The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1877-12-06
~ TuCE TO PATTERSON.

Senator Patterson denies that he has
turned traitor to his party, or that his vot-
ing for seating Gen. Butler Is the result Of
change Of heart" On the contrary, he
has declared from the first that he consld-
cred Buffers election regular and legal,
and that he would vote for his admission.
In the course of his speech, delivered dur
ing the all-night session, he said:
Mr. President, am a senator on this floor
have taken the same oath that every other
senator has taken. propose To do my duty,
and there is no power IN the senate or out of
il that can drive me from what believe Il
right. am prepared to give the senate and
country reasons why vote for the admission
of NJ c. Butler a senator from South Caro-
lima. and AIN ready To stand or fall upon the
verdict Of the public when l give those reat-
sons. There has been so much said Oh this
question i'm the newspapers, there has been
50 much said ON this question on the streets,
that do propose to reply 10 som things
th,t have been said here Ill said pTopo>.
ed TO transfer the political power OF this
body to the democratic party No man
living has authority TO quote me for such
purpose. / would sooner lose my riSht arm
than do anything TO endanger the supremacy
of the Republican party. Ii voting for Cen
ersl NJ. &. Butler because he Is honestly and
fairly elected is To destroy the Republican
party, God knows it ought 10 be destroyed
very so n. The Republican party cam
not be affected by question OF
right. But gentlemen ask me 10 do wrong.
Seating Gen. NJ. e. Butler makes but one
more vote on the opposite side OF the chain
Der, and II is not my fault that the case OF
kellogg Is not before the Senate aud tina has
case was not voted upon before the case oi
Gen. Butler was brought up. Ii ii had bscn leIt
with me would MOI have brought up TINS
resolution; but 1t Is here, and 1 stand here
TO represent the people OF South Carolina.
When vote for Gen. VI. c. Batter 1 know
that | am voting to carry out the wishes OF
the people whom nave the honor To repre-
sent on this floor. They believe he was
elected. The courts have decided q ut the
legislature which elected him is IA legal aud
lawful body. aud am bound TO oh y their
mandate, and propose To DO ii.
Some people affect surprise al my vote.
There was not Senator on this side OF the
Chamber who does moi know that il was
published all the summer that / would vote
fur I'M. admission of NJ & EurIpr Whom
the Legislature. met und.r the call Of Toy
Uamniou- ON In. I9rh of hpriI IS--- WAS
at Columbia The Chamberlain govern
nenr had vanished. Whose f,ut vasti,.,t .
think Their, are aroupd me some GENTLE
men who Stood nv the nra.i.,.nt and win,
advised the n,,.i,Ieut IN commit ,,,.t
think the greatest bIunier of his mi,,iStra-
rion and tina, WA. IN r,.mov.. I'm. from. f,,,,,
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thu, ,,I;cv AZ Ioug aS couId ,ndIu-isI.
could bava continued tn tigbt until This 5,y
Inn, WAS stricken down and my Marty wen,
dovn with M. Nv fr,.n,IS s...,,l,t.,I an 90
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