The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1869-02-17
LET Us Have Peace"


On Wednesday of last week the
Rump Senate and House at Washing
ton met to count the electoral votes
and declare Grant and Colfax to be
chosen President and Vice President
for the ensuing foul years.
The ever ready Mullins, of Tennes-
see, opposed counting the vote OF
Louisiana but he was overruled. The
indomitable Butler, he of the spoons,
opposed the counting of the Georgia
vote and n House sustained him but
the Senate refused, whereupon the
Butler pitched in, and a high and
o~olsterous time ensued. He moved
to ceQsure Ben Wade who pre-
sided for refusing to entertain his
motions, Colfax vacated the speak
er's stand and took the floor in
defence of Wade. Butler was deter
mined to exclude Georgia, others who
opposed him. admitted if Georgla's
vote would change the result they
too would vote to exclude. What
honest knaves!
we refer our readers to another
place for the proceedings, 1t is
amusing to read the savage anathemas
Of the radical press against Butler. II
would seem Ben is becoming trouble
some. We give a specimen or two.
The Cleveland Herald comments:
EVERYTHING IS OUT OF oRDER.D
Nothing could more truthfuIIy
describe the condition of affairs in
the Joint convention of Congress on
wednesday than the curt decision OF
It's presiding officer that 'everythino
Is out OF ORDER OF all disorderIV
scenes In the halls of the National
Legislature 1t was one of the most dis
orderly. OF all disgraceful episodes
IN our legislative history it was one
OF the most disgraceful. 1t would
seem as If men on all sides lost their
Judgment and acted more like a erovUd
I 1l-tempered boys than members
or the highest legislative bodies in the
nation, assembled to perform the
most dlgnlhed act in their Legislative
existence, that Of announcing the
choice OF the people for President ann
Vice President OF the Republic.
we were d~isgraced, not only in
our W eyes, but in the full view of
the whole world, for every civilized
government was present, in the Der-
son OF It's diplomatic Representatives.
10 witness our self-degradatIon as q
nation"
Forney's Washington Chronicle
says, "Butler's mask is now of.u-I
Here is an extract:
THE NATTONAT nrgc-
The manly bearing of Mr.. Colfax.
Els prompt action, and his dignihed1
of Butler, whose anger knew no
bounds at finding himself foiled in
ms efforts to produce permanent corr
fusion and anarchy, have elevated the
wee PRESIDENT elect in the eyes of the
American people. Buffers mask Is
now on, and ~henceforth he will be
comparatively harmless
All this tempest was ostensibIv
raised Owe the question OF cOuntino
the electoral vote of Georgia, a uues
ton which had been definitely settled
oy a concurrent resolution of the two
Houses precisely as decided by Mr.
Waue: The riotOus demonstration
came with an exceedingly i'll grace
from the body which has among it,
own members Representatives from
georgia, n was particularly absurd
In Its mal1gnancy toward the Senate.
which has not as yet admitted Sena'
tors from that State. 1t was worse
than idle, for the question IN no man
ner ahected the result nor, in the
form agreed on for declaring the vote,
did II inVoIge any principle whatever.
we regpFt this disgraceful affair for
its inevitable effect in lowering the
House of Representatives in the re-
spect of the people.
The Cincinnati Evening Chronicle
(Republican) wants Butler expelled.
Hear it:
THE BUTLER EVIL
The members who had q violent
attack OF the Butler rabies on Wednes-
day are mostly convalescent. There
was 9 cool impotence Though, we
must admit, very clever tactics) in
the mischief-maker's bold assumption
OF the aggressive, while the heat was
on, by moving a resolution Of protest
and the senate.
Will the House return from the
false chase 1t has been led into by
this adroit trick of the chief offender
In this disgraceful business, and give
the proper attention to his own GRIM
inal attempt TO Introduce anarchy
and revolution? viii they rest with
a simple rejection of his impudent
resolution, and leave him uncensured?
The occasion requires a more coura-
geouS treatment. Butler has done
vastly more than enough to warrant
his prompt expulsion. The House
can not relieve itself of the odium
and disgrace now resting upon it, if
ttdoeS any less than to pronounce, in
emphatic terms, its condemnation and
rebuke Of Buffers behavior. If wan
ting IN the selfrespect and decent
regard for public opinion 70 do this,
1t will stand before the world as SO
lacking in dignity, and so. regardless
OF decorun and order, as to be liable
at any time, under the lead of a bold,
bad man to degenerate into a laWless
mob.
The above are but specimens. The
Chicago Tribune has a head line
"Ben Butler as Bully" Well, when
Butler and Wade met, there were
tS0O of them, both very much alike
except that the Butter Ben has the
more ability.
"Let us have peace"
Gov. Chase on the 10 per cent. Inter