The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-08-14

| nR'o wv hSuau Iloill MY. MltlttICton
fear he has left Washington and has not
received or taken my letter from tho
Office. Yours respectfully,
CAsH's DEPOT, S. c., July 18, 1880.
General II. G. Butler, U. s. s., Edgc-
feM CONT House, s. e.:
| GENERAL: have seen your lcttcr of
the 18th published in tho Ne,cs aq,I
Courier, aikl believe every friend
you have must blush .f0r shame at your
conduct. 1t is the first time in the
history Of this State (and probably the
flr t in any civilized land), that one
occupying the exalted position in
which tho people OF South Carolina
have Unfortunately placed you has
disgraccd and degraded that position
by making an Mnp:'OC0Ecd, uHc0lcd-
.fo', daSciH fuse and cowo'flly attack
upon 2'ric0te citizen, who has tame.
ly and willingly submitted to the laws,
awaits and courts Il full investigation
OF his conduct aud asks for nothing
more from his countrymcn than Il fair
trial and cven-handcd Justice. You,
sir, have prostitutcd your high Office
to array pub bic opinion against me
and to have Judgment passed upon me
withouta ~ hearing. Your course was
"unprovokcd and uncallcd-fur," as |
had nccer expressed to any one the un-
bounded contempt had for you. Your
attack is "cOwartlIy," for you nss,il
me n0,c when an in the fctters of the
law. Your attack is "bascly and ma
liciously false" for while you profess
to 'know nothing ofthc merits OF the
case" YOU carefully misrcprcsent (and
to my tn3MW) the facts you do know,
and You have the brazcn ctlrontcry to
use tho words "swasl,-bucker" and
'bordcr rutlianism." Your past re-
cord should severely admonish you
against tho use Of such expressions.
In addition to your other qualities of
heart and soul, YOU may add that of
tho bascst ingrutitudc. A short time
after you had completed your cam
palSn rs pcddlcr Of bogus lottery
tickets, YOU piteo"sly appcated to me
to 3id you in removing the barnaclcs
ana iith yoi had collected upon YOU in
the foul wallow. You had no claims
upon me, but in pity for YOU I gcner-
ously urged my amjurcd friends to give
you IL .tuir Aeayiug before you were
condemned. They await that "lcar-
ing" now, General, but doubtless will
wall in vain. Subsequent to this you
cunningly. adroitly and very politely
solicited tho privilege of inserting
your hands into my pockets, but /
politely declined the distinguished
honor. Can that be tho sore that
chatcs you now, General? or has your
intuitivc sharpness enabled you to read
my uncNprcsscd thoughts, and that
you arc now my enemy, for the rca-
son that You know l believe you to be
unscrupulouS, hcartlcss. totally selfish,
cruel and cowardly? could not ex-
pcct or wish, General, that man Of
your s0ullcss character could under
stantIor ln'any manner appreciate the
motives that actunte and sustain nc in
my present difficulties, nor would |
nope 1or sympathy from man who
has recently been branded in public as
liar and who only sought redress by
returning the offensive cpithct. As
you have heretofore on all occasions
bcen for sale to friend or foe, Radical
or Democrat, the idea occurs to inc as
to tho propricty Of 6uyiny you for tho
present occasion. Please, General,
name your price?
T.. B. G. CAST.
SShhtSI lDullCi WAS lIllCfflCWCu re-
Gently in Columbia by correspond
cnt of the NcaoS and Courier in rola-
ton to the above letter. When asked
what action, if any, he intended to take
concerning it, nc said:
"Colonel Cash's letter to nc shows
him to bc q lunatic or blackguard, and,
OF course, cannot notice him in either
capacity. | have done him no harm,
and if had injured him, it is usual
among gentlemen, at the first step, to
ask for an explanation. Instead of
this hc has chosen to write me a letter
by mail which docs him more harm
than it does nc. lie is welcome to all
tho glory that he acquire from this
vulgar and coarse exhibition of q bad
and malicious heart. | have not no.
ticcd, and do not intend to notice, any
thing he may say"
DECLINRs.-Col. John r. Abncv, in
q published card, declines to be u can
uiuatG for. re-e election to thc officn re