New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-08-06
RECOSsTRUCTIOS.
AvoTuze SPEECH or GIN. B. p. DUTLER-HE DEMANDS
IMPARTIAL SUFFRAGE

AvoTugg SPEECH or GIN. b. p BUTLgR-HE DEMANDS
IMPARTIAL SUFFRAGE.
Ffoni Dor Own Correspondent.
LYNS. Mass. August 1890.
You will be glad 10 hear another word or two from
Gen Butler on the Of the day The General has been
takag the air ofae at his oceanic residence IN "oacese
Wa, ne,,ory invited to public hearing by the good people
ofL7np AID was presented TO them DAY or two ago by
MAYOR ber lie declared renewed fidelity to the eoored
r,cs noticed Gen Dxs conversion TO the minstershp at
the rue in connection with the Presideus shameful apos
t,cv. predicted great struggle coming and In short spoke
with all his accustomed pluck and ability lie took up Re
construction the point Of President Lnoon sssassna
too. and said
wa, there no punishment for all the crimes Of the Rebellion
Booh only did they had al been trying to DO LOT Tour
years President uadcr tie Constitution caIae Dta pow.
and stood by his side the steps OF the Capo Wneh ne
sad Traitors shall be punished and treason made odOus
Al that NE Cen sherman making eIraotdlnaIy Ies
win lie Rebels-erms entirely atisfctory TO Jefferson
nav. a,d his cabinet You will remember that those terms
were not accepted the President aud Gen Grant was
10 make conditions Of the surrender slch as inc
ment would agree to- The President said then what say
now-traiors must be PeHi'hsd Let not ANY enemy .,
| niue say I bloodthirsy: Blood enough uss ooes
pt already should punish the great military traitor o.
The country-hc who deserted his post OF any 10 lne
S,oes Army and took command Of the Rebel iorces no
matter N he cried when he did ithat was an evidence tuaI
he realized his awful ggt Great vap, 0is s eIt civil
traitor TOO should pay the penalty OF his crimes MOI tha
,nese han Robert f. Lee but they repre-
sentative men and would have punished Mem d, SUI
would have said TO the others woo hh,
"Tf YOU will leave the country within sixty uh,s anu
rever show yOnr heads here again. you can 20 inen
,ond the great Southern traitors have tea no
IN neace and repaired their wasted fortunes but "ouu
never allow them make laws for free pecpeI Anu e
the country would have been at peace Let no man s'
vould not have subscribed 10 any terms when e pe1 &
for them for the murder Of Lneoa sls hs
ident told stbem they rcpqdiae the puonc aeo' @
,e. oath and show signs OF repeDtancs ~ 10 ~
these terms could have made right terms ineo
have been some representative punishment soue -. ~
bsnsbment and the should have been ano~sa 70
without political power Now what did happen ffssuen
johnson after having said what ense,sd WEI
loyai heart proceeded to pardon every poay INN ~ az
,ome that didn ask PsdOned hrSsfs "a Il, H., oS
final, The South began TO act a. they Iaa ~, ae Va
lights and did only what they chose 10 90 oon
san shoud have said 10 Southern men, 10" Ell,
colorsd race and they would have done o sne o''
th-v have toward u.s. for they didn't love US ,
DO they love US since whipped them, soa'n s
s5onted the amendment 10 the Constitutes pu' ss Iu
nSsr nrotest-dd II because she was Obliged TO- ana cA
tho right TO undo the work when she mas .'o power
And this Is reconsrncton linus '"'.s' - ,..i,nr
! does the President propose 70 mako n trsior
Sonsg Yea by sending 20 Congress congress say
%e men are traitors aud cannot be admitted 20 seats III
president SAYS you must lei them u II e' MY le.
S1nnong dloyal men ooci loyal man 70 represent heh
ust ior tae sake Of getting back ana aeqat psSe - W
Government should no be adm ttedt SIIos..s ~ eV
sitnsnoy shaad elect who pFoVsd aos' s0'4e ae