The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1877-01-18
South CarolIna's Senator, Gen. Il. C..
Hutloy.

cupancy Of the Office.
South CarolIna's ,Selat5rs Gen. II. C.
RafloY.
No one supposes that the democratic
Legislature Of South Carolina either
would or could please the Northern
RadicalD in their choica Of O United
States Senator. The vials of their wrath
were all ready to be poured out upon the
devoted head OF any gentleman, thus
honored by the legal Legislature of the
Palmetto State. II ID not to be wondered
ct, therefore, that all tho barrel orgsr; of
the Grant dynasty are. >ousing, t. the
soldier and otatesman who will alone rep
resent South Carolina in the United
States Senate after the four,t of March
next. In this section Gen. Butler In
known to us all as one Of the most moder-
ate and conservative men In South Caro-
lima, and knowing this fact, it is not nec-
essafy for 10 to enlarge upon it. But we
take pleasure in reproducing from thc
Philadelphia Times, journal thoroughly
independent in politics, t}ia following ar.
ticle. In speaking of General Buffers
career and antecedents, it says:
"Aua what are the factsf Mr. Butler
is q highly cultured South Cafolinian,
who has ever been conspicuous g.: his
conservative counsela and actions. He
eerved under Hampton during the rebel
lion, lost leg at Brandy Station, rose to
the rank of Major. General in the insur.
gent army by his merits "a soldier, and,
like all brave men on both s;dea, when
the war ended he bowed TO the arbitra-
ment of the sword, and has ever been In
accord with Hompton in teaching, alike
by 'precept and example, submission to
the government in the generous spirit
that is due from faithful citizenship. He
was at Hamburg on professional business
on the day Of the horrible butchery, and;
as the preliminary hearing proved, had
no part in. the bloody affair, except to
make exhaustive efforts to maintain the
peace. But his prominence as citizen
made him an inviting tsrget for those
who sought 90 turn cowarlly murder to
political advantage, instead Of judicially
ascortaining the truth and Furnishing tbs
guilty, and his name has been insepara-
bly, interviewer with that revolving trage-
dy. Gov. Chamberlain was then the un-
disputed Governor Of South Carolina,
with the regular troops practically at his
command, with his State militia armed
/
publican judges in every judicial district,
and witls Republican machinery for the
selection of jurors. He had but to COM
nnand the Law, whose agencies werc all
in political accord with himself, 10 en-
force swift Judgment against the murder!
ers, for atrocious mufde.ess' there were az
Hamburg beyond question. But ttat
did not euit the purpose Of the s:.an y:ho
was charged with tIs Preservation Of the
peace of the Sta and the enforcement
Of the laws. Instead of summoning the
law to asaeFt It's majesty, he rushed away
to: Washington and called for "niore
troops" with dramatic hnneiah tn Ere The
Northern heart. in public letter ne
associated the name Of Mr. Butler With
the massacre, to which the accused pub
liciy answered that he was innocent, chat
he was voluntarily in the hands Of the
law, and that he challenged prompt ind
l'seafohing judicial investigation of the
muEdorous affair, so that che innocent
nhonld be acquitted aud the .uilty pun.
ished. Nor did Dir. Butler, Like Cover
roS Chamberlain, stop with newspaper
proclamation. AZ the earliest moment
he appeared before Republican Judge
| and asked--not for his discharge, but Cor
q reference of the case TO the proper tri-
bunai for the most exhaustive investiga-
| ton. The Republican Judge held this
/; "red.hsaaed Eufa.n," this 4 i 'Eivving apirit
| in the bioodiest deed recorded in our
/ sno.ler.a history" tn hail ia the enn, nf
one thousand dollars for his ap searancs
ct the court for trial. This was fast midi
summer, and why has he not been tried
| Why has the Republican Governor not
made his Republican judge call in his
Republican jurors and try Mr. Butler. for
the Hamburg massecFeT Five blacks
were horribly butchersd aaer they had
been captured and disaTrned. There
must be clear case of most diabolical
murder againsssome parties, and if Mr..
| Butler aided or abetted the tnurderers; he
Is equally guilty with them alike in law
and morals, and why has he not been
tried3 He has publicly challenged
Chamberlain to try him before oil The
Chambeslain legal machinery, and he
I gave notice that he would then and EiiHrA
show who were. the real authors or the
Hamburg tragedy that he had striveii
1 most earnestly TO prevent. Il was this
notice that. made Chamberlain retreat
from che trial Of Butler. le was the fear
that Butler would prov that the Ham.
burg massacre was conctvted and forced
to consiiyimatioh by political leader
most trusted In the conhseis of Chamber.
lain,i and shat it would be established
before Republican court and d Repnb.
licAn Jury that the Hamburg outbreak
WEB one Of the deliberately planned fea.
tnfes of the Chamberlain political ,'caiii
paigu 90 arouse the country, furnish ar
excuse to place South Carolina undei
martial law and ehus insure q new leass
of carpet4bag power In chat State. Fron
4 August last until now Mr. Butter ha.
j defed sChamberlal1 in his IN courts
| and as yet ne is without any 20 aecus.
\ him at the bar of juctice. Such is til,
.futh OF, MIR Butler o association with th;
Hamburg hurnheFy 90 far as the publ,
, eau Judge fEoul an impartial hearing o
hasE si6ea.r .p'ias eF1n ~ sinti ,.tf
So long asshic dislinguiklled Carolinial
Is thus ;ncwn TO the cflightened pres