Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1865-01-30
washington Dl.patenes.
HOW BEN. BUTLER GOT RICH.

HOW BEN. BUTLER GOT RICH.
After Boutwell, had convicted Brooks on
the hosr OF the House of a deliberate Sian
der and libel upon Gen. Butler in the mat
ter of the Smith gold seizure, and after be
had appealed to him in vain 10 retract his
charges, the calumniator, from the shelter
OF his parliamentary privilege, flung at the
soldier dirty iusinuation-thaI when the
war broke ont he was an ordinary attorney,
in little townin little Massachusetts,, With
small practice, who never came to New
York, and never argued causes in the Su.
preme Court ofthe United States in Wash
tngton, and yet who had got rich since the
war began, and therefore, mnst have
stolen!
For present retutation of this and simi
lar calamities, will say from my positive
knowledge that for five years preceding
the war Gen. Buffers income from his Law
practice in Boston aud Lowell amounted to
$4,000 year-thRt he has been one of
the foremost aud most successful lawyers
in Massachusetts for twenty.three years
that when he started with his command for
Baltimore he left the trial of a cause half
finished, and was on that day worth $780,
900 ofinVested property, the Accommodations
Of a life of labor-thst he planned the pur-
chase of the bankrupt Lawrence mill prop
erty, organized a company to stock and run
the mills put $780, 900 into the enterprise,
and directed it's operrtions with such sue
Fcess that the 100 par valueof the subscribed
stock has risen to $50, aud the dividends
to the shareholders for three years have
been so per cent year-that he is to. day,
liberal and handsome liver as he has ever
been, worth $3.50, OOO-aud that every dol.
lar of this property has been honorbly
and paFnPn-ann FhaF
books, models Of business exacGtude and
method, will give the history OF every dol
lar OF it, from the time that he was 81
years old. They are open to the inspection
OF the world. Now let this lie halt.
CORRESPONDENTS ARRIVED.
Brown and Richardson, the escaped
Tribune captives, arrived here to day, and
were taken to the arms of the men of the
newspaper press. They come on a sacred
mission to stimulate the Government by a
| representation of the horrible sufferinRs of
our prisoners, and the diabolical policy of
the rebels to starVe aud freeze them to
death, to rescue them, by retaliation or
otherWIseI but to rescue them Immediately.
This business, on which Gen. Butler had
prosperously entereda year ago, was sum.
marlly stopped by an order emaustiug
from the War Department on the 18th OF
April last Congress will, without doubt,
give it start again next week.
PEACE RUWoRs.
The return of Gen. Singleton from Rich
mond is looked for hourly. His political
friends urge as one among the reasons
which should hurry the Administration to
make peace, the certainty that after the
Of Mr.. Lincoln on the 4th OF
March, the Catholic powers of France,
alRio vTfR 81 D..
ledge the Confederate States, on the ground
that Mr.. Lincoln was elected President of
the free States only, and not of all the old
United States. They declare this on high
diplomatic and sacerdotal authority.
BLOCKADE RUNNERS VARIED.
The rebels North telegrsphed the capture
Of Fort Fisher to Halifax. Instantly the
merchants there chartered the fastest
steamer in port to carry the news to Ber-
muda, Nassau and around generally to
keep the blockade runners out of the trap
OHIO SENATOR.
The canvass for the Ohio United States
SenatorshiP has openly commenced. Gen.
SchencS 10 the competitor of Mr.. Sherman.
His advantage of loyalty, his talent, his
military services, his generous warmth of
character, in the judgment of Western pol
iticians, insures his election.
THB CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT PROHIBIT
ING SLAVERY.
The prospect for the passage Of the con-
stitutionsl amendment, when it shall come
up next Tuesday, to which day its oonsid-
GRAFTON WAS postponed, is improving. In
fact, its adoption by the requisite two
thirds vote is regarded by its friends as
certainty. Many Of the democrats who
have heretofore opposed il have been oblig-
ed to give way before the pressure of opin-
ion on the part of heir constituents in it's
favor, and will either vote for it or absont
themselves when the vote is taken. Before
| another week has passed there is every
prospect that this disturbing element will
be finally disposed of as far as Congress is
Tpoueerued.
REsTRIoTISG THE ISSUES oP NATIONAL BANKS,
The Secretary of the Treasury recently
sent to the Committee of Ways and Means
a draft OF a bill from the Com ptroller of the
4 Currency, saying the Comptroller is of
the opinion that an additional restriction
upon the circulation of national banks is
demanded, on account of the rspidity with
which banking associations are being or.
gAnised and the disposition manifested on
the part Of the managers of many of them
TO increase their capital for the purpose
chiefly of increasing their circula ton. In
this view Secretary Fessepdeu coucurs.
Tue bill was to-day reported to the House.
aud a day was assigned for its cousidera-
ton.
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