The Portland daily press., 1877-11-23

struggle, of which the issue is uncertain. Six
pairs were annoupced-Messrs. Anthony
Blaine, Edmunds, Cameron of Wisconsins
Ferry and Plumb, Republicans with Messrs.
Ransom, Grover, Cockrel, Herman. Msxey
ana Armstrong, Democrats. Mr.. Tburman's
purpose was mainly to gain time, and in this
ConoVers aid secured bin success
AN argument was begun in the Supreme
court OF the District Wednesday on the writ of
hdbedS corpus dischargine Patterson from the
custody of the South Carolina authorities, and
though his counsel asked for an adjournment
they were compelled to go on. II is the desire
of the South Carolina authorities to close the
matter this week. Judge Humphries sits in
the case, and Pstterson's friends and counsel
are more than satisfied with the prospects of
final decision in their favor. Butler, Eustis
and SDotford were all on the floor of the Senate
during the proceedings. The situation is rec
ognized on all sides as unusually grave, and q
despatch has been sent to Senator Blaine ask
ing him TO return at once, II possible His
pair with Senator Grover will continue bat his
assistance in debate is desired Should Thur
mans motion TO discharge the COMMITTEES be
defeated the report on Kellogg's case will be
made in few days, and with Kellogg in, and
for whose admission Patterson and Grover are
expected to vote, 1t is believed that Eustis aud
Butler AN be kept out and the Republican con-
troll OF the Senate retained. The Democrats
will OF course antagonize all motions looking
to seating Kellogg, and will delay his admis-
sion as long as possible. There is some South
Carolina conservative opposition, and o mem
Der of Senator Paterson's family states that an
effort Will be made TO detain him in court to
prevent bus attending the Senate and voting in
favor OF Thurman's resolution upon the ques-
ton OF Butler's right to a seat in the Senate.
Ihe National Republican says: "His admis.
sion would be an official recognition by the Re-
publican party that assassination is o Ia wful
political expedient in close elections; that the
leaders in the slaughter of American citizens
for opinions sake as President Grant aptly
styled the Hamburg massacre, are not thereby
disqualified TO fill the loftest legislative posi-
tion that the American republie has created /;
would be an official declaration that the smb-
tious Democratic politician may lead rife clubs
with impunity to disturb Republican meetings
to overawe them, and to take possession Of
them; that he may threaten to drive his farm
laborers from their homes If they choose to
obey their conscience rather than his warniug
and vote fer the Republican candidates. that
he may, without odum or danger, boldly an
noun e to congressional committee that he
intended to carry out these measures aud that
on the day of the greatest national election,
when the republic chooses its President, he
may openly IN public and safely dare 20 say
that he would vIsit with vengeance the race
whom the Republican party set free If they
should be bold enough to vote for its chosen
standard bearer. An Investigation of the sit-
uat1on when General Buffers So-calIed elec-
ton was held will sweep away every vestIge
Of bis claim to a seat in the Senate. The body
claiming to bs the legislature of South Carolina
(the Hampton legislature) had not a constii u
tional quorum in the lower house, has no SEN
ate at all, and did not pretend to have con.
sttutional senate"