The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-12-07
JOHN PATTERSON.
ME GROWS ELOQUENT IN DEFENSE or
sOHTH CAROLINA.


0utrases False, and swears that there
never was 81 Political Murder In the
state.
Especial Correspondence Of the Democratl
Rteas HOUSE, /
WASHINGTON, November 30, 1871
Funny enough while Aimee has been play4
ing
OPERA BoUFFH
ut one end Of the avenue this week, the Senate
has been running opposition TO her at the other
with q play which lacks only the nnigets Of tiie
French comedienne TO cast her performances
altogether in the shade. The appearance OF
John Patterson yesterday in the role Of
DEFENDER or SOUTH CAROLINA
against the a=persions Of Cam ron. was one
Of those things which overcome us as
a summer cloud, so to speak. / have
Johns remarks before me. as printed In
the Recoyd, interspersed as they are. throueha
long running debate in which Cameron. OF
Wisconsin. Wadeigh, Sargent and Gonk1iHg
took part on the other side. / nsed not repro
dues Pattsrson's words from the columns Of
the Recoid 1t sufflees to say that he met every
allegation Of outrage aud Intimidation with a
snuare denial. refuted every ehargs Gateg0fi-
raiIv and finally wound mp with the declaration
that no man who had lived In South Carolina,
ms he had for nine years. could eonseisngiously
admit that such 81 thing as pursly
political murder had ever been committed
In vain did the Radicals name their witnesses
and quote from their mountainous piles Of aff-
davits. As soon as this was done John would
rise with the gravity OF o Roman Senator and
say. Mr. President. know the 1nan whose
name is signed to That affidavit, and he is per-
jured seoundrel whose word would not be taken
for Osyn bu -
John would add raising his hand a1oft in the
only sort Of gesture he ever attempts know
how these affdavits are drummsd up in South
Carolnali" And then as he sat down again he
| would glance around him with the air Of man
who feels that he has done the right thing
| Once whom
| CAMERON
rgtorted You don't know whlist you are talking
lbeen there" adding soto oooe and right down
| on the ground floor tpoif'
| Then Cameron You didn'b stay long when
Whereupon Patterson rose from his chair
| and went into tho cloak room. where he res
would make % speech showing the methods
| which Cameron employed 70 procure the testi4
nony he vas onotingt together with general
| How long q speech would that require.
oh he replied quickly Il think could
ness was carried on in o speech OF four or i've
hours but could make those fellows fmeatl4
ing the Radical Senatorsl sick in about ten
minutesp
why don't you do itf'
Well | may. But as yet there Ia not suf4
fcient ground TO Justify such action ON my
part. You see. The Republicans are. all id the
same boat as to this outrage business. 0f
course these
SOUTH
have been the merest farcss evidence has been
cooked up by the Gartoad statements have
been written out by COMMITTEES clerks for Hitter
ate niggers to swear to and ign. but the nig4s
gers themselves didn't even know what they
were swearing didn't know whether 1t wac
did rs they were toldi'
Then John went on to say that he knew all
had been done and that the Radical leaders
| knew the whole business as well rs he did.
All this sounds more like romance than like
states But 70 John Patterson It ID simply file
inexorable, logic Of his. position. .,
Hayes deserted rne," he says. "and deliyered
me, over to the Democrats, bound hand and
foot. | must accept ths siuation. That's Whist
Hayes talks about all the time when his
SOUTHERN poIdGY
is discussed He says in his soft way. OH m y
dear sir. tho people down South, Republicans
as well rs Democrats, must aeceptfbe situation
and then al will =, be we'll This is what Hayes
epting the situation.
Hayes made Hampton Governor Of South
|
the law. Of fact anyhow. and this I,egislaturss
elected Butler. That's the situation and pro-
| pose to accept itP
| There rs no mistakiDg
JOINS TEMPER
or purposes. The people Of South Carolina are
generous and chi7alrous, and John is shrewd
enough to know that for the good be has done
or tried as best he could to do in the last Diue
days. they will lose the books upon his nine
years OF wrong and cal the account square.
He knows that after his speech OF YESTERDAY.
1 dnfGn1in0 g1n1tifnpnta II aHv
sons of his late colleagues. no jury could BE-
impannelsd in South Carolina TO convict kim Of
put the question 10 Butler: Whist win thu
people Of South Carolina think Of John affsr
what he has said and done for them in the last
, few bays2'
7 Patterson has never been hated by the peos
pie Of South Carolina as bitterly a. ID imagined
never been regarded rs the worst of the Carpet
baggers, and in many respects he mas enjogef
, better
j PERSONAL EgYUTg THAN ANY OF THEN.
He is. as you 500, 81 man Of strong eathu-
sasms and weak or. at least not Independent
judgment. When he was aeting with the Ee-
publican party be vent his length in secondtng
! all its moves and executing all It's mandates.
excusing himself on the ground that everything
is fair, in politics; But he never has been 8
are no more alike than the two antfDodes. and
yet have always felt kindly toward him. bs-
cause, whatever else he might do. he would
keep bis w.rd religiously and was consistent
How will South Carolina read Johns defense
Of her as 1t viii be printed In the RecCSd to-
mo- row."
Like
4 REVELATION.
!; And then they win give him warm place in
t their affections. Even ii. by Conover's mishap-
penin9s, | shonld be kept out of my seat In this
body. Patterson will receive full credit from the
people OF South Carolina. He will be kindly
dealt with and his family will be pleasantly met
by all our people In an overflow Of generous
gratitude for his fidelity TO their interests In
these days"
> In the meantime, while these little talks wers
going On in the etOak-rooL0, th5 ball OF the
3 Senate resounded with
THE EXCLAMATION OF CoEKLfNG,
. who spoke Of Butler az a man coming to claim
o a seat In the Senate which he had won BY she'd
ding innocent blood, which dripped from bis
7 fingers and was spattered upon his facep
At which Butler remarked that as soon as ne
ri