Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1870-11-25
Judge Carpenter and General Butler,

the late canvass that the Scntt Radicals could !
only be dcfentea by THO united .effu.ts OF the
whites. seconded by-n large coorsd vote, aud
ws',n s,e Rrf,nm, Cnuvci.,ion was t,rIi the
pn,SpcAs VI the oPrnsliou, in the pubic mind,
wrrcso a"srrrat" that any mar. Vi retutntiuu
might have found plausible excuse fpr de-
r}nMlHn nomination where the. ,,unly crttuin.
ties were hard wnIk and bitter abuse. OF the
whole R,dical party. With ~ tuIknuw!sdpe
OF all the circumstances. the gentlemen tIuni
n,trd ny the Rrinrn. Convention ,acrrptrd
the leadership ut the party mud with patriot.
i, nrdor, opened at nnce the l"l,ticnI can
piyn. Their whole conduct proved that they
were animated ny tn" pur'>t and most unsrt
i'll, n.nt;yes hS Il generous d"sir" to tln all
that might t." done fvr the political rcgencra
tiun of the State,
G"n NJ. 9. Butler. the Reform candidate
r,r Lirutrn"nt i;"yern"r. nlrcady enjoyed the
rstreIh,,nd pnil will of his fellow ci,izrns
There WAS nalhng in the position tor which
he was nQn,nated to te,spt ambition. at the
best. the reward must be s'haltin comparison
with the heat mud bpld OF the cnnyuss
Yet the g,llnnt soldier. sp1rcd 20 tine. or
pnins in whit was not his cpnSe, but tile cause
of his people. Nearly every equity was
warmed by lis cnuuent words, and cnccfed
by his manly vindicntion Of the integrity aud
worth uf Snuth Carolina. Aud we nuly OK
press the sentiment uf the people when we
say that heavy debt Of gratitude is due to
General NJ. G.. ButIcf-as knigh,ly a c"mba.
tort in the arena of politics as on llo field Of
war, u nan whom the older citizens respect
aud trust, and to whom the younger men Look
up with confidence, admiration aud love
Judge Carpenter, the Reform candidate
for Governor. was almost ~ stranger in the
State. where ;he had. nevertheless, lived l"ng
cuon.h 10 bring 'cw h"l,nr to the judiciai
er'ninc, AMI to prove himself worthy Ut the
faith Of the people, AS II Republican, stan.
ding high in the council IF his party, ~
man OF large abilities and strong mind. there.
wax no pUSilYn in sis party to which he
might mt aspire. ; But the vcnaiity and
trlckrry of the so2callrd, Republicans c,"npns
ing the Scott clique were foreign To his scnti
'nents. and. ut the call OF the Reform Cunvrn
t,on. he accepted the .lea,irrShir"t the n""r
i,y. resigned his ju,licinl uilic", and ccnter,h
upon himself the rrel aud ma!iJnhy Of the
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