The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1869-03-04
"a NOBLE PAIR OF BROTHERS."

The following articles depict, in glowing terms,
the present Radical contestants from the 3rd and
4h Congressional Districts of this State. Com
ment is unnecessary, and We can only express the
opinion that Gen. BUTLER and the Unionville
Times have performed an important service in ap-
propratc style:
From the Edysfeld Adrertiser.
Mr.. EpIron: hand you for publication that
mart of Associate Justice" Eioges protest in the
iute Congressional election, which relates TO Edge
field. lie has prepared forty pages of this pro-
test for the purpose of dispuling before Congress
the validity of the election Of the Democratic can
didste, the Hon. J. P. Reed, and venture TO say
that for bare faced lying, it has net been eqnasd
by any production in this latitude for the last GEN.
,ury.
and will be produced 10 refute, before any rea-
sorable tribunal, every charge he has made against
Edge6eld. (Ns doubt he has been equally reck-
less in his disregard of the truth as 10 the other
Districts. 1t comes within my knowledge, that
his Radical confrere Robt. X. Scott, who writes
himself the Governor OF South Carulina-a dia-
n,oad of the ..same" water-persisently refused
although waited upon by depulatiOn OF gentle
men fron this District and urged TO DO so,) to ap-
poiu, other Commissioners of Elections, after his
previous appointees had declined 20 act-well
knowing that the Democratic majority for the Con-
gressional District would have been largely in
creased, if NC had been permitted to open the
Polls here.
Failing TO get another set Of Commissioners, q
centlem of standing and the highest respecla-
biiy went TO Hamburg, especially dcpulized by n
number of influential citizens, to see Levi Hill,
one of the Commissioners designated by the said
r. K Scott, land who ns We had been informed
had refused TO servc.) urged him to come to Edge
| field Court House, and unite with two residing
there, TO witt Truman Root (uhite), and Lac
renee Cain, (negro,) in opening the Polls. Yet
this honest, upright, modest and retiring "Assoeiate
JUSTICE of the Supreme Court of South Carolina,
this unpr,tendng, setjsacrycing aspirant for Con-
gressonal honors At the hands Of o people who
| had never before heard Of him, and who know
nothing of him now, except his unblushing impu-
dence, and brazcn-faced mendacity-this judicial
nonentiiy and representative man Of South Carolina,
brings forth, in the hour of gnominious defeat,
these infamous charges against the people OF
Edge6eld District to sustain his cupidity for office
and his lust for anythang Mat raL pay.
This protest, however, Mr. Editor, has one re-
fresng feature, and that is the GOODNESS and sang
froid of its mendacity, and is another proof Of the
impenelrability with which a trained and uncon-
scionable villain can bolster up falsehood. The
entire dcmeanOr of this man, and others of his
feather, is in disgusting contrast with number Of
other Northern men who have made bonafde set
Elements in our midst since the war, and comnen-
dcd themselves, by their consideration and mag
nanmy to the generous kindness of our people;
and who have done go much to relieve the South
and restore harmony. This latter class l warrant
have no cause of complaint against the Southern
people. We are willing to extend to such u cordi-
a! welcome. Bat that caravan of robbers and
| nlunJerers snpwpd uD into high places in the
State, by the last heaves OF the Revolution, stink
in The nosrrils of our people, and ne doubt are
hooted at, snubbed and damned, as they would be
at home with like aims and preiensions
Very respectfully, your ohedient servant,
| VI. c. BUTLER.