The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1866-05-04
"Deast" Butler in the House ofRepresen-
tatlVes

Pursuant to joint resolution of the Re-
publican party in the Legislature an even
ing session Of the House was called last
evening to listen TO an address from Gen.
Is. L. Butler--thc valiant Ben Butler of
Big Bethel and Of Dutch Gap notoriety-
the Beast" Butler that erected his SOL
djers to treat the women of New Orleans
as prostitutes, and the thief Butler that
robbed and plundeled wherever he could
under the authority Of being the most
"loyal."
At the appointed timc-seven aud u
half c'clock-tho hall was packed. The
members, particularly on the ID, mocrrtic
side, yielded heir ats 10 The ladi :. who,
notwithstanding the Char cter of the lee.
turer, numbered some fifty odd A little
before eight o'clock, Sp aker Kelly took
the stand aud called the House to order
The committe in charge Of Butl then
entered tho Chamber escorted by Speaker
tiemmlDg Oh the right aud Senator Low
ry on the left. As he took his stand
aside Of Speaker Kelly, there was .oue.
what OF manifestation OF applause.-
Butler is chunky and somewhat corpa-
lent man, with bald head, contracted
forehead, ltalic eyes, and, uthou4h hav
lug short arms aud chubby hands, has ex-
ceediDgly long fingers In short he re
MINDS one Of Fagin, the Jew, in Dick
eu's Oliver Twist. He has the face of
Fagin, is bad-headed ike Fagin, but in
body is much stouter, and wears better
clothes than Fagin did. But Fagiu, the
Jew, never was major general, and that
may account for the difference. Speaker
Kelly, in this instance, evidently conclu-
ded that he would not be imposed upon
as he had been some weeks before by the
lemale spy-Susan Thompsou-he was,
therefore, very discreet in in reducing
Butler simply saying thot the "lectur.
ers name and fame Is sufficiently well
known to need no introduction from
me."
ooh yes, we know him WELL" said a
Hibernian aside of US. "He stole $780,.
900 10 gold in New Orleans
Butler, as lecturer, has rather poor
voice, besitates and shutters considerable in
his delivery. His theme last night con
sisted of abuse of the President and the
most fulsome laudatiuus of the Rump
Congress-. He asked the "Union' party
to prepare for any emergency that might
arise, as everything depended upon the
present Congress, which must be sus.
tanned at all haza, d.. If it was not
sustained, the treasure spent and blood
shed had been in vain. We have con
quered the South-couquered them of all
their rights except one-the right to be
hanged. He (tbe speaker) had inpov-
erished himself, aud shed the blood of a
brother and son in deierse of the great
principles for which they had fought, aud
he for one would never yield unless some
of the leaders of the rebellion were hung.
The good and brave President Lincoln
bad, by public acts and private couversa-
ton, said that JEFF. Davis and General
Lee should be hung But Andrew John
sou said these traitors should be admitted
to their seats, and hel p to make laws for
us.
He then compared the United States
to partnership, saying these Southern
gentleman had seen fit to withdraw--but
not forgetting to draw their pay before
they went. lie, for Que, would take care
that they did not come back until the i'm
press Of "true loyalty was sufficiently
pcrceptibe upon them. He then spoke
Of Geary-to whose bravery he could bear
wtuoss-who was not only great chief