The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1895-09-18

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his life was petition asking for the
formation Of Butler county 10 all the
petitions tina, had been presented the
name of Butler had always appeared
He never knew of petitions for Saluda
county until now. He had always been
the pet of that section because he had
always cbampioned the Butler county
scheme since he was 81 years of age.
1t i'll become bis colleague from Edge
field (bas brotber) after having defeated
Gen. Butler and having dispossessed
him of his Office, to assail a man who
was down. 1t was not manly, mag
uanimous or brave. Doubly was this
so for him to strike here where be could
mot defend himself.
Shaping his own breast with great
force and displaying great earnestness.
be proceeded !: This breast never
would have done either of those things"
Mr.. TilImau then referred to '76 and
vent on to speak Of Gen. Mart Gary.
saying "My God, the man is not liv
ing por is be dead that has ever had
a better or more exalted opinion Of
Mart Gary than myself. We had a
large mass meeting in Edge6eld the
day after his death to pass suitable
resolutions in regard to it. | drew
them up and made speech in which
I said that Gary had done more to re-
deem the State 10 '76 than any single
man 10 it. Hampton not excepted. I
said SO then and say SO yet The in-
gratitude of the politicians aud the
manner 10 which he vas treated broke
his heart. don't mean to cast any
reflections upon his family. but he left
a large estate. yet bis grave. am told,
is there now without stone of any
sort to mark it. all covered with grass.
(Nlr. Tillman's manner was extremely
touching bere) On Saturday said
for he was my friend-that tried hard
to have marble mooument erected
to him on the public square at Edge
field, with bald eagle 90 top, iodi-
eating the type Of man be was.
Other schemes for perpetuatipg his
memory were also tried. as were alsc
many schemes tc raise the money neces-
sary. but we found We bad to abandon
them all Till the prejudice on account Of
the Cash letter and some other things
he had done had subsided. He was
born sick. lived sick and died sick. get
performed all the duties Of the highest
type of citizen. The same prejudice
that now exists against Butler. pre-
vailed against him for one am will
ing to erect monuments to both him aud
Butler by calling counties for them
But there we're other Buffers besides
NJ. c. Butler l repeat be is splendid
man. man Of great ability. born
orator. He has acquired national iu-
auence which it took years of arduous
aud distinguished service to acquire: it
was work to make friends and divide
our enemies. He is diploma,ist Of
the first rank. | fear that the Con-
gres>men from South Ca. Dina will 6nd
out that it wont pay to spit against the
wind, for that is splitting 10 their own
faces. We are in a hopeless minority
in Washington. and it won't do to go
there and talk about using pitchforks
on people. We are not free people.
1t won't surprise ne iu the leas: if the
doors Of Congress are closed on the
South Carolina Congressman aud its
junior Senator.
Hon Jaspe. Talbere also made a
speech that was as strong as he knew
how to make it, and .ne passage of
words between hin aud George D. Till
man became So excited that President
Evans called to tee Sergeant-at-Arms
t. cali them to order
Mr. r. 3 Watson. Senator from
Edge6eld. stirred up hornets nest in
/ his remarks concerning George D. Till
man. who responded with hot shot.
The matter was finally concluded By
a vote oa the substitution Of the name
Saluda for 'ha. of Butter The name
Salnda was adopted BY vote of 50 to