The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1869-04-23

Of the hitherto troubled waters Of these gentle
men, who rushed % frsntiesily 10 defend The
national honor. always rushing rs they are anu
who, like the Mrs. Gradgrinds Of Dickens pa
ternity. are always taking Physic without any
effect.
How far their efforts have succeelcd in lower
Ing Gen. Butler in the estimation Of the people,
may be inferred from his COCO majority at the
last election after an unanimous nomination by
his party. and when the Danai,es with gloves,
"ksrriges' and starch sought TO ride him down
in the With District Or from the manner In
which he has worked himself up to the position
Of Leader Of the House, and, now that Brady Is
dead, as the ablest criminal lawyer in the na-
ton. g Oh -r..a ....... ..-..r L.. b
The fact is. blood win tell and 50 viii also
BRAINS. Notwithstanding the, perhaps, antiPc-
dial example Of the last Congress, more men die,
at least politically, from vacuum OF the erani-
um, than from any other cause. They imagine
that they will one day prove themselves Daniel
websters, when the shadow Of Webster never
fell upon their homeopathic boiling pot. Or,
under q lingering itch for nOtOriety, they desire
to eo.nect their names with some Crclit FOncier
or Credit Mobilier, or to get charter to annex
Europe to America, always in search Of some
hair inyigorator, forgetful that the mans
body win die before the hair can get start.
We think Gen. Butler never made mistake
Of this sort Like others, without doubt, there
have been mistakes, but those mistakes did not
arise from lack Of vigilance or severe study,
nor from vain imagining that he was born
with all his family to ride. while all the other
poor devils were prcdestinated to go a-foot,
Pugnscious to great degree, always ready to
fight anybody or anything, to those who know
him land they love him best), and who are not
trying to humbug him or the people. his dis
position is as gentle as summer. His habits are
well described by Washington correspondent
Of the Cincinnati Gazette .....
Butler attends to the business Of Congress as
n first class lawyer attends to n case In court.
First, he makes himself thoroughly acquainted
with il, and then he watches il at every point.
lie is always in his seat, except when he Is In
the COMMITTEES room, and he is never inthe COM
mittee room when any important measure n y o
fore the hoIse. IN nne' nc INV" ga ~ ~
eNsryN n mi. NM LnnuI.I~s NV JsyotInv nj, whole
time 10 the business Of Congress. Butler Is
bound to be the leader OF the House. Nom'-
nally the Chairman OF the Commiuee on aPpro-
rn ao .nJ Sny amount of assurance, Is the
leading man. II is only to be regretted that
there are not dozen men OF Buffers ability
anu lnus an, sO,ns one Ike Bu,ler Is mot in
-. So $50 He would be a bombsheIl in that
body. .I ... .
Some persons are always bound, like the Dei-
lock family, to have ghost, either because 1t
Is aristocratic, or because Of their cowardly
e.. ,,h,.h ,rapsorm n root or log into some
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thing irignhui' anu 'Ou '.O'
own or believe that the log Is not Dear' OF
shirt nm n Maypole, Is not q ghost. And the
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heart, all, cry inc hNe'ouS nis"' ~ 'o"'e'"e
M above. Butler, to many, Is the man In the
,,'0or ann. doup FIR them too soon, and they do
NV" 80 -, A.. -, go. hv ,r,,on.sd
not guaru wen 'ne nsu' saw " p.s'O
barking. Perhaps you have seen q Traveller pass
through your village, Il may be f6otsore, or he
.. 49,, hrr-;.J ;r,or,apt mission.
may ~ % -. a. -. b.,
strangers are NOV =" ''ei"e"' ~ '
that the dogs fancy them enemies ana they
snap and "yap" at his heels under the i'm
rrcss;on thew are doing immense service in pro
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'eoung tne 'hAse. Inv u'''' - 80,
look well, Tor he wiz some my come paek anu Kill
all YOUR DOGS. zoe. re.H.
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to make only aHngie paragraph os''er man
by copying an article upon " Butlerphobia"
srom the Lawrence American. .... ...... ..rT.
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