The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1869-12-29
What Butler Thinks Of New York.

Mr.. Butler-Tl,pre might be an idi-
osyncracy about New York that Moth
ing could be done there which was not
u fraud in some way or form, but he
trusted there could he an honest cen
sus taken. He admitted that there
was great danger that nothing could
be found ont in New York about cleo
tions, about the census, about gold cx-
pectatiOUs, or about schemes of any
sort. 1t seemed to be one living mass
of corruption and ftand, of which tho
gentleman, Mr. Wood, was a rcprescn-
tatiye. (Laughter.)
Mr. Davis (Rad., n. W asked Mr.
Butler whether he meant the State or
cityi
Mr. Butler-The city always, sir.
IN Mr.. Davis @rhen have nothing to
Thank heaven, Butler does not
praise New York. His good opinion of
the city would be like the good opinion
Of the real Satan, or of the MOlOck of
Mephistopheles, painted by the poets.
Here Ben. Butler has had rotten eggs
thrown at him. Here he has been arr
rested for his gold speculati0ns in New
Orleans. Here he has been on trial
for high crimes and mistlemcanors, as
u public officer. Here he has been
most exposed. Here are a majority OF
fifty or sixty thousand white men, and
some coiored men too, who thorough
~ despise him. - -
Here lie is known as the hero Of the
Dutch Gap, Big Bethel and Fort Fish.
or, and as the man "bottled upn by
Gen. Grant. Why then should he
speak we'll of New York cityf But no
might have expected the city Union
League, the city shysters who are re-
presented on the Radical Committees
-tlic men who loaned him money to
take the place of his stolen coat, tho
amiable gentlemen who dimes him at
the clubs, aud others among us.for
there are such people--whO believe
} him to be one of the Saints. s9
If New York was really '1iving mass
/ of corruption and fraud" painted by
Butler, New York would he his heaven
! instead of his abomination. One who
, has grown rich on the spoils of war
never objects to fraud or corruption.
: Just as rats revel in the deepest filth
8 and flies in the most tainted atmos-
, phere, SO your prOfigate is most az
home in the midst of vice. Where the
most carcasses are, there are the crows
q and feeders on carriOn. Butler des-
pises New York Democrats and abu-
: ses the city, but associates when here
e with those most like himself. New
< York Express. ~
s A Practical APPLICATION.-Nicho'
las Vain, though a regular Quaker
! preacher, was great wag and man!
y are the good things said by him whlci
|, are still current in certain Philadel
y phia circles. He was once traye'ial
:. on horseback in tue interior OF Penn
u sylvania in company with two Metho
It diet preachers. They discussed TN
Is points of difference in their respecf!sa
!. sects, until they arrived at the lp'
~ where they put mp for the night. =
II supper Vain was seated between tn
;. two Methodist's, and before them va
placed plate continuing two tron!
is Each of the circuit riders placed n!
d fork in a fish and transferred it to "
> plate after which each shut his eye
> and said an audible grace before meal
l. The Quaker availed himself Of the cp
d portunity to transfer both Of the trcnt
= to his own plate, merely remarkine