The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1880-08-12
A Severe Letter from Gen. Cash to
Senator Butler.
I From the National Republican,

From the National Republican.
The following correspondence will e1'
plain itself:
CAsH's DEPOT, S. c., July 81, 1880.
To the Postmaster ut Washington:
On Saturday last I mailed letter at
this place, directed tc I. L. Middleton,
Washington, d. G. Ahe letter contain.
ed my reply to the letter Of NJ. G. Butler,
published in the Charleston Ners and
Courier, and was sent to Mr.. Middleton
to have published in the Washington
papers-the papers in this State refusing
to publish lest it might iuure the Demo.
cratic party. The Democratic party is
not taking any very especial cure of me,
and desire the letter published. If the
letter to Mr.. Middleton has not been
taken from the Office, please deliver it to
any editor, Radical or Democrat, in your
city who will publish it. AS I have not
heard from Mr.. Middleton l fear he has
left Washington and has not receive or
taken my letter from the Office.
Yours respectfully, E. B. G. CASH.
GENERAL CAsH's OPEN LETTER TO GEN
ERAL BUTLER.
CAsH's DEPOT, S. c., July 18, 1880.
General M C. Butler, D. S. s., Edgcfcld
Court House, S. G.:
GENERAL: | have seen your letter Of
the 18th published in the Ne,rs and Cou.
rier, and I believe every friend you have
must blush for shame at your conduct.
r. :: .l,a G.,t t;,,o IN fbo bictorv of tbiu
State land probably the first in any civ
ilized land), that one occupying the
exalted position in which the people of
South Carolina have unfortunately
placed you has disgraced and degraded
that position by making an unprovoked,
uncailed: for, 6asely false and covaraiy at.
tack upon prirate citizen, who has
tamely and willingly submitted to the
laws, awaits and courts full investiga.
tion of his conduct and asks for nothing
more than fair trial and even.handed
Justice. You, sir, have prostituted your
high Office to array public opinion
against me and to have judgment passed
upon me without hearing. Your
course was "unprovokcd and uncalled.
for" as had never oppressed to any one
the unboundcd contempt I had for you.
Your attack is "cowardly," for you assail
me no,u when am in the fetters of the
law. Your attack is "basely and mali
ciously false" for while you profess to
"know nothing of the merits of the case"
you carefully misrepresent land to my in.
jury) the facts you do know, and you have
the brazen effrontery to use the words
s.swash. .bucker" and "border rufianism."
Your past record should severely admon.
ish you against the use of such express
sions. In addition to your other quail
ties of heart and soul, you may add that
of the basest ingratitude. A short time
after you had completed your campaign
las a peddler of bogus lottery tickets, you
p;tcously appealed to me to aid you in re.
moving the barnacles and filth you
had collected upon you in the foul
wallow. You had no claims upon
me, but in pity for you generously
urged my injured friends to give you a
fair hearing before you were condemned.
They await that hearing" now, General,
but doubtless will wait in vain. Subse:
quent to this you cunningly, adroitly and
very politely solicited the privilege of
inserting your hands into my pockets,
but politely declined the distinguished