New-York tribune., 1868-08-10
BITTLER in GLOUCESTER.


From Our Special Cor ~poadeut o... .1.o ro+,,,r |
GLOUCESTER, Mass, Aug S.--oIiloo 'lic
of Gen Butler from Washington dc n"9 @ -, -
iourning al his Summer residence III - r..
and he has here met with numerous ii'0 ~
- ,,, /. ,o,rtv reception. His chances lor rehoil-
So 80 .,.ti,o are not at all prOblcmatical II that
.-..a.,l., ,rd ,yellinfOrmed correspondent, war
rto of The springfield Republican, Is not mistaken
Gentleman we-lnformcd concerning Essex count!
- - tt,yned lhIs gentleman that the GeneTals
dhance. are good and news from other truslWof'ny
oanrces confirm this view. by request, Cen Bauer
,sdo an address 10 his constituents here this evening
d not only did the whole town turn ont TO 40 MN
honor but hundreds Of people came by rail ana III car
riaget from neighborng places, the whole making a
much sarger audience than speaker usually
in this section. Annexed, IN full, VIII DC Iouhu
GEN BUrLER's SPEECH
Nv FpryNps AND NEIGHBORs: When in any rcpfesen-
canacty one assumes TO act for others IL is ms
az rcuut oi his dOngs to those whom he serves, as
- - n,o Of the general results of the legislation OF
10 SSS a. srsons Of the XLth Congress We point to
tosd TO their practical relations in the Union, recon-
strncted aud represented in Congress by loyal y
t tibs Unlon, or by those who fought in the
Union armies to subdue the Rebellion and with an
rtcrrb sc characteristic of American energy, are now
eDalrd in regcueraug those States which their vaor IN
arms aided to redeem from traitors True nese m c
5erradcd by the term "carpetbaRgers because oI He
sscd fc, that some of them took with them SO mucl
onIy of their personal effects might be carried in that
Conyenient mode. Were 1 TO suggest term
North. Who now represent Southern constituent
ces. / would suggest hnaPsGlEerS i as n hioTI iI
of them when first entering upon southern SOL loon 'I
they had with them, save bullets IN that s3dery con
Venience The first fruits Of your CONGRESS al pieI3 e
FOR your acceptance them seven States hfaed
from the curse Of Slavery governed by equal suffrage oI
ali their citizens with constitutions truly republican, i0r
the first time taking their places as coeq9a JIeS con-
monwealths great family of States which make the
yersed in current political history that this mighty re-
suit has been achieved against the aYoWed PoCy OF @ hV
4.r fbroa ont ~ he
not prevented by his yetOes thrust upon US at every
stage and in spite Of the determined opPoStVH % 'uo
entire Democratic party, as represented in congress.
Whether this great achievement this assurance OF pe4Ce
and tranquility IN the future, this pledge that the Re
beOn Is ended, that the war is over that the Cohsu
tonaI Amendment is adopted, giving equality OF power
and Equality Of rg ght to ali men, by which the national
debt is made secure and valuable to It's
creditors as counted gold Is, las iaslngDai, lIlg,a,
i'm preparation Of winch now engaged. You VIII
permit me to return to tins aabsorbng topic hereafter
when have sketched to you other measures OF beneh
to the country which have passed into laws through our
action Turning our atteHtlo 70 .ne & 5aT%' 20 t @ e
tailed upon the South by te war as n Do9h 10 lose We
had conauered released from duties the great staple
EUt now are tributary and by our grace favor exempt
ed from taxation To enable the insuecu0nary States 10
Thereby giving up nearly $2lOOOOOO of TO them
who paid none. Again, through the bureau when lea
called the FreedmCn's Bureau, we gave them over
&SNOOOOO more, wrung from our own people by taxation
OF the North bestowed more than S300OQO beside to
feed their white population brought TO the verge OF
tumaSv of ter leaders When in the worlds history was
the magnanimty Of brave and generous people mani
tested even to friends much to its fOes Conquered
by arms they, and everything hey had, became ours
by laws Of nations and the rights OF war When they
surrendered took from them no dollar OF eXacton
made no forfeitwe but instead With une9ualed gene
Osity gave more than SSOGOOOO raised by our own
taxation aud benehceuces as aid to those who had fought
GTdH TO- the difference in The meaning of the words par
don and amnesty" used practically by Congress anC
t atGu of PaTd0 restores as his boon TO the south
.ucOmpeent political leaders To the position
which they had forfeited 10y their crime Congress repre-
material and for the recovery Of the South rcGsabsl
its prosperity and TO make II selfsupportng S5O0OOOOJ
more than twice the entire expenses OF he Federal
Government during tue administration or the younger
Adams VINO tneh are @ nc siuo 10 4tteiuP b % vtS
Congress been accused OF adding to the burden Of
tion substantially all useful manufactures to the extent
of $SOOOO making with what had been heretofore ex-
try since the stcOud day OF March, 1907, OF S0OOOOO
heretofore taken directly by taxation from the people.
10 meet this so great dinutiOn OF taxation IL became
necessary TO give attention to reduction OF the eXpendi
by Prati0Hs congress OF nearly
soe0G ana 81 II is rs S PS9d oC ~ 0 @
which your representative has the honor 10 serve that
r dnneto of the Treasury for the benefit Of the ind
ydua has passed TINS assertion of fact so vital
TO all who desire to the Government brought
back to the economy and integrity OF the
Turning attention to the financial condition OF the
country We passed an act oIblddng further contraction
financial TeyusOn has been stayed until the rich haryests
which kind Providence promises US yielding their
abundance, shall give balance of exports i'm
ports and thus assure the Of commercial and
business enterprise upon the frmest basis All felt and
none than your representative, the necessity that
something should be done 70 bring down the rate OF
interest ON the pubic deD which so raises the rate OF
eommeycal interest as TO be Tunous to business under
nierest % IS paid problem greater than ts WAS
submitted Tor the legislative action Of any representative
was 10 be preserved the National faith to him held
sacred On the other the rights of the people be
property WAS far it might be consistently with
National faith; brought TO bear its equal share OF
OF the subject was added the fact that action thereon
pending Presidential election where whatever might be
done would be exposed 20 the attacks Of the opposition
and to the criticism, more or less lust that done
for party purposes The subject Of finance further
embarrassed by division Of opinion to the true inter
pretauon and effect Of the laws which authorized the
issue of some classes OF the national securities Lawyers
ers looking at the letter OF the law were strongly OF the
opinion that the contract required them TO be paid in the
same currency which the Government received for Them
and which was created by The same statute which author
lied the bonds On the other hand, those holding the
interest urgently Insisted that whatever the contract by
the letter OF the law might be-, that the agents OF the
bonds had made such representations at the time
OF their sale as to pledge the faith Of the nation to the
payment Of the bonds in gold II each could have ac
corded 20 the other honesty Of purpose and purity Of
%01ld have been leseed I1t calm and d
statement OF the requirements OF the statutes and
that neither the law the nations faith required these
bonds TO De paid III gOld ana VINO earnestly sought fOr
solution Of the question consistently with the honor of
the country the safety Of the national securities and
their ultimate payment in such that the burden
ght not be too 10 be borne and thrown off
by the people especially Of the Democratic party
had declared in favor Of their practical extinction was
met by the bOndhOders and those their interest with
VtuperatOn, calumny and calling Of hard
names, Of which "sWinder," "repudiator" and
cheat were comparatively mild terms OF endearment
Your representative having given expression views
lawyer upon this topic. in for his accustomed
large share OF abuse when such favors being dis
tIibuted. But all this not argument discus
sOn reason, good this question
mains open and substantially undscussed and is TO be
settled pubic creditor