, 1877-12-19

TIE soUT1 CAROLINA SENATOR'S
Frnm t'ur f1,en Corrsspo,dtnt.
WAsnlsaToN, D. c., Dec. 1H.-Butlcr'a move
In introducing resolution Of inquiry Into Pat
tcrton's saic VI his vote On Tic South Carolina
contest Is ATTRACTING considerable attention..
Inst hight lnterrugatca Senator Dutlcf as to
his real ohlcct, and ie said tLat 1t was to show
tho country that he Wis not party to any st&ch
lartcr. askei lin as 10 It's visit 10 South
Carnjtna, aud whether It wa4 for thu PURPOSE Ut
securing no3les pros 10 thu cases against Patter-
SUI.
"No, slr,n lc responded e,nphatlcallY. ~
went to South Carolina after my family, md |
diA not In any way or shape attempt MI inter-
ferencc III SENATOR Fattrrson's matters. d1u
not tce the Attornoy~{3eneEal at all, and only
saw tho Assistant Attorney-ucac for mo.
it,ent, an! tho nlfatr was hot broac',ed between
IA. talked With no human being on tho sub
Icct."
"What ure your private views on the sub
jecti'
~ don't sec any use IN trying the man. l
don't sec any use In raknR aYer aud stlrrtng lp
these old matters. II lIe bEiLel Lis way Into
hts seat, he only did what naauy auotl,er scna*
tor las doug, ana can't see how tho country IL
tn be bc,lcsr1 by scarlng up old Issues tlIat aro
dead nnl ought to Gu turic1. The South 's vt
pcacc, a,sl tfero Is no use Of creating anr more
Iist1tri,Antcs.h
.., .po aoa tl'nk Pattsr'on would get faF
I" / do JUDGED. I know he would. l}ut what
% yuu wa1t to IT. him tori Mlat u Tic uscl
It IL nntv rcsurrceting old scores, and Tor Que
1uIl't believe III it.h
l,ut1cr suys ti1nt le and Patterson wcrc al
ways ou lcrths Ut tIle wartuest pcrsunal friend
shlp. willie there arc others III Tic 3enatu
towatds whom liz doesn't entertain auc'l feel-
aS;sr.1 Ss XSg rss, nc csukss i Gs0esS a,sSD9 sf
superiority, and Inns plantod ats evil eye OIL that
guii leiuuns ur1tanalons. In the secent trouble
bctwccn tiorlon ind conktnu, 3!itlcr wAs
Gurlans must trusted advlacr, nll llaseevcfy
rc,so4 to bellevc tt'at ilc waa aIniplI sr9iue 90
get things into y fighting attitude. When the
Scnnte rcasAefnblea thcre Is every proapect Of
some good aud lively tulcs. Butler Is mol par
ticularly impressed With the nlportancc ot any
vital measure before Cougrcss. lls has but oac
aluhlttan, asld that Is to yet square with tile
Republicans wllV made 1t hot for. i1in
during Ills t1ght Tor lis scat. Tlle result
will be series Of orols and .tumults,
great deal Of spreading Ut adjustments upon
t1iu minutes. Tho fitc.lrcaitlcnt ooks forward
with considerable tFcptlatlof,, fur Il Is thank.
le.s task thls business ot keeplng the national
r.Gurdch under cuHtrol.
The reconciliation Ut
uLAlSH AND coNKtiNa
| IL considered prophetic of coming trouble. AZ
ter half score of yealB Of hostility, those two
LEADERS tlayu shaken hands, without any ytstbto
ruaso,,. Prophets saY It bule. no good to tl,e
| ADMINISTRATION, and klIako thelr usacular hcads
Is they contemplate tho possibilities. 1t Ii
| great fun u watch tho cEu1d with tlclr petty
ealo.,ses and pett'sr hopss au ambitions, @ st.l
great iaeu who arc entitled " n vote In tho Up
| lsIr tiuneu Of Congress.
| From, time to slmo hare noticed that my CO.
laborsrs Ia the uatlonal vineyard rmocllisl1
tlcir correspondence with little gems Of society
| news. tayo ulwaYa wanted t0 do tho same
tlinR, but until recently have not seemed to be
IN the current ot such gossip, though ut last
have secured an ltcn. which may be u 'ntcrrst.
long ago. full Ut utnhltion aud utterly friend
less. 1llcd ia claottc ulasses around him were
| thrilling &Genea Ut Historical tntcrest atitl
grandeur, aud, a. hc threaded hls way alnuny
| them, hu sighed for the pattcr Ut HttIer foot.
stcps bestde hls, anu Tor thu warm touct, ol
yuIle ilttlo E!l that soulll l,rns hts III friend.
shlp. lhrra WAS an .aehng void down
srouna ~ lower lsft.,,3ua part Of blu
tl.s psr1od. Ons day caauai asaialnla,ce ln
trAuscl hin to bright little divinity, nna the
void was tiilei aud thr trouble co,lmcnecd
6ru1lcs wlo sh.Hk ill., head at any prospect o'
losluy las daughter, md grave'y threatened tc
bouncc the arti.hearted young tunll II ha D,n.lt
utly demonstration slu.ntInx toward marital ~
| 1ALlQH& WIN luz I|lAlAl. AAk tNE fUuku WIS
| 4 aFtEuLATtSk EElENTlBT
~ we'll ID Beul1uieutal, aud bcstlrrcd himself Il
socure the plter,tal sanction utd blessing upol
bis intentions. Around Washington there ark
numerous excellent pumps, aud uiIe SUIT, balCll
| evening, when aton the 4taTs wIukt1 sppruba
tton, hc put the tla1asel under I spout anil shtu
ruled Let with t4a GrystM waters VI tie Eas
Vraueh.
.1ook at hch" said he ~ tue old man, 40 b,
held her out ut artu's length una surveyed ilc
shiycrtRg SYSTEM; ''luok II tIur whom, ! haEa
rescued from tbu selfish wAscs Ut tho Potomac
upon which miYl,t e0llatcsally state all IL =
preaellt quiet. Look VI her, old man, and AZ,
II ats not entitled to tie life hays sayc.l.'
And nuw The wArEn uIr Ut the lnttiaM sum,
mcr Is iEaxraut with &t!G bTcath Ut conltnI
orange blossoms and Two youi!g t.earts potln,
away resFous,yu, There can bc uu du4bt abou
.ha lacts In this case. fot got thspl FROM th
| pump.
YOU viii b. amused at tho peculiar way Il
which y Western har.i-moncy man recently pre-
scntsa hts views to an opponent
Why, look 1t 1t. Hero the go1t lul1ar sep
his only beguttsn son, tue silver dollar, tu 81
plate the sins Of Just such fellows ~ sou. Yo
| eFuclhel 1t, and now yOu wnht 10 roll the atuu
against tho door ol the sspuIchre and proven
tie resurrection and tlanshguratlop. Your
wugse ttan the JcH4 oi old, ad--a slxht worse.
There's originality foT yuu. 4. II,
HORTtcuLT LTURAl.