The Sumter watchman. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1855-1881, 1871-04-12
DAVIS AND BUTLER.
Scene In the Senate--.The Blaekguard,'
Coward and Seoundrei OF the United
States.
SENATE.
THURSDAY, April 6, 1871.

1hOhSDAI, APii'o W AOs -
Mr.. Davis, of Kentucky, obtained
leave to make personal explanation. and
sent to the desk to be read an extract
from the Washington correspondence Of
n. Y. Herald, Of March 81, purportiug
to give an account oftb scene in the
Senate on the previous day between Mr..
Davis and Gen. Butler.
The paragraph marked By Mr.. Davis
to be read commences with an expression
attributed to him, as follows:
"You God Id old scouudrel: do
you come here to glare at me, and over.
awe me. and brow beat me? Butler
replied, With an unparalleled coolness,
still gazing at Davis, i have not ad-
dressed you, sir. aud dou't care a
d-n Tor you. sir GU ID scoun-
drel, you," was the response Of Davis.
at the same time advancing toward
Butler, as if he meant to strike him.
Butler sat in his seat, still looking Davis
full 10 the face. You're Id old
fool,' said Butler, 'and your age protects
you."
Mr.. Davis (resuming). Mr.. President,
| shoull not cause that extract 10 be
read if it did not bear intrinsic evidence
that it is upon the authority Of Butler
himself. now ask the Clerk to read
an extract from q speech found ia the
Globe of yesterday.
The following taken from Mr. Buffers
speech delivered in the House on Tues
day last. was then :ead BY the Clerk:
"Do the Ku:Klrx bauditti exist in
Kentucky, that dark aud bloody ground
where savage ani brutal passions ofmeu
never yet have found restraint, either by
time, place or circumstances, civilization
or education, SO that neither The palsy
of years can control them, gray hairs
soften them, the solemnity Of place or
occasion cure them, insomuch that their
uutaught and untamcd outbursts may
break forth even in the Senate Chamber
of the United States; their inposeut
rage exhibiting itself with the whining
and piping voice Of an iubeeile and un-
honored old age.
HOW. BUTLER STOLE TdE PLATE.
Mr.. Davis then stated to the Senate,
that several years since, during the var,
a'eeutlemau named Brother came to
Washington from st Louis, ard stated
that he owned house 10 New Orleans,
which he had left soue months previous
ly for the purpose Of sojouruing 10 St.
Louis during the bot months, as wss his
habit; that before leaving home he
placed his service ofsilyer plate, worth
about $1,000, in che vault safe Of .
merchant friend for security, aud had
locked up in his house al his other
furniture, which had cost hin some
$50, 900 that after General Butler was
appointed to the military command at
New Orleans. he heard abont this plate
aud theeeupon cent military order TO
demand its delivery over TO him.. which
the party holding ]: deciiued 70 obey.
Upoa fhis, Rntier seat j iite ofsoldiers,
With work meu and the necessary imple
| nents, who fsrsialy opened he saals, aud
carried of the piate. eHa then sent AZ
| asnedTgrea to Nr. Hro.hefs honse, and
bed ,bsn .esFt away al ef1hal geptis-
| mars .faruldEp,. Mr. Bsother Insde
applisasien, 70 Pfeade6t Iipaoin fox .at
oder upeu .Rut.et fas the SURRENDERED
The property aad Sesasep Headersea
aud Representative Rellias. of Missshsi
wen. With Bfsfhef to the Psesjdset, sns
sndesss1 t;is high s6srasssy1 a66 III.
lioyaltys :ss its gosesqmSns ba. stht
I Hsasid ent. denassa u iatetsere.
EfS fslf. 1syis1 tier Asoged s.resoia,
1 t5cns 10 stks ssastS Tor Tie sppsiptraeS
fof { s6)ecE spiEs 6si isaesli thjl
aeoapisist of sshsss. T6S ST
Iats e,ed il, s,doSns Atsfhasss1ssaia
session he iuteodassd s agssnj when til
y;sjoriss Ggais rejected It. On ;bosl
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