Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1886-02-11
BUTLER AND LOGAN.

In the Senate on Wednesday during the
debate on the admission of Dakota:
Mr.. Logan expressed his regret at Mr..
Vests sickness. Going directly to the ar
gument of the objections of Messrs. Butler
and Vest, Mr.. Logan said that fourteen
States had been admitted under the force of
"enabling" acts and eleven States with
out enabling acts. Congress, therefore, was
free to adopt either course, according to cir
cumstances, which, in each case, might seem
best adapted to the public good.
Mr.. Logan asked what was the substan-
tal objection to the admission. BY read
ing q paragraph from Mr.. Buffers speech
we might get a glimpse, at least. a shadow
of the real objection. The meaning of the
objection was that if Dakota were admitted
it would add three electoral votes to the
Republican strength at the next Presidential
election. He inquired of Mr. Butler (who
had meanwhile entered,) y whether that was
the point
Mr.. Butler denied it and said he had al
ready declared that even if the political
complexion of Dakota were Democratic, he
would have felt obliged to oppose its ad-
mission under the present aspect of its ap-
pIcation If Dakota came here under an
enabling act, and had complied with the
conditions required by the act, he would
case, he would not vote for the admission II
the so called action of the Territory was not
the iona file action of the people, but of
small political clique.
Dakota, Mr.. Logan said, had 2Gl 900 peo-
pie, and had polled $1,000 votes South
Carolina had 100000 people and only voted
81 900 votes.
Mr.. Butler corrected Mr. Logan, South
Carolina had 100000 of population.
Mr.. Logan admitted the error, but still
insisted that there was something wrong
somewhere. when Dakota polled so many
votes relatively to the vote of South Carroll
ma. True only $1,000 votes were cast by
Dakota on the election for the new consti-
tuition, but that was because the Democrats
of Dakota, under the direction of the Demo-
cratic committee, had not participated in
the election.
Mr.. Butler asked what that had to do
with the question under debate. South
Carolina was not applying for admission
into the Union.
Mr.. Logan admitted this.
Mr.. Butler thought Logan's remarks,
therefore, as applicable as if kamchatka
was applying for admission.
Mr.. Logan-"That is the opinion of the
Senator The Senator had said South Caro-
lima was in the Union. So she is" said
1IOSdll, anu L say SiS hSNNA oSSi
out"
Mr.. Butler-"I am glad to hear the Sena-
tor say that"
Mr.. Logan said his references were more
in sorrow than in anger, but he could not
forbear saying that it was not "north of the
line" that bitterness was found or injustice
inculcated. 1t was not north of the line
that it was sought to deprive the people of
their votes. The objection to Dakota was
the part of great scheme to keep out the
Republican States until the Democratic
States could be brought in also. That was a
repetition of the old principle of the ''free
and slave" States. Mr.. Logan read from
the Charleston News and Courier an article
advocating the enactment of a property
qualification for voting. There, he said is
proposition to deprive the mass of the
people of the right of suffrage. "The Sena-
tor from South Carolina laughs" said Lo-
gan, II don't see why you should not
laugh, because that is the way you are
goingto control that country after while.