One of them was then Senator. The
Senate had a good deal of difficulty in getting through its
business before the 4th of March, when the new Administration
came in, and the term of the elder Mr. Saulsbury ended. There
had been an all-night session, so some of the Senators had
got worn out and overcome by the loss of sleep. Just before
twelve o'clock at noon Senator Willard Saulsbury put his head
down on this desk and fell asleep. The Senate was called
to order again for the new session, the roll called, and Mr.
Saulsbury's brother Eli had been sworn in. Willard waked
up, rose, and addressed the Chair. The presiding officer
quietly replied: "The gentleman from Delaware is no longer
a member of the Senate." Whereupon he quietly withdrew.
Matthew C. Butler of South Carolina was another Southern
Democrat, fiery in temper, impatient of control or opposition,
ready to do battle if anybody attacked the South, but carrying
anger as the flint bears fire. He was zealous for the honor
of the country, and never sacrificed the interest of the country
to party or sectional feeling.
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