New-York tribune., 1868-10-07
GEN. BUTLER.

Ar exceedingly hnaTp OHc' ho uNNAiANN S'-N " o.
Ing himself to this movement, he laid down 10 hiinSe
this rule will not leave my private position 10 Stahu
In the attitude OF candidate for Congress In this district
unless understand clearly, unless 1t made clear 10 me-
that the Republicans of Massachusetts, the Repuphcahs
of the United states that the representative Journals VI
the Republican party, and the representative men Vi ~
Republican party approve and earnestly desire tha' ''
should be made and that shodd take par'
In IL fAppause1 These gentlemen know somewhat the
pains have taken 20 ascertain how that ISL Dut they uo
not know all Ny regard for the sacredness OF private
[appausel prevents my telling you
what / have learned respecting the position'
and wishes and earnest burning desire OF the
representative Republican OF this country Cheers
But gentlemen 10 has become with each one OF you
with you, Mr. President, and with me-something more
than question Of public service and OF pubic duy-t
has become with every man OF us question oI honO anu
OF character Applause The prominent men among you
IL has been said highest authority against usDy
the gentleman who claims the poston-are governed Dy
the base motive Of seeking ONCE IL has been chargea
that yonr motive this action Is nothing less than tnat
desire him to do things too base Tor MIN TO unaeake
and he has refused. Laughter ne points ms nngef al
another and II you dare 10 attend the %
on the 9Th of October, will expose your private rea-
tons with the tax-gatherers OF your oWnm V
that Convention You win not be exposed;
You that have been called Rebels and daserters, ana
threatened with being shot all that we pas, ny ~ yio
ence Of language which the people OF THIS district are
becoming more and more accustomed lLaughter.l But
we'll feel that he is threatened in his mo"t private ana
intimate relations. did not dare day before yesternay
TO send telegraphc dispatch TO personal TREND @
laugher on the subject OF this district because IL was
not dispatch which desired TO read on Monday morn
ing m the papers. Continued laughterI FRIENDS OF
mIne have been the same situation. And In nasty
glance have been able 10 give TO letter OF that eand
date in the morning paper understahd nope 10 noi
msrepresent-I read II hastily | understand
that It is threatened that the private matters Oh
any who dares to vote or ACT against Una & m
subject to like exposure. And II mas Teen sau ny
the same ngh authority thaI tne inotEe NY @ ie i@h G,
other class Of criminals to meet IN ths assen,o lau
teri Is an attempt 90 shlrk taEauOl. uhuer soIn1
one or another OF these heads suPPoSSe PoSe tnr alr
are 70 be ranged | see no proVlson lDaae ,.q t4I
anybody else. And, Sir, at last every person IN tnls
district who Is ready TO vote or aSt or "noso nose St tV
shall lead HIM to vote or act otherwise tn e M
candidate demands, has price oil 5000 set hOt up9 NE
head but upon his character tLanghterI an t oner Is
made of 500 To any person VINO VIII DrlDg lhlorna.lo
affecting conduct character of any person engaged
voting If his conscience lead nm 10 vote III tnat uec
ton. lCres OF shame III $500 Is me price 70 DS PAN, P
viii probably bring something rave hundred ooIiIs ~
to certain classes Of persons IS large sum ad S'tS Try
man who goes into thiscoDfet must gobto ~ MIN te
understanding that he is only 10 deposit ms vote,
that he s only carry his ballot Dnt tnat he must
carry q shield lApplanse 40 not "sn " soy 40 go
o myself than is necessary but u struck me that II 900
was am appropriate reward for an attack upon the ehar
acter voter, what would proDaisy DC the Ie~ru Ao
damage done 10 the character OF the candldatet !
should be mortified u the sum does chsern ng' 6en
out large Laughter anu cheessJ ,'s Uon.
tlemen 1 know you meet this with mingled emotiohs
OF lndig gnaton and of rdicule II Is me oI eonrtt
serving 20 be met by these Two I'D ABOUT equai 80
That II extraordinarily dangerous pr1cceuine u
known In politics heretofore, ana therefore uelanu
Ing serious consideration Is ude, nEe W W. NJ
IL also that before the free voters OF the Fn De
trict when they Ia determine what they VIII 40
whatever may he the fruits of tins ahar VIII meet
from them with nothing but ndicue andc0htemp" tAp
plause, oo hords and bav.
inc uuoed senator sumner ub0n the SUBJECT salu NSi
gentlemen hope the people of ths pis lsI nc WI ~ n @
declaration of Senator sumner duu that Vi 'n.I pics
Representative and Judge between the Two MT ounner
says public faith lnerposes; Mr. Butter sys II y coSs
dangerous; there believe the Representative agrees
Applause and laughter Mr. sumner says TO doubt Is
law and the spirit Of justice and law MT sumueI say
IL ls dishonest your Representative says II - entli.ly
honest Mr sumner says such an dtlenpt uls.u @ 10 & o
reason conscience aud The moral sense your epre
sentative does not see anythlns IN IL mat sn1cks n
moral aughterl or dstnrbs me reason lhehe"ee
ianghterl The moral sense of the National House OF
REPRESENTATIVES, brought against him IN every for
the Republicans that be does not represent the
IS bol%S raSdas says that we nay tax the
dition the income tax what says our senator, MI
mani He says: "It Is proposed TO tax the national
bonds In violation Of the original bargain on when me
gain Are you going do it Are you gong 20 send the
man To Congress who will say It IS rght To- 90 WIN WIN
you send him tho same railroad tl'lh that WIZ tah9
your reelected Senator Applause and cries OF NO!
"sometimes" says Mr. summer the tax Is 70 DE Dy INC
this wrous Won may possess; but the right never DO
what you WILL there thing you cannot do' you
Won undertake To set aside the perpetual 0oll
cation you have assumed against every sucn pre-
fenson whether by speech vote. There ths nvhk
dny which will survive Congress and politician alike,
That gentleman IN the language when goes 70 te nsare
of WIN You put your seal OF approOauoh
on language like that will you put your scar OF hppo
baton by returning member upon language wit wnen ue
arcs tha that bargain may be broken, and that IL " III
arcorauce with Massachusetts ideas ot puDe lath anu
rstcei Massachusetts has spoken. she stah9s on 'ie
side of The public faith. with clear idea OF what ~
means by the unanimous expression OF tAo
Republicans Worcester, and the kSpresehatHe rum @
bir district stands upon the other side Gentlemen am
NOT right I'm saving that represent the hepuDIcahs
Of the nation appause and Of Massachusetts anu on e
other side is IA single personal private INTEREST," lhP
nanse they not only declare that these bonds shSuu
Ice paid in coin and nothing else bat more Aiel nn &
INC been ia zee Inpored by the Representative OF te IN
District Ia silent on the SUBJECT ana @!tel nasinS
heard his reasons gwen that tno m@ttJt oS a" LIN
very little consequence, Massachdsetts Iephed WIN
an unanimous voice that II IS OF tno utuGs' q
consequence we will devote 10 u one entire IesViu
ZION pon our platform and the prohibuonsts VINO we're
to nut their principle dear TO their hearts INTO
the patorm as man. stood back ana salu III @ 1io
R,t no man would leave of that platform the decla
ration that the public fath required the payment h oo
and thai the scheme OF your kepfesenaHv0 aus if1I az
rnon hose who had rusted the nation Applause LfI
m not be said for by him now that ne Is Tient an
srn Grant is going settle substantially the great qes
ton npon which Republicans are uhite9, hiu b @ M
ffre question is be that Of the puoHc deD to pno
s and the pnblic faith andhs position, instead
OF being Important increases IN ay " y
n will be more important SIX months IehSo IT, si ne ~ %
n and more nlportant year hence than then Gehte-
men after this shall the only Represehlau.s, plooaD5'
@ ioOs n, en, from Massachusetts, Shall that MassachU'
eif Ihaf SO paid her Revolutionary debt and has met
hef pesGhiI RE onIy New.Engand memberwho
advocates line of conduct tlat our oen1tot M
to bc dishonest ana III NlOldloi IA Poi'N
if he mist 20 from massachusetts, shall he 10 frou your
uth m ns,ri,IS ICros of No" VIII you send per
snn Hhom can describe having no reference whatever
to ANYTHING but his conduct as kepTesentauvo nu 20
nm officer the lshmael OF tho kepnDieAh p"ray -
anrhter and applause Gentlemen, there Is = CLAIM ann OF
two of the opposing candidate TO which woulI ke "
w % stfntion IL said that you ought 10 elect ml'
not ithstandng all this, because he hated 3y ,ne
Rebels at the south Is there any llls 20 naS vi,
Applase aud aughter Is IL not az good asevery %
,,p i'm ihe nation as il is for this Appause Ihat
S would give pleasure the south is as good
% fr yerv ofce IN the country II Is for this office
ioday II is "a claim which is not altogether sale 10
adhere 10 in All respects The man whom our enemy nae
" not ,lvays IN, best that reason Tor everything
tbat We want 10 done IL is not substitute Tor nt
ness in other respects and gentlemen ~ may oetrue Iey
~ orlrans and for many other reasons that they
,.,n does IL follow tlat tney 40 Hot WISH