The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1871-04-28
BEN. BUTLER.

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IlH9ois, Rcpublic made b PER-
Sc II ex hnsiion, Julpg which he
took OCCASION 70 cxcoriate BEAST
BUTLER, the Bully of the House. lie
accused BUTLER of Specializing upon
money of the Government and gors-
ing himselfupon money intended for
the wounded and crippled Federal
soldiers He proved that the BEAST
has had can average from one hum
dred TO one. hundred and fifty thou
sand dollars of Government money
tc do with as he pleased" He stated
that BUTLER sworc ono thing, and his
brother -in.iaw, HILDRETH, contradict
ed him, and, added Nix. FARNswoRrH.
"If I had the Treasurer of the Sol
diers' Asylum, BurLER) before any
traverse jury in the United States, on
this testimony, l would convict him
of cmbezzlcment and forgery" Even
the pachy dermatous BEAST WINGED
under this terrible AayjDg, but he was
destined to receive even worse treat
mcnt from that "hard-hcadcd Scotch
man. BECK, of Kentucky. Below we
give few choice extracts from Mr.,
DECKS re.'arh. ...i...,,.,.,.o,
Mr.. Beck desire 10 DC nearG lof
few moments IN bcnall q the sena,
tor from Kentucky, VINO mas Dcch ~
fou!ly denounced on 'ii,s .ioor. 49,.
Mr. Hoar-i desire II.aI tie tlIie
shall be agreed upon oe'ore inc gen
tleman proceeds. N
MIR. Beck-Fivc minutes Is all
desire. ~ Is,
The Speaker.Ihe gentleman irIn
Kentucky asks nve minu.es W nia an
. personal cxPlanatlon. 70 .ncre W.
JecIon ine G T Gana.nu III H.
Mr.. BeckIThat senator anu ING
gentleman nom Massaonuse.,e
Butler) had aicontroVcrsy On 'hc H ll'ur
of The Senate. b,,s,.. ~,
MIR. Butler, OF Massachusetts-On
no, oh! no, oh no !; ha1 no coh'ro-
versy., ,,se,,
Mr.. Beck would call IL a conIro-
versy the gentleman may not. Inc
Senator from my otate denounced
him as q damned sconndrer on inc
floor Of the Senate. we would call
that q controversy IN hentucky,
Laughter j j. would certainty pro.
duce one. The gentleman may MOI
call it a controversy. Dut tnat Is ,he
way l understood IL. ihey haa a
quarrel, If he prefers II, upon tne
floor of the Senate. IL ougne W nave
ended there, and would nave endea
there, SO far at least as congress Is
concerned, but for the iact lnat tne
gentleman from Massacnuset.s saw saw
fit to como upon the hoor VI tnis
House day or TWO a1terwaro anu
use this language III regard 10 mat
Senator: -. =. :.
"Do the Ku-klux bandlttl exist III
Kentucky, that dark and bloody
ground, where the savage anu pruta,
passions ofmen never YET nave iounu
restraint either by time, place, OF clr'
cumstance, civilization OF cau p
80 that nelther Vi paiey Vi eaiH oan
control them, gray halr solten them'
the sOlemnty OF place or occasion curD
them, insomuch that their uhaugnt
and untamed outbursts may preak
forth even in the Senate ChamDer OF
the United States, thclr lmpoteht
rage exhibiting itself with Inc Whin'
ing and piping voice OF an lmpeciic
and unhOnOIed old ager .iTi
The language was used on the floor
of this House before the Senator from
Kentucky opened his mouth relative
to what call the original controversy.
Then it was that the Senator from
kentucky, in his place, uttered what
has been read by the gentleman from
Massachusetts,, as follows: a-Q h1f..
Il have given the language, the
words, between General Butler and
myself, and all of them. 1t was not
my intention to bring before the
Senate any controversy with the uni
versally recognized blackgdard, cow
ard, and scoundrel of the United
States, who himself docs not dissent