The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-11-25
TRADE OF CHARGE S.
Hs Demands Impeachment for Drunkenness in
rEfiee, Indecent, inflammatsry and Dan
gsrous IIarangHes and The lsnrps-
tien Of Legislative Powers
Corrupt Use Of the Appointing Power
and the Abuse Of the Pardoning
Power Among the Charges
m APPEAL T9 TEE PEOPLE.
10 Nc NC.

xc NC NC.
General Butler last evening un6orked the phies VI hts
cong bottled up wrath in the Academy OF Music, Brook
svp IN lecture entitled .'The usurpations wrongs and
nsuscs OF Executive power and the constitutional
dies therefor" The General has long desired deliver
Aiuself Of this lecture which has been for some time
prepared and 1t would, no doubt, have been given
20 the world before this had the boys in the City Hall
Park on a late occasion, been OF the lk the
Brooklyn fraternity under whose auspices he made
ais debut last evening.
The Academy filled in every part, and bottle
bottle the mouse, in theatrical parance, bumper
she mmense audience paying for ets fifty cents to all
parts but the platform, FOR which dollar
shs charge.
rumor had got abroad that The General though in
-vtsed TO deliver his lecture by the "Brooklyn fra
sernty,' would not receive a very fraerna greeting
and Inspector Folk with many Of his Official folks
hand occupying seats In private ciizens clothes in
Assrent parts Of the house. The precaution jodio
oos, but unnecessary The audience one that might
easily have been supposed 10 have been drawn from
Plymouth church itself, so evenly divided the two
sexes, AID quietly and attentvey The lecturer
listened TO-
Alta quarter past eight o'c lock General Butler made
Ais appearance the stage, and greeted with
siderable cheering and applause.
REMARKS M. POWELL
Mr. AARON NJ POWELL then stepped forward and in
ssoduced the lecturer in the following words As
Chairman Of the Fraternity Lecture Association, have
che pleasure Of announcing that the lecture this
eories will be given on Monday evening December IL,
Ny Mr. Frederick Douglass, Of Rochester Applause
His subject will be The Sources of Danger the Re-
,snent OF the Academy for another purpose viii be
given IN Plymouth church Other lectures the dates of
which will be duly announced, are to follow in the
8eecher-tgreet applaMsel-by Mr. Wendell Phillips
-sappAaseeby- General Logan-tapplausel-an others
WHOSE names not OF present able 70 announce.
have the honor OF introducing you this evening
enc whos justly distinguished for eminenily practical
satepanship, and to whose great cxecniivs ability the
nasenal 10 very largely indebsed-Ms,or General
Ou,isr of Massachusetts,. prolonged appAase,)
General Butter then stepped forward, and the ep,ho
-sAosm which welcomed him having subsidized, he ad
dressed the audience substantially an follows:-
nene OF government, republican in FORM have hitherto
been failures. Whether conducted by the intellectual
wsslle, enterprs'ng, but luxurious Roman Of ancient
days or In the present century by the mercnris but
philosophical Freshman worshippng the Goddess OF
semi harbarous Hayden Just emerging from The dark.
mess Of ages into the light Of clvyatiopeach and all
have been merged In despotism ended In anarchy
tempered with sutocrscy True, the free swtzer sti
evsys his snowcrowned Alps BY elected rulers but his
Sovs.nmsnt holds its power not in lis strength but in
~ insgnincance, and rather Illustration
than CONFIRMATION Of this great truth History In all
ages has repeated herself when the conditions under
which she exhibits the Affairs Of the same as
cell In acts situation Startling IA this fact 10 The
American patriot when reasoning a pvio1 upon the
denying the capacity of for self have
csver failed TO press II upon him. whenever
sorms Of government, arc ,Se s"p,S Of aesns;
prophecy Fad indeed would be the forebodinQs OF
the American statcsman for the future OF his country
nay, or the very existence Of liberty itself n the world
H he could find vital distinctions by which 60 take
eur last and far best experiment Of free
from the memorable destiny 10 which seems faied In
she light Of philosophy teaching through example IL
@ould also seem TO be his highest duty taking warning
from we sory Of the past SO 70 shape the course and
which all other free governments have been drawn and
fcnndered. The "beenning Of thor end has been ~
samc hsrbinger has heralded the downfall Of each
once the precursor and cause Of death
UeuhPATios H1EcuuvE powR
and hs negect Of the people to resist the earlier On
sroacbmens upon their rights and liberties. How 10
meet thess dangers 10 our republic win not unprotab
employ On evenings thought. The strength OF demo.
cratic form OF government had been uiIy
IN the late rebellion, by power TO wage long wsr
MT that 80 far nom population being neees.syy result
Representative government the struggle had strength
su,p vhs Naiicns credit Win never be ispsred thourb
shall take the last dollar and the Last oaf to redeem
y Applansal Another and greater danger to free
sl.a hosts Of xerxe- flushed with success,
other BY the hardshps Of the bvousc the pers or
peuAe, enticed ny he romance the excitement and the
umsns o. camp .nd nsld-their Officers In love with
preseason ~ once chivalric and commanding where
iAnrcs were 70 be won distinction hrb position.
susinsd both and each spurnng the or peace
under the lead Of bold bad man bui briisn, and
SUBSCRIPTIONS soldier, would like the Roman Iegions
seiye upon The government, make GENERAL
and govern by the sword the contrary these
bave melted away "lie the snow fake sou fsl,ps on
shs sod"-the soldier merging 10 The CIVILIAN M
nj
soldier, bringing home The discipline Of III, srny
a. nstructioo to obedience Of the law, honored
Geld and far from being dreaded dangerous 10 ~.
liberties Of the people, leaned upon the right arm Of
support In peace ~ those free institutions which NJ Ind
Treserved In wsr tAppsosel Thus all those pers ~
fatal either In detail In III. aggregate many \.
country hes surrounded them with accumulated power
and grandeur purged from slavery the last vest ~
sb and wrong Ia her constitution, with liberty rha
equality OF right 20 all men for her motto aud h@r
cntcheon bright sposss stainless and pure the yi.
'srirg shield OF Richard the Lionheared when he dsaed
" IN the face ~ the hosts ~ the SsrBcen.
rss sAsKGuAhp or Imrprr, NrsTrJ~cr
What elements, then, has this republic which
osbe. hsi not, that she laughs TO scorn hazards which
~are fsA 70 them The school house and the church.
education and Christianity. before given 10
Whole people under republic. i1pplausej 10 whole
people, did say All would u had been Therein
hee the diihcuty. IL grievous fault and grew
"usiy have We answered H. - Over nearly one half Of
,e,,, heretofore swayns quite that proportion q
system OF education free aud 10 all, which
ne people could be Instructed in their duty to their
fslloSmen and their country and the lsr,er mart Of
snssS nhsoiAnts are unable read the Book Of
'ne fM more miserable and vrecbed beside, to ~.
mos, majority Of the people IN, t,ntbs 81 tbe ,osr,
were msnsn y perverted, and marriage, the most
.ivW OF ins haefaments Of the church. the very
-four dason az society, even 81 civil contract vas az
pnied Is msrysl then that eleven states with peo
}pio thus easotted by ignorance, with governments
bspubIlcan IA ,orm cursed with Institution VII lch
-tcmoyalsiDg the pscpie Of the t,reotAn and Romsu
spaeIics, hassned their DOWNFALL bouDd 10 The psrrni
should break awsv from all ties Of oysy saa ns ,io,
esu which bold usn 70 country and goycrnpspt 10 rv
she experiment. ~ oespotsm and end In suap,ey'
OF events that there enough Of ntsscpc y,yt,s
courage and Christian faith Ia the North 20 gsse, ~
ountvy from the eJIlf 81 perdition 10 tLs sy,al
~ which, ignorance, Elm snd sis, cry bal brought
uov CAV THE sorH NJ sssf wokessxrry
Vow that Organized resistance 10 the laws hs. ~..es
% that territory how shah the people there's 80
safety 20 themselves apd 70 the whole coaBry, ~