, 1877-11-27

orcrs that he should vote for him. II that was
corruption, tho Senators could mako Tho most
II It. fie declared hc had informed bis Rcpub-
icnn associates that he would vote for Kellogg
II tho rasc was brought up. It surely was not
his fault that It had not hcen. Lie ATTEMPTED
10 arraign EonklfnR for his charao Of an nnholy
alliance, and Edmunds for his voto In tho
case, hut ,Ictthcr paid any
attention TO his remarks. It WIS pain
full to hear him. There was evident
pity for him III the minis Of many, an1 disgust
written On tho FACES Of many more. Ills csao
was had ono, and Ills management Of It, II
nues!bic, worse This attempt to arragn scna-
tors whom i.c said had counseled President
1taycs tn commit wt1at With great vetcncncy lie |
pronounced blundcr--tno withdrawing Of tho |
troops from tho support Of the Chamberlain |
Lcg!staturc- t
BROUGHT nowH e1tnIsTiAHcY uroN H1H
with force OF logic which Patterson had not |
cxpectctt. II Patterson believed Tho President
shoull havo sustained the Chamberlain Leg1s-
1ature, II w8a OF COURSE because
he tpatterson} believed that Legislature
was legal; 1t It WIS legal, tho Hampton
Legislature was illegal. Tho Chamberlain Leg
tsIa.u.o elected Cor',lu. Why, then, did PnttcF-
hon now announce that hc stonl1 vote for But
patter,ou's ATTEMPTED explanation Of what
nnsscfl hctwecn himself and Butler on Thurs-
div Va. loose and iuyolrcd. Iio flounlctcd and
rrns,ed his truck and Couoycr, In coming to his
assistance, only injured his own casc by rising
and c,ntmtnr, In corroboratton OF Patterson, that
Butler had not reaulrcl him (conovcF) to vote
on tho occasion Patterson referred to. both
were much discounted by thclr Gret attempt
Mt crn}anation,
.Copo;cr followed In
PREPARED rBRsoNAi. EXPLANATION.
From This nrcoaratIon ho farcd better thnn
Patterson. hut iis rcnsons for handing tho ltc-
nnhtIcan. of the Senate over to the Democrats
WIRE suca. had no place on the floor. lIo tried
to make the caec tho samc as Pincilback's, an'f
tn }rcak the force ot Fdmund4' strung words
NM fts skilled leadership By hIs weak attack
unon hIs record In that cnsc. After ffrinr blank
cartr[,leca at Edu,1nds, be turned his battery
on Coukltne, but II was not effective enough to
cause the latter 10 stop writing private letters.
Tho I,cnublIcans listened, or rather walted,
| mi thr&c TWO WORTHLESS wcro done. Then
THE sEcosrs MOVE
| an the mart Of tho Republicans was developed.
| Mr E1mtnde. nrcfactng Ills remarks with call
inr- thc attention of the Senate TO tho story Of
olirrc1 corruptIon which was on tho streets,
,,,out 4he cani.o1. in tho pfcas, throughout tho
tan,,. and In the mouths Of everybody, here
.rnt nm Ia be rcal m amendment to Mr.. Thur
r,,n,. rc,otu,,ou. nroyis.fnc that tho Committee
m rrivf,crcs md Eicctlorb should at orlco pro-
| cccd m inoulre whether there had been such
| .o-r,,nt haraotutpr.
Tho uho,o Democrstfc aide saw tho effect Of
mia. and WAS thrvwn by It iuto general excite
no,.
Mr. f,orlon. will, Insulting nir. ro.c md said
h. would not apnly 10 Nr. Elmunds tho words
NJ Wcl,ster. who had characterized tho use OF
tlcm No :, baso and cowardIy resort Of malice
nra fo,.chofd.
f,orlon Unlimited that stories wcre equally
n,eya1ent that tho Republicans had tried to
n,,ho oycry court Of Justice acting In Pattcr.
so,,s caso hero MI altar Of sacrifice to party
nurr,ncs. IN thIs EiImurde rpturted that Il
ron1on 1,ad any evidence which made him think
n nos.1b,c .uc1 storIcs could bo true, lc coui
,ot IN .ncct1Ilv hrnr It to tho attention Of tls
sonotc.
rdnuni,s mat tho Democrats who objected t.
H.. ro.o,,,tion for VARIOUS reasous with tho gen
cral declaration that whon tho prcas was full
.r1 rycrv ,poptt, hfrts: was fl,l!. and
rnr Am ITSELF Full or cnARoKs
TINT corrunt bargains had been made In tho yer.
prcscncc of tho Senate, 1t became Senators n11t
In friend. at the claimants a. we'll 10 tnycsti
; valc ,hcm before proceeding further.
; Tatterson protested nEa!nbt the unfa!rncss q
snch n proceeding, and altcsuatcl Ills protest
apoIntt investigation with assertions Of tr
noccpce and readiness to be investigated: bt1
whom tue vote came he remained silent, Will
. f,onovor with bsakqn cIrontery Yoted loudl
: t.Notn
. Thurman affected astonsshmcnt that Edmund
: sbould crraIcn q Senator on q newspaper r.
t noYt without evidence. lie charge
that It was oil trick TO het
t ,ts -oxo,u,,on and ctted screral lnstancca WIN,
o co,a-..o1ost unI,nr c1,crpcs hal hecn ul]mltte,
r. .,,.sad I'M To,n,cro,ic aldo cfYcctive,y: All,
II .ho ro.,',, nrovod, Matthew. on tho popu1
It ~ ..ss' .so 9or n. thc ro,I.co,, xent m Couoy
O ,'s.a' ana,,.t tnvc.tyco,ino h1otc,f. rattorst
',oS1.a o ana Mot,l,cws md Davis yo,ei with II
l. n"ssao,... M, ~ fnr Tho nrc,cnt
o n.-..-vn =. 7no1,1nr,