The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1893-01-18
A Remarkable Editorial.


measure of esteem, and it was not to be
expected that the editorial obituaries
which were written of him would be very
temperate or charitable in tone. But
some of our contemporaries-and notably
the New Orleans IFmes-D Democra spoke
of the dead man briefly and did not damn
him dead as ether papers did.
When his death was announced. The
Constitution said: 1--WE presume that the
bitterness which some ofhis antics during
the war created in the South has pretty
we'll disappeared" But the Nashville
American comes forward with an edito-
rial which proves the contrary-in that
section, at least. Here is an extract:
Old Ben Butler is dead! Early yester-
day morning the angel of death, acting
under the DEVILS orders, took him from
earth and landed him in hell. In all this
Southern country there are no tears, nc
sighs and no regrets. He lived only too
long. We are glad he has at last been
removed froua Garth and even pity the
devil the possession he has secured.
Ifthere is future of peace in store for
Ben Butler, after his entrance upon
eternity, then thereis no heaven and the
Bible is lie. fhell be only as black as
the good book describes it then there are
not The degrees of punishment in which
some Christians 30 firmly believe. He
has gone, and from the sentence which
has already been passed upon him there
ia no appeal. He is already so deep down
in the pit of everlasting doom that he
couldn't Get the most powerful ear trum-
pet conceivable'to scientists and hear the
echoes of old Gabrieps trumpet, or fly a
million kites aud get message to St.
Peter, who stands guard at heavens gate.
To our statute books many holidays
are decreed. It was an egregious over
sight that one on the occasion of the death
of Ben Butler was not foreordained.
The Beast" is dead. The cymbals
should beat and the tin horn should get
in it's work.
The above should go on record as one
Of the most remarkable editorials which
has appeared in this century. It beats
anything in that line which we have ever
seen, and we are certain that we shall
not soon see another like it. 1t is as
lurid as the place to which it has con-
signed the dead man for whom our Nash
Vile contemporary desires "to make a
Roman holiday" 1t is wonderful spe-
cimen of editorial writing with pen of
birthstone and an inkstand of fire.
But why all this flaming outburzt?
Granting that the South had good cause
to hate Butler, what good can all this
fiery language in Southern newspaper
accomplish? Nothing more than to
revive dead issues and stir up old strifes
and animositios--such IS should now be
dead or dying.
Such editorials as the one quoted from
our Nashville contemporary are calcu-
lated to stir up the bitterest feelings; !;
they furnish a text for South-hating e1-
tremists, and the whole South comes
under condemnation and criticism.
Butler received the verdict Of the South
on his career here long ago. We can
afford to let him rest now. We are,
therefore, constrained to say that the
editorial in the Nashville american cele-
brating his death was unwise and dis
played poor judgment.-Attamfa Consti-
tuition.