The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1890-01-15
THE BUFFERS AND CANERONS
tFA- TWO Prominent Families stick
Together III spite OF Holitic".

sEA- TWO Prominent Families site!
Together III spite OF 1olirtc".
Washington Letter.
.Gne of tie most Interesting nca il
national politics is General y. c. ButleI
oi south Carolina He comes Of one O.
:te oldest families in the Palmetto
St;te, snd h;s uncle, Pierce Butler, wa:
Ia Senator in Congress while The man OF
Than l write :sss boy. The uncle
WIS very distinguished looking and was
| a e2wcT in the deliberations OF our high
EST Legislative body at > time when It
was dlled with great men. His nephew,
twao las succeeded him, occupies an
eQasily eCmlnaat position in an assem-
! bl0Ee that hardly compares with the
ga:' eTing Of Intellectual giaats that sat
ia t:e Senate Chamber during the nigh
Is gents of 1850. Those who knew his
anc,n say that the present Secaso: has
Ia, OF his sslf. poise, fertility Of mind
"a: integrity oi purpose.
AS saw Senator Butler at the Hoif-
Eaaa House last night, an Interesting po-
lit;cal "Reminiscences was recalled to me.
BIZ: for an act OF kindness By Pierce But.
ler, which after generations came bac! TO
bless the nephew the present Senatoss
FROM South Carolina might never have
stencs occurred when General Simon
| Cameron was G second time elected
Unised states Senator. The late Governor
Bigjcr was then MS colleague. He mad
an effort 70 Induce the Serate to in7es:i
gate the charge tha: M7. Cameron mad
SECURED his election By bribery. He
called the Inatter up one day, and made
a speech detailing The allegations and
askiog the Senate to take cognizsnce of
them. Pierce Butler cspouseG General
Csmero1's cause, aud made q speech in
which Ee said that the United States
Senate aas not the place in which the
State of Pennsylvania could wash its dry
linen, and moved that the resolution for
Investigation be not agreed to. The
Senate followed Buffers lead. and Cam
e-oa's titie TO his seat wes not contested,
When the vote was announced that set
tlc6 The controversy, Butler walked over
to where General Cameron sat, aad
said:
Nov Simon, you ought to send me
bottle OF Eh;skey with which to ceic-
bra.e this OCCASION
by the life, Butler" replied Came
ron, ''I'lI send you & barrel Of the best
made in Pennsylvania"
The liquor was sent, and ever there
aftcc the fac,ilies Of Cameron aud But
Ter we're fast friends. 1t is said that
slime a. last sets all things even."
Nearly quarter of century a:ser this
occurrence. which has formed one OF the
singular pages OF the history OF this |
country. the rephcw OF tie man who |
did Cameron tie service knocked for ad- !
mission at the Senate with 3 contest on
-tt,;s ,hapds. A single Republican vote !
wouia sgEe his title. The father called |
u9cu Dou to repay the kindness OF
Pierce Ba:ler to him ghen Governor !
B;g!er vas seeking to keep him out.
Don assumed the obligation and voted |
against bis party, and II. G. Butler BE- !
c&.ne q senator. To-day the two families, !
differing SO widely in politics aad inter
s:fS, are co2spicrousiy friendly, giving !
the lie 70 the lines that were written long
Eca:s ago:
thine hath, my Lord, wallet on his back,
Wherein lie pats aims for oblIvon's sake.
Thes: scraps arc good deeds past,
Forget is soon IS done,