Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-03-02

that B. F. is very good in his place, but
there is a good deal of uncertainty as to
his proper place. As a general snarler
and GROWER, and universal snapper, he
does very well in the mob-ocratic assem-
blage now known as the House of Rep
resentatiyes at Washington. But he has
won such notoriety in these personal pc
culiarities that he is beginning to look
abroad and have higher aspirations. We
find In the Washington correspondence of
the N. Y. Herald of the 25th, the fol-
lowing:
A MYSTERIOUS MOVEMENT-WHAT DOES IT
MEANT
Some surprise is manifested here at a
curious call for a meeting tomorrow
evening, at Union League Hall, of the
friends of Benjamin F. Butler. Henry
Wilson, of Massachusetts; Horace May
nard, of Tennessee; Thomas S. Dubans,
of Louisiana, and other gentlemen, are TO
address the meeting. An invitation is
extended TO the members of the Union
League and all other Republicans TO be
present. What does it mean2
The mysterious movement here alluded
to, in due time eliminated. We find in
the Washington correspondence of the
Cincinnati Gazette the following relative
to what the Gazette calls a "SPoNrANE-
Gus" SEREYADE BY BUTLER:
So far as Buffers friends had anything
to do with it, the object appeared to be
to palm it off as a gathering of soldiers
and sailors who had served with him at
New Orleans, anxious to express their
gratitude for his assistance in getting their
just claims of prize and bounty money in
the FaTragut case now pending in court
here. The meeting was made up of a
brass band and little less than one hun
dred people. The first speaker, who was
unknown to the audience, forgot entirely
about the prize business, and launched
out into defense of Butler in the Whit
temore matter, and finished with very
poor imitation of Butler on newspapers.
The second speaker, who was also un-
known, informed those present that Gen.
Butler possessed more executive ability
than any other living man, and had for
gotten, too, more in day than all the
Bonapartes or Bismarcks ever knew in
their lives, and that the time would come
when the cOlOred men would elect him
President, and when he reached the depot
the colored men would seize him and bear
him aloft and in triumph on their
shoulders to the White House, to
the White HOuse-the latter repe-
titiOn being shouted in rapidly
descending scale. DR.. Lockwood, who
is at some times great champion and
fearful example of female suffrage, worked
himself into a sublime rage over the
ISLANDERS hurled at Mr.. Butler. Mr.. Crane,
the hero of several spontaneous Outbursts,
declared himself a great admirer of But
Ter, but at the same time he was unable
TO see any special reason for the meeting.
and if Butler was to be the Republican
candidate, it would damage his prospects
to announce the fact just now. After
three or four other speakers whom no.
body knew had Endorsed Gen. Butler for
the Presidency and various other things.
a resolution was unanimously passed
thanking Butler for defending Mr.. White
more in the House of Representatives
The announcement was then made that
the band and the friends of the General
would proceed at once to the house of the
latter and serenade him. After a march
of nearly mile, during which the party
following the band was constantly greeted
with cries of Spontaneous outbursts are
played out in Washington" exactly forty
nine individuals, of whom eight were
white, two policemen and six colored Ia
dies, drew up around Buffers door Capt.
E. d. Kennedy, who is well known
hero from Louisville, Dr. Snod-
grass and Capt Jones led the col
umn and assembled the steps to call out
Butler while the band played. A vigorous
pulling was kept at the door bell, and
shortly after the door opened; and Capt.
after carefully blowing his nose
with his fingers, went in with three
other gentlemen to announce the object
IF the gathering to Butler. They evil
lently told him that the soldiers and sail
DTS had come, for in a few moments
Butler came out and took a searching |
glance out into the darkness. Blinded by |
he light of his parlor, he could not esti- |
nate the size of the crowd or its charac-
lcter, and, catching a glimpse of police
mans buttons, he began by saying he sup
posed he saw before and around him repre-
of the soldiers and sailors who
fought with him at New Orleans. This
was said in tone fitted for large audi |
enee, but as his eye cleared up he saw the |
crowd did not reach to the curbstone, and |
vas only two or three times as long as |
lis doorsteps. With this he stopped on |
New Orleans, and said the whole affair |
vas entirely unexpected, which was PROV
ID by the face that it was announced in
he Friday mornings paper, that the
house was partially illuminated, and he |
himself appeared gotten up most COR
yeously, apparently for the occa-
ZION. At this point a man close |
o Butler cried in tremendous tones three |
;heers for Gen. Butler, and, in response,
me man in the crowd set up fearful
yell, but failed to start any one else But
er's eyes having become accustomed TO |
he dun light, he changed his speech to
iuit the crowd, and referred to the swear
ng in of Revels as sooner than the ff
zenith amendment to solve the question
md tyranny of the capitol, which elected
applause from Capt Kennedy and two
,ootblacks The idea that he had been
fooled seemed at this moment
0 occur to Butler, and thanking his
yiends for their visit, he abruptly bid
hem good night and Withdrew, carefully
losing the door behind. Every one is at
loss to explain the affair. 1t seems to
ave been begun with the idea of having
great demonstration to compensate Bat
er for his defeat in the House in the
YhittemoTe matter, and TO nave been
bandOned and then revived and carried
n by men who, with one or two excep-
ions, are justly celebrated here as no.
odies.
The Cincinnati Commercial, another
.adical paper of influence, also discourse
J on the luminous prospects of B. F. for
le Presidency in this wise:
The chief difficulty which Butler has
contend with is want of confidence in {