Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1871-04-28
From WASHINGTON.

Tie upper liousc Of the Territory uppon
ted by tho President, are all Republicans, and
consists of eight whites and three negroes
The lower House consists of seven Demo.
Gratis and fifteen Republicans, the latter, in
Guiding two negroes. These were elected by
the people All other officers of the Terri.
tory arc appointed by the President, and arc
Republicans.
it is stated indirectly, but reliably, that
tho official count of the Connecticut elections
gives English clear majority of 40 votes
WASHINGTON, April 20.-ln Bcck's dc,
fcnsc of Davis, Beck asked aud obtained
leave to make statement on behalf of the
Senator from Kentucky, who, he said, had
been SO foully denounced by the member from
Massachusetts, That Senator and that mem.
bcr had had controversy on the floor Of the
Senate.
Butler, iutcrrupting-Oh no, had no
controversy With him.
Bcck-thc Senator denounced the member
on the floor of the Senate as damn scoun.
drel and l would characterize that as con.
troycrsy. [J.aughtcr.] They had quarrel
on the floor of the Senate. 1t ought to have
ended there, and would have ended there, but
for the fact that the member from Massachu.
sctts saw fit to come on the floor of the House
and use language grossly offensive to the Sen
ator from kentucky, and it was after that
that the Senator had pronounced the speech
which had been quoted by the member. The
member from Massachusetts, if lie had
personal explanation to make, should have
made it at once, but he had waited until last
Tuesday, the day that Congress was to ad-
journ, and then asked leave to make it, hav-
ing sent printed slips Of it in advance to Bos.
ton and to the New York Ucruld, Knowing
that the Senator would have left the city be.
fore he could have seen it in print, therefore
! objected because it had been held ~ SO
long, and not because did not want to give
the gentleman chance of replication.
Butler intcrruptng- The reason given by
the gentleman was that he would not let me
speak SO long as the indictment against his
State continued.
Beck-If | had had an opportunity to re.
ply to that indictment, | would have done it
In way which hope would have been wor-
thy of the State. When the gentleman was
trying to get leave to day, asked him whcth-
er he would assail the Senator from Ken
tucky, and he replied that he would not, and
on that statement Democrat on Democrat vo-
ted against it. Laughter, When the
Senator rises and announces that the Senator
from kentucky has been guilty of falschood,
deny it; hnrl it back; aud [ say that the
character Of the Senator is as good as that of
any man upon earth. He never did wilfuIIy
tell lie, and no man before ever accused
him of it. When the member said that the
Senator was shielded by his age, and that he
did not seek the proper redress, have only
to say that while my Senator is neither Il
bully nor Il blacksuard, the member can get
my redress from him that he seeks outside
of this hall or anywhere else. TLuughtcr1
| do not believe that it lies in the mouth OF
the member from Massachusetts to talk about
my Senator being shielded BY his ago or rot
seeking proper redress. I have witnessed
science with that member which sat ,lied me
that he would not seek the redress to which
he alludes. Laughter. lie does not forget
that have, IN the presence of fifteen mem
bers OF the House, seen the member from
ll'no'se, Mr.. Farnes"orth, put his FIST in the
face OF the member from Massachusetts, and
denouncc him in every way that one man can
denouncc another until had to say to the
other members Of committee standing by,
that did not think that one white man would
take it without II fight, and that the decent
ncgroes IN my State would fight over it. Up.
roarous laughter.
Farnsworth, dcrisivcly-It was on account
OF his extreme age, perhaps. Shouts Of
laughter.
Butler pointing to Farnsworsh h-lEc is
not white man
Eldridgc-Now is tho proper time to call
III the chaplain. [Continuolls laughter.
Cox The coroner should also be sent for.
The address of the Democratic Congress.
men to the people Of the country has been
issued, and is signed by fourteen Senators
and nncty-live members Of the House. From
the concluding PORTIONS Of the address the
following is extracted:
Everything that malicious ingenuity could
suggest has been done to rritatc the pcoplc
OF the Middle aud Southern States Gross
aud exaggerated charges Of disorder and vic
lcncc owe their origin to the mischevous
minds Of potential managers in the Senate
and House of Representatives, to which tn.
Executive has, we regret to say, lent his aid,
and thus helped to intiamc thcpopuIar feeling.
La all this course Of hostile legislation and
harsh resentment, no word of Cancellation, OF
KIND encouragement or fraternal feeling has
ever been spoken by the President or Con
gross to the people of the Southern States,
who have been addressed on the language Of
prescription We earnestly cntrcat our fcl-
low-citizcns, in all parts of the Union to
spare no efforts to maintain peace and order
to carefully protect the rights of every citi,
zen; to preserve kindly relations among all
men, and to dsoountonancc aid discourage
any violation of tho rights of any portion of