The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1881-05-05

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BUTLER KEEPS HIS WORD.
A Logical Demonstration of the Mahone
Bargain.
WAsH1NaToN, April 2S.
The Vice President having laid before
the Senate the unfinished business, being
the resolution for the election of Senate
officers, the usual motion was submitted
by Senator Pendleton to go into Execu-
tive session, and met with its unvarying
fate, being lost by a vote of yeas 20, nays
21.
Senator Butler then took the floor,
promising his speech by reading from the
Record the report of the colloquy which
occurred between himself and Senator
Burnside on the goth inst, during the
course of which he had stated that if he
did not by irrefragible evidence es-
tablish the fact that there had been
bargain he would resign his seat in the
Senate. In endeavoring to do 80 he de.
sired it to be understood that with tho
motives and purposes and intentions Of
senators as individuals he had nothing to
do. He was not here to impeach the
motives or to call into question the indivi.
dualintegrity and honesty ofsenators. The
senator from Virginia (Mahone) had said
that no man could search the human heart.
That was true, but men were held respon'
sible for their acts to society, and it was
his duty as senator to criticise the legiti-
mate public acts, public votes and public
utterances of all men who belonged to the
public. he made no charge against the
senator from Virginia. he 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 but
ler's) duty in vindication of himself to
account for the course which he was
taking.
What were the evidences of the bar
gain? First. The senator from Virgin
ia {Mahone) was elected to the Senate as
Democrat. Second. His purpose to
vote with the Republicans had never been
announced until his vote had disclosed
that fact. Third. Following that vote
he had had been assigned to tie chair
manship of an important committee by
the Republican caucus. Fourth. This
had been followed by the nomination of
Riddleberger for sergeant.at-arms.
Fifth: George G. Gorham, an earnest
friend of the senator, had been nomina.
ted as secretary. Sixth. He Mahone)
had appointed Gorham's brother-in-law
as clerk of his committee. Seventh.
The nomination by the President of
Mahone's political friends to Federal
Offices. Eighth. The senator had voted
on every motion with the Republicans.
Ninth. By such votes he was carrying
out the will of the Republican caucus.
Tenth. He had moved his seat to the
Republican side of the Chamber.
Eleventh. The Republican caucus re-
fused to transact public business until
Gorham and Riddleberger were elected.
Twelfth. The senator still claimed to be
a Democrat and voted with the Republi.
cans. Thirteenth. Riddleberger was
heretofore offensive to the Republicans.
Fourteenth. The senator from Ohio
(Sherman) ayowed that anything that
would beat down the Democratic party
was iustifable. Fifteenth. The Demo
cratic senators had been assailed because
they voted as their consciences dictated,
in order to divert the attention of the
country from the unlawful alliance.
Sixteenth. Instead of inviting an in
vestigation of the charges, Ex-senator from
Virginia and his friends sought to
to prevent free speech and legitimate
discussion by threats and denunciations.
Seventeenth. The reason assigned for
the coalition Yas that the senator from
Virginia was in favor of free ballot and
and fair count. Free ballot and fair
count, continued Senator Butler, when at
tho last election the State of Indiana was
colonized with negro voters from the
South, in order to nullify and neutralize
the Democratic vote of that State!
He then proceeded to reply to portions
of Mr.. Frye's speech. regretting that gen.
tleman's absence. He repelled the as
! saults made by that senator upon the
State of South Carolina, asserting that
the people of that State we're living in
peace and harmony. Was this insatiate
crusade upon the South never to stop?
If secession had been mistake and crime
how egregiously had the South suffered
for it. If the maintenance of slavery
had been crime, how the revenges Of
time had settled with her for it. Was
there never to be stop to tantalizing,
misrepresenting and calumniating a
people who had a problem to deal with
such as no people ever had before since
civilization had dawned upon the earth
Instead of helping to solve that problem
the Republican party had thrown obsta-
cles in their way, and then cursed and
mathematical and misrepresented
them because they acted with the North
ern Democracy. There was not in the
heart of any Southern man scintilla of
hostility to the colored race. He trusted
that God would strike him down and
paralyze his right arm if he ever had a
a particle of hostility to that kind-hearted
race, which had protected his wife and
children during the war. 1t was base
calumny on the manhood and honor Of
Southern men to say that they oppressed
the weak and lowly and humble born.
Senator Hale said that he would not an
swer in detail Senator Buffers speech.
His colleague Frye would when he re-
turned be amply capable of taking care
Of himself.
Senator Hale then replied briefly to
some points of senator Buffers speech.
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