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vents stagnation and should be
encouraged, but clustering intol-
erance, such as emanates from
shallow pated intellects under the
guise of popular leadership must
necessarily lead to error, and alter
nately to political degradation and
ruin.
I do not write this to you in any
spirit of complaint or reproach for
what you have said about me, but
to define, as nearly as I can, my
position in regard to the Federal
appointments from this State.
My public record is public prop
erty and as such liable to criticism.
If cannot explain satisfactorily
to my constituents any and every
official act / deserve to be con-
demned, Of course I shall be held
responsible, measurably at least,
by every applicant who fails to get
an office for the failure, and this,
too, in the face of the fact that l
do not make the appointments,
and however potential my infu-
ence with the appointing power
may be, the President has the last
call and finally makes his OWL
selection. This, however, is the
fate of most public men and I can
not and do not expect to escape
my share of responsibility.
Very truly yours,
M. C. BUTLER.
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MRS, DAVIS ANDARS. GRANT
THE WIDOWS OF THE TWO
GREAT LEADERS
First Become Acquainted ed-The
Meeting Was Mutually Pleas
ant-They WillMeet Often.

CRANsroN-O -ON-HUDsoN, June n.
Mrs. jefferson Davis and Mrs.
Ulysses S. Grant met for the first
time at West Point. Mrs. Davis
was expected last Wednesday, but
the hot weather detained her in
New York. She choose an ideal
day for her trip to Cranstons. A
delightful breeze was blowing and
the picturesque beauties of the
Hudson were dappled aeeting
cloud shadows.
Mrs. Davis drove from the Mall
borough hotel to the wharf of the
steamboat Mary Powell, at Des-
brosses street, accompanied only
by her maid. Her baggage had her
saames on it in big black letters.
sTke kebaggagemaster looked at u
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MOTHER rs RESTING.
By REQ C oUEsT.

- - - -
The lo,g, rough road is ended
Her weary feet have pressed:
How rough to her weak footsteps
Perhaps We never guessed
But with the weary journey
She'll be no more distressed
The face we bend and softly KISS
Bears no impress but that OF bliss.
We know chat many pages
Within the book Of years
She has pursued with anguish
Amid her falling tears;
That partings, change. and douDtlng
Have caused her many fears.
Forgotten now each pang Of woe,
No grief again her soul will know.
We gaze at her dear features,
Within the casket bound,
And think that she is dwelling
Where changeless peace is found;
That there no painful partings
Her loving heart will wound;
And weeping for iler, Slowed and gone,
We gather strength to walk alone.
Along the way before us,
WHITTIER, we do not know.
It may be strewn with blessings.
And pleasures we may know,
or, thickly set with dangers,
May bring us naught but woe;
Yet, Ger life's pathway, she has come
At last unto her heavenly home.
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BUTLER ANDSTATEP0LITICS
"a LETTER IN WHICH HE DE-
FINES HIS POSITION
On the Distribution of Federal
Patronage in South Carolina,
And if Not, Why Not.

=
EDeEF1EID, S. c., June 23.-
Your editorial copied in The State
of the 22nd inst. gives me the op-
portunity that I might otherwise
not have had of replying to criti-
cisms made from time to time,
touching my action in regard to
the Federal appointments from
this State. You say among other
things eff Senator Butler desires
to giye all his favors to Tillmanites
he should recognize those in good
and regular standing" Again you
say-"so far as we can see Senator
Butler does notWant the Conserva-
tives to support him. He seems to
be depending entirely upon his
ability to ainduce" enough men to
desert his opponent"
I assume of course, that you do
not want to misrepresent me, but
the above indicates very clearly
that you are not informed as to
what I have done aid propose to
do, about the Federal appoint
ments. You will therefore be good
enough to allow me to state my
position for myself and in my own
way.
In the first place, l had but one
appointment to make in my own
right, clerk of the Interstate COM
merce committee, of which | am
chairman. I gave that to Dial G..
Roper, Of Marlboro, who had been
strongly recommended to me by
the Hon. C. S. Mccall and other
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They push forward their artillery.
Their infantry creep forward from
tree to tree and from bush to bush
and we are driven. 1t is either
retreat or annihilation. We leave
our dead and wounded and fall
back. The enemy cheers again as
he advances, and we turn and fire
and push on again. Here are
wounded men sitting by the road
side or lying atfull length on the
grass. Some raise up and hobble
painfully along with US; others
beg for water and fall to weeping.
We cannot be burdened. We cam
not even be merciful. We are the
rear guard-not here to save. a
hundred, but thousands. At the
foot of the hill are two broken
wagons, an ambulance with a
wheel off, a heap of knapsacks
and muskets thrown away by
weary and fearful men; half way
up the hill more abandoned wagons
and two or three dying. horses; at
its crest a cassion and more spoils
for the enemy.
"Halt! Here we check them
again!"
The guns are planted and the
infantry positioned, and we can
see that the highway clear back to
the swampis a mass of moving
men. Thirty to one perhaps, but,
we must fight. 1t is only when
they overflow into the forest and
field and are on our tanks that the
guns are limbered up and we fall
back. We have given themtanother
heap Of dead to bury more
wounded to care for; but alas!
We dare not stop to count our
own loss.
Across plain for half, mile,
past a farmhouse and its barns
and orchard, and the highway
turns to the left and enters the
forest. We halt at the turn. There
is just time to drawa long breath.
when the head of the wild beast,
scenting our bloody footprints
co-les into +;ca. Snr shells scream
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suggefu1hs 10 iI1s IvIIy wsts- :: - =
lous. I had unhorsed my op-
ponents and put them on the de-
fensive, and what followed was an
easy walk ovor The rest cannot be
described OH paper. It'was born of
the occasion. I had prayed that
the Lord would be with me, and I
felt his presence. My mind was
never clearer; I was never so ready
at repartee. At the close of this
discussion, which lasted for one
hour and a half, there, were
two sick looking Mormon Elders.
10 God be all the praise now and
forever more.
But, ,brethren,i in all this there was
some things very sad to mo. Why
are these Mormon missionaries
here? I will let a poor woman
answer, who was duped by these
Mormous. Some two weeks ago I
stopped at a house to enquire the
way. A woman came to the door,
and we got into conversation
about these Mormon Elders. I
asked, @How do you like the
Mormon preachers?" She showed
some hesitation in answering at
first, but finally said: They
preached the Bible" care you
willing for your husband to have
more than one wife?" eyes; if he
wants them" "Why, you don't
call that. Bible doctrine?,' '..Abra-
ham, Solomon, and David had
more than one wife" I had to.
acknowledge that she was correct.
But showed it was not so by COM
mand of God, nor did Christ SO
teach. The woman became very
interested in my talk; came nearer
to me and said, "Weil, sir, we had
no one to teach u.s. Brethren, this
was the strongest appeal for State
Missions I have ever heard. This
is the reason tie Mormons are
here. A Mormon missionary is
nothing more than a decoy trap to
catch the ignorant and unsus-
pecting.
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bitterness and chickering's which
have brought SO much humiliation
upon the State, I shall have to dis
appoint those who expect it, and if
the penalty is to be defeat, I shall
take defeat.
shall goahead and do my duty
to all the people as I see it, and if
the manner of it's performance is
not acceptable to my friends, I can
only regret it and take the conse-
quences. Neither my life nor hap
piness depends upon my re-elec-
tion to the senate. In due time l
shall give to the people who sent
me there, an accounted my stew
ardship. l shall do this with
frankness and without reserve, and
if tits not satisfactory, the people
can send some one to take my
place. This is not only their right
but their duty. The Office does
not belong to me, but to tho people,
and they can and will make such
disposition of it as they please
my own conscience tells me l
have tried to discharge my duty
faithfully. I don't know what
other people may think of it.
Our people are unhappily di-
vided into something like hostile
camps. Suspicion, misrepresenta-
tion, ,falsehood, and selfshness have
taken the place Of confidence,
unity of purpose, self-denial, and
State pride. My efforts shall be
exerted to restore good feeling and
confidence, to effect more tolerant
and forbearing spirit. No people
can ever enjoy religious, social: OF
political freedom with the spirit
of intolerance SO rampant as that
which prevails among us. We must
learn to respect honest differences
of opinion; we must settle those
differences in the forums of reason
rather than in the spirit of vitu-
peration and abuse; we must
throw off the thraldom of bossism
secret political cabals, smuggling
| Ioecrna nf nnhlie santimant and
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and crack but we oaunos .so.-
the tide. Even as we are ready to
fall back one of our guns is dis
mounted and we must help the
horses draw away the other. There
are more dead and wounded-only
a skeleton command to stagger
back and look for another position.
Here the highway leaves the
woods and ascends strong hill.
The afternoon has waned, and the
sun is disappearing. Half way up
the hill the last horse falls in his
tracks and we drag the gun and
its caisson up by hand. 1t is our
last stand. The army is safe and
can ask no more of US. As we bind
up each others hurts we can hear
the foe cheering down the road.
Five minutes later the last shell is
fired. There is no more grape no
more canister. Gun and caisson
are overturned into the ditch. We
hold the hill for tenminutes with
a fire Of musketry which leaps up
against the evening sky like a
great bonfire and then there comes
a sudden silence. We have the
order to retreat. Leaving the
wounded to curse and groan and
pray, leaving the dead to grow cold
as the red sunset fades away and
the stars come out. we glide
away like shadows into the night,
and like shadows are swallowed up
and lost to view. We were fighting
for night to come. It is here. The
pursuit is ended.
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sdsn.f sharp,
oily folks. I knsssgio kn1sssion Of considera-
but was ial6sity" and could if
Gle "a S1edown furnish as much oil
as would be necessary for the
occasion. When I got there one
of the Mormons was preaching;
he was probably half through
when / entered the house. I stop
ped for a. minute at the door to
survey the scene before me. On.
the right of the chimney, sitting
in a window, was one of the Elders,
aslittle in front of him was the
preacher, to the right of the
preacher was a Mormon convert,
with a large stick in his hand,
"set for the defence of the saints"
He had an idiotic look. The
preacher from his manner re-
cognized me. 1 suppose he had
been informed of my coming. He
was right much disconnected for a
few minutes. These Elders are
young men, not exceeding twenty
five years of age. The speaker was
Of foreign extraction, with about
one-fourth Indian. The people call
him "the brown one" to designate
him from the other, who seems to
be white man. I took a seat and
proceeded to measure the speakers
mental ability. He probably
preached ten or fifteen minutes
after | arrived. His style was dry,
mechanical, and lifeless. He quoted
the Commission in Mark Is: 15-
1S. He dwelt specially on the
18th and 18th verses-literally,
of course. Another point he tried
to impress was that the apostles
were unlearned and ignorant men.
By this time I had sized up my
man. and confess that not only
my Baptist but my Carolina blood
began to course fast through my
veins. To think that two such
ignorant fellows would come all
the why from Utah to convert
South Carolina over to Mormonisn
I began to buckle on the gospel
armor and to put on the Baptist,
war-paint; and let me say here for
the comfort and encouragement
of others in this State who are
being troubled with these Mormon
missionaries, for I learn there are
eighteen of them in this State, land
without seeming to be vaiuglorious
that wnen thus arrayed, Baptist
is more terrible to a Mormon Elder
than an army with banners.
At the close of the sermon the
preacher asked any who desired
to ask any question to do SO. I
arose and stated to the congre-
CATION the objest of my presence,
and if thew would indulge me for
a short time would pay my res
poets to the "Latter day Saints"
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An Edgefield Baptist Preacher
Meets and Discounts Two
Mormon Missionaries.

Rev. N. G. Cooner in Baptist couriers.
1t came about in this wise. The
two Mormon Missionaries of whom
1 gave notice in. The Courier some,
time ago, have been for some time
operating1in the southeastern part
of Lexington county, preaching and
distributing their literature among
the people, SO that many have
either openly avowed Mormonism,'
or openly sympathized with them.
One Baptist church, Clay Spring, is
much divided because of them.
I also learn that sixteen members
of the Antioch Baptist church
have been led astray by them. For
some time / have been so engaged in
other parts Of the county asn.,t to
be able to visit that part occupied
by the Mormons. However, on the
4th Sunday in May, at Harmony
Baptist church I preached a
sermon on "Mormonism, it's origin
history and doctrine" My text
was Gal. 1:8 Some. one will say
my subject was a good way off
from my text. Yes, about three
thousand miles. way up in Utah.
1 got in, all the same.
On the following Saturday I
preached again on Mormoniem at
the Clay Springs church. For
some cause this appointment had
not been circulated, SO i had only
a few out to hear me. On account of
this I made another appointment
about six. miles below this point,
at Rish's Steam Mill,near the line
of orangeburg, for the afternoon
of the End Saturday in June.
On the morning of the End I
preached at, Florence church, again
paying my respects to the
Mormons. I'then had twelve miles
to drive to reach my appointment
at Rish's Mill. On the way ]
learned to nv eaf,>r:-- tthat the
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The Rear Guard.
New York Sun.

New York Sum-.
A General in command may
order retreat to secure a strong
line, or because he fears disater, or
for several other reasons which
might be termed good policy by q
court of inquiry, but there is peril
in any backward movement. So
long as the lines are standing
firm SO long will men die bravely.
Even if a wing is being beaten
back and the fact is known in the
centre, men still die with their
faces to the foe.
A. -ra.- co-,,s 10 on anomaly.
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IOr q reCrOngraue movement, ana
there is a panicky feeling observed
at once. Have other corps been
defeated? Has the enemy pierced
the centre? Has the battle been
lost? Men ask these questions of
each other in cowardly whispers
and within ten minutes four-ffths
of the command are ready for
flight. All veterans have ex-
perienced this sensation more
than once, but no man can ex-
plain it. He was there to die. To
stay was to be killed. He could
fear death only in running away.
1t wasn't that he was running
away to save his life, but from
some menace which he could feel
and yet not understand. An army
of 10000 men bravely pushing
ahead and feeling victory in the
air will leave it's dead at every
wall and fence and creek and on
every slope, and cheer and cheer as
it pushes on. The same army, if
withdrawn for any reason, vii be
so worked up inside Of half an
hour that the bursting of q shell
will break the formation of a
whole brigade.
Is is the rear guard General
looks to with deepest concern
when compelled to withdraw in
the face of the foe. 1t is the post
of honor for some ..one seeking
death. 1t is the place of all to try
the nerves of the oldest veterans.
A defeated one is nervous and
fearful. The rear guard steps in
between the wolf and it's prey. 1t
must retreat, but it must fight as
it falls back. There will be dead
men. but they will not even be
moved aside to escape the wheels.
The wounded may be placed in
the fence corners or dropped into
the bitches, but there will be no
time for gentleness.
Here we swing into the main
road, up which the last hurrying
struggling company has dis
appeared. There are a swamp and
a long causeway between us and
the ememy's advance. Up the
road they are trying to save the
wagon train. We must give them
half an hour. First comes the
ememy's cavalry. Our two guns
are planted to sweep the narrow
road, and never man lives to get
within pistol shot. Then he pushes
forward a column of infantry.
They fill the road and overflow in
to the swamp. where ooze and
water are hip deep. We shell them
we change to grape and canister
we fill the black waters of the
swamp with dead men. But there
are 5000 men forming that living
moving wall-a thousand of us.
Il
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Telerks,7I nave selected young men
who we're struggling to complete
their education and thereby afford
them the opportunity offered by
the business colleges and educa-
tional institutions in Washington.
They have opportunity to do this,
by availing themselves of time
outside of the hours for their off,
cial duties. 1t is a source Of much
qualification to me to know that in
this way I have been able to aid
six deserving young men who
availed themselves of the privilege
to study in the best schools to
which they would not have other
wise had access. Mr.. Roper is the
seventh, and he too intends taking
a course in a business college,
which will be of much value to
him when he has completed it. So
much for that. the only appoint
ment I have at my disposal.
In regard to those appointments
where my province is only advising,
I have sought to know three things
of applicants who have asked for
my endorsement:
1st. Whether they are Demo-
Gratis. End, whether they are
qualified, and 3rd, whether they
are persons of good character and
standing.
In the absence of personal
knowledge we are sometimes mis-
led as to these qualifications, but
I have not yet recommended a man
or woman, not personally known
to me, who has not been strongly
endorsed by friends and neighbors
at home. If, therefore, there should
be any mistake, the first endorsers
must be held responsible.
In making my recommendations I
have notstoppsd to inquire, and do
not expect in the future to stop and
inquire to what political faction in
South Carolina. the applicants be-
long. 1t is sufficient for me to
know they are Democrats, are
qualified, and of good character.
If you can inform me of any case
where I have departed from this
rule | shall be very lnuch indebted,
and promise upon a satisfactory
showing to Withdraw my endorse
ments but l cannot do so upon
vague and Underlined insinuations.
You say I do net seem to want
the support Of the Conservatives.
! want the support Of every good
man in bringing about recon-
ciliation and better feeling among
our people, but l do not want the
support of any man who cannot
give it freely and conscieatiously.
If it is expected of me, before l
can be reelected to the senate, that
| i shall enter into every local
lsquabble and fan the flames of
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United States senate. Inc oIate
can and will survive my defeat
and 30 will I. But she will not re.
cover for a generation from the de.
feat of the efforts of good men to
bring about harmony and good
feeling and good order among ou1
people.
Some Of my friends expect me
to recommend for office none but
Conservatives. 1t does not seem
to me that this would be wise. /
recognize among the men of what
is known as the reform faction, as
good Democrats as any in the
country, with qualifications and
characters as good as the best.
Many of the same men rode with
me on the field of battle. On the
march I was by their side aud they
were by mine, in the terrible Or
deal Demonstration and redelnp-
tion of South Carolina. A feeling
of comradeship grew up out of
common trials and suferings
which nothing can wholly eradi-
cate. I cannot turn my back to
these men simply because they see
fit to exercise their highest priv
ilege of differing with me, not in
politics, but in policies. If they
differ with me honestly in politics,
I shall still respect their opinions.
I have the same feeling for men
what is known as the Conservative
faction, and why should I not?
There are as good, true, and tried
men in that as in the other faction.
You may say the State authorities
do not recognize the Conservatives
in State appointments. AS rule,
1 believe this is true, but it is not
wise to follow a bad example.
Nothing is to be gained in this in
terest of harmony, which I assume
all good and patriotic men desire,
by initiating the methods of un-
patriotic and unwise men. / do
not and cannot wear their collar.
No clique or faction or ring has
ever controlled me, and I am too
far along in life now to bend my
neck to their yoke. I do not tclaim
to be more independent or infalli-
BILE that ordinary mortals, but
do claim to have profted some.
what by experience which a good
many men. are not willing to ad-
NIT, and l see. nothing but ruin
and. disgrace in the continuance Of
political strife between the white
people of this State, and am ready
to join in an honest effort to end
it.
Enlightened discussion of pub
lie measures, and fair, just criti-
cism of public men is not only
Legitimate, but healthful and in.
structive. Political agitation, con.
Quoted for patriotic purposes, pre-
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Sufferers from chills and fever,
who have used quinine as aremedy
will appreciate Ayers Ague Cure.
This preparation, if taken ac-
cording to directions, is warranted
a sure cure. Resident in malarial
districts should not be without it.
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When straiuing fruit for jelly
do not allow the juice to drip into
q tin vessel, as the acid in The juice
affects the tin, and it, in turn
changes the color and taste of the
juice.