Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1874-03-26

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privileges as citizens on all railroads,
common carriers, &c. On February y,
1872, Mr.. Eldridge moved to reject the
Bill on this motion, a vote was had and
Stood-yeas so; nays 1l6. MOI uotiaJ,
r. r. Butler, as usual.
On March &c, Mr., Elliott proposed to
set April 10th for the consideration of
this bill, the Same, but which was disa,
greed to (twoethirds being necessarily.
yeas %; nays 80. Where are you Rod,
erick2 Not voting as usual.
On April 1st Mr.. Niblack msved to
lay the Bill on the table, Ga this mo-
ton tho vote stood-ycas 10; nays 90.
Where are you Butler? Attending the
Federal Court at Knoxville. No you
wasn't, you were in your seat and you
refused to vote.
April Sth the vote was taken on the
proposition to engross and read a third
time-yeas 100 nays r. r. Butler and
others.
On May 18Th a resolution was offered
by Mr.. Elliott to instruct the committee
on the Judiciary to report a supplement-
airy Civil Rights Bill at the next call of
the committee, on which the vote stood
yeas ll2 nays &c. Where is Roderick?
Not voting as usual. (Seo Manual for
1872, page 83-l.
Thus did Mr.. Butler manifest his total
indifference or opposition to every right
and every interest held dear and sacred
by the cololed peop'c,
THE KUKLUX ACT.
This Bill, as is we'll known to the col
ored people was designed to protect them
from the organization known as the Ku.
klux, which, as alledged, was then cons
hitting all manner of depredations in
many Of the Southern States. On April
9th, 1871, Mr.. Amber moved to strike
from the Bill the clause giving the Pres
ldent the power to suspend, under specis
fed circumstances, the writ of HabeaS
corpus, on which the vote stood-yeas
100 nays 1855. Not voting, r. R. But
Ter, as usual.
After this Mr.. Sherman proposed to
insert in SAID bill "that if any house
cabin, &c should be burned or pulled
down or if any one should be ecAipped,
wounded orkllled by persons riotously as,
sembled, chat is by the Kuklux or others
that the county or city in which such dep
relation should be committed should
compensate the injured parties for the
the losses and injuries sustained" On
this proposition the vote stood--ycas As
nays 1872. Not voting, Ro1ertck Ran
dom Batter.
April II, on the final passage of this,
Bill, dear Roderick is setting mum as
usual, although in his seat when the vote
was taken on the measure.
Such is the record AIr. Butler has made
upon all the important questions effecting
the rights and interests of the colored
people, by whose suffrage he holds the
position which he has 80 shamefully abus>
ed. Oh but says some of his friends,
he has sent you public documents. What
if he did it was the property of the Gov
eminent and cost him nothing. Oh but
hhe attends to your business. What bust
ness has Pny citizen with the Government
unless it is to procure pay due them? and
if Butler gets hold of your claim he
charges you for his services, although his
duty as a public officer requires him to
attend to it gratpitously.
Is there q colored ma in this District
who with this record before him will vote
to return this man to Congress. If 80
his lips should be forever sealed about
Civil Rights or any other kind of rights.
The foregoing history shows that on many
occasions he has had the opportunity to
show his hand, to show his friendship for
the cclored people,, aud devotion to their
interest but in place Of doing SO he has in
almost every instance demonstrated an
utter Indifference to theil welfare by re-
fusing to vote yea or nay. And yet this
man Butler is calling upon this people to
return him to Congress. And for what?
Has he done anything to recommend him
to the people? Nothing. But on the
contrary he has done enough to politically
ruin any man. | have an abiding conG>
dencc in the integrity of the people aud
my prediction is that Gillenwaters will
beat him FIVE thou9and votes in the Dis
trlot if be runs, which is very doubtful.
| am not done on his record.
A GRANT REPUBLICAN,.