The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1868-04-22
from the World of MOnday.I
An Important Letter showing but
ler,s Position in 1853

Ifevery private letter which Ben]a-
min F. Butler has written should be MADE
public tomorrow by a constituencies
spy who had obtained possession Of
them, il is not to be supposed that But
ler's shame would rival his wrath. but
Ter appears, indeed, to have long ago
lost any sense of shame or regard lor
public opinion, and it is not therefore
with an idea that he will be chagrlneu,
but rather for the purpose of instruct,
ing the people of the country, more ana
more, what manner of man be Is, tnat
send You to night fresh scrap OF his
history. This item of evidence tends
also to preve the complete somersauil
which has heen turned by men as noto-
rieus as Butler in the Senate and III
the House of Representatives, ID
the matter of the propriety OF removals
from office by the President. Mr.. LIN
coins remains were hardly cold after
the assassination, when Radical cabai
was organized in the city to obtain
control of Mr.. johnson, and dictate how
a new Cabinet should be made. The
first objects aimed at were the reno
walls of Stanton and Seward, and Butler
was the person selected for Secretary
of State or Secretary of War. Certain
measures resolved upon TO carry out
this programme were in the nature OF
conspiracy, and Mr.. Johnson was APP
preached Dy some of Buffers friends,
who employed peculiar insinuations IN
his behalf. The following is the letter,
illustrating the anxiety with which the
attempt was prosecuted. 1t came into
my possession to-day:
WAsH1SGToN, d. c., April 10, 1868.
Ny DEAR SIR:-The greatest crime
of centuries has thrown the robes of Mr..
Lincoln upon the shoulders of your
good friend, Mr.. Johnson, about whom
we differed slightly when l was at your
house. You will agree with me, Think,
that some change il the Cabinet ought
to be made, and probably will be. You
also agree, l suspect, that Butler, for
any place, especially War or State, Is
about the best man in the country.
Presuming these things, | write to that
effect. You can write Mr.. j. letter
that would be OF great weight with him.
You can induce other good men to do
the same; and perhaps, after setting the
ball in motion at home, you could come
here in person. l wish you would. l
am certain you would do public SER
vice, and greatly oblige Butler aud his
friends. l am confident l shall hear
from you i'll subs tantial effort.
Faithfully yours, }. X. HERBERT.
Hon. l.. ID. Campbell.
p. S.-Why not see Taft, Hoadley,
and the friends we met last year in Gin
cinnatii j. h. II.
On the back of the above letter is
written this memorandum: Wade,
Chandler, Carter, Julian, and such as
they, are doing all they can for General
b."
The letter, it will be observed, was
written on the 10Th of April, 1865, yet
now, on tn 10Th OF April, 1868, Butler,
Wade, Chandler, and such as they, who
begged Mr.. Johnson to put Stanton out
in order that Butler might get into the
War Office, are impeaching Mr.. john
son for putting Stanton out, in order
that Wade may get into the White
House. These are thy gods, o, Israeli"
how long will ye serve and worship
theml