Litchfield enquirer., 1861-06-06

fhe ufddle and ends with some squib on some X lIsler.l natter. But notwithstanding the \ &uth of an these criticisms, his arguments are
 rays ingenious and most effective Iney al-
 hya endanger the adversary-tney onen .;.. a..e.
 oysrwhcim him. They abound in lnslnua- . ions. They are set with homely illustrations,
 ad suck as s split the ears of the groundings."
 8e ir not a fluent nor graceful speaker. His { toicc is harsh and grating. There is no mistak-
 uw his meaning. He uses "talk words" with
 seFy vehemence. He makes awkward work
 when he undertakes to utter compliments. But ke smites an adversary with the plainest of An xlo-saxon epithets, as though he had had long practice in their use, as indeed, he has. The &uRhs he creates are more apt to be in the rear ssafs than on the bench or in the bar His wit, : shongh oftsn sharp, is undeniably more apt to be appreciated among the " general than among cultivated men. He looks to them" cariare to the general" is his motto. But not unfreuuent- ly he perpstrates things that would do no dis credit to JEKrLL in his best days. But his wit needs chastening and softening, in a large de- gree. It would then bite with a keener edge lt often gives offence to the nearer who isn't hit ey is. hy its coarseness and blunt edge. He is a faifhfal and steadfast friend His zeal in his clients cause never flags for an instant. His easlity to his client is never shaken; and the fidelity is equally strong in all cases It isn't all msasured by the fees received. Pay or no pay -ehe earnestness and the energy are the same eo long as thereiation of attorney and client con- tinues. But this isn't peculiar to Mir. BUTLER An aecsat lawyers are equally faithful and zeal oas. We have seen many kinds of corruption eaa miseonduct m our time; but never yet en- eountered that worse than JUDAS IscARIor or BExHDrcr ARNOLD. . lawyer that would betray . clients trust and go over to the adversary, or nave his zeal abated by bribe. But the Gen. eraa has . memory we think especially tenacious SI friendly acts He is quite apt not to forget Sr wholly to forgive injuries, real or fancied.- but no temptation would cause him to desert or betray friend.
 He lives in style anything but Democratic, according to our New England ideas. Scarcely gay other lawyer, from the income of his profess sions could maintain such an establishment as ms. But he has earned it by his energy indus ery and perseverance,. And though we hope he nay be unsuccessful in his politics, we hope he may survive through many years of happy life Merrimac, with its "shrubbery' which SHEN- sTcss indeed might envy " Ability" quoth the asxicographer, "means the art of accomplish sng: Then Gen. BUTLER is able man as walks the soil of Massachusetts. He has all she elements necessary for the successful accom- plishment of whatever he undertakes He has resolute will. He is fertile in resources. He is ingenious.
 He is genial companion. His wit, in con- versation, tells better than in formal speeches or arguments. He can set and keep the "table in . roar."
 The qualities which we have herein ascribcd fo the General that seem sinister, are common to the race of mortals. They are more obvious in him because he is no Lypo,ritic, and lets his words and actions faithfulty exhibit what 1s working within him. He is in earnest and zealous. He comprises nothing If he feels anger, he don't smother it. He lets nothing rankie. He don't "smilc and smile and be n villain still" On the contrary, his enemies as well as his friends know in what regard he holds them. His dislikes and likes are both earnest and enduring. And, on the whole, it cannot be doubted that he is the most skllful lawyer in many respects living in New England, even though Mir CnoATr bo among that number.
 We look down the line and find hardly one whom this young athletic has not conquer in open forensic encounter
 . Tho scalps of CHoATE, the distinguished head of the American Bar, of LORD, who leads the Essex circuit without rival. and Judge Ap- Borr. among the living, and of FARLEY, the sturdiest advocate that Miidlcsex County has yielded from loins profile of lawyers, we have seen dangling from his belt''