The Lincoln County herald., 1871-04-13

Butlsr Attempts 10 Brsxbsst Garrst
X a ar Davis. 81 II
lesy ~esk whilS ssadSSr Dan Of Kn.
,.uely Sss tsliveriogEa speech In )
'Sebate denuncistory Of the ku'klux biil
now bsfOfss6usyvss, Dusisr stslked is,
took o sest 10 front u him and attempted
to stare him out Of countenahce. Several
'sccouSss of -sss1azis xsss' 'PuSlishsa ~
the papers. We give beloygs corrected
version by the pluety old Kentuokiau
himself. HaiijAVi - rEN ~
On the opening or ths Senate Thurs
day morning Mr.. DAVIS Of Kentucky,
obtaining leave 70 make personal expla.
nation, sent to che clerks desk and hsd
read al sxtract from o newspaper cotres-
p0ndcnce OF Friday last, purporting to
give an account of tho scene in the
Senate on the previous day between him.
self and Representative B, +. Butler.
After reading tho extract Mr.. Davis had
read o portion Of Buffers speech made id
the House on Tuesday last in which be
distinctly sssa,led Kentuck y aud Senator
Davis, bat not By name.
Mr.. Davis then said that during the
war gentlem an named Brother came 10
Washington from st. Louis, and stated
that he owned house In New Orleans,
which he had left some months previously
for the purpose Of scjourning 10 st. Louis
during the hot months, as was his habit
that before leaving home he placed his
service Of silver plate, worth about $4,000,
in the vault safe Of merchent friend for
security, and had locked up his house and
all bis othor furniture, which cost him
some $50, 900; that after General Butler
was appointed to the military command
at New Orleans he heard about this plate,
and therefore cent military order TO
demand its delivery over to him, which
the party holding it declined to obey.
Upon this Butler sent Gle of soldiers,
with workmen aud tho necessary imple.
ments. who forcibly opened the vault,
AND CARRIED OFF THE PLATE.
Ho then sent an armed force to Mr..
Brothers house. and had them cart away
all that gentleman's furniture. Mr.
Brother made application to President
Lincoln for an order upon Butler for the
surrender Of the property, and Senator
Henderson and Representative Rollins Of
Missouri iwent with Mr.. Brother to the
President, and endorsed his high charac.
ter and his loyalty to the government,
but the President declined to interfere.
He (Mr. Davis) then moved resolution u
in the Senate for the appointment Of o
select committee to investigate the com
plant Of Mr.. Brother. The Senate voted
it down. At the ensuing session be
introduced it again, when tho maj ority
again rejected IT,
A few days after having moved the
resolution q second time. received o
discourteous note from General Butler
and thereupon pronounced in the Sen
ate that he was military blunderer, ant
that his cowardice and incompetency as ,
commander had brought shame and dis
honor upon the country, it's government
and arms at Big Bethel, New Oorlean'
and Wilmington. never exchanged ,
word with General Batter up to the time
Of .. s l. ..a..
! THE SCENE IN THE CHAMBER
between him and myself. will make
plain statement Of what then occurred.
~ was about closing ,me remarks OF
the resolution in relation to alleged dis
orders in the Southern States, when
hsppened to turn my face towards Sena
tor Thurman's seat, which is immediatcl,
TO my right, and saw that his chair wa
occupied by General Butler. He wa
looking at me steadily, and there was a'
ominous scowl upon his brow. Both hi
near proximity and his manner were often
sive, and I addressed my closing words l.
him. l then took my seat. He con
tinued to maintain an earnest and excite
hook, whereupon I turned in my scat on
faced him, and when We had looked q
each other in the eye for an instant
said to him: 'r.
"You damned old seoundrel, ore 20
, here to scowl at and browbept me =?
/. Laughter Oh tho Republican side.
J He made no reply, and l repeated ths
. language. '... . e.,
, lie then responded, II have not ad
, dressed you. sir, or said word to you.
! thou said, "What are you here for
0 Why did you scowl At me?"
He answered, Il did not soowl at yo'
/. You are an old man." .f-F
I arose to my feet aud advanced OF
! step toward him, and said, II am youn
. enough to 20 with you from this Sena'
0 chamber whenever it is your pleasure"
At this point Senator Wilson steppe
Between us laid hand or Butler
., shoulder. said q few words to him, an
} they walked of together.
|. Mr.. President, my only purpose hs
!, been to state this affair just as it too