The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1875-02-11
lend OF THE THEOLOGICAL DISCUSSION,


relating to schools 1t will have to go
back 10 the Senate, but will doubtless be
passed by that body Ben Butler closed
the debate on the bill, and in the course
of his speech paid his respects to Mr..
Brown; of Kentucky. We copy the Gin
cinnati Gasetts's report of the closing
scene:
The civil rights bill was taken up at
half-past 10 o clock, when speeches were
made.
At a quarter after II, after several
speeches had been made, the most noticea-
bic of which Were those OF Messrs phelps
and Shanks, Kellogg, OF Conn, Southland,
OF o., Monroe, OF o., Merriam, OF n. Y,
Lewis, OF Ill. Burrows of Mich, Williams,
OF Wis, Phillips, of Kan, and Garfield,
OF O., General Butler called the previous
question.
In the course of his speech, Mr.
SHANKS (Rep.), of Ind, caused the
equal rights plank of the Democratic
platform of 1872 to be read, which created
burst of laughter all over the House,
which was again renewed when he an
nounced he would offer it as q preamble
for the bill.
Mr.. BUTLER accepted the substitute,
and the bill is now in that shape before
the House, with one hours debate, fif-
teen minutes of which has been given to
Gen., Garfield, who is addressing the
House.
At twenty-minutes to !, Gen. BUTLER
rose to close the debate on the bill. The
scene presented in the House has rarely
been surpassed.
Every gallery, including the diplomatic,
| Il,
thousand persons crowd around the
doors, endeavoring to obtain admission.
Before Mr. Butler commenced his
speech, motion was made to admit
ladies to the floor but objection was
made by Mr.. Niblack.
Mr. BUTLER'S speech thus far has
been very moderate, containing no per-
sonal illusions whatever. In the course
of his speech Mr.. Butler caused to be
read the petition to the Mississippi Leg
stature, in which white man asked
that seven different children by six diff
| ferent colored women be legitimized.
| The reading of the names was greeted
with bursts of laughter.
! He followed up this point by asking
the Clerk to read letter received by him
| from a colored man in Richmond, in
which he declared that colored children
twelve years old, even under were out
ragged in that and other States by white
men and boys, and no re dress could be
obtained in court.
JOHN AMBLER SMITH (Rep); OF
the Richmond District, pronounced the
statement utterly false, which drew forth
the appla use of the Democratic side OF
the House.
Mr.. BUTLER maintained that the
passage OF the civil rights bill was i'm
peratively demanded to correct this con
dition Of society.
Going on to trace the growth Of the
abolition movement, he pronounced an
eulogium on old John Brown. and
said he was brave man, who had
meyer done a cowardly act, never struck
at man behind his back, and never told
a lie, and then he went on to contrast
| him with another John Brown, the
younger of that name (referring to Mr..
Brown of Kentucky, and sent to the
Clerks desk to be read communication
to the Louisville Courier, in 1861, in
which he admits having declared, at a
public meeting, that not one man nor one
dollar would Kentucky furnish to Lin
coin to aid him in his unholy war against
the South, and that if Northern army
should attempt to cross the borders Of
| Kentucky, it would be resisted to the
death, and that if one man were found
in the Commonwealth to volunteer to
Join it, he ought to be and would be shot
down before leaving the State.
Before the Clerk had completed the
reading Of the letter, a point of order
was raised by Mr. HALE (Rep.) of n. Y,
who insisted, if it reflected on the mem
Der of the House, it should not be read.
Mr.. BUTLER, on the other hand, in
sisted that it was an official report made
by an Election Committee to the House
of Representatives
The SPEAKER represented the diff
Guilty of deciding on the points in debate
but held if the gentleman from Massa-
chusetts asserted it was pertinent to the
subject before the House, it could not
be excluded, even if it did reflect
upon a member, because it was contained
in an official report.
Mr. Hale then said he trusted the gen
tleman from Massachusetts, would not
shame the Republican side of the House
by such an attack upon member when
no response could be made
Mr.. BUTLER, not having heard the
remark distinctly, asked Mr. Hale to
repeat it, which the latter did, strongly
emphasizing the word shame
Mr.. BUTLER-I can not understand
it. l sat here with my lips sealed for
hours yesterday, and heard every hard
word spoken against me and th' re was
no objection on the part of the obj, citing
member from New York.
Mr.. HALE-The gentleman is in error;
I did raise an objection.
Mr.. BUTLER-Yes, when your own
remarks were quoted against you.
Mr.. HALE-No, sir
Mr.. BUTLER-I have lived to see
many things, and expect to see many
things more, barring accidents, but |
never expected to live to hear in the
House of Representatives that public
report adopted by former House could
not be read over out of kind considera-
tion to the feelings OF some man who put
himself in rebellion against his country.
After a long discussion on the point of
order, and after the reading OF the letter,
Mr.. Butler resumed hls remarks He
said: The gentleman from Kentucky
| (Brown) made speech against the civil
rights BILL and have cndeavored to put
before the House his published senti-
ments to show how little heed we should
pay to anything he says on the subject;
to show how little we should take his
advice how little we should hear from
him at all, unless he has repented and
have no knowledge of his repentance.
Again | have been accused here of be-
ing the only murderer on this floor, !
produce the solemn report OF Il committee
Of the House and this mans own letter
TO show there were men who counseled
murder in the South, not only murder.
but assassination, and instead OF my be-
ing his accuser he was the aocuser, and
that this state of things existing, shows
how completely the negro, if we do not
protect him in his rights, is at the mercy
of the men who would shoot down the
gentleman himself (Brown) if he had