The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-11-02

important cities and towns, and with about
the saoe "a M as, enecS upon Ben on
YORK HERALD was the only paper TO give an account
OF KilDatrick's movements and sayings, and when
copy q Y Tsasnsa General Butler ne s I'm
q Don't sSh n this ~ city last and
same time In another part OF the town, Genera 49,.
pa,r,ck addressed an assembage OF about 1000. But
ler's crowd, fired with the enthusiasm OF promised
an & Esea s saaees p psas
but Respondent all had comfortable seats within the
modest Lyceum Hall on Market street. Where But.
Ter spoke there bonlrcs rockets and all sorts OF
pyrotechnIcs, and where Fitzpatrick detained there
was an absence OF Nominations OF any kind, and
his eloquent abuse of the radical Ben received
only the most feeble approval In the shape OF enthu-
siasm. On the other hand, the venom OF Butler
when he had fairly uncorked himself, caused his
twelve or fifteen thousand hearers to go almost crazy
with delight. Long before the General ana Con-
gresham arrived al the tent 1t was filled In every
part anu the indomltaDle policemen or Lynn found
It far more diifcut 10 get him safely upon the plat.
0Baldwln the day before. The crowd was so eager
to gather around Butler and pledge its support that
women and children who were SO unfortunate as 70
the fact that two ladies' and one small boy were
badly injured, ana one OF the former probably fa-
tally. The writer Of this attempted in vain
to reach the platform, and after being
passed over the flames OF two OF three
When at length Butler had got upon the elevated
stage twelve thousand voices IN ted in round OF q
dozen cheers for him, and when these We're ended
ward and gave utterance to Il vocal strain in antic
patton OF the good time coming, when General But
Ter would so to Congress and the country would be
at peace.
When the enthusiasm Incident TO his coming for
ward had subsidized General Butler truly remarked
that the eyes OF al the nation were turned upon the
Fifth Congressional district of Massachusetts,, and
the reason was because the people had shown that
they were too intelligent to be Dullied or inundated
10y any outsiders. He then caused the audience to
laugh heartily ut the ridiculous position which he
assumed Mr.. Dana had paced himself in, after
which he proceeded to reply In caustlc terms to what
General fitzpatrick had said OF nm. He denied In
his Characteristic way every charge. and, usual
backed up his denlals with documentary evidence
He also criticised sharply General kilpatricks mill
tary career saying, among other things, that he was
disciplined By him lButlc Tor taking credit In
Official report FOR an expo. performed ny another
man, and that he once sent to the Ola Capitol
prison for stealing mules. Concerning the story
which Fitzpatrick gave that General Grant was OPP
posed TO Butler being returned to Congress- the lat
ter ud not definitely deny, but said that Fitzpatrick
had not Graut lately. and therefore he
could not speak from any authority. In this
respect 1t may be stated that General Fitzpatrick
Is represented to have said in private conversation
that ii he can only get q word from the coming
President the day before election that he Is opposed
to Butler he Is confident that he defeat his cleo
ton. If such o statement rom the retlcent Grant
possible IL Is doubtful If the effect would be SUI
cient danpen the almost universal Butler feeling
enthusiasm 10 uppermost the opposition to him
from the radical arstocracy Increases rather than
dlrnlnishes aud tn3 last evidence OF this Is chal-
lenge which has been sent this evening to Butler by
General fitzpatrick, General Gordon and Mr.. White
more to meet them upon the same platform In this
city Monday afternoon and, lace to face, repeat
the denials and charges which nc has made. Butler
has not yet replied but his friends are confident tna6
he VIII accept and unless the police interfere, as In
the case Of O'Baldwin and Wornald. q very lively
mil WILL be the result.