The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1869-02-25

on the question Of = rebel. He was n
Southern Unionist, hated Democrat
and rebel with indistinguishabc acri-
mony, and having no knowledge Of law
or Legislation aud little of proprie,y, but
being thoroughly good, imrulsive
Man, he Is given to appearing at odd
times with 80 strange n speech that it
makes everybody laugh, Mullins laugh.
ing with them. Mullins Is in favor of
keeping rebels out Of the government t
forever, but he would not do a personal
act OF meanness for the world. In brief,
he is n good man, no man to be sent to
Congress, but quito up to the average Of
Tennessee men.
Mullins objection was quito indc-
pendent and unsustaincd. 1t led to
much laughter and many cries Of f"With-
draw it, Mullins ~ "Oh. nor etc.
| Mullins looked distressed % 80 that
possibly he had been wrong, but Wade
ruled that the Senate must retire for
consultation, and, amidst the pleasant
amusement of the audience, that grave
body stalked back to the Senate Chpm-
her. or course it was agreed by both
houses that Louisiana should be count
od, Congress having no power to reject a
proper certificate from n State in good
standing.
RUTLER.
There Is all this time different stamp
Of man lying back with a fire brand in
his hand-a man who might propose q
more prepostcrous resolution than Null
lins could conceive, and who could vet
get respectful attention to it from a
mean and parasite order of human ma
ture. This man had made ready the
implements OF mutiny, papers prepared
t" inject into the proceedings. a personal
motive to back them, and an audacity
which shone the more lurid and vehc-
mcnt Us the period Of positive anarchy
might approach. scarcely need name
the man to whom this description an
swers, the raven Of riot, the owl of omen,
whose career has been, in all its human
hcroisms, u failure-in its cunning aud
merclassncss resembling an emi.sary Of
the Enemy Of man.
The State Of Georgia was called Ben.
jamin +. Butler arose with a paper in
his hand, deliberate, as one expected,
and felt by the lurking mischief in his
eye that he WAS to begin 4 part well
conned. His voice was full Of assumed
calmness. His face was pale; not a
benignant line in it from crown to chin
l wondered at the exceeding and rare
pallor Of it, contrary to the general rule
of his complexion, and had no diff
""''v s"on nnerward in "e"rihinr the
same partly to the spirit which bided in
the man, partly to the wine which had
nervcd him for this rOlc.
a feeling of subordinnlicn to this
mans evil genius determined the com
pleXion of the House. The Senate re-
tired to consider his objections; the
House sustained his points.
Now, for the first time some Of us
began to feel that mischief was abroad.
\ sasacious official Of Congress turned
to me and said:
"Thero is meaning In this :"
What?r
:" 1t IL Buffers great movement to
seize the House and lead it, He has the
devil in him. The war upon Grant has
bcgun'
Tho Sonnfn lnnu
nervousness seized the spectators. Whs-
pers ran round, broken with laughter
without hcartiness. He, the architect
of this fear, sat awhile in dramatic sat-
isfaction. Then, to heiyhten his i'm
portance, he ran barehcahed over to the
Senate. 1t seemed a long, long time
Grant and Colfax, the elected ofthc peo-
pie, were not yet so declared. aud it was
verging upon twilight. The ladies',
hungry with waiting, showed also tho
growing panic OF the hour. Mrs Ma
thews and Mr.. Dent, with those who
had come to enjoy the celebration Of
their bloodkin, arose and left the House.
TIE RIOT.
At last Butler, Wi'd-haircd, returned
and took his seat. The tramp of feet
passed the door. The Senate was an
nounced. Mr.. Wade climbed to the
chair. The Senators seated themselves.
In an finland, informal way, Wade
said
"The Senate has considered the OBJ
jections of the gentleman from Massa-
chusetts, and decide that the vote Of
Georgia shall be counted"'
Immediately Butler was up.
"And, begging your pardon, the
House of Representatives has decided
that 1t shall not be counted ~
A roar of uneasy laughter, a bit of
local applause, and n series Of cries in
troduced the tumult In moment the
place was a Bedlam with revolution be-
meath it. The character of Butler as a
leader and lover Of revolt was HOW most
hideously apparent. With simulated
excitement, an affected tremblc Of the
lips, nervous gestures, personal appeals
to weaker intellccts near by, aud the