New-York tribune., 1869-04-02

and left its friends 70 take OF Themselves te pest
way they could To suppose that the Rebels were gong
to reconsruot loyal governments in the South was TO
suppose what would happen He the House
would postpone action this matter, Dut lnat "
would act promptly decidedly, and Enthusiastically put IN
q spirit Of wisdom and forbearanoe lie wlsheu no MN, IN
justice cruelty. nothing but the protection OF Union
fSF.T Mr. WHTTTEM6kE ep s. c. addressed the House
in opposition to pOspOnement aud the substitute oeiee
by MIR FarnswOrth aud in favor OF the bill. ,.,o
Mr.. LAWRENCE Rep sass) spoke In advocacy OF Ma G
bill. The simple question whether the state OF Oh ms 90
sspp should retain its present anOmalOus condic9 OF
whether some steps should be taken In the WAY h Ui %
controversy II, nutshell and the vote 10 be taken to-
day would mark in the history OF @ h,
the entire Rebel population OF Mississippi second, the
men who hold the offices there, anu tne soo VI az. @ ~
iections made by Messrs Farnsworth' sehenck, ana
Mr.. BUTLER Rep., MassJ moved the previous ques-
The previous question was seconded and then Mr.
BUTLER who was entitled TO an hour 10 close the 90
bate to argue against the posponement Of the
bill and In favor Of hs passage. .,,,,,,,>,ao,,
He yielded portion OF his time to Mr. STEVENSON
Rep., ohiol who spoke In terms OF commentator oi
several members of the Mississippi Convention, who had
served in the Army. and with whom he was acquainted
He spoke of OF them, Mr. Eggleston, who was Pres
dent OF the Convention having more good timber IN
him than there was in the whole Democratic party
M ELDREDGE Dem, wis, inquired how many
members OF the Missssipp Convention were candidates
for office how many OF them were residents Of the state
and how many had since returned to the States OF their
Mr.. STEVENSON did not profess to know those par
eulars, but he was In favor OF every one OF them re-
Mr.. BUTLER resumed the floor, and proceeded to crit
ieize the course OF his colleague Ont Dawes IN opposing
The loyal people of Mississippi under Rebel rule
Mr.. DAWES Rep, MassJ asked hls colleague to yeid
Mr., BUTLER-No, Sir. I cannot open my mouth that
some gentleman does not come down my throat
Mr. DAWEs-That is the last place desire to get
lLauShterl desire 10 ask my colleague- '3 (
Mr.. BUTLER temphaticaly)-Id do not yield.
MF.
DO not complain Of ny colleague putting any e9astT1G
hm to state yea nay whether he means to state
to the House that desire the thing
Mr.. BUTLER-I am not TO be categ0rically caechlsed
I do not know what my friend desires, but do know
what the effect OF his acts Is and put the legal intend
league desire 10 answer the question Of his ally from
Wisconsin (Mr. Eldredge). -
Mr.. ELDREDGE-f rise TO a question Of order. The
think that that is out OF order
Mr. WARp saSsested that IL hat were true it would
do credit TO the gentleman from WISCONSIN.
Mr. ELDREDGE TetOrted that IL such point OF order
had been made in reference TO the gentleman from New
York, 1t would certainly have been sustained Laugh
Mr. BUTLER. in reply TO the question put by Mr.
Edredge Mr. Stevenson, said that two members OF the
Convention had since gone 10 that home from which
TO whom Mississippi was 10 be turned over the
arguments of his colleague and of the gentleman from
Wisconsin are TO prevail The Constitution had been de-
feated under the Influence OF Gen. Gen but one OF Gen.
Grants first the removal OF Gen. Gem, because
of his OOpperheadism, which covered everything wrong
and bad. He warned the Republican Members, that "
Mississippi and Georgia not reconstructed with loyal
Legislatures the Fifteenth Amendment could not be
passed, and they wculd lose haadozen States. Every
man on the other side OF the House knew that
right wel and laughed in his sleeve at those
Republicans whom they got to do their work
They knew right well what they were about. He knew
them OF old he used to be OF them aughter They
used the Wings in the oden days the monkey used the
cats paw to rake the chestnus OF the fire. Referring
TO the remarks OF Mr. ParDswoIth yesterday to his
taking the cudgel for the black years when
men who now Republicans acting with the
Sayehoders party, he said that some thought
of Judas than they did of Paul. because Judas
the older apostle OF the two Mr. Butler dId not want 70
the the white of the South until 10 would
DO safe for all TO vote; until IL would be safe for
every Union man in tho South to sleep In his cabin With
the latch string out Then he would with the gentle
man (Mr FarnsvOrth) for the white man, ana hot un
then. so help him God not till theE.
The House then proceeded vote Mr. Farnsworth's
motion postpone the bill till the first Monday In De
cember next.