The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1895-10-12
Why IRBY VOTED FOR THE NAME
BUTLER.

Extract from 5ntsroisw in Headlight.
: :s;Senator, why; did yeuTote for the
name Of Butter, for the new, county,
instead of Saloda?" 80 =.
"I am glad you have asked me this
question, for I-desfe to7::s1ate nv po-
s,tion and my reasons il, language so
plain that all. may understand: dill
not desire or intend to h'nor the name
Of Ex-senator u. e Butler, but | had
in nv mind at tina. time The name or
William Dlr er..:one OF the most GAL
Ian, s'laiefs IT the Rev"uion, and a
hero from whole !oin| sp ung l'ny
line Of tbs ablest StaEe,mm n an war
ri,rs that Our state has produced.
Did Wn Butler, the foan l''t OF THIS
ilustrious family, to-day survive, he
would be 3 ref,rm,r. .Wh.n our s:ste
was s. bowling wilderness. Gusler LIT
Virginia on horsebsc<, his wife riding
behind him, because he c'u no1
hold his own with The rich aud arlSto-
cratic families Of the Old Dominion.
He built o cabin upon the Sa'ud>
river, aud when the war Of ths ReYo-
lution broke out, did heroic battle for
his country. Two Of my great uncles
Tell fighting in his command, while
number of the family name' ii the
upper section of our state are linked
with that Of Butler Nv great uncle
married William Buffers daughter
and her dust now reposes in the family
burial.ground at Red Bank, in Saluda
county. Pierce Butler, another horo'e
soldier of this name, fell fighting ba.
sides a brothe Of Ben Tiliman's at
Charabrsco, Mexico. 0 hers OF tina,
name have occupied high aud distin.
guished positions in our State, and
have rendered their people faithful
and vallient service When NJ. e.
Butler was youth of Is years. George
D. Tillman was elected for the legis-
laturc from Edge6elo c>anty, On the
creation of this Lew coun.y, to oe
known as Butle: county. For 45
wears the people o' that section con-
tended for the name, the committee
unanimously reported the name Of.
Butler. adm l voted for the name Of
Butler. did not have NJ. G. Butler
in view at the time, and Mr. Gee -.
Tillmau expressly and distinctly stated
upon the floor Of the convention that
the name was not intended as an
honor to N. G.. Butler This reform
movement is founded on great princl-
ples. 1t is not founded on passion, on
hatred or on prejudice. We are not
set Of ghouls, to dig up The bones OF
the dead and spit upon and spurn
them. 1t is tie honorel name Of But
ler for which I cast my ballot. [ have
neither regrets 10 offer nor apologies
10 make. I fnugh; Butler for five
years in the Senate, AMI I fought his
reelection last year He was defeated,
and is poor man who Lad to leave
his native state and go elsewhere to
seek employment by which to make q
support for his family. I d. not be-
lieve in insulting the dead or bounding
down the living. Senator Butter olo
wrong when he became an Independent
candidate, and he was rebaked by his
people with crushing defeat. Let us
now leave him. in peace, and remember
that he left q portion Of his body upon
the battle field Of Virginia. If Senator
Butler aspired for office to-day /
would oppose him, for he do 5 not
represent The sentiments OF myself or
my people. Iconder independ:
ent candidacy as 70, j. IS any one,
but nothing that NJ. G. Butler can DO
will cast q reflection upon those old
heroes, statesmen and patriots whose
dust repose in the soil of Saluda. 49,