The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1861-06-03
Prom q csrrerOnde~t ~ the Tribune.
A skssch ei NlsIsr Genssal Bstssr.
BOSTON,. Nav 20. 1861.

November, 1918. His father Wa soldier or ,
seaman In the War Of 1912. Mrs.. BurLRs
came to Lowell when BurLaR was . boy. 81.
was woman Of energy and ab,lity, and, I bs
hcva, hspt q boarding g-nouse for . living sevcral
yesrs af,sr shs owed TO Lowell. Sue Is now
in California. BurLsR attended the Lowe
High School ard the Academy at Exeter; grad
uated a Watsrvills Cole, Q; studied Ia q In the
ofhcs Of WILLIAM Saith, Esq., q ID w sr Of no
great ability ALd u rather poor reputatiop, and
was admitted to the bar In 1st0. Ne plunged
Immediately into ls- and politics, paying
about as much attention 70 one - the othsi,
and, fW q wonder, nesscting neither. I re-
msnber him In 1870 gong into the nsiehbcr-
ing towns and making Democratic speeches,
for he was Of Democratic family, and has al
ways adhered TO the faith Of his fstAer.
He has q brother named AsDRaw JACKSON
BUTL.R ard conclude that there Is not drop
Of Federal blood" in his veirs. His spee ches
were smsrt, slap dash affairs showing the same
general traits which have characterized him
va lawyer and politician ever since he began
Gradually BurLKR's ability and suocess
eonmsLded wsalthitr and more respectable
clients than at first, though he has never is-
fused, As TAR M | know, 70 practice Ia the Po-
lice and Justices Court. and W defend the most
dssPsi ate and disrsputabls culprits. Al the
crimIn.l tsrms OF the M,ddlsssx Court, he has
as ,o' un.n vey tecehuy aone
ga ~. "noun. n. =, BUSINESS .nsn anyoooy eise
n,o., .n.c.,Ss'i ..;,n;n .en. 'ast 7" .ne
His devices a. d thifts TO obtain an acuuittal
and release arc absolutely endless and innumer.
able. lie Is u,ver daunted or batilod until
the sentence Is passed and put into execution,
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tie Convention.
lie Coalition having failed TO destroy tfo
wing parry lI'uth II dealt Upon II mortal
"o1nGs ih1 kn0s Nothing party arose in 1901,
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-" n". S"E,oHtn ~, y, pieo-
WIrn To- JI,s. "a .,a N, to W,.x M.
brought the Legislature Of lS5J into contempt,
anu IN seii.doiehso the chief eulprit had 10 10
eSI oll'd, BurIkR APP, ared a. his counsel, lux
niiating In the opportunity to show up the
foili,s OF tho new party. When GARDNER dis.
banded tho Irish conpanies, BurLER resisted.
and, aiter his commission as Colonel was taken
Juf"nt Gtroral Tor taking the guns from tho
hTmory' with no sa'hiaeiory result however.
during tho growth ard since the sscondancy
OF tho Republican party, Gen. Buri Ea has besn
In fuil communion With his party, until il broke
topieces. In tho year 1888 his friends attempt
ed 10 nominate him for Governor, but Me-.
BEACH beat him by about 200 majority out VI
thousands delegates. Al this timo, BrrIKR
Was the candidate Of the Liberals, and BkAcu
Of tho Hunksrs. The next ye,r, by general
consent, BUTLER still occupying a liberal po-
sition, received the nomination. and full vote
Of his party.
In ls6O came the split In the Democratic
party, and Gen. Bu1LER played worry promi-
nent part in the Con en'ion' at Charleston and
baltimore. with his usual pluck AMI audac'ty,
he told tho slave -hold.is some very plain ruths,
win sbiiiy ana skih. The history OF these con.
venlit ms Is fresh IN all men Is minds. To the
snrprhe oi all except those Who kno~ how essily
Zen. BUTLER u inuusnced by his friends, he
hna,ly went with Tho BnhCKINRIDas party,
and iss' iAIl became It's candidate Tor Governor,
MIR. BEACH iesuming his Old position a. tho
regular CaneluNc. BUTLER At once fell very
"A in Ia aRa Ia al fti In h. k.n .tl