The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-08-17
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( GEM n UTE FIR ON GEN, ChsH 8.
comments oftho Senator Upon tile letter
to tho National Repubifcan.
OF the News and Cou lar.

[ to tho National Republican.
correspondence OF the News and Cou ier. !
COLuMBiA, August 12.-Hayihp Dc.
! casion to visit E1gcicld your Report
, CT called upon Senator Butler witt, n
copy of Col. Cash's letter NV it appears
cd i'm the National RGpubhcun, mid
inquired if lie had anything further TO
say about It.
The Scnatorlia not seen tho note to
| the Postmaster ut Washington. and
when he had read 1t. smiled and re-
marked that hc hnd never objected to
the publication of the letter; on the con
trary, was quito willing that it should
bo published. Col. Cash was entitled
to have Il say. and now that he had de-
livcrcd himself he hoped ho would bo
in, y better framc Of mind. "But."
said tho Senator, ".iust how it could
injurc the Democratic party cannot
sec, and therefore cannot understand
why any paper should have refused to
publish the lcttcr on that account. If
Col. Cash finds the Radical party moro
congcnial-appearing from his notc to
have fallen out with TIC Democrats
party-it is entirely proper for him to
scek copfostin its ranks. Such con-
summation appears to be in accord.
ancc with tho eternal fitness of
things"
REronrER: ITavc you anything to
say, General, in reply to the charges
Which Col. Cash brings against you?
GEN. BUTLER: No, except TO say
that they are purely Imaginary. Not
II word of truth in any OF tlitsm. OF
course, | do not say whether his
charge, that I am y coward, is true or
not. 1t is never stfc to pass Judgment
on my mars courage. l have seen
some people tey7Ibly disappointed in
that regard, and Col. Cash may find it
SO in this case; but we cannot always
tell.
KEr.: Have YOU ever had any mon
eyed transactions with limp What
does he mchn by "thc privilege Ufin-
sorting yottr hands IN Ills pockets"
NC, &c.
GHN. b.: Willy, II means that t.,
man is crazy or something worse. |
never had Il moncycd transaction. or
cnlGavorcd to have one with him in
my life, nor any other business trans
action. SO he has drawn entirely on
is imagination for this statement,
Nor did ever "ritcously apply" 10
him about the "lottcry:" us he calls it.
My own and Gen. Gaiy's connection
with that business has been explained
again and again, and was about the
same rs TINT Of Gems. Hcaurcgurd aud
EARLY with the louisiana lottery. The
difference is, that theirs has been Il
success, 0Hr% was II StupCnuous failure.
Our attempting silch an enterprise;
under tho circumstances, was Il piece
of inctlhbic stupidity. but had no oc-
rasion to apply pitcousiy to Col. Cash
or amy body else about it. and, there
fore. his statement in regard TO it is
without foundation in fact. Like
every man who makes such n mistake,
| felt di<"lstcl with myself about it.
but ash no. in The habit OF complaint
ing Of sNmp"thH being withheld rs
Col. Cash docs in my case.
REr.: lie says that vOu had "rcccnt-
ly been branded in public rs II liar,
and only sough, redress by returning
the offensive cpithri." Did such an
occurrence over take place?
GEN. b.: Never. There is not Il
word of truth IN it. And have only
this to say rs to that. Fl Col. Cash
will produce one respectable or rcp,,-
table man who will say that such
thing happened, if do not nrorc that
T.
icct apology Tor any grievance. real or
fmagimafy, that was cHHcr made is man.
And il he docs not do so where will lie
be? Oh, no, have 10 objection 10
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 might say ahnu; tho
~, IN Of lnffn l,,,v i,
not tlo so now nor shall | indulge in
rccriminations with Col. Cash. or
throw mu, ut him, but leave him 10
his own conscience. which hope VIII
cause him to feel ashamed OF his letter.
lie was not in the |'frttcts Of the law"
when my letter was written. to my
knowledge, and they do not appear 70
chnfc much now. have nothing to
rctract of my letter, but cannot sec
why Col. Cash should feel Spoci0Ny
aG9ricvctl, as no more mention is made
Of him than others connected with the
duel. unless the ''cap fits him" better
than others, for which aA not to
blame. only expressed my opinion
about II public transaction in which
Il number Of persons were engaged.
Why. have not the right to do that !?
SHOT THROUGH THE IIEARr.-Rlu-
ford Workman, celorcd. deaf mute,
WAS found dead in cotton patch near
the roadside opposite Mr. Barnet,
Floyd'S on Friday morning. having
been killed the night prcvions. lie
was shot with aristol of about forty
calihrc ;'the ball entered bcloW the
right shouldcr, passed through the
heart and stopped just under the skin
OF the lott breast, where it was taken
out by Dir. Thompson. An inqucS,
was held over tbc dead body on FIJI
day and adioniTcd until Monday when
a verdict was found that the Diseased
was killed by G. ID. Burton'in self
defence. The deceased was twenty
three years old, and formerly belonged
to Mr.. Madison Workman. ht the
time Of his death he was in tho employ
Of Mr.: Charley Floyd. Itc was q
pcaccahlc and harmless negro. From
what we have learned the killing
seems to have been y horrible outrage.
without the slightest provocalion.-
NcWbc'vy Ucrald.