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4 Death of the Hon. Ar. Butter.

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of Last Ho I,s, sn%e' lne sessgraPhlS n,sssesgss
meIancI,Sis IiSniag sreedsa sns t,ss brieey, ths
sx o'cIncL .Wnas; senator 2bnttsr Sdtsd ss
hired Mt Sto"sS sS evening o aropsy stio sx-
miles from the v,m nus res'asnsss re s9oat i1sS
State, at six osclocl f. ~ nss stais
day, the 25tl tae tMs
of his are IAiiSnsh,s ~ s,e aA9sy:sec0Nd ysess
result hv previons ;.,aIH sLSr we Anu
illness aid homeless conS,;S, ssassas sEeasssMe
words to express ours,sincsra Ss,sH shsss.S.Ss
sorrow nt the sod eyent Eot Ssi.. 1s:s
honor him for his lofty, .aifts Of mind ss,,s
heart but he WINS decply saSted In oa,s
est affectonS-we ynilsd and ioyA8 Rim -.
fkHend. But what is the jndiyi dfiss beleavsS
lnent. compared with the sfkaS s{sts
and tue Union Z The Stai Eerei ri of so6S soe
the nobless and. Lfaycst5 6fs slier. clSmpionS.,
eyer ready to face, apd IaFI tdiscoynfit,1res SON
Eker foes-tlie Union has lost a consar yat;yst
statesrhan, in seasoifef peril ia ifs aSi,tenca
Who cnn forget his eloffous II f;SN ~ SI;
native State; Ills mother soil, along with fI;rn..
self tralncad, in his absence, :bynsecent SAM:
| tor; Or his scathing or withefine rebuke. of:
"a
judicious, the sober.muded, and wise.he
| Evans, disconrsing with us Of tho niitScinataT-
calamity, dilated on the great and. ;nf,onrfsnf
| influence, welded by his now decaased eol.:
| league, in the Sernte Of the Union. ia defence,
Of southern rights, southern character, aHH
promotion of a healthy conservatism Gfis The
other. "The mass OF the peopIe,H and sfs 3:
scdrcely know or appreciate his ya,uo.s sb;s fos,s
will be, indeed, incalculatlein The Palmetto
State will weep for him, with a mothers :,r;sf
for II beloved, faithful, an lonored and IN
one of tie brightest of her Senatorial -;sneis,
one of the best and wisost of her patr;ot
statesmcn. Honor to his memory. emi,ol.,1f~
in the henrts of his Borrowing felISss ;ysns%.
reace,to his ashes, as the Ia ~
shall lie sweet about them, = SsEhh:st'sS q
field District, in the year l7os. .II;a. .fatSs,-.
wns the late Gen. William Butler. Of V;rai5;s|
and his mother Behethland Moore ~ EaSssSs-
field, the former having migrated from Vi.
ginia to this State. IIeshad six brother -.
mong them George gallant officer, III sths;
Hon. Wm Butler, 81. D., formerly snr.,ss;,Ss
in the United States Navy! nni mesnbes s,,f
Congress from GreenrilIe and 1T. n,snc;.tsa
Districts. and Pierce NJ. Butler, formerly. i;Sy.
ernor of the State. and afterwards the cdlIaSt2
Colonel of the Palmetto Regiment and .y;,snas
the hour of victory, at the head Of that near.
less corps in the memorable field Of Cbfr,,:
busc". They were of patriot stock. tlIeir ~. !
ther having done revolutionary xand warrior r
service in the war of Independence, That. 8 3
mother, too, did patriotic service. in die ssS,s
hallowed cause, and was Mt one time nr;,onor >.
to the enemy. His sister was the; first villa ofs
the Hon. Waddy TIomt,son. md mi. III. h,Sss.
thers having preceded him to thu Grave Il. .
now completes the obituary sroll. He 1xss Al