
hundred acres Of land. and ter nr.rn,,: or
OF reHl estate of the value of one hrudr.J
and Fifty pounds sterling. clear OF debt, If
non resident, he shall he legally seized
and possessed of settled freehold estate
therein OF the value Of five hundred poln,!s
sterling, clear Of debt"
venture TO say that nearly half of the
members of the Legislature OF South Caro-
Ina, particularly those who come from tie
towns and cities. do not own a negro at all:
ana very lew OF them, AS my colleague
knows, own five hundred acres Of land.
Merchants do not want it; lawyers DO no,
want It. The tenure by which they hold
Their offices il mainly by the latter clause
winch the Senator left oui, that man to
be eligible 10 seat IN the House Of
Representatives must own property to
the amount of Gl5o sterling. clear Of
debt That is little over 500. Vow
| have 60; him; | call on Senators TO
convict him. There is but one verde,
which can be rendered. He has gone out
OF the way to assai the constitution Of
South Carolina, and, IN a>snling it, ho is
guilty OF the worst of all faults. | cannot
conceive Of worse predicamont than his
who protesting pedantic accuracy, ana
suing IN judgment on the quotations Of
others, Is reduced io il,a nl,efnotiro -, a