The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1885-03-26
Butler and the Camerons.

One Of the most intereating men IN
national politics is n. c. Butler, Of South
Carolina. He came Of one of the oldest
families In the Palmetto State, and hit
uncle, Pierce Butler, wRa q Senator Ia
Congress while the man OF whom write
was boy. The uncle was very distin.
guiahed looking mau. aud waa powe,
in the deliberations of our highest legis
iative body at time when IL was filled
With great men. Hia nephew, who ha,
succeeded him, occupies on equally emf
nent position In an assemblage thsi
hardly compares with the gathering ot
intellectual giants who sat in the Senate
chamber during the mighty events oi
1850. Those who knew his uncle cay tO
me that the present Senstnr has much oi
his aelf pnise, fertility of mind and IN.
trgrity Of purImas. ] cav him % the
lofty sud dignifiet1 characternf the raceu.
meeting at public men in New York.
he would have u strong chance for Cab
met honora we're il not for the Hamburg
dif1iculties frum which he suffers, either
justly or unjustly, so that he doea not
make the best use Of his powern. Both
in relationahip and the traditions by
which he holds his own sea, in The Secate
III interea,ing political reminiacence was
recalled To me by his asking uffectionnte.
ly after the health of General Simon
Cameron. But for an act of kiudness by
Pierce Butler, which after generations
came back to bless tho nephew, the
present Senator from South Carolina
might never have held seat 10 the Sen
ate. The circumstances occurred when
General Cameron waH second time
elected United Statea Senator. The late
Governor Biglar was bis colleague. He
made nm effort to induce tho Senate to
investigate the charges that Mr.. Cameron
had secured hia election by bribery. He
called the matter up one day aud made o
speech detailing tho allegations and nsi
ing the Senate to take cognizance oi
them. Pierce Butler espoused General
Cameron's cause and made speech, In
which he said that tho Senate Of the
United Statea was not the place In Which
the State of Pennsylv could wash Ito
dirty linen, and moved that the resolu
tion for an investigation be not agreed
TO. The Senate followed Buffers lead
and Cameron's title to his seat was con
tested. When the vote was announced
that aettled the controversy. Butler
walked over to where General Cameron
sat aud said:
Nov, Simon, you ought to send me q
bottle of whi.key with which TO celebrate
this occasion."
by the life, Butler" replied Cameron,
"Pll send you barrel Of the best made
in PennsylvaniR."
The liquor wns sent, and ever there.
after the families of Cameron and Butler
were fast friends. It IL eaid that ".ime
ut las, sets all things even." Nearly a
quarter of century after this occur
renee. which has formed one OF the
singular pages Of the hiOtosy of thi,
State, the nephew of the man who did
Cameron the service knocked for admis
sion to the Senate. with contest on hir
hands. A angle Republican vote would
save bis title. The father called upon
Don to repay the kiudnesu OF Pierce
Butler to him when Governor Bigler was
seeking to keep him out. DON assumed
tue obligation aud voted againat hir
party. aud M. O. Butler became Sem
tor. To day the Two families, differing
30 widely IN politics and interests, nre
cnnapisu ously friendly. - Warrington Cor
Philadelphia Times.