The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1861-06-08
From Correspondent ~ ths Trfbw~s.
A Sksseh q NIslsr Gsnssal Duslse.
boUrou. Nav "a. 1861.

bOofo1, AAy 70, A0ol.
BuJA,uN FaANxrLR BvsLHn II Q native o
Dssr6sld, n. H., snd was born On ths 5th o.
Novsmbsr, 1918. His Gthse Was Q colder OF
cane 70 Lowell whsa BuYlR was Q boy. Sh1
wss woman Of snsrsy and ability. end, b.
lew, kept . boarding -houss for living several
years after she rsnovsd % LoRsN. O6s a now
IN California. BvTLsn ssts6dsd the Lowe
High School ard the Acsdsmy at Exeter; grad
ustsd a Watssvills Coilsge; studied hw in the
oftioe Of WnhtAn esr1r, ksq., lawyer Of no
was admitted to ths bar In isN. He plvsgsd
inmediatsly mto las and lplitics, paying
about - much attention to one rs the other,
and, for wonder, neslscting neither. l re-
member him in 1910 going into the neighbox-
iDg town. and making Democsatic spsechcs
for he was OF a Dsmocratio family, and has al
ways adhered to the faith Of his Fathers.
He has brother named AnDREw JACKSON
BuTLnR and conclude that thsss Is not . drop
d Federal blood in his veins. His speeches
we've smart, slap dash affairA showing the ssmo
genei al traits which have chaxsctsrised him
z: q lawyer and politician ever since be began
his career.
Gradually BurLsR's ability and success
commanded wealthier and more respectable
clients than at frst though he has never re-
fpeed, a. far as know, TO practice In the Po-
lice and Justices Court, and to defend the most
dssps, ate and dirsputable eulprits. Al the
crim,n.l terms Of tho Middlssax Court, he has
always, at least until very recently, done q
eater amount Of business than any body else,
snd his reputation at present II that Of the
moe. suecssiui criminal hwysf IN tho state:
III dsv,ees ara sms 70 oo,sin an acquittai
shu sh ro%lss nie AssouIey M1iess snn innumsr,
sole. ne never daunted or baftisd until
sns ssn'snes zen passed sno put into execution,
sno lns rpieve, pAruon, OF commuta.aon Is
,aufo y. Vaoict o. guity Is netning TO h,m;
only tns oeginning eI tne cess; no mas nfty
ssnSPuoas' ssSs nvnosu Ns mouons IN Arrest o.
JoosmenI; ana Gtel tnAt inc habsas corpus
Ana prsonM nplsvp;
IL crso,soie 70 borLhR sent ne stuck TO
, .ns p.m LOCI oeiate parry 20 iahiIil and Tor 80
10y ysnn cNy wnsrs tnat party was
IN ~ ~. Frs. ..oaisrs % ,S., h. :. ~ Sn,y oy .as
~. ~ ss,s.s. .ns Ss .ns. no ~ isH eot INTO
sSs .Se CS,is Sssns. .n pTns wss tne .sadsf OF
Is & CSsno, is's IN tns hoass; , md his battles
WIN VLs =. Lord, me wing leader, are
msnotaNs IN inc history OF lssislAtivs stnfs
!" M nax.
., souon % y. ae,oeaU1 70 he Coystnu
~ uon.. Noovsn,'9n ns,t zane on the Coah-
shs.." VT III. c....,sny' asa porh. E ,.s ~
IN NSnvsnion No .ooH an aeuvs
s.J ~ - sIs son.y sue sPrse
-. Ao. Pms' INN nnywnsrs eiss. Ana M
ne M "a a. .en ,e,.ns m s.PsIsas e ever; Inc
"a I'M, ueSs s ,S oe u L., ns si.
.hu IL slu, anu sns s vo'ss enn,S' ss n" nusy 20
az E,.'.iss,., VI VIZ "So'''y VI
hs Cosiisiar b.v,r, s.u.5 n a..,,o,, ~.
whIa n.r,s ,homah Iii nO,, ~ n1S"uy \. , .nS
wonrd. ,hs knnw Nots;es ns,tY ~ .so.s ~ % iss1 -
~ sn;,h.J =, s,.. ~ toos
IA tn"ah, nj. ,,nn..,a.,. o,,,uro,h ~ ~;
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Nh - ~ .ouka' Tx sns VIII.
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n,lstisr IN m. onnprtnritv 40 sso~ :, ~.
S,,I;.. ~ ~. ~ ns,,r " G.vp s:vw ~ ~ sns
bandcd ths Iriss conn.niss BuT, =. y.sistsS nj
snd sf,sr bis conwi.son ~ Cclansl -. t.Sss
~ hs ...t 20 is- .nd nsn.sc,,,.S ~. s1 Al
;.,t.y, C.,.s.i n, '.iins X c,'ns 49, a.
s,"n,v In ~ .s.i.fs 80. ~ LII sVs h" h -
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80 49, Tn ~. 80 1sHs H. S.1s ..ssE~.
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r. .C,, Rat M, ~, .hnut SoS S..s",,. us W. =.
-ss ths csnaidsts - II. T;,'s,.is - 49,,
~ ,hs TunLsr. IN. nat ~.., u hu a.ra..t -
cons.rt H., =, .,;i, aSa,,u.y,. ssoS
s;,;on ,.c.,,,.J ,a. n.o;n. I'm ~ ~
~ h,s ns,tr "A' ~"N 'u' WV
In ISGo cam. tb. .n,;. 4, th. n.u,oo,.,;,
marty and Cen RrT,sr sIa,.s . v.r~ o,"n,IS
nan: mart In m. Con .n' 'iars =, m. pV .nd
Baltimore. With his usual pluck and sudacity.
bs told tbc slave -boid,,s soms y.rv sl.in nth.
With ability and fkili. IN. hi ,torv eS tSs a. CON
yepti, ms Is fresh in ali mems minds. To the
surprise Of ali OK sspt thoss Who know how e,siIy
Cen. BuTLIR IL influenced by his frionda. hs
finally went with he BRKcErNRIpox partv.
and last fall became les candidate for Governor,
Mr.. BEAcH Iesuming his old position a. tho
regular candidate. BurLKR at noe fell very
low In the scale OF popularity. In the Fall Of
1868 he was elected to the Senate by the votes
Of Republicans snd Democratic, against the
regular Republican candidate ; In the year
1860, he could hardly get an audience In the
halls v here for yea rs hs had sWayed the fierce
Democracy ofihs slindIe city. 1 attributs his
political eccsni Iicity at this period 70 the bane
ful influence OF CAI.RB CgsHIaa aud FIsHkl 4.
nnDRxTH, his brothsr.ir law, now or recently
Post-Master Of Lowell. Yet BUTLxR's course
was after all consistent with his leading p,liti-
cal principle, which has ever been sttAchmsnt
and devotion to his party. He prob ably sup
posed that the Democratic party would con-
tinue " exist, and that the slavs-driysrs could
resume their supremacy over II before q great
while. Some Of tho BRKcKIsRIDas msa, such q
CusIIsG and GEoaGk b. LosIaa. aud others
Whose names may possibly b found signed 70
some Of the seized tslsgraphic dispatches, were
undoubtedly d,ep In tie daunioii conspiracy;
but no suspicion ever attached itssH to tie
loyalty Of BurLxR. lie cares nothing for
Lsyery, or for anti-slsysry. and Ia A. ready 10
tolerate the one as the other, 10 serve the int
res,s of his marty. lie has ever boldlv iu.tiaad
The election Of CuARIus SuxsxH 10 a. Sensts
by the Democrats OF 1851. vhils CusuI,u.
HunsKrH < e., wbo var. und = gr..t.,
oLlieatiors than be- TO the coli, ion. botS nav.
Ltst snsmi,, And most unrsi,n,;n9 n.rsscn-
to,s ~ anti 'si,..,y mn 80, s;ante ~ rS".,s.
thar intnrsst ,s - ~ .cs cs ~;th M. N.,ia"si
pro' S'a~a,~ nsmocrscv 'S "''A 'A' 'N'''A~'
Jusf,,v Sor Gsn Rnr,,, n, IN. hon, or III.
po.,eot roii,icI d,c.a,nc, and Az oandsncx ,'
hs sf;,I ,sin, ind hi. sss,ion IN ~ m,;I;,s ~
..ry;r. ,'in% vi h b;s ~sn.i .droi,na.. I,
,h. ys1, lniT con,r;v,J ~ ss, sisctaS Rr;,..
ds, Gn,r,I ,,a. naa,s th.ns :. ~, sin. a.ud 81.
miI;,srv .,snd;na .,bicb =. Ios, a. 49, Sds .ns ~
ths Knos 'No,hISa Gnvsrnor IL isSs I ~ -
iisys he entepsJ tss ranLs IN 1910 as 49,; = mamie,