New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-01-14
GEN. BUTLER IN VIRGINIA.
HIS SPEECH IN RICHMOND-A REVIEW OF TIE
POLITICAL FIELD.
BIT TBLhGRAPH O nm rbIpuSn

mere to-day at O'clock and received at the depot
Committee of Reception consisting of Messrs Ward
WELL Brooks Gale, wigan, Oliver, and others Several
thousand people of both and coors had assembled
at the depot and accompanied him to his hotel During
the day he rcalled upon by hundreds Of ctLvno,
among whom were several members Of the Convention.
In the evening, according TO announcement Gen. Butler
addressed large concourse in the African
Church. Upward of 1000 people were present The
audience was quite enthusiastic and his appearance
on the platform cheered him again and again. Gen But
Ter was introduced by Mr. wardwal and spoke subsan.
tally as follows NneytwQ years ago the fathefs Of the
ReDabS SndsTiCSE 9 iSq1dstSns q HS
As tie cornsrstone Of the overnmelt toj iaid down
oHRs a na' s5sdts soFs ss @
e this ThGy 'YSsaes a @ pS
the q e OF doSny 10 bnsr wh Ssn t Ss
thought by many at the South and the North that
ys 's$ } ss CqIhs s. 1sg ns ssS
as If Slavery destined live forever IL 1855 the
Th%' e %s'ts' &
msn tS so @ they BY thy
constitutional compact regarding Slavery. But when
selves from the abettOfs Of reason and %hen above a
the leaders Of Rebellion undertook to set up an ndcpen
constitutional obligation to the institution OF Slavery
at liberty TIC do their duty 0ward
Appause From that hour began the s,, downfall OF
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stand whittier drifting that In the beginning we
returned to servude the slave who came to aid US In
ern elections In September Of that year Lincoln said
that unless the South returned before certain date he
took notice of the warning and on the ls of January
ss s s snS ns
years after 1t enacted by Constitutional amendment
there sHS%s be All shhS' K r
St because severy onstuOna 'nsn
proclamation, or written edict, but Dy na the
acts of brought on IN the interest 81 slavery d
former slave raised TO the dignity OF an amerean
citizen. What do We mean by the term irfi Auarca
citizeni He American because braiiod IL 20
lie because emancpated and nnTance and
citizen because by arms by Of the country acting
under lis laws he was made citizen ~ is nov tte
great central idea Of our @ on the laws wbsh gov
@ sii ma the choice OF the rulers who shall
these laws There can be but two classes Of men in
country protesting free government-one the slave
titled 10 rights except such as given to him under
the laws OF Slavery and the other the free man. entitled
TO all the rights given to him by the CopOttuuoi of
his country. The late slave 10 now citizen, and no
power on earth or under the earth can sehd MN BACK 10
servitude The question Of his right to the ballot does
not depend on any party Or written e law H0Se Il I'M
any party in the future attempt TO take II away would
anY other Country. txppause The reason IS one that
cannot be mistaken or misunderstood II Is founded IN
had great right gwen them and again taken away
without conflict They may surrender their rights as
al th Sem aw s fe %ca Ih' Rre AK nce
Immediately Interested Int on both sides to console
the other with the plain truth. Whatever may be
our wcs whatever might R"S hopes
this question OF the ballot before IL given TO the
the e' great franchise Of frecmSn they have stood
handled the mgskei, and they WIZ handle nc ballot,
nd SSi are ss 9Teys e GsS sa
not the equals OF the whites. fIe would not affirm that
pcare, Milton. Napoleon Until within the iast 50
years Europeans said americans were not our
book Where are their poets. their Generaisi But
% ct ne nj the & and in the
graph, and to-day oyershndows the world Is fair IL II
against the neoi Give him fair play II is all he asks
In fty years he answer TO America these questions
such argument but he felt inclined believe that
the better man OF the two. Laughter and applause
For himself he had no fears that the negro was his
the race OF life, and was not going TO trip him
up, Ike coward, lest he should outstrp
freeman Is equality OF political power There must be
equality power IN the Government because equality Of
Another coDsednenbe follows these rights All govern
ments burtbens upon the people II every would
do right, there would be no need OF goyerniest -it az
disposition OF bnrhen Of government In the form Of
meal lie would therefore, place himself these three
great principles equality OF right equality OF power and
| they DO brought about We could easily do
@ as P STa c VI Tsi has toS
| ment here before under which rights have been ac
we can for the best good Of all have just emerged
from a sad war; and whine IL was going many things
now possible because we have returned TO state Of
peace-such as it H. Laughterl ConhscatlOn would be
lust as a war measure and, by the of the
der It in power 10 have 70 ruled but whether
rightfully wrongfully tho Government othorwse OF
tv IT. NAV Therefore he dismissed may exam
inc after all whether such good womb nave Teleu rom
it If the Government has taken properly IRON inc hepe
that IL the great question OF cOnschton anu hau
distributed II among those just emancipated may be
donbtul how much Of boon would have been, and for
this reason anything that costs nothing good for moth
| Ing. laughter For many years past we have been
farms was upon the ground that the soldier would go
and there and Sa, not one IN
all been bought up by spectators. who have been
| enriched thereby. The men that work on the land
should own it, Here in the Southern states are T
work on It, but you do not own II, or any portion
Of IT, The who cannot work land should NOT own IT.
and lator they must surrender H. lie hald t
because is Inevitable lie had shown the justice OF
equal burthens 81 taxation According 70 ,he present
land: Labor here taxed to build roads for the land
owner to ride This must not be continued The
formed one man in this State dOes) must surrender ~ loI
maintain it, and the payment r OF } e RSper
ton OF taksS % ,b %p COTTON crcp and it's failure said
thai aer & may have Sen" here 4r from he
North and Bought panstlcSs been ' as successful
as they had hoped, 1t would have brought fresh fresh
Ordes from the North who have bought up all the land
and taken the place OF the present planters Tms rr
opinion would have been only nSScd aristocrt as
much as fouthoDn oae and IL was quite as obnoxious
and dangerous and perhaps little more So All these
anu anu, amaed estates should be broken up. lie would re.
nend to these men that they dispose Of portion OF
,Ser Estates II they cannot get capital to invest in
, he and 70 take them would advise them TO
give part say 40 acres TO man as wages until suc
time as the land Is paid for ana mus lne 9Meas %od
IL stated that landholders were inviting foreign lmnga
ton here What absnrdy nat S the fines ,h SUI,