, 1877-12-12
CAPITAL GOSSIP.
Why Judge Davis "Dodged" the
Butler Vote.
Alexander H. Stephens Peonliarities---
His Opinion Of Ben Hill.
The New Democratic Organ and
Its PrOprlctOrs.
Ellison HutohinB as Editor and Politician
His Ups and Downs.
Senator Conkiiug's Correspondents.

Senator Conkliug's Correspondents.
Ffnm Our Oen Csrrtspondtnt.
WARRINGTON. d. G., Dec, 0.-Congress!onal
memories arc short. II this abstract propus-
son should ever be denied, thero are 10, ,000, ,0O0
ct constituents In tlis country who might BE-
eaiisfactor1Y produced as Witnesses In the
Affirmative. But short a. the memories of Con-
eressmen arc, they sti'l cling, atfectionatey In
eomc respects aud critically In others, around
The sctfon OF David Davis In the Butler tnsc.
pa7ls' refusal 10 voto has never boon explained
by himself untll now, aud not q little spccula-
ZION hiss bocn baaed upon hls hurridd 1ght to
tho cIoak-room when tho Clerk commenced the
follcal on that terrible night last week. Davis
had steadily promised the Democrats To help
them In bringing tho matter up 1lc promised!
them faithfully uot to tllrow any OBJ
staeld, In their way. but all Inducements
held out 10 him to vDte for Dutler's
admission failed to win him over on tho final
question. THO fact Is, DnYis never believed
that either Butler or Corbtn was elected. Ills
position was that the whole matter should be
seut beck to tho people Ut soutl, Carolina aud
now election ordered. But, situated M ho
was, ho did mot .locm It atlvlsnble TO take such
for the admission OF amnn who Has not entitled
To sent, mud - bis proc1Iyittcs rtlltated asanat
tnjurint tho Democratic pnrty, lu avoided q vote
and stepped into the eloateruon,. Had ho voted
against Butler, II would have reaulted in to-
and the casting yoto would tlavu closed ul
Hamburg oVt. Then the question would have
come up on Corbtn. nnJt Ind Davis voted
echlnst him, tho tie md casting vote would harc
admitted him. Thus tho question WIS
presented to Davis: There boIng two
candidates, neither elected, nnd therefore
standing on the same pfnnc. md you having tho
decdlp9 vote, which will .yuu scat, The Dcmo-
crat ct tho lsopMbl'ean' In answer TO tho ancs-
Democrat wns chosen aid tic other left.
visited tho senht0r Tonight anil put tho
question to HIN fairly and sq,iarely. whether or
not th!s state of affairs represented his position
In reply lie said That he had never befnr1 beet
called upon to cxp!aiM hts yoso; ''but IN answer
TO yons question: alr," said he, " will rait your
attention to tic fact tint voted for Spofforu
because beltcye to this day TINT hs was
Judge Davis always interviews by lnnucndo.
II il dl ilGult to get al hs Views In direct mar
nsr, but lIc will occasionally express lllmaclf In
hints, depending upon the pcrrcptive faculties
Of bis interviewer to get at bis n,eatlur, and
from tho peculiar expression Of his 1uce and tho
emphasis he lau OIL tho word lc IL IS safe to
Assun,o TINT the Senator Ii willing to baye the
country bcliuyc that the explanation Of his
vote Is correctly given. It would scarcely Ito
for him to cotne out tlat-iasted and give hls
rcnsun fur his nctInE, !or TIC i.as ull nlung aA-
tua,ed tho lnttepcu,lcnt attitude, anu lIe natu-
rally ehr!nks fF0rn confession Il, Democratic
leAnlnEs. but IT. ta utGntcn. nf excellent poll.
t.taus of both sides here, t'cintnr DAVIS showed
more grace In .ctttnR out of tic Senate Cllnnpcr
before Lila mainG was callcd than le lIas IN get
ting out of the scrapc rsncc.
rIscItEACK lrAs ABANDONED pOL1rica
and aono into philosophy. IIo looka upon tho
Darwinian theory Of the survival Vt tho Gttcst
asa fraud atH,ost commensurate in extcnl with
iho Senate Committee Oh Elections. "1 nm
ecuasor,' said ho to-slay, ''as much OF scnatur
IL any of them, but I don't care for thu sent
now. Tae Senate will be Democratic In 18Th,
anil Republican won't hare any Awtng' I'm
going out of politics. Idon'twa any moro at
II. Whau the three Repuhlians OH :ho Commit.
tee wcnt Dvcr to th0 Democrats that 4ctticd ,nr.
Eustss Will get the scat, hut I'tn tho Senator
all the salrc.h I rather faAey fr0tn s11ne other
cia'iy. Ho Invested what little. money ho bud
(sa he expressed IL IL Now Orleans reat-crtM.r,
aDl 1t deprct iatctl on Ills hands sumo lO or 10
per cqnt; At present .th~rc ia no prospect uf
lcalization, aud ,'u evidently nccda rcu,onctiz-
Ing. .-......-...r' i -..
ALEXANDER II. STEPHENS.
A little to tho left of tho ma!u aisle Of the
House, aud Just between the first row Of 1csks
and the Clerk. Is q little, wlthered ul, nervous
old tpan. Mounted upon complicated pelrstAl
built OF wheels, platforms. ard hack, ho hobs
his head or 1lols Il In accord Or tlIsror With the
gentleman spcalsimg. Rarely is ILLS yoleu heard.
Whoever passcs stops to Shake haHds with
him aud speak u fow wonl5 to him,
not that they al hayo anything special to say,
but the green members think II looks well from
te galleries to bo sGou 10 conversation with the
Lon. Alexander II. Stephens. Of Georgia Tbs
old man ID pitituiy thln.- His face Il lIyid md
radaverous. Ills head Is 4uukcn between his
shoulders. 11Es chest ID deproskod. aud lls arms
and lower lituhs arc isasfully anil wonderfully
thln But wcnk and cmaciated as he looks, his
backward mud forward In his whscicd -cna,r, or
taps tho llour nervouslY with me fDUt cutl!l-
naliy. Generally he wears bis has,-a sott,
black fclt,-alld hls many lnl'r1nities scen 70
excuse tnls apparunt hFeuch at Congressional
hc -dnrs Is referred to the ccccnirlc}t,cs
ot q man broken down in health aud
fapally.app.,oastng dissolution, Tot tls man,
mraeulous yltslIty. lle Is seldom ataont from
hia post, Is alwaYs Oh the a!ast, watciftl. wary,
and ready. III this he ts In strange contrast
With certain coxconbs Ia both branches WHO
Intention 10 thu proreednvs, mid who asruct i
profound indifference to al that Roos On ar1,unl
them. Stephens, on tho contrary, l!stcus us Ut:
!snslyex ta a. ~ ~! ~ pay Jvhl, snttl., 81
tho currency Of tho country. liz api,sars u
thsnk thut he waa sent to Congress TO know
what 4 going on, even II he doeA not partieI,
pate, and It i painful To- watch. the raut NJ
fshl!on tho lttlic, shrlyecd-up old Ean pays 10
she proceedings,
la conversation he Ii grave ond severe. lie
!ooks upon every question presented TO bin a.
~ natural enemy, and prepares himself for lts
lam TN a RIt6n hN Mr<va