The tri-weekly news. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1865-1876, 1866-04-03

We are tee totally opposed to copy
ing nam, from living heroes or states.
men for either children or cupon bonds.
Better wait till such die, and thus see
whether they hold their own or not.
EDs News.
The President and General ButlCr.,
Az INTERVIEW on THE rREEpMAN's DUREAn.
BILL.
The Washington correspondent of the
New Orleans Crescent communicates to IL the
following account OF uu interview between
the President and Gen. Is. L. Butler;
The interview was very lengthy, extend
ing over one hour and u half during which
time the notorious Benjamin. employed ali
the arts of which he is capable to Impress
the Executive mind. l do not pretend to
report the conversation verJatm but pre-.
sent the substance OF it, and in some parts
the exact words employed. have also
good reason TO know that tho Crescent is the
only journal which has received accounts of
this important interview. j may premise
tha, Butler has been for some time fire.
qucnting the Radical haunts. and, although
holding ITO oificinl position, is recognized ms :.
an efficient wire. .pullcr, The President was
not nstonished therefore. when Il card wns
brought in. requesting the honor of few
minute fte a tie; Tut having bctn wca ricd
by repeated interviews on the same subject
tho signing OF the Frcedman's Bureau
Bill--Mr. ohnson ha become ex ed md
pciulant, anu said in his expressive mnn.
ne,, "Whcn dii he Gomez Well, let him
come in" After being seated face to face
with the President, the ''hcro of New Or:
leans" laid out his case in full, urging the
approval OF The bill, and suggesting its
adopsion rs The basis of compromise be.
tween the Capitol and the While House.
The President. with his usual mpertur-
bic manner, listened to the entire rigmarole
of the politician, and then answered lin
with the words of tho statesman words
thnt We're doubtless Immediately reported.
to his Radical friends in waiting: "Gen.
Butler, you are very we'll verscd in ali The
astue theories now urged in the Cnpitol
but let us leave this fiim film and come
down TO plain common sense. We fought
his battle for the Union: our entire course
during the war was an endeavor to restore
the States TO their constitutional positions:
we tried TO do so in Georgia, and ask Won
would you not have received Georgia during
the war as a State of this Union had she
sent Representative to Congress? Whereev.
er found green spot of loyalty in Tenn
cssee tried TO sustain it, and endeayored
to obtain q representation for it. f5they
were States then, why arc they not States
now? You lavo appointed judges oycs
them; you. collect taxes in them, and Won
refuse them representation. Why, thew
have not even delegate, like the Terrific ories.
Their yoice--the vote of eleven millions Of
people--cannot be heard in the National
Capitol This is hard and unjust Are vou
afraid of'a few Southern members? Why
not admit those who can take the oath and
send the rest home to have their places filed
by other men? You think to soothe me by
admitting tho Tennessee delegation because
happen 10 belong TO tirat Siatc, but the
rights OF every State Of this Union are
equally dear to me. Yoar.party talks very
much of supporting my policy, but when it
comes 20 voting, you follow a differens
course. You'taik Of my Mngly conduct.
'of my losing my headJ' this is almost
equivalent to inoiting peerle'to assassinate
me. IL yoaprooeed ia this manner, reyo-,
luton will not be far distant IEss.he name
of God. when is this 70 stop? This bill
secures them-the negroes-all thoy ought
to Have, and-a n little more, too. 1 do not
say whether Twill sign the bills or not"
After Andy has once expressedhis opinion,
he has peculiar manner Of shutting him
self OF from the further conversation of tho,
speaker, and this manner he adopted on the,
present oocusion. During the interview boi
had continuallyused the word enerai with,
o slightly satirical tone. g.
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