The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1867-06-13
RES.S LATEST.

B. F. Butler, the ..bottie imp of the |
James river. has contriyed to make his /
usual monthly appearance in the papers /
Ben. wants his name kept before the PEG
pie lat least until the National Union
Convention meets to nominate candi- /
date for Presidency and he knows that
the best way to do so IS by the use of
printers ink. for he IS thus enabled to
address himself to thousands, whereas
speech would only reach the ear Of a
few hundreds. But, Ben. doesn't pay
for his advertising He IS emphatically
q journalistic dead head. He manages
to advertise himself gratuitously-li
a great many others. To such an extent
has he succeeded that ..B. F. Butler is
as familiar to the newspaper reading pub
lie as that other bogus preparation IS
T.-1a60-N.' Yet, Drake paid for adj
veriising his Bitters, while Ben 5 5ias,.
productions hayn't realized a cent to
single newspaper in the country
Ben. conceives it TO be of the utmost
importance to the country, that it should
be acquainted VITA his views on every
question-tlat il is very necessary that
the events of the time, as they daily oc-
cur, should be illustrated by the scintil-
ia.iosls Of his magnificent brain. As a
consequence, Ben omits no opportunity
to escape him of rushing into print.
I'VE have frequently heard expressions
of surprise that Ben. didn't start a joar-
mai Ct his own. Hes too sharp for that
Ben. has no desire to sacrifice his very
hard-earnedT?] cas-, in such m expert
incnt. Sensible Ben
The occasion that drew forth the last
ebulltion from Ben. was en- invitation to
address the colored citizens Of the Di.
trct Of Columbia ut ioIlilication held
by them in W Washington last week to Gel
citrate their victory at Il e recent mnDi-
cipal election. Ben. couii not attend,
but he .'writ Il piece, which was tele
eTapted over the country In il Ben
expresses himself as being Very much
afraid that the President contemplates
doing some act of nischie because, we
suppose, that a. j. recently visited his
birth place in the South, and conducted
himself whilst on the trip in manner
creditable to his position-and it is ne
cessarv to hold q session of Congress in
July in order to watch him. and-give
Ben a chance to uncork himself Has
not Bingham of Ohio gone to the Paris
Exposition?) Ben. is also fearful that
Sheridan will he removed from CON-
maRd in New Orleans. In this, Ben. is
alone, nobody thinks chat Sheridan will
not lie sustained, tos the country stands
by him. We-opine that with Ben. tie
wish is father to the thought, as he has
doubtless a vivid recollection Of a fox
who had the misfortune to lose his eau
lal appendagc in that Southern locality.
Indeed, Ben S letter is written to at
tract attention, merely. And possibly
it would. if its author had not played
himself out by his periodical appearance
in the columns of the newspapers. As
the Cincinnati Commercial pcrtinently
remarks: Butler is malignant sensa-
tionalist. and hunts up opportunities TO
be startling. Fortunately, he has made
himself we'll known to the people, and IS
appreciated. His power over the people
- gone. and no superscFyicab.e zeal to
be foremost in preventing the consum-
nation of the work Of reconstruction in
the South will avail him