, 1864-03-01
Hon. Caap.r nutz, Of Chicago, before
the louisville Convention
fFrom the Illinois Stats Zcitung, Feb. %,

In a supplement to the Louisville Polks5iatt,
q German Abolition newspaper is speech Of
Hon. Caspar Butz, Of Chicago, made before
the Convention Of the Emanclpationists Of
the Border Slave States, reported as follows:
On motion, the Hon. casrar Buts, Of Chicago,
Was called upon to address the Convention.
Mir. Eutz, on compiling With the request Of the
P9sRa1y 1gea y eG sa9R9n r.
ventfe, which could secure tho cooperation Of the
Radicals everywhere In the Union:
he etated that be would communicate to the Con
ctally The organization Of German Radicals, which
he was representing on this occasion. expected
so III naxs se o ny y assaa wa
radical principles for the next presidential cam.
paign, II order to cogntezsct hG deep laid plans Of
ths ms a's &c !qss ar 1 and eas o.
Convention At Cleveland, Ohio, wheIo thsy adopt
M Sa e. geded oT aae d e ke ea poea
action. He stated TINT they did not separate
from their American fellow citizens in conse-
their opinions, bnt IN order to mora nlly Discourse
in their own mother tonguo. he principles which
they 1v'eh to adopt: and knowing faA vel that b,
low-citizsns, could nercr have any political in1u-
auxiliary taih taa: party that aEoa:d cdops pat
fiires haTs hid doen. Il was The flrm conviction
Of tic German rndica1e that radical President
could not be elected without the ald Of majority
wishcs heard. TIE German nadeals Will support
their American fel'ow-citizens and extend tho
movement Will be inaugurated by this Convention
which will unite all tho lovers Of freedom on the
Eame platform. lie then rcad the Platform adopted
by the Delegates Of the German Organization in
Convention assembled at Cleveland, commenting
Oh The several photographic, and closed with an elo.
to tns Gye,s 9f eedom DO to staad
the GeFmsns would not be wanting.
The Illinois Skaats Zeitung comments upon
this speech as follows!
We want to put it on record, TINT Hon.
Caspar Butz, who by the votes Of the Repub-
licnns of Cook county, was elected deputy
Clerk Of tho Superior Court Of Chicago, has
o1x'ty cut Himself loose from The Rtpu6liean
Eary, and VIC protest in the name Of the
liberty loving Germans, who belong to this
grcat national party, against the belief as II
the German Republicans, following the Lead
crship Of the Hon. Caapar Butz, had deserted
or intended to desert from the Republican
party. The successful conclusion Of this war,
and The entire annihilation Of slavery on the
soil Of the United States, can be effected only
IL and through the Republican party. 1fsome
w1ong-headed fellows, who cannot rule &C.
cording to their own will and ideas, are de-
scrtipE tho party, after their attempt to
break it down was defeated, the common
conslderatc sense Of men, who know what
They will feel just as lonely rs Wallenstein
did, who also imagined his whole army
would follow him across the lines Of the
enemy.
REMAgKs.-Caspcr Butt has been perform
ing singular part for few months post.
When the Republican Union party has taken
high radical position on all the great ques-
tons growing out Of the war; when the
President has issued his Freedom Proclama-
ton, and declared in his Message, bis letters
and In his Instructions to the army that he was
going to stand by it and execute It; when he
has signed every radical war measure passed
by two radical Congresses; when he hus not
only serious1y set about the work Of destroy
Ing the treason and rebellion-breeding lnstl
tuition Of slavery, but has actually enlisted
aimed, disciplined, and pnt into the field
more than 50, 600 colored soldiers, and Is do
lne all in his power to increase the mum.
bcr; when he has promptly signed
the amended enrolment bill, which
makes all the able.bodied blacks
| whether bond or tree, part of the national
| militia, nnd guarantees their freedom the
moment they enter the Federal service;
when he refuses to adopt no policy however
radical that is calculated to crush the rebel
lion, restore peace and establish uniyersa!
| liberty, VIC say that when he has done al
| these things, Casper Butz holding fat offict
| at the hands Of the friends Of Mr., Lincoln
can find no better employment than II
| spending his time in making malignant at
taeks Oh the President, and In spouting schis
matte harangues for the express purpose O
| alternating the Germans from the ranks Of tht
great party Of Freedom, and organizing then
| into little faction. This is strange bust
ness for 31r. Butz TO embark in; but we can
not believe that any considerable number o
Germnns will follow his trcacherous lead
and seperate themselves from the only politi
cal organization, as the zeit""g truly remarks
that can save the Union, by putting dow1
the rebellion and wlplng out slaveEy. Tn
Germans os body, IRE practical, sensible
people, and are not apt to run after madmen
sorc-head demagogues, or will.:o'-the-wisps