The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-12-01
WHEELING, WEST VA. SATURDAY MORNING, DECEMBER

tuo EhtpuuuCAuu IN tut 60uMttu SbAttA
; In the free exercise Of their rights ~
; Americans and full recognition Of their
great political services. We know Il is
J built on broken political trust and iis
, corner stone is laid In black ingratitude
and cemented by the blood Of betrayed
political friends, Sir, the Republicans OF
the South are not dead, nor are they
; sleeping. The Athenians erected mon.
ument and inseribed Il ITO him who
ayenges." Time will surely ayenge this
great wrong, and that in no far distant
future. The now down trodden Repub-
licans Of the South will remember both
those who befriended them and those
who betrayed them in the day OF their
need. Doubtless the Republicans
Of the South have been guilty Of
many errors and are responSible for
much Of the maladministfation OF the
Southern State Governments during the
past eight years, but Whatever their
grieVious faults, betraying their friends,
was not Of them. / have said that What
ever protection the Republicans enjoyed
in the South, 90 far as their persons and
property are guarded against actual viol.
ence, they owe 10 the clemency Of the vic.
tors. This Is enphatically true in South
Carolina. So far "a the influence Of Gov.
Hampton extends | believe he Is = Just
and honorable man and intends to en-
force a just and impartial administration
OF laws, without regard 10 race or party.
But benign as are his purposes, there Ia
a power behind the throne stronger than
the throne itSelf and BE sits silent and in.
active, while the state is terroriEed, and |
the Republicans are crowded into the |
jail, at Columbia, through a fragrant po.
litical conspiracy, prosecuted BY Demo-
cratic officials against them under forms
OF law.
The question being on the substitute Of
Salisbury the vote resulted yeas %, nays
20, as follows:
YEAs-Bailsy, Barnard, Beck, Cock.
rell, Coke, Davis (of W. Va.), Dennis,
Eaton, Garland, Gordon, Harris, Here.
ford, Hill, Jones (of Fla Heruan, La.
mar, McCreery, Mcdonald, McPhearSon,
Merrimon, Morgan, Patterson Randolph,
sanlsbury, Thurman, VOORHEES,, Wallace,
White, and Withers-29.
NAYs-Allison, Anthony, Booth, Bruce,
Burnside, Cameron (of Pa.), Cameron Of
Wis.,, Chaaee, Christiancy, Conkling,
Conover, Dawes Dorsey, Edmunds, Hoar,
Howe, Jones (ot Ney.), KirkWood, Nc.
MILAN, Matthews, Mitchell, Morrell,
Paddock, Rollins, Sargent Sanders, spen-
Ger, Teller, and Wadleeigh-29.
Blaine, Plumb, Hamlin, Oglesby, Ferry,
Ingalls, and Windon, who would have
voted in the negative, were paired with
Grover, Armstrong, Barnum, Davis (of
Ills.), Maxey and Joqnston, who would
have voted In the affirmative.
The Vice President in announcing the
votedid not give deciding vote, but said
that the substitute not having received a
majority in the Senate ia disagreed to.
Mr.. Morgan submitted an amendment,
as follows: Provided that nothing in this
resolution shall be so construed as to pre-.
'clude the Senate from the right to demand
an investigation OF the charges in the
amendment offered by the Senator from
Delaware, and upon which vote Of the
Senate had just been taken, as affecting
the right Of Vim. P. Kellogg TO a seat in
the Senate.
After discussion Mr.. Morgan withdrew
his amendment.
Mr.. WadIeigh sent to the Clerks desk
and had read a letter from Gov. Kel.
logg, denying the charges Of Judge Spot
ford.
Mr.. Hill said that he was authorized
by Judge spOfiord to say that the charges
were true.
Mr.. Thurman moved that the Senate
proceed to consider the executive busi-
ness. Rejected. Yeas 81, nays 81; tie
vote, but the Vice President did not vote.
He simply announced that the Senate re-
fused to 90 into executive session.
The Democrats voted in favor Of ex-
ecutive session, and the Republicans
against.
Mr.. Sargent, from the Committee on
Appropriation, reported the deficiency
appropriation bill with the amendments,
which were placed on the calandar.
The Senate then took a recess till 7:30
Pm.
BUTLER AND KELLOGG BOTH SWORN IN.
AT the close OF the evening session the
question recurring on the original reso-
luton TO seat Kellogg, it was agreed to-l
yeas 30, nays %. Conoyer and Patterson
voted with the Republicans in the affirm.
alive. Jones, Of Nevada, who did not
vote in the former roll call, voted yea on
this call, Lamar, with whom he was
paired, having came in since the frst call.
Davis, Of Illinois, voted with the Demo.
Gratis m the negative.
Mr.. Thurman moved that NJ. C. Butler
be now sworn in as Senator from South
Carolina. Agreed to-yeas %, nays 2s,
as follows:
YEAs-Bliley. Bayard, Beck, Cockrell,
Coke, Couover, Davis, OF W. Va, Dennis,
Eaton, Garland, Gordon, Harris, Here
ford, Hill, Jonea, Of Fla, Herman, Lamar, |
McCreery, Mcdonald, Mcpherson, Mer- {
rimon, Morgan, Patterson, Randolph, Z
Salisbury, Thurman, Voorhees,, Wallace
and Withers-29.
NAYs-Allisou, Anthony, Booth, Bruce,
Burnside, Cameron (Pa.) !, Cameron( Wis.,,
Chafiee, Christiancy, Conkllng, Dawes,
Dorsey, Elmunds, Hoar. Howe, Jones
lNev.), Kirkwood, Mcmillan, Matthews,
Mitchell, Morrell, 0glesby, Paddock. Rol.
Iins, Saunders, Spencer, Teller, Wadleigh {
-28.
Kellogg and Butler were then escorted 1
to the Vice Presidents desk and the oath
oil office was administered 10 them, the
latter taking the modified oath.
The Senate then, at 2:l0, went into ex.
ecutiye session, and when the doors were
opened adjourned till 2 o'clock to.days
Paying the Army.