The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-09-05

The New Piigrirn's Progress - Brother
BeeChcr and BEN ButIer Part Conn
psny.
From the Herald
For long while past Brother Beecher and
Ben. Butler have been travelling the same road.
Butler Joined Beecher at the beginning of the
late war, and they both talked negro, and
walked along together During the war it was
interesting TO observe the different departments
of the two pilgrims Beecher, who had thrown
away his Sharp's rife, of Kansas fame, passed
along with his hands folded, his lips moving in
pr aver, and his eyes turned devoutly upward.
OF course be made many stumbles, but still he
keptsteadfastly upon his way, looking neither
TO the right hand nor to the left while above
him hovered bright angel leading and guild
ing HIM. Butler, however, although upon the
same road as Beecher. met with many more
adventures AS he trotted on he sWore at
every obstacle, while Beecher prayed. Then,
too, be would switch OIL the track to insult
women, and rob adjacent houses of pianos and
silver spoons and Bermuda Hundred wine. At
one time he was lost in ditch, called the Dutch
Gap canal; at another he was bottled up, like
the imp in the "Arabian Nights" and at
other he declared that Fort Fisher could not be
captured when General Terry had already taken
it. 4 mason at Lowell gave him an annoying
check, and at Big Bethel he came out at the
little end of the horn. Always bobbng about,
talking fight but never showing 1t, with an eye
to the spoils instead of the enemy, and more
ready to storm a bank vault than fort, Butler
trusted for protection, not to Beecher's angel,
but to a well.knOwn character who dresses in
black, loves birthstone, has forked tail, and is
pOpularly supposed to take care of his own.
The people wondered to see these singularly
Consorted pilgrims travelling together, the one
all prayer and the other all viciousness Still
it was evident that there was some sort of
Companionsnip between them at this period; |;
nj m at IN
elecuon and rejoice together over political
success. beecheI's thoughts were too much
upon heavenly things for MIN to scrutinize
Buffers conduct very closely and perhaps he
imagined that the nero at Bic Bethel must be
a great warrior because he Dragged and blus-
tered 50 much, and so inperatively insisted
upon more blood. Beecher's eyes, being
turned piousiy upwards, could not observe the
spoons sticking out of Buffers pockets nor
the quantity of other peoples furniture which
he had strapped, like John Browns knapsack,
1pon his back. So II happened that about two
years ago, when these two pilgrims rested for
awhile at the Fifth Avenue Hotel, upon the
occasion of public reception given to Butler
by the loyal eaguers OF this city, Beecher made
q speech, in the course OF which he nominated
Butler for President. Butler made a speech
also and pretended to be very patriotic and
conservative, very anxious for the restoration
of the Union and the return of the rebellious
Southerners to their allegiance. The pilgrims
were in such happy harmony that everybody
was delighted, and when they started OF once
more, the ub bquit0us Wetmore strewed their
path with bouquets of flowers, and the Herald
magnanimousy gave them its benedicion,
after asceItaining that no spoons were missing
at the hotel.
But ii came to pass that as these pilgrims
journeyed on their way they learned tnat Grant,
Farragut Sherman, Sheridan, Thomas, and our
brave soldiers and sailors had suppressed the
Rebellion, and soon afterwards they arrived at
point where two roads met. That to the right
had finger post-upon which were the words
Peace, Restoration, Reunion, Happiness, Pros
perity, ana Power, and 1t seemed to lead upward
10 sublime and glowing heights of national
glory. That to the left had tngerpost very
differently inscribed, for upon it we're the words
Civil War, DsuniOn, Reputation, Misery, Woe,
and Anarchy, and it pointed grimy downward
TO dark and dismal depths of wretchedness and
shame. BecCher's good angel led MIN by the
right road, but Butler, after considering that
there were no chances for silver spoons and other
plunder along that route, deliberately marched
to the left, thus parting company with hls fellow
pilgrim. The wise, patriotic, Christian, and states
manke letter OF Brother BeecAer which we
published on Sunday shows that he has selected
the true course, and that it agrees with hin,
and all good men Will cheer him on. The
blood and thunder speech OF Ben. Butler, which
we published last week. is an evidence that he
has become more demoraliZed than ever; for he
now asserts that the only right remaining to
the Southern people is the right to be hanged,
and talks about getting up rebellion at the
North to make a rad upon our yaluables as he
did upon those OF the South. In vain will poor
Greeley and twadding Tllton, and the radical
Trustees Of Plymouth ChuIch attempt to bully
Brother Beecher into going back to the CROSS
roads and taking the other turn with Butler.
1t is too late for him to cast in his lot with
Thad. Stevens and Satan. Butler may rant and
rave, and PADDLE his canoe upon the lake OF fire
and birthstone, but Brecher has chosen tina
good part which shall never be taken away
from him.
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