The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-04-29
L0! THE MOUSE!
THG SOUTH CAROLINA MOUNTAIN
LABORED,
nd this Is What Came FOFth-SenAtOr
RutIeF's "IFreTFaEIblS Proof" TuFnS
Out Very Tame String Of
BtuH-Ho goes 10 Sixteenth.
Iy,WIIh Nothing New.

WARRINGTON, Apnl 2S.-ln the senat'
the unfinished business came up. A mo
ton to 90 into executive session was los
by vote ol 20 to 81,
Mr.. Butler took the floor, and com
menced his speech by reading from th(
Record the report OF the CollOquy which
occurred between him and Burnside or
the Goth, in the course OF which he had
said II he did not by irreirsgiblO evidence
establish the TACT that there had been q
bargain he would resign his seat In the
Senate. In endsaVOring 10 do 90 he de
Hired 1t 10 be understood that with the
purposes and intentions OF the Senators
as individual he had nothing 10 do. he
was not here 10 impeach the motive or
call into question the individual integrity
and honesty OF Sen Rtors. The Senator from
Virginia MAhone] had said that no man
could search human heart, That was
true, but nleA we're held responsible tor
their acts to society, and it was his duty
as o Senator to critCiae leeitimately the
public acts, the public votes and public
utteTAnces Of all men who belong to the
public. He made no charge against the
Senator from Virginia, lie had nothing
but kind feelings for that Senator, hui
when that gentleman aud his irisndI
rose and charged the Democrats with
revolution and treason 1t was his But.
ler's duty in vlndCating himself to &C
count for the course which he was taking,
What were the evidences OF bargain
FiBt-The Senator from Virginia Ma
honel was elected 10 the Senate W Dem
ocrat,
Second-His purpose to vote with the
Republicans had never bsen announced
till bis vote had disclosed that fact.
Third-Following that vote he had been
assigned 10 the chairmRnship OF an impor'
tant committee by the Republican caucus
Fourth-Thls had been followed By the
nomination Of Riddlebergsr for Sergssnt'
alarms.
Flfth-Isorgs G. Gorham, an earnest
friend Of the Senator, had been nominated
for Secretary.
sixsh-He [Mahone had appointed
Gorham's brotner.ln.laW as clerk to his
committee.
Seventh The nomination by the Pres.
ident Of Mahone's political friends Ia
federal offices.
Etghth-The Senator had,votad on every
motion with the Republicans.
Ninth-By auch vote he was carrying
out the will Of the Republican caucus.
Tenth-He had moved his seat 10 the
Republicon side Of the chamber.
Eleventh-Tne Republican caucus had
refused 10 transact any public business
till Gorham and Riddsberger were elected.
TWellth-The Senator still claimed TO be
q Democrat, but voted with the Republican,
Thirteenth-Mr. Rlddlebsrger was an
avowed Democrat and Repudlationist, and
therefore offensive 10 the Republicans.
Foureenth-Th Senator from Ohio
Mr.. Sherman avowed that anything that
would beat down the Democratic party
was justiAable.
Flfteeuth-'rhe Democratic Senator's
had been assailed because they voted as
their conscienCes dictated 10 order 10 di.
vert the attention the country from the
unlawful alliance.
Sixteenth-1nstead Of inviting an in.
vestigAtion on the charges OF the Senator
from Virginia, his friends sought ~
prevent free speech and Legitimate dis.
cussion by threats and denunciations.
Seventeenth-The reason assigned for
the coalition wSs that the Senator from
Virginia was in favor Of free ballot and
fair count.
A free ballot and fair count, continued
Mr.. Butler, when at the last election
the State Of Indiana was Colonized with
negroes from the South In order nullify
and neutralizo the Democratic vote oil that
State. He then proceeded TO reply to
some portions Of Mr.. Frye's speech, re-
gretting that gentlemans g absence, but ut
The same time quoting the Couplet:
He who dghIs aud runs away
NAy live to dght another day.
He ropelled the assaults made by that
Senator on the State Of South Carolina,
asserting that the people OF that State
we're living In peace.
Mr.. Butler, continuing his speech, read
from eastern newspapers aud from atii.
davits Of citizens OF Maine TO show that 10
the election held there fraud, bribery and
intimidation had been praCtiCed by Re-
publcans. The Chandler murder In
Maine he characterized by saying that iu
Nervousness, In brutality, In beGstliuess,
Il had mover been equaled since the days
when Borgias had shocked humsnity.
School books and Bibles are the toundA.
ton OF such civilization. He only cited
these outrages 10 remind the Senator from
Maine that befjre he began another cru.
SADIE in South Carolina he ought to ply
the teachings Of the school books and
Bible at his own home. Here the speech
ended, and Messts. Burnside and Hale
IN aStd with Mr. Butler.
Mr.. Burnside reAsserted that all the
charges that there was any corruption on
his aide OF the Chamber we're false.
Mr. Hale said that the difference be.
tween the people Of South Carolina and
the people oi Maine was that where an
otIsnse occurred the people Ui Maine and
lie institutions punished those who had
committed the vie deed Tho Republican
party was dedicated to this single propo.
sltion: that teyerywhereal all over the Repnb'
lie q man who had right to vote should
be permitted 10 do 90, II he wished 10 exc.
cute that right, There woud never be
abiding peace until this question waa
settled and settled right.
On motion ot Mr. Malone a resolution
was adopted CalliAg on the Attorney Gen.
eral for q copy oil the report Of Special
Agent o. y. Lancaster TO the United States
Marshal for the Western District Of Vir'
ginia.