, 1866-10-18
GENERAL BUTLER OH 'cHANeE.
Address to tho Board OF Tradc-Tho
Necessity Of Ship Canal Making
Connection Between Chicago
and New York.
Commercial and Military Necessity
of tho mcaxurp-The Future
EItenslon OF rho United
Stuxcx,

Per previous announcement. At an ear1y hour he
s,,;,ana wae ,x,h asrs.s ~. " our 'ena.n ,s
s,n.ns' s,uI. WIN teancss taat ne %ooIa
visit The Chamber OF Commerce. aud there
Of mcn whose enterprise and patriotism Is re.
nouncd ,hToupb tbc wor,d Thc ,nv1,.t1on w,
.ccentcd ~ short ,ts x.s,,a,
made sis appearance son or 'chanse, where ho % wss
received with loud and prolonged applause,
After short tlme spcn, in consossntlon with The
ss ss
NJ nntflbie 10 tha eneake dask cheernr iii tht
whfir far ths Grrerai in etyls thai secmrd IN
j. e. Dorc, ESQ.,, Introduced General Bntlef In thc
'eGoM11s no'Ss c are bouo ,hIs morning b, TIM
Viii be- pleased 10 zee and to hear, il you viii pre
IN behalf Of thls Board Of Trade, to bid You !
Sa rv We 5
,neno9se!e dsys that ihs troops under ye"r nc com: "a,
iii the prescut, your record hss been yefy
dear to III. / s.suTr Won. sfr. that wo arc nrnmd
ar1 1la' M s. ns, aGc "H no ~ .aat VIZ u
iHppiaufe M Sr, we avo a. Observed s w,tb plessafs %
5on of e m H. 70 5 hsP
kon,e md nh,osd. iAnnlsnte. ossr,re VIM % s,r
ihnt ~ M mnrh 40 vnn have teficd IN r,set th,r
apnroynis l,y 10 much Ind mora. Won fave mel thr
spproysi Of he io7ai ctIzens oi ihe countrY fAp.
pEaase.1 sir his Is coamctcsi body, rc,o,cinr t
n,arrf,,i measnrrs. Eysrvtnr abont M =, ,hc hc
nnrsscnt moment indicates neace. Thn nr.,r;r
beids nf iha Wat sra laien xi;h thc nroanrts nf
w. tnG foi Mnse Ptonsc TO- an @ aoa:,aaot IT,. aEsest 1nr
!Enry u ,rs, ~ ~ ~ tcla
tetn1n. yoa Miil have become taniltar With oil oat
~ ~ anu Win on' Io"nu5 wv t1 tesGutEes. lS
md ~ c,tfnn ~ os; s,%t,i III WI. VII
como. Loisai nprpisHse1 ''4 w s0''4' VIII
MH Az !; ~ 9c4no
sasl e,osi1s, eSterptlsns cisy. desiiaed Gro gro
nout ~ rG s% emotions N :a
!saS; 10 '4s :, yesI fss;lSs' I'D sP;a1sn,ly
sssess ona msy hsso bnrn sSacea e "
!lcy wcrs better Morthy of your praise. Ths
% %as ~ ~ ,i,r S n n en n Mrae n .nc
a%ss 10 10 nr.n hov cn5oy sni acoa ms 70
o. TIC o. @ x az moss ~ fos
T., nom e ~ ,,s & hsxS
u seu,tsises upon a ny mind =, hsso pass passed sions.
sos .hc nr't i,%s. 'hrnnnsh TIC an"s,
on,'!css fc,iix md thc a,c,t girrrs RI IT,
ny Nest II no ne. sss;S - yeSa t1a 4 eao,s
,; ~ a. ~ c1,v y" v.I1 I,hnt Tss
~. w. TIKI -. nnw Tnn IN ~ hc iawcyar ar
mo ay asr aop " ha ne 9bc q M
10 tne COMPLY ~ ttas I,"eIeHE wtien @ T'iS ".
mcsus lts liz Al onT l,anas "" ta Whrn W.
wsis as ysi, II , The aIny. ,yy:,s ,m'l''Syy aeys
hcsa M,tSu m "s. ~ cro"f t.rtrs s"nnns sre
noae sn"M hnsn a.nc,'or' r,.. .o n.s We
w. VII hase ,nen pG'e nna nna Gfana na
rs esnno, op iii iii aFaon ms e,a
ss tofe II dscsts e los, for T. fw momcnt; The
t matter heh ns enfd II to ny aenon
the Ia n.ri 1ne ef .oms na4row udcd mcu to s1ciie
iea1onsy S o. bet,ysen he eIcas NoTtlcast from
ch c1me and The s gaer Northwest 10
Mhich @ nave Come; oesntG t9G 1ous an, e,ra9h
rcsoIes S ePceedne; escat o9 for Is not 1ou1
nrospey oars " 9ot ou. ena aiIsd 10
tor for' eselt Uas IGreat appisuse.i lie WI who Would
or .. a ts sgataons BE-
M abt Of Se
{ss% sts,ss i;esy amt he! ,hs ssspsss = ssTei
The bread n'sies 81 ,hs Wet e III Wsst 5"n
exsesa a9e ,ia mast ,sa aha me 1csa r.
Shs are sne nn ePots d i.
IN The q
cec n thc citcs nf ,br East md va of the North
cast. Who have esut out our sons ana our hrothers,
eanna IN no "a bsra bs
hnusn r1snder n n1onnr,5nn. nnhier in ia archi-
isetnTe. st oaser Il il: foundation ead Wider il
ieaSes he fs,hers cottape' iAnniauss
Fos re unaere,nd a weil that liz meoT7 of IL
ed hossi*ad: r. II memory q Nh r. E9Ss9S vi
1 be ~ % = H. aT Ss Saye c eI fam Il
gene, 15 ne 9ass 1ns H. ~, rr III
d. P;e9%siioS e sftss R1e:esy = ;. NJ, county
nEs oe ~ 9ueent u11Ho Iiga, Ito1i & mi,n3 m3
and nne MI Minnesosa Is propefiy Its 'o isd, tiers
be 5alsed Esin Al AID sa.1s enough H.. 70
supply H. tnS wos,a "1tn oreaG fa!, a1n r meas 1hns.
uae ,,e. hich nr Hn ,nS3
DC m9st vs. enesst15S 1n DC @ ya1
mHst se m pcoplc st e aav to
nm 4, nv nnSr ;uancn XXI II III; h snh.i.n'
hie o ,nt1o5nfpc t p''sg n,an6farin1es n; tSs
Mest, eapeelay aAose nv arts IT,. o. annt man
LIE rae s una a., S,
iSat that they dc in hat lmc; They leave
All men s VS. NAV &
iain little piece Of land 70 eail our own, on
" e lat sna Ole rhe, 70 aisn and
hons,a h n,e r,dc Or ihis eItT, ar in ".'A' d,y.a 81
rnslo Soot ouths wafS osln land II b. he euea
n'a;. - .sa ~ LII - = .a.s;h1 % - .Sstai.
@ ses RI men or Md as M ene ,x m W.
W W MM ~ u. an1 r IT, Hn WI ~, w ti
ss af u Sa
,.hs arhes' .sq" t" .a' oss ~ en-, ~.
Mant sse a, conn,3y ,he ,r.s
1odur;ne mnxe9 ~ ,hc connrv MI need tbes,
gu~e ~ LIZ ~. ~ 49, .aG.,
@ n as; t IL. , ,t A"e h hs"., Ir,s -
nsea of ,h|s conn;y At ill., honr tho res, Heet
Of ~ tSe S N Northeast ] a and md The the Northwest. i
Easi 1hof wc m,ac As'e c,eat nist.tr whe,
we iii, i IN our canals, and bniit our Tailrosds
besds th.s ~ iron roriS ncxer Wear ont and n
e,b r. G"a rns no,hins. ,nS =. fnn
he .;ssspo''ssiea s5a ssaslIss + itslsa: M I I ~
n ~, ~ NV cast ~ osno1t.tn, NINA
e,;eo.ds !, ao nntc liz US IN he ~ sams e;rcMm.,aaes
&c ,rcabie AID cos. q ttsnspo.:stion y wa's.
noqt .aa ar an saG, er,necr @ upon % apparcntly wej
gnu ge1onndrd basce. ihat it would tale Mn
Mks tast Eua1'ns Sa, aonS the osnk
.n,+ ,ho hnrden r.r-faa oxcr fSat rnna1 Thnf al
staas .ns rmn sri1' ntese,vs Tnn haTc II IN IN
s'sas soE,h,lcstc,n nnts, WatsI rnTnmmuicaion
ebo.ncr hettcr Ind safer in ia nercenta"e Of los
and and q rists ,han @ any any oshel. Nothins moEe j
this matter Il the wa5 have mai
S,e,n. 9ns! s. ioaaa y NJ; Th,sh ! @ xss.si j s@ss ~
DC aonsea W.T. " corn 9t Illinois @ a. wnfGaS9 aH az
hia III a.nsm ia wsihin fhn nrsc,ca1W,
ost ,r;r,t ~ -sasrP ~ ~
10, anesn, ~ ,c east of t's mast ,errSa 81
from which We atc emeie'ns Wonla nars rs ,es na!
such mean, Of coWnnnleatoT nst"csn &C! Chlsss
ama e sosk ~ shana ~ ahn ~ s
5cF 20 great nHlnose ehoula oe M9.S ~ .iaa"e
| light an expenditure ~ conlpasasun VIII IL IL
Etshi esneht M ,ia mnst rs ascsae !" eanar ~ ~
Wlthin inc iMt poMeI an1 scope VI aus as, sSnss
SoEennent. As meaas ol oe'eIc3 aao ossace
As RODE along % yo9f oeant!iol .aEe, to.aass
} raw no means o. iann S ae!enee. aou ~, mnst,
; case o. waf. ana Ear With an enemy wpieo upt
ths o-heF hoFaeF Of tnc taSe, sueh &anG be pc
, sible, depend npon scffels, and depend np1n lro