Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1881-04-29
xlyll CONGRESS EXTRA SESSION.
WASHINGTON, april %.
senate.

the senate. ne mOtl0n was submitted Oy
Mr.. Pendleton to go into executive session
and was lost by yeas 90: nays 81.
Mr.. Butler then took the floor, promising
his speech by reading from the record the
report of the collOquy between himself and
Mr. Blu nside on the Goth inst, duringthe
course I ~hich he h; stated that if he die
not by undisputable evidence establish the
fact that there had been a bargain he would
resign his seat in the Senate. In endeayor-
ing to do so he desired il TO be understood
that with the motives and purposes and in
tentions of senators or individuals he had
nothing to do. He was not here to impeach
the motives and honesty Of senators.
The senator from Virginia (Mahone) had
said that no man could search the human
heart. That was true. but men were held
responsible to their acts to society, and it was
his duty as senator TO criticize legitimately
the public acts, the public votes, and public
utterances OF all men who belonged TO the
public. He made no charge against the sem
ator from Virginia. lie had nothing but the
kindest feeling for that senator but when that
gentleman and his friends rose and charged
the democrats with revolution and treason it
was his (Butler's) duty. in vindication of
himself. to account for the course which he
was taking. What were the evidences of
bargain!
elected to the Senate as democrat.
2d-His purpose to vote with the repub-
licans had never been announced until his
vote disclosed that fact.
3d-Foliowing that vote he had been as
signed to the Craftsmanship of an important
committee by the republican caucus.
4th-This had been followed by the nomi-
nation of Rddleberger for Sergeant-at-
arms.
5th-Geo G. Gorham, an earnest friend of
the senator had been nominated as secretary.
6th-He tMahone) had appointed Cor
hams brother-in-law clerk of his committee.
1th-The nominations by the President OF
Mahone's political friends TO Federal offices.
sth-The senator had voted on every mo-
ton with the republicans.
9th-By such votes he was carrying ont
the will of the republican caucus.
l0th-He had moved his seat to the re-
publican side of the chamber.
llth-The republican caucus refused to
transact public business until Gorham and
Rddleberger were elected.
l2th-The senator still claimed to he a
democrat and voted with the republicans.
| l3th-Riddleberger was an vowed demo-
crat and repudiationist. and therefore often
sive to republicans.
! l4th-The senator from Ohio SHERMAN
avowed that anything that would beat down
the democratic party was justiiable.
I5t.-Democratic senator's had been as.
sailed because they voted AS their consciences
| dictated, in order to divert the attention of
| the country from an unlawful alliance
l6th-Instead of inviting an investigation
! of charges. the senator from Virginia and his
! friends sought to prevent free speech and q
legitimate discussion by threats and denun-
ciatloIs.
that ,h 1Si ,Gr
favor Of "a free s ballot and f, fair count, con
the State of Indiana was colonized with negro
neutralize the Democratic vote of tha, State a
peeeh Fn pesre pas d, '1a sI sbsesee
but a" the s ,nd thine quoting the 1G sa
ash, ano, , day. He rspslsa the assaults
Carolina, asserting that the people of that
Was this insa'iate S crusade upon n"t the South
never to stop! II secession had been mis-
take and crime, how egregiously had the
South suffered for 1t! 1t the maintenance OF
slavery had been crime, how the revenges
OF time mad settled with her for It, was
there never TO De cessation and stop to the
tantalizing, mlsrepresenting and eliminating
OF apeopie VINO had had problem to deal
with such as no people had before or since
| civilization had dawned upon the earth: In
stead OF helping them to solve that problem.
the republican party had thrown obstacles in
the way and then caused and mathematical
and inexperienced them because they acted
with the northern democracy. There was not in
| the heart of any southern man scintilla Of