The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1877-12-12
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Butler. coDiertantga agAipst Ccrbip for q seat
IN thelUnited states Senate from South Ca
folina. the sttiiudsiof Sepaior lsansom WAS
So rreditable to the State he represents aDdd
50 honorable TO himself y fbat We depsrta
somewhat from our usual custoin Of feserv-
ing OUT first page for general subjects, sud
yield i this week TO the honor Of The ora
,or and statesman who so brilliantly dis
4 itingaished himsrlfa -Enaiall sak4sDs
y The Congressional Record rnukes the fol-
lloxiug report, VIE icaset Of Aleeg Butler
being BEFORE the serats: sae - affra
| suNIr. Ransom . will s.sk the Senator
fisn New HAMPSHIRE II the anly,rsa rnle.
under Eng .ish jurispruden4e i hot that The
aisiel,iHne-rshsil~crus -.cxasnine- witnesses
produced agalnsllblp, and cyDiEui.t has. ae-
ensers! thlVbt3JN z t1urnN
Mr.. Dawes Not pnless be wants 10. i
Mr.. llvsr, Mr.. Presldenl--
Mr.. Ksnsom. FISK il this il bot paft
of oul b. lefrighta. asa. 4as.-,s r 81 n
MrSiissf. "a desire to ssk The Senator
from North Carolina. d be bas not been
stroggIing all night 10 have tins case decid,.
ed snbsui giving lien. Buflerssn oppvsln.
nifty 70 rrriy To these things? -
4 Mr.. Rslsv,n have hyt. On the con-
ltrr, we hsa Q been hrle. .s,x. seven or eight
ihouihs with this case undeeided. and South
Carolina with but one Srpator. o.. the floor.
asking to have Mr.. Butler sright aud claim
Sr. lid, !! q did ao. En5H that ,l.s s.l
major fiom North Carolina had been here
dsll the 'yaration. IL amt glad turmderstshd
from bis lips that he has been 20 industri-
Ious.
Mr.. Ransom. That Is a quibbIs nnsor.
lthy ut the Sepater aud uuwor.hy 70 pc. nd,
dressed 10 me. The Senator understands
very we'll what | meant. The Senator
iknows very well thaiIthese credriitiab, we're
tpres.ntyd here 10 March last, At. the !ast
session u The Senate. We have been tere
six weeks at thus sessinn, mud IL the Senator
Istill knows nothing of tbis.ease IL il 10 tsuit
IL mine. Il et
Mr. iloar. The Senator from North Ca.
rciina assun,es aetile dfsPeeeh that i en-
tirely uhtccohifhg iiisf character % dis
ft0ur. ae sdl sa& Il Ha8fnJas 6g9sE ASa 5#
sIr. Rsnscm. Mr.. President -.''f.
Slr. lloar. have the floor. do not
4 yield fora interruption ~ this style. |
lproi,o>e 10 proceed viii my remarks il an
permitted 70 do 20 BY the chair. tass
Nh The Vice president The Senator from
Massachusetts, has The fioor. ss..s 4 ~ {sa
i Mf. fiioaf. Wheas the seaa,or from
4 tNotf Carolina said that we had been here
feight months. and called his attention. 10
| The fact sists Isrgs pfopoFtloapf ,hstEiih,
lhsd been a vacation, to which both parties
Iagrecd, aud that we had been, here hat FIVE
tgr SIX weeks of legislative time. Il il llt-
| lie unbeeomisg ~ hnp % get up andtell
me it is quibble. or tell the Senate that
Il is upworll.yei this place. The Senator
Iron North Carolina took occasion 10 OBJ
serve upon remark. which he says be
heard. Of mine, that this met bad of proceed.
Ing was usual aset ksl inl lleeislatiye inyes.
iiigatiolls, aud said that 10 was straugs
lbing 70 him that investigations Of fthiseha>
racter should ever be entered into where the
commOa iaw prevails without the presence
IJfthe I,ersvns whose eharacter maY be Affect
ed by Il 10 eTcoBfropt the witness II Is .
strange thing that anywliere where the com
mon Law or the Christian lsw prevails. there
lsb0uld be lyund communities in Which out
lrages u this character, not one, but hun
dred. an over vide section of county,
should prevail. and among .he members d
gIUhe large party. and there should not be
iound one plas rlp eiihsf will fefuses pro.
d. By them, will ruise bis band 10 stop
. them, or evsn IN AM kind % insest.gation
will report fhcrn honestly. 'at astl7a -
Mr. Ransom. Mr. President--
II Mr.. wsdleigh. Il this out of nv time? |?
Laughter. vn ysqqIe .Igta
Il NJ. Ransom. l. that quite fair? know
the Sens,or iram Ssr Hampshire silf5ost
exclade MS replyG had ahs aopr BY the
courtesy Of the Senator fIV,n New Lamp
shire. The Senator from siassaeh ehusetts 10.
ldienuptsd me. The Senator shakes bis
head; but I say that Is the isct. lie then
c!simeG tbe hoor aud would not allow NE
Ato interrupt him. aud be took occasion. IL
Ibis remarks which he has just submi,ted to
the Senate. .,drst to'r 'reasct apoua,ny shsfae.
Ter. and then % reflect upyh The patty to
which belong and the seetion Of the I'm
ION mon xkirhI eolne. GKo1S0'
l should not have alluded to the sugge,-
9 ilon made IS aha Ssnator lfrea, Massaehu.
salts q ,hs SebAtof rom Wisconsin. but
could no, presume that a Senator upon thi.
J, aoor could msk Q 40 ultersneelloud enough
!, for my ears without Ms intending that L
a. \ lshould be noticed and before | go further
Get messy once for AL % the senator frum
Massachusetts, ,hat wbeaI desire % he IN
i siruc,ed as 70 what i becoming me ~ Be-
4 naief here. II trust q shall have the goud
! sense 10 seek that Instruction rom uthel
soprces ,han the Senator FROM Masssehu.-
lsettss gufpa 49, 49, VI 'h - ~ J.
ni Why. Mr., PRESIDENT, when Isialsd ihal
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