New national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1870-1874, 1874-06-25
Hon. II. III. Cain.

A correspondent of the New York Times
having, in letter from South Carolina, pub
lished charges Of corruption against Con-
gresham Cain, that gentleman responds to
them in letter to the Washington Chronicle.
The Times correspondent is evidently de-
termined to hold the colored people of South
Carolina up to the contempt of the world.
1t matters not whether they are deserving OF
such treatment, or of better. The editors
and correspondents Of the Times are always
sure of having Il sympathizing crowd with
them when striking ut the negro, hence their
great disregard Of justice and decency in
charging the corruption in South Carolina
upon the ignorant negro. We have already
asked the question, wherein does corruption
in South Carolina differ from corruption IN
New York city: If there is no difference
why the cowardly abuse of the colored peo-
pie of South Carolina because of corruption
in that State, and not a word against the
white race, because of corruption in the
white States: The course of the Times is
but an exhibition of race-hatred. Its cor
correspondent seeks scandal against the
negro from such as are beneath contempt of
decency. We give below the card of Mr..
Cain in reply to the SANDER of the Times:
To the Editor of the Washington Chronicle:
In your issue of the 10th you publish a
statement made by one Major Butts to the
New York Tines correspondent of fraud and
wrong committed by me in South Carolina.
Permit me to state that Major Butts and
myself are now and have been in opposition
ever since he came to the State, after his
trial and conviction for heinOus crime in
this District, some years ago. l have
always been opposed to the election of such
villains to Office in South Carolina. l have
incurred his displeasure on that account. To
revenge himself ON me he induced the two
colored men mentioned by him to bring suit
against me, in order that he might blackmail
me, supposing that l would pay him, as So
licitor Of the circuit, to keep the cases out of
court, which l have refused to do, and en-
plOyed Hon. ID. 7. Corbin and Stone to de-
fend me rather than pay Butts fee to quash
the indictments which he himself had made
| for the purpose of making money out of me.
In both of the cases Butts was the self
constituted attorney. 1 have in no case
ever defrauded any person out of a dollar,
but invite anyone to go to Charleston, and
to the village of Lincoln, twenty miles on
the South Carolina railroad, and there see the
forty-five families, who are now the most
prosperous families in that State. Not one
Of them but will testify to my kindness in
securing them homes. l need say nothing
as to my relations to the church in which l
am member. In that respect 1 need no
vindcation. The whole country knows. This
man Butts is the most thoroughly despised
man in the State, and has only prostituted
the columns Of the New York Times to vent
his personal spleen against Mayor Cunning
ham, Logan, Elliott, COrbin, and others who
are his opponents because of his gross per-
versions of justice, d his disgraceful con-
duct in degrading the high office which he
| occupies.
He takes advantage of the Times CORE
spondent to fight all who are opposed to him.
X. Ii. CAIN.
WASHINGTON, d. c., June II.