The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1880-08-18
Gen. Butler interviewed.
What Senator Butler Hos TO Say about
Col. Cdsh's Letter-NationaL and
State P6iitics-1He Outlook for the
Democracy.
TCoR. OF NEWS AND COURIER I
DcplOcrucV.

'NNs'SAOi w NAStS tA'S1SiiNiNt puI Nv |
porter called upon Senator Butler with |
a copy of Col. Cash's lottcr rs it APP
pcarcd in the NasianaE Repuhkican,
and inquired if he had anything fur,
ther to say about it,
The Senator had not seen the note
to the Postmaster at Washington, and |
when he had read it, smiled and re-
marked that he had never objected to
the publication Of the letter; on the
contrary, was quite willing that it
should be published. Col, Cash was
entitled TO have his say, and now
that he had delivered himselfhe hoped
he would be in happier frame of
mind. "But," said the Senator, '.just
how it could injurc the Democratic
party cannot sec, and therefore can
not understand why any paper should
have refused to publish the letter on
that account. If Col Cash finds the
Radical party more congenial-ap-
pcaling from his note to have fallen
out with the Democratic party-it is
entirely proper for him to seek com,
fort in its ranks. Such con-
summation appears to be i'll accor-
dance with c;crnal fitness of tho
things,
REPORTER Have you anything to
say, General in reply to the charges
which Col. Cash bring against you?
GEN. BUTLER: No, except to say
that they are purely imaginary. Not
q word of truth in any of them. OF
course, / do not say whether his
charge, that. | am coward, is true or
not. 1t is never safe to pass judg-
mcnt on any mans courage. l have
seen some people terribly disappointed
in that regard, and Col. Cash may
find it so in this case, but we cannot
always tell.
REF: Have you ever had any
moncyed transaction with him? What
does he mean by "thc privilege of in
serting your hands in his pockets"
&c, &c,
Gen. b.: Why it means that the
man is crazy or something worse,-
never had moneyed transaction,
, or endeavored to have one with him
in my life nor any other business trans
action SO he has as dfawn !s yrsFtMSkXi sptMISSSX on
Nor did l ever "piteously apply" to
him about the lottery" us he calls it.
My own and Gen. Gary's connection
with that business has been explained
again and again, and was about the
same as that of Gems. Beauregard and
Early with the Louisiana lottery
The difference is, that theirs has been
q success, ours was 4 stupcndous fail
urc. OW attempting such an enter
prise, under the circumstance was
piece Of incfablc stupidity, but l had
no occasion to apply piteously to Col.
Cash or anybody else about it, and
therefore, his statement in regard to it is
without foundation in fact. Like
every man who makes such a mistake
L felt disgustcd with myself about
it, but 1 am not in the habit of COM
planning Of sympathy being withheld
as Col. Cash does in my case.
REP; He says that you had recent
ly been branded in public as a liar,
and only sought redress by returning
the offensive cpithct." Did such an
occurrence ever take place?
GEN. b.: Never. There is not a
word of truth in it. And / have on
ly this to say as to that. If Col. Cash
will produce one respectable man who
will say that such thing happened, if
[ do not prooe that he lies / will make
him the most abject apology for any
grievance, real or imaginary, that was
ever made to man. And if he does
not do SO, where will he be }? Oh, no,
l have no objection to the publication
of the letter. Very hard things have
been said about me before, and / have
survived them and trust / will survive
this There are some things that l
might say about the publication of my
letter, but shall not do so now; nor
shall | indulge in Eecrininations with
Col. Cash, or throw mud at him; but
leave him to his own conscience, which
L hope will cause him to- feol ashamed
Of his letter. He was not in the
"fetters of the law" when my letter
was written, to msy knowledge, and