Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-09-18
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county from Edgefeld was settled
as it was supposed, for good and
all some days ago and the name OF
the baby was Butler. But OH
Monday of this week the subject
was re-opencd by a motion from
Senator 'Tillman to change the
name Butler to Saluda.
aThe whole thing came from
Geroge D. Tillman's speech in re-
gard to the establishment of But
ler county, and the action of the
convention IN SO establishing and
naming the county in the absence
Of Senator Tillman. The Sena-
tor was never more bitter, perhaps,
in his whole career. Things that
he said of Gen. Butler were rough
in the extreme, and he did not
mince words in speaking of his
elder brother. His whole frame as
he spoke, seemed to culver with
passion. Irby too, spoke with more
energy and passion than he has
ever yet been known to display.
Ben Tillman attacked the char
acter of Gen. Butler in strong Ian
guage. He said Butler had DIS
graced his name. He spoke of his
absence when his brother spoke on
Saturday. "And" with delibera-
tion) sit is perhaps fortunate that
I was not here from what l read In
the papers as to the speech made
on this floor, and what I have
heard from gentlemen since my
arrival as to it, I might have been
unable to discuss the matter in
cold blood" Now, however, he
considered the matter deliberately,
from the standpoint of reason.
There are reasons of two fold
character why l would pray God
to be delivered from the task, but
whenever duty calls me ] have an
-swered to the call. 1t can not be
said that 1 have yet skirked any
duty or renamed quiet under such
circumstances. I have therefore,
risen, sir, to do justice to the liv-
ing and to the dead.
Three-fourths of the people OF
the section composing the new
county wanted the name of Saluda
Some had said that it was because
he was opposed to giving the coun-
ty the name of that man Butler
well that was true, but that was
lot the greatest reason. Already
The news had been flashed far and
wide that the reform convention
of South Carolina had sat down
upon the reform legislature OF
South Carolina, which repudiated
Butler and elected him to the
Senate. They tell you to leave out
M. C. Butler, and 1t will be herald
ed from one end of South Carolina
and this county to the other that
we have repudiated your legisla.
ture. Why can't we afford tc
change it back to what it was when
the ordinance appeared. Talk
about names of families. Why
have you no counties named fol
illustrious Heyne, McDufie, Ham
lin and others? I say that this last
representative ofsthe name of But
ler has disgraced it.
You will ask how, why and
when? 1 will tell you, We are
told prejudice rose against him be,
cause he could not give Office to
the horde that followed him, beg.
ging for patronage like hounds af-
ter a rabbit. You know wheth er
that is true OF not. You have been
told too that it will be a long time
ere this State will be represented
by his superior, and that there was
fear that it would be a long time
before this State would have even
his equal there. 1 can take that
stab coming from whence it does
without a word. do not blow my
horn. I only know this, that 1
have met all my opponents who
have fought me as bitterly as man
ever was fought, stump and every
where, that 1 have been called
upon to face them and the people
have expressed their verdict. 1
can afford to pass by in contempt
any comparisons.
The name of Butler was finally
eliminated"