Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1877-12-03

claimed al personal hostility % me. an
expressed regret that ~ sense uf duty cou
slpslled him thus TO move il viudicstion g
1 tho ''honOr OF the senstss The old Scotc
pret. Ferguson, must have eaxed with th
eye OF prophecy into the i1iu.s when b
} wrote tho verse.
IN robes 81 4 seeming truth an trust
And Iueass sassraSasa aia.s delassIoS dsElassdI S5:t
The majority OF the senate. by their vot,
upon the motion OF Edmunds, decided tha
the honor of the senate did not require tha
they sh0uld give their sanction to proceed
inRs 10 which an honorable senator convert
ed himself into . mere hucksssr of anony'
NOUS libels. Regarding the indictmsn,
against me, desire to say that am ready
70 meet 1t before any impartial jury OF my
countrymen but the tribunal in which that
Indictment wss found has already fore.
stalled the judgment OF q jury. and denied
the accusel the privilege Of and impartial
hearing. A bill was found on the 30th day
of August last. st Columbia. Two days
previous to the finding the presitiing Judge,
addressing the grand jury as to all the per
sons charged wnh offences IN the several
hills there exhibited in open court, all OF
which persons were known 40
republicans used the following language
"The party to which they (the accused)
belong, IL creature of military conquest.
They wrested from the other party their
rightfuf heritage to govern the state 10 South
Carolina, by war; He said. "Juries are too
apt to permit the guilty to escape through
fear that the innocent may suffer. You
must avoid this an,iable error whenever
persons are accused ;;of grave offences
against the statutes screened before by their
political or party relations"
Patterson commented severely on these
judicial remarks. In such court trial
means conviction without regard TO law and
evidence, and l have therefore determined
to resist by all lawful means the action of
any process des gned to bring me within 8
Jurisdiction. Patterson argued that NJ. G..
Butler had no connection with the Hamburg
riot; that the Hampton government had
been recognized by the president md su-
preme court of south Carolina. He com.
mented on the administration of Governor
Chamberlain and said "at one time he was
accep able to the democrats of South Car
olina.' And again, commenting on policy
of the administration, said: The reason
the Hamburg rio,ers were not punished laid
with the man whom We have placed in the
white house. That is the man that checks
the arm OF justice that murderers may 60
free" And yet senators talked to him o,
leaving the republican party. The man al
the ,ther side of Washington was response
BILE for trese Hamburg rioters not being
punished. He was the man who prote ctec
mur,i. rers, but wanted thieves sent to the
penitentiary. Senators had tn. right to vote
ax.ins. the seati. got P,nchbsck and kel.
logg. l have the same right to vote TO seat
General Butter. don't mean in what l
have SAID in regard to the votes of senators
or the policy of the administration to assail
any one directly or indirectly. l am deal
ing with fac,s as we'll known to the senators
as to myself. Nor am aware that any
imputation has been cast on the motives OF
the distinguished senators to whom l have
referred, or on the president, on account Of
the parts respectively taken BY then, on the
subjects, have before discussed. On the
contrary, that freedom of opinion and action
80 conspicuously part Of republican prin.
ciples has been fully accorded to them.
Had the same course been pursued towards
me und .r circumstances Of a must annoying
and painful character, l should have given
silent vote without trespassing upon the
patience Of the senate. Unfortunately very
different course has been pursued. My mo-
tives have not only been impugned and my
character calumniated, but l have been de
nounced and villi6ed by torrent Of billings
gate that would at once appall a fishwoman
Distinguished cabinet officers can leave tn
party ranks and vote for the nominee of tn
Baltimore convention, Leading daily jour
nails can do the same things, and no hare
names are called. Nay, more: on their re
turn the fatted calf is killed, a great feas
made, and new honors from the state an
interior departments are placed upon til
shoulders of the returned procigals. Ay.
more: the musty folds of the confederat
aags:.are gently unrolled, and Key is, ,ioun
to lock the doors of the post office depart
ment against southern republicans.
Although he had been in the party sine
its birth, because he felt impelled in tn
present circumstances to vote thus, an a
tempt is made not only to read him out {
the party, but to place his character be
meath contempt. He denied that party /,
legiance had any connection with the ad
mission of senator, and deprecated 9Th
idea. These we're his only reasons for &C
ing as he did, and justice to his fellow.citi
zens Of South Carolina had impelled him ,
make this explanation. He would be draw
no lurtneT lntO ueUate, uutp oaIu ue, ou
thing may as we'll be understood. l am an
shall remain as long as life lasts, in hear
soul and action, republican, true to its tr.
ditions and principles, and all the lab,
employed to drive me out of its organizatio
or make me falter in my devo ton to its h,
name primo pies will be wholly throw
away. 1t seems the fashion to sneer at
northern man ~ho removes to the south ft
any purpose. No matter whether i'll heat
or the laudable desire Of improving his COZ
dition by industry or enterprise be the mt
tive, he is sneered at and rldiculed by bot
parties in the north and west who ought
know better, and who should be ashamed
such narrow prejudices. 1t betokens the r
turn of disorder had hoped would nev,
, reappear at the north. 1t was quite prev
lent before the war, and in all cases prove
} fatal to manhood and self respect. Poll,
, cal doctors called it dough -facedness.' I'll
solid .outh Of to-day, resting as it does upe
the past, .imbued with too much exclusiv
ness and intolerance, will make solid mort
7. When that time comes, its gigantic pow
will not be welded to oppress any part