The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1895-09-19

Ing from the place where suci. session is
held
After some unimportant business Of
q routine nature was transacted the
Convention adjourned for the day.
The conventions proceedings on
Saturday the fifth session, were of the
greatest interest. The old family feel
ing existing for so many years between
the Butler and Gary families was
! brought up in the debate, and George
! D. T,llnnan presented 3 culogy on the
Butler family that was of such interest
and SC impassioned that the large audi
ence seemed to hang on his words.
The convention has decided to estab-
| lish no new counties, save one, diYid-
ing Edgefeld county into two coun-
ties. There was lively fight over
the matter. Another fight ensued
over the naming. Finally f'Butler"
was settled on as the name of the new
county.
The outlines Of the new county 81
Butler are stated thus:
beginning at the centre OF Big SalNia
river at a point oppositcthe corner Of Edge
field and Lexington counties then thu Edge
field and Lexington line 70 the corner OF
Lexington and Aiken counties, thence tho
Edg-fleid and Aiken line to where the public
road crosses said line near Lybrand's old
mill, thence Il straight line to where the
Long Cane road intersscts the public road
from Johnston to Wards at Jack Lofts.
thence by the Long Cane road to where it
crosses Mountain Creek at a point called
Double Bridges. thence along the northwest
ern boundary OF Pine Grove township 10 the
point on the old Charleston and Cambridge
road to where it crosses Hallway Swamp
Creek. thence down the middle OF Halt
Swamp Creek to point in the middle ot
Saluda river opposite the mouth Of said
creek. thence down the middle Of Big Saluda
river to the initial point, and the territory
as the county OF Butler"
The county is to be attached to the
second Congressional district and will
form part OF the fifth Judicial Gig
cult.
Many new ordinances and resolu-
tions we're introduced, one important
one preserving The right of trial by
jury for every offensc.
The new county is to be named for
the famed Butler family Of Edgefeld
OF which ex-senator NJ. G. Butler is
the representative. The old antagon-
ism between Generals Butler and Gary
was at the root Of the fight. Con-
gressman George D. Tillmau, in his
speech, held his hearers almost spell
bound and old veterans shook his hand
when he CONCLUDED. He appeared as
the champion Of the Butler family,
notwithstanding the fact that his
brother and Senator Butler hal such
bitter fight for the Senate lastsummer.
Ben TillmaL was not in the hall at the
time.
Among other things, he said: "Brt
some people from miserable prejudice
object to the naming of this county
Butler God pity thenn!' He then
referred to General N. G. Butler, and
pointed with pride to his record on
The battlefield, in the Unitel States
Senate, ana in every walk OF lirc:-~fet
nos there is prejudice against aim.
One thing the matter with these tpeo-
pie who attack him was that he could
rot get Office for III. those who hona'l
ci him for patronage like hungry dogs
after rabbit. For two years Mr..
Tillman WAS in Washington as a
hermaphhcoiit ~lember OF Congress,
waiting to get in bsforc he becanlc a
regular member. lie knew Ga!braith
Butler, and if the man ever did any
thing di>honorable or dishonest he
never heard of it. q hope with de-
liberation) that South Carolina will al
ways have Senators there bearing
eql.I regulations for hoavsty Al ora
tory. I am afraid, h rnrs,1 for q
moment or two, ':I nm a.r.:;l t ut
there will he some tiu, before th:re
viii nc lis superior, even his '"iHal
In rc." Nj. Iillmea ticn st,t:'9 that
hc hal baeI 81 )cile,l t. sc, au ell-
tori,.l in the Columbia E"gister that
morning. brutal and iguoraut elto-
ri::l-oa this matter Of the Buti:c
name. 81 am ashamed" said he,
ssthat men live in South Carolina Who
can do this" In all this mass Of IN
founded prejudice it seemed strange
for him to stand there and tell the
gentlemen Of that convention Of the
DISTINGUISHED name he was advocating.
II was confoundel prejudice, unjust
prejudice.
The convention awarded the contract
for all its printing to Chas. :. Calvo,
State printer, despite the fact that
other bidders offered to do it for from
10 to 50 per cent less.
Asiller introduced another ordinance
looking to the referring Of the consti-
luton back to the people for rati6ca-
ion.
Mr.. Patton introduced the following
20 prevent men from being sent to the
penitertiery under the dispenssry law
without trial:
'.Thc right OF trial by jury as it existed at
The foundation Of this government shall re-
main for ever inviolate no person shall
oe punished under cover Of proceedings i6r
contempt ct injunction or other civil process
Or in any other manner, for the doing OF
1ry Mt which by the law OF the land consti-
!utes a crime except upon convictions there
Of hy process OF law before jury OF his
peers.
Mr.. Garris introduced an ordinance
providing for the appointment Of a Ia
Dor commissioner.
Congressman Stanysrne Wilson
presented the following important
ordinance:
Whereas, By the nature Of their avocation,
the great body OF wage-earners are at great
disadvantage in the protection Of theif
rights OF person and property, and the su-
pe-vision and friendly hand Of the govern