The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-11-30
South Carolina, which. should keep him out

oil tie Senate.
Mr.. Conkling safd he would be sorrAto dc
anything to intsrdere with the plan OF the
Senator's speech. " bich he saw was goiaR to
be fine one, bsa now here in bis reDasks OF
the other day. I'D he CIR. CoEk!InglsaF any
thing touching. bis own conyictio1,of the
guilt or innocence of~the contestant. from
South CaroIihaa He simply stateda hype-
thetical case, hut discIaimed having said 81
either OF these contestants that one was
free from ak. blame and the otasE guilty.
However, 10 Was said that rlsstoric did
not bear an examination BY tae. rules OF
arithmetic
Mr.. Gos,ion: "And nothing illustrates
the truth Of the Senator's position SO much
as his OWE. nbetoric." [Laugh9r.l
Continuing bis remarks, Mr.. Gordors de-
Tended Ir: Butler from any completely in
the HanuuFg massacre. Hc-alluded to the
testimony OF one Doc. Ad1ms,ia witness
before tlfe committee which made tie in
vestigacion into South Carolina affairs, and
said II had been quoted N. the Senate to
connest Mr.. Butler with tho. Hamburg riot.
The Senator (Mr. Conklins), in allniing to
this witDess, characterized him as
THE BORN LEADER OF MEN.
fi,at Senator had declared he ed not ex-
press any opinion as to the guiss or inno-
ceifce OF Mr.. Butler, but all Woo saw his
manner could not fail TO understand his mo-
tiyes. He then rea6 from the record Dir.
Conkling's remarks OF a recent date in re-
gard to the witness Doc. Adams being q
born leader Of man, descended from the
|tiger-hunters on the gold coast OF Africa,
and said, there's rhetoric for you. Laugh
teri
Continuing bis remarks, Mr.. Gordon said !:
In the course Of the Investigations in South
Carolina witnesses were called to learn
something about this born leader Of men.
He then quoted from the testimony where
witnesses said they would not believe Doc.
Adams on oath, and that he was loafer.
Resum!ng his argument, he said that in
South Carolina. from the cessation Of hos
tilities to this time, 0lr. Butler had been re.
cognized by men OF both races as the Con-
servator OF the peace in the State. .'
Mr.. Edmunds asked the Senator (Nr. Cor
DOM to yield at this point to read state
ment in regard to Mr.. Butler.
Mr.. Gordon declined to yield, and said he
knew how hard it was for men to hear the
truth sometimes.
Mr.. Edmunds: see my friends feel that.
[Laug hter.]
VT. HOluolls CUUlIUuiuS, SpOhC VI III .
Butler as u gentleman whose reputation was
EQUAL TO THAT OF ANY SENATOR OF THIS
FLOOR.
lie might not be born leader OF men,
but he was not leader OF loafers and liars,
as Doc. Adams was. Though he was not a
born leader OF men he was the descendant
of those Of whom history characterizes as
leaders o! men. In his veins mingled the
blood OF Francis Marion and Hazard Perry,
whose noble deeds embIazoned the walls OF
the Capitol. How was it the senators had
forg otlen another riot in South Carolina,
which occurred at Cainhoy, where no col
ored men, but fifteen white men, were
wounded, nine OF whom died: Mr.. Patter-
son, OF South Carolina. was in error. Eight
white and two colored men were killed in
that riot.
Mr.. Gordon. rcSuming, spoke OF the Use
OF the army in South Carolina, and said it
was idle to talk about the whites intimidatng
the blacks. He heard OF such intimidation
before. ireland had intimidated England :
the great oak in the forest had intimidated
the descending bolt; and Pompei at the
foot OF Vesuvius, had intimdated the bab-
bling, boiling crater.
The discussion was continued until half
past 4 O'Clock, when the Senate adjourned
without division during the day.
Both houses Will meet tomorrow.