Democratic Sentinel, Volume 7, Number 17, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 25 May 1883 — Gen. Butler and Jefferson Davis. [ARTICLE]

Gen. Butler and Jefferson Davis.

The Democrats failed io qpite at Baltimore, but I will not trench pn’politics to tn# more than' such was the foot, but I may say that a committee of fifteen from the Breckinridge wing was chosen to meet about Christmas at Washington to take measures for future organization. I was one of that comrrijttee, and when I went to Washington I found the delegates from South Caeoliffa bringing the ordinances of seoessibn. 1 conversed with them and I conversed with others qf that committee, and Koundr that they had no intention of doing anything but to foiffid an empire, "the corner-stone of which was to W slavery,*and to gtet ■ the roof fromjh'e* Ufiited 1 told them ‘ that fcbpdyC terrible wti? woyld" be the result; but it is omy fair to th’bse gentlemen to say right herb that they honestly did not think so, because they werejpf opitoon that ilp. Nprth net Aly qpsweiji to Ahem w»s: “The North will fight, and don’t yon* make ally «mistake about that.” “The Nortii will flght?”^one'>fcxas'gentleman asked; «wdH, who -will fight?” His j Wood ffot up ( abbut that time.' I replied: "I’ll 1 fight for fey si®.” The ’answM was: “There 4 plenty of men to take care of yofl-’t I s|fd: “I hhve argued'' and. voted nor uniog for twenty years, and,’ (xod helping me; I,will fig|it | year or ty;oif. necessary for the same thing.”,, J After ! had boneluded to return home, I called upon. Jefferson Davis, then Senator for Mississippi. Shad previously traveled with him<when he tv as on a-visit to New England, and I believed him then to be a-firm Union man. I sent a note to the Senate Chamber, saying J should-like to sqe l the note in my possesion . now wgiqh contained his reply, in which he says: “Gall and .take tea with me this evening. I shall be glad to see you.” I went, and I said“ Can not you stem this torrent? Can hot you stop this terrible catastrophe which is breaking on ns? What course are you gMng to take ?”He stayed 4 to think for a time, and then said: “I shall go with mysjde.” pe continued and are a Democrat; what course will you take ?” I ." jnhall go with my side”—and I did—“and my side will go vrfth md” There was no anger, but piore of sorrow and, wliile the Tears stood m himeyes, Mr. ljg.vis saidi “Is fr posable that next time mee& we shall meet as enemies?” I sobbed in my reply: * “That, depends on you.”-— Speech of Gov. B. B. Butler.'‘ ../» •dittos*-e -d'. ;