The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-05-27
CAROLINA AND THE COURTS.
THE APPEAL FROM JUDGE GOFFeS
RULING TO he MADE TODAY.

nj RichmOnd-GOv. Evans Deter
mined the Constitutional Convcn-
tion shall BE HeId-The Republic
cans Playing Waiting Game-sen-
ntOr ButIcr Calls DOAvn the Cow
ernor in IA Racy Letter.
Columbia, 5. c., May e6.-An eyes are
now turned toward Richmond, the capital
Of the confederacy. and it seems a little
strange that that city OF all others should
be the place where South Carolina Will
make her appeal from the decision of
Judge Con on the registration laws-laws
so intimately connected with events Of
the late unpleasantness-a decision in
which frequent references were made to
the causes leading up to this unpleasant
ness. Yet this week South Carolina.
through her attorneys. will appear there
and before a court OF appeals of the union,
make her appeal for states rights.
The result of the move that has been
decided upon by the state leaves the po-
iucal outlook little in doubt just now.
There is possibility that court may re-
verse Judge Gof's decision, in which case
the entire situation will be very much
changed. 1t is not generally thought,
however, that the court will make any
such reversion. and in that case the un-
certainty will simply amount to a delay in
the campaigning. The state is very hope
full of winning the appeal.
Tomorrow afternoon Assistant Attor-
ney General Townsend and Gen. Edward
McCrady Of Charleston, and Senator JOS
eph w. BarnweH will leave for Richmond
to appear on Tuesday before the United
States court of appeals and argue the
motion to have that court docket the ap-
peal and fix "A day for q hearing. They
will also oppose the motion in the other
registration case to make the supervisor
of registration of Newberry county party
to the suit.
Gov. Evans, in an interview to-day. says
he is confident of having Judge Goff re-
versed. lie says, moreover that no mat
ter what may he done he proposes to have
the constitutional convention held and
the election conducted in such way that
no shadow can ever rest on the constitu-
tion that is made, so far as the federal
constitution is. concerned.
suing a waiting policy. They say they
are prepared to prevent the supervisors
of registration from violating Judge
Goff's order next Monday, though Gov.
Evans had instructed his supervisors TO
go ahead. as If the Injunction was never
issued. They are preparing to organize
State Chairman Melton says, republican
leagues for work in the national cam
paign in every section Of the state and
will have a delegation at the national
league meeting I'm Cleveland next week.
Tomorrow morning the State will pub
lish a pretty racy correspondence between
Senator Butler and Gov. Evans. Senator
Butler wrote Gov. Evans on May 15
the following: "Sr-I notice in the State
of to-day what purports to be an address
to fellow-citizens from you. and find the
following as a part of It: The ex-senator.
who had been holding caucuses in Column
bia at private houses, having the ear Of
the court and holding the foot of the chan
cellor returned to his home, feeling that
his movements had not been detected, but
the responsibility shall rest where
# belongs. Let the people not
blame the poor. lean, hungry
counsel, who are barking merely for a bone
but visit the sin upon the heads of the
arch conspirators.'
81 beg to inquire whether I am the ex-
senator TO whom you refer? Very truly,
NJ. c. Butler.
Gov Evans ON the 23rd replied as follows:
Sir: In reply to yours Of the 18th ] beg
to state that you were the ex-senator to
whom 1 referred in that portion of my adj
dress quoted in your letter. Absence from
my office prevented an earlier reply. Yours
truly, John Gary Evans.
Senator Butler. after giving letters from
Messrs. Pope and Caldwell, the counsel
in the cases referred to. TO the effect that
- Il 60 do, rrrff he
pends the following: Il do not like to be
misrepresented. even by a blackguard.
Since my service in the Senate ended on
the 4th of March last, ] have been a pri-
vate citizen, attending to my own bus-
ness, and this man had no right to draw
me into his scurrilous sophomore self
advertisement. which he styles and ad-
dresses to fellow citizens.
HE appears to have had me under sur
vellance OF one Of his detectives who
have become so fashionable under the
late order Of the state administration and
betrays himself into the utterance of a
foolish fasehood. The trSth Is. he is
badly afflicted with what the doctors call
hydrosephalous, commonly known as
swell-head. He assails Judges on the
bench with awkward vulgarity and brutal
knowing them to be peace
officers and as such non-combatants. This
he can do with impunity, but the time
may come when forbeafance with his in
science may cease to be a virtue His
powers Of discrimination between right
aid wrong, truth and falsehood, fair crit
icism and SANDER, are so vague and flmy
that he ought perhaps 10 be regarded as
an object of pity and contempt, rather
than indignation and resentment.
when 1 set myself before the public
as a target / can stand criticism as well
as most men, but | have no idea of per-
hitting slanderers to follow me into pri-
vate life to indulge their vicious propen-
stiles.
Another reason l have for troubling the
bubble with this matter is that other
of the ring have been circulating
SANDERS and mis- representations about
me. on the line of intending TO create a
false impression in the public mind, and
avail myself of this opportunity to de-
nounce them.
"They are trying by hue and cry about
white supremacy, to frighten the tinid
into their clutches. There is not the least
danger Of the negroes getting control Of
the government Of this state, or Of white
supremacy being endangered, and they
know II. Whatever Of peril there is to |
white supremacy has been created by the |
ring now trying to dragon white men
into condoning their corrupt practices.
-rhey are responsible for the menace Of |
Al.