The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1870-12-16
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General BENJAMIN F. BUTLER seems 10 pe
"a we'll known and as highly appreciated 10
ENGLAND as he Is in this country. wheh IL
&c remembered that few or no southern
napers reach England, the direct inter
course between that country and this bcina
almost all between our northern cities and
her ports, and that the estimate put upon
BurLgR BY the people Of Great Britain T., Is
therefore based upon nothing but INC"
knowledge of his character and history w.
of the South may safely take comfort III Wv
reflection that BUTLER will 20 down % po'-
terity. If he goes down to il At ALL ~ u o'e
In human form--a cold. heartless' con-
scienceless homiform creature WIZ
crasss the GEMS to which he seems to be-
long. The London Saturday Rec'e'o mus
begins its comment upon the speech ho
recently delivered in Boston
aGeneral Buffers insolent speech nj
Boston, although it is below intellectual
criticism and moral cenSllre. may perhaps
porteud mischief. The most prominent
member Of class OF politicians peculiar TO
the United States, General Butler scarcely
pretends to .seif-respcct, to honesty, or 10
regard for justice. In some respects Gene
raj Butler might be thought not to DE
formidable enemy. BY the best OF ms own
country men he has been repeatedly de-
nounced as the most discreditable specimen
OF an unscrupulous class. AS IN admins
TRAITOR, he was loudly accused of pecuniary
corruption: as a soldier. he incurred the
contempt and censure Of his chief. In
politics his most effective weapons have
been b}uSter and calumny; and when ne
acted as manager of the impeachment OF
President johnson his foul-mouthed rio-
ience provoked the indignation even OF the
ultra Republican majority of the Senate.
In all respects he resembles the Cleon OF
Thucydides and Aristophanes, except that
he never achieved a casual military success.
Unfortunately, it Is possible that he may
also resemble Cleon in directing or lniiu-
encing for q time the policy of the nation
which tolerates him. His coarse yigor will
make him, since the defest of General
Schenck in the recent election, the inevita-.
BILE Republican leader in the House OF
Representatives"
The Reuieso seems also to know what sort
of characters make up the Radical party.
BUTLER's "coarse vigor," it thinks, will
make him the leader of that party in the
House Of Representatives. This phrase
happily describes the motley crew who
make laws for the government Of this great
country. They have sense enough to ap-
preciate vigor Of mind, but not refinement
enough to hate coarseness of speech or
manner. or to detest the brutal conduct of
this vigorous leader. Truly the leader and
the led are we'll matched.
We conclude by copying what the leading
Republican journal in Missouri says of
FoRNEr, who is the editorial rs BUTLER is
the legislative representative of Radicalism:
FoR SALE-As USUAL. -Forney, of the
"yerminolls Chronicle, offers il for sale,
and claims that his conscience will not let
him support some schemes which are pro-
posed. Hence, it is said, the paper is to be
bought by the San Domingo ring. Now,
this story is absurd, What human being
viii imagine that John w. Forney had
found any scheme which he cannot sup
port, IF sufficiently "induced! The idea
is preposterOus." Were San Domingo
twenty times as bad as it is, Forney would
support it with willing zeal at the desire of
Grant-proyidcd arrangements were salts
factory. Wherefore, we may conclude that
the other story must be the true one-tbat
Forney wanted Grant to contribute to the
support of his paper, and has quarreled be.
cause proper compensation has not been
forthcoming. Mr.. Forney thinks that the
laborer is worthy Of his hirc-and he is
right. Perhaps his charges are high. But
most men would want either very little
self-respect or very high pay, to print such
stuff as the Chronicle has contained for Il
wear or two.