The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1880-08-20
A Harmless Letter.

| .o n Harmless Letter.
The following letter, recently pub
lished in the Washington Matian,,a
Republican, explains itself: , -" 49,
CAsH's DEPOT, S. G., July o1s.
Gen. M. Z. Butler, Edgefeld, s. c.,
GENERAL: I have seen your letter
of the 18th published in the Ne,vs ana
Courier, and I believe every friend
You have must blush for shame at
your conduct. 1t is the first time in
the history of this State) and proba--
bly the first, in any civilized land )
that one occupying the exalted posi-
tion ip which the people Of South
Carolina have Unfortunately placed
you, has disgraccd and degraded that
position by making an unprovoked i.
uncalled-for, basely-false and cow
ardly attack upon private citizen,
who has tamely and willingly sub
mittcd to the laws, awaits and courts
full investigation of his conduct
and asks for nothing moro from his
countrymen than n fair trial and
cvcn-handed justice. You, sir, have
prostitutcd your high Office to array
public opinion against me and to
have Judgment passed upon me with
out hearing. Your course was Gun
provoked and "uncalled-for," as l
had never expressed, to any one the
unbounded contempt ! had for you.
Your attack is cowardly, for you as.
sail me now when am in the fetters
of the law. Your attack is bascly
and mqliciously false" for while you
profess to know nothing Of the merits
of the case, you carefully misrepre-
sent (and to my, injury) theIfacts you
do know, and you have the brazen er-
frontcry to use the words ssswash-
buclller'' and ''border ruflianism."
Your past record should severely ad-
monish you against The usc of such
expressions. In addition to your
other qualities Of heart and soul, you
may add that Of the. bascst iugrati-
:">.c ID. A short time after you had
completed your campaign as a ped,
dlcr of;bogus lottery tickets, you pit
eously appealed to me to aid you in
removing tho barnacles and filth you
had collected upon you in tile foul
.wallow. You had no claims npon
me, but in pity for you generously
urged my injured friends to give you
fair hearing before you were con-
demned. They await that "hearlng"
now, General, but doubtless will wait
in vain. Subsequent to this you cum
ningly, adroitly and very politely So
licitcd the privilege Of inserting your
hands into my pockets, but l politely
declined the distinguished honor.
Can that be the sore that chafes you
now, General? or has your intuitivc
sharpness enabled you to read my
uncxpresscd thoughts, and that you
are now my enemy, for the reason
that you know believe you to be
INSCRIPTIONS, heartless, totally sci
fish, cruel and 'cowardly? Icould not
expect Or wish, General, that man
of your soullcss character could un-
de-stand or in any manner appreciate
the motives that ac..aate and sustain
me in my present difficulties, nor
would I hope for sympathy from q
man who has recently been branded
in ublic as liar and who only
sought redress by returning the Of
fensive cpithet. AS you have here
tofore on all occasions been for sale
to friend or foe, Radical or Demo
crat, the idea occurs TO me as to the
propriety Of buying you for the pre-
sent occasion. Please, General name
your price? +. B. G. CASH.
Gen. Buffers Reply.
Il reporter Of the Neaos and Cou
| TioT called on Gen. Butler at Edge