Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1870-02-28

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The soldiers who fought Under Gen. Butler,
and who aenlatcd nj the capture Of New
:, =
Orleans, promiecuous esscmblage gathered
In the third etorv of union Leapue hall
- ,ao sN s'oy VI O"'Ou -o.suO uNu
nm. sa Sy -, ~, -, a. - - 6,
An0 unocs'nH was e'"eu W oioeI ny SaPt'
VIM. Jones, and DR.. j. Il. Snodgrass was
..i,.a -, a. 80. c., 80. $50
. 1871 uPou ~ P'0.lue. 'PS 'Suos sseteu
the object OF the meeting was for the pur;
hntler for the manner in which no acfsndsa
,hai, In,sres,. H., ths ,,,,,, nj, ny h1osIisI
, s luso'osts W tuo pIlho suit y, huuhrb
Farragut and others, now pending before
tho Equity Court OF the District. lie also
said that this gentleman had done so much
Lot thS S ueusul ., nus soluleIs IN the national
councils and In the courts, that II was simply
their thanlIs.
10 ,abi,r ,ho ,,.i. he s,,a,r,.. .,tb
suo .na', - ~ suo.s ,'',S ',' .s
this position, II il proper for ne 70 say that !
sssins that Il spssiaiiy invited the members
OF the "Union League along with the "sol-
dlers and sailors, y and the "iIienda OF General
Butler generally" came here IS member
Of the League and as one OF the "frleuds"
Of General u. In the general sense OF that
term. say In the general sense, because, not
having the personal acquaintance q that die.
unEulshed gentleman, 1 cannot claim TO be
his friend in any special sense. | diselaim
YOU sSyout ptssidins odiser-a services which
l should not feel warranted In refusing any
reapectAble and intellgent Aaaemblage OF my
fellow.eitiIeus, such As the one before me.
but, tenow-etiIens, l have not the least
hesitation IN saying that, while do not deSire
70 be clAaeed, In any sense, ha an especial
friend OF champion Of General Butler, he has
seemed TO me 20 be worthy OF classification As
not only one OF the most remarkable, but at
the same time one OF the most useful Of public
men Of this aow era, which has dNuasd 80
auspietously upon our country, SO much,
mink, 10 true OF him, whether we pass upon
hts claims A. a soldier ora civilian. u has
been rctorted upon him 80 Tepeatedly that ne
IL recent convert from the Democratic party,
with which he acted to the very las, Of ia
Anu. demanattations, even voting ior Jeu
Davis 10 the Chstlesion Presidential Oouyen:
uon 10 lbeO, thht ne himselt, In inst apirn OF
Tepsrtee LOT when nc y so lamous' suggested
70 yongten inc othet gay thAt ne statement
economy sake. ILSughisT'j Now 1 MAX n
was rather TO hls credit that he lett the Demo
cratic party, albeit he did so at the eleventh
eouplet from DR.. watts, which assures Us
that-
IN. Tiss. "a asF may nGld rs GSt 70 Safa'
II was wise as well as meroiful to take him
into the Republican church IlAughteFl as a
member, promising tho same degree Of use
fulness in civil life as he showed himself
capable OF In his courageous and effective
sented' oheeTfllIy consented, 10 his ioininr
our church, "reesnt convert" t6oash he h..
Demoefatie party, as many other eSssIIsnt
men have come out, to render good service not
only to the party Of progress. but the country
Just AZ the time wheh he waa wantedI An agent
under ProVidsnee 10 aeeompIsh immenss
good, with that moral courage, witch is Tar
Iarer S1a hlghet than mere phyneh eon,ase,
so nnthins az bis sonsiir Ts,, snd -, 70
bic executive ability 10 time OF war, or his
forensic power since We have had the ageaesi
won, a. well as lnyoksd, BY Gea; Grant.
81, p,n ~ ny ~ tnat same lnto
theIF nav desiEnatiou a. UeontFabaSds v 49,
grand and telling keynote, and proved rim
TO be = lawyerwarrioF Of rare ssgaoIty SD
70 tae aes sa o. ths erisa Of the yss men
Ion's especial curse aud eTime,
Feilow-oltizenH, in closing what I deem Il
proper for me TO say, In thIs generally friendly
way, o. ne dlstinguished gentleman 10 whose
togstssr ~ so ,,'yD1s. ,bish eai,su
sfs Who may bs ssSniEant OF il 10 eSplSip. I
cannot refrain from the expression Of my opin.
i t9 that we sitieads o. asn; Butlst 10 the
WI s.iI ~ ~ @ OF ,aS cen
ProeeedfnE as did the Commfttce on Mill
taTy Affairs and the House, under Its direo.
uon, 70 90 : uuty 10 Hht seemed 70 HIN TO be,
sT,i BStIer' IN eoS,sntlpF 10 rrSSsS.n, NJ" M
whittemore at the bar OF the House, was true
to his own character IA man Of rare moral
SoHIAgsEa yh,eh nerves ain 70 Teslst
men weuIa Weld in ScsnSIr. wIthoni ,Isu
nounoing the action OF the House uniust in
principle, General Hutler thought Its action
nasty and ili.advlsed aS to time, and opposed
or biS Az ninc,t ~ IN ~ sSy honor hln
Of the display OF these FemArRable opaIi,SnS ~
the man. tApplAuse.l
The Chair Is prepared to entcTtstn what
ever proposition contemplated by the caller.
OF this meeting, whose servant he has her
made. "'O'' ''' '""' No mas o9eh
Captain Jones folIowcd ., I,Ds.,. =.
marks OF the patriotism OF GsnaTsi R5tIs az
He had done more for The conn'S, Dus I..,,
other man. IL NJ ~, a., ,t' tnnn ny ,ty
rescue OF the natiou's car,toi Win NJ. - T Sne
sachusetts volunteer and The hraIorv US ~ ne
troops under nj ,,,s,a n,'nS " NJ NJ
tlonal hone; In the peTIlops Zines Of 1881,
when reason IurEed In the chlmneys, house,
''Jps, and payements Of the city OF Wash
ingtou. 1t was General Butler who Intim-
dated the secesslonists at the threshold OF
the rebellion, and helped to stem the wild
torrent In those critical and momentons
times,
lie vns the hest abused man now lIyIn,
but the day was not far distant when he
would be elevated blythe votes Of tho people
to the houors Of the Chief Magistrate Of the
nation. The sneaker nredlcte6 tbat in Is7l
General Butler wouId he horne 10 ISo Witt
House, not In A coach and f1ur. but on Inc
shoulders of four stalWart negroes. General
Butler possessed more execntIye ability Than
Apy living man, Talk abont vnnr RnnaH
parties and BlsmarcksI General B1tler bad
forrotten more in one day thar tbsy over
knew. He then alIuIed 10 Tho cnnrss Of
General HutIer in Nav 0rIcsns go o,I.
regretted thai he dId NOT hang moro rebsiS
than he ana. He ala NOD b,iieye mai Iho
GenoraI mad eyer wronqed a man out Of as
much as Ave cents.
m wss a..srtsA Inc General had madeo for-
tuna Who mad a better rIght1 ana besidea
he surely made 1t honestly. lie thought the
man who onpoaed GeperaI RntIer ala rnt
have the welfare Of the country at heart,
He was In favor Of nominating Benjamin y.
Butler for the next President Of the United
States.
DR.. Lockwood added a word of praIse and
then resumed his seat,
Mr., J.. II. Crane was opnosaA n arv az.
traordInary eulogy on General 1ptier ~ inc
present time, IN he was 10 he ths Rsnrhi,csn
candidate for The Presidency in 49, n was
rather prematuTc 10 apnounee mai fact. IN
would only injure his cause, he could sec no