Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1868-09-30
Nomination of Gen. Butler.

convention Of the Republicans Of the 5th
Congressional District in Massachusetts, was
held at Salem on the 2oth, to nominate a
candidate for Representative in Congress
This is the District which . adopted Gen
Butler two years ago, and if We may Judge
from the temper of the delegates, the Gcner-
al will probably be his own successor, as he
received 175 out Of l79 votes on the first
ballot Gen. Butler has taken so active a
part in affairs, that be has provoked good
deal of notice, and some disapproval in his
own party The Springfield Republican has
been very bitter in It's opposition, and tri-
umph over so able and influential a journal
is no small proof Of popularity or adroitness.
\ call for :. boiling convention having
been issued, is alluded to in his speech ac-
cepting the nomination, an extract from
which, defining his financial position, we
give
TO the other pretext of these boiling gen
tlemcn that they :. do not agree to my finan-
cial schemes, | cannot Weld for two reasons
First, | find many Of the most prominent
among them to be those who opposed my
election two years sncc-at least three. and
perhaps more, who desired to represent the
district two years ago. but whom the dis
trict did not desire. find others who have
unjust claims against the government, which
| will not press for payment, and therefore
see my views upon finance made the stalking
horse to bear of personal ambition and per
s0nal ill-will, and thus to draw away from
their party allegiance some good and true
men who by Misrepresentation and misun-
derstanding Of my position upon the finances.
are fearful that their securities may be in
iured Secondly w ere this not a pretcxt.
stand on this matter with Senators Sher-
man and Morton, and on the only test ques-
ton when the matter came directly in issue.
| voted with sixty-one Republican members
Of the House Of Representatives. abso-
lutte mai0rity-that the taxes on the income
Of the bonds should be honestly collected, so
that the bad men should not escape the tax
alton which good men pay willingly. Which
Of these men will 20 before the people and
oppose my election as the advocate of the
rascals escaping taxation and defrauding the
revenue.
To those whose constituencies to the chancos
Of loss Of their securities is entitled 10 con
sideration and respect | can only say
grieyc at their mistake. cOncurring | Go
IN the fullest extent with the enunclation of
tho Chicago platform that the . national
honor requires the payment OF the public IN
debtcdncss in the utmost good faith t. all cred
itOrs at home and abroad, not only according
10 the letter int the SpilH Of The ldICs under
which it was contracted " | am not CON
scous of having uttered word which con
trayenes it. | have discussed the provisions
Of those laws. which ut last must be lett
with the supreme Court to cOnstrue and de
eide and have endeavored to find that meth
od by which the public Indictment might
soonest be withdrawn from the arena of poll
ties made safe and secure, because relieved
from ali sense Of injustice or untalrness in
the minds of the people. At the same time
by loan ut a low rate of interest to relieve
the business of the country from too high
rate Of interest paid by the Government,
which so initiates the rate Of commercial in
terest as to cripple the business Of the coun-
try. and thus to conform 20 the Chicago
resolutions - to extend the national debt
over fair period for its redemption, and 1t
is the duty Of Congress to reduce the rate Of
interest thereon whenever it can possibly be
done
True it is, have said the letter Of the law
permitted the payment of the bonds IN the
same legal tender notes authorized to be is
sued at the same time with them bat
have nowhere said or thought that Govern
ment should not pay those legal tenders in
-Ji4 'to SUM az tiS l'ADA i0AiN y 49,
the resources Of the country will permit
without commercial distress, financial revul-
sion and the disorganization of the labor and
business Of the country.
This question becomes Of less consequence
day by day The election of the Republican
candidates. the consequent pacifcation of
the South the return there of peace and
prosperity, 50 as to give the production OF
those States to the markets of the world and
l. {, rl,o
withdrawal and reduction of our arms, when
civil law shall resume its sway in the rebel
lious States under the Reconstruction Acts
of Congress, as it will do when they are ad-
ministered by an honest and competent ex-
ecutiye; the opening of the great railroads
across the continent, pouring the riches OF
China and the East into the lap of our COM
merce; making our roads the highway OF
that great trade to Europe-each and all will
contribute so to swell our resources of taxa
+ ton as to render National debt burden
easy to be borne.