The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-09-22
BEN BUTLER.
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On the Wing-FrOm New Bed
ford to Natick.N
A Few Additions to the
Old Story.
The Generals Strategy in Answer.
ing Ugly Questions.
Will He E.nforoa the Pr0hi hi tory
? Additions to
Old Story.
Will He Enforce the Prohibitory
Law if Elected


The General jumps from east to west and from
north to south with terrible frequency. 1t reminds
more of the leaping Of toad or the strding OF
daddy long legs than Of anything else lie filings
overheard the political JOnahs here guillotines his
opponents there, and impales "WarrngtOn" and
the Springfield Republican there, and all in the
space Of week, and all in such delightful success
that that humble follower Of the camp, the
porter Of the daily press is kept in a continual fer
ment Of Butterfly excitement and this evening he
let or whole broadside in Natick.
THE GENERALS ARRIVAL.
The General left Boston on the $3.50 train by the
Boston and Albany Railroad, ana arrived here at
the home of that venerable regretter and deplorer
in the republican ranks-wh0, Dy the way, is re-
GREETING and deplOring since the New Bedford crate
a great deal more than ever-aJ quarter past six
O'Clock, in company OF Mr.. Franklin Hanchett,
leading boot and shoe manufacturer, whose guest
he was on the OCCASION Quite crowd had assem-
bled at the depot Platforms, doors and roadway
were lively with risky gamins and country bellies TO
say nothing of the yeOmanry Of the county, who
were anxious to catch glimpse OF the General and
as he stepped from the train with hat cooked back
on his head in such o manner as 70 give him o most
reTreehing and debonnatre appearance, and pushed
his way through the crowd, he was greeted with q
series OF prolonged cheers and yes, which the per-
Torrance Of "Hail to the Chler, by the Ashland
cOrnet band In the background eorved only
to render the more enthusiastic. There liz
Is there's old Ben ~ "Bully for the old chapp'
and some of those innumerabe desultory cries
which are always suggested in the mind of the
small boy. The genius Of the General ran through
the lockers on and many scrambled up to be near
him and if possible shake hands with him, but Mr..
Hanchett soon put stop to all this by having the
General damned into hack-valise scrapboOk,
carpetbag and all-and whirled OF TO his residence.
There the General had supper.
THE MEETING.
The meeting took place In Wlnch's Hail. on
the main street of the town. 1t was of course
a full and Interesting one, and not even the
reflection That from the pyramids of three score
years tho eyes Of Senator Wilson were viewing
them could deter the assembly from hearing and
rejoicing with the General. Probably fifteen hun
dred persons were present The band played; the
small boys yelled and mewed very like q cat call;
the ladies waved their handkerchlefs; the crowd
parted, and at precisely quarter to eight O'Clock
the orator entered the hail. supported by Mr.
Hanchett and Mr.. E. B. Saunders, the Chairman OF
the Committee OF Arrangements, who called the
meeting 10 order. Mr.. Hanchett presided, and in
troduced the General in the following terms:-
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN:-In 1851 when President
to that call Governor Andrew issued his call Tor the
quola OF Massachusetts. all of which created an
the 18TH OF April, 1861, Monday morning, that the
proclamation came out in all The papers. on the
"Wednesday following vent to Boston for the pur.
to the situation. While there wended my
way up r.ru to the state House. where there
and large crowd Of ookers-on. By-and-by a
barouche drove up. In 1t were two commanding
was attracted to them The police had to clear the
Were Ssg Rs f Eat and SPOKE the sentiment Of
every man there by the cry, 'By God, there goes
man that means ltl' Applause very irregulaT.)
This the General heard through in solemn ST.
lcnce, and to judge from the shadow That at the
close oversrread his countenance it was evident he
aid not relish it at all; but lie got I'D, shook him
self ont, and begun his speech as follOws:-
WHAT BUTLER SAID.
FELLOW CITIZENS, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN
Thanking your chairman for his kind and COM
you upon the very important business which has
brought us together, and the General told what he
knew about farming once more the State debt, the
to, &c, &c. The Generals alusion 20
the Journal were not liked by many present
madverted on that ''lie Wen, &c.,"a man in the
audience excltedly broke out with, .He's a liar p
catingly don't interrupt me.H "Go a6ead;
urged somebody, encouraeiugly Don't interrupt
me-" repeated the General because all these inter.
evidence that the people of Natlck are not an
orderly, well conducted people. Why, Just LOOK
the nS people and Oelylng better people tna1
as delegate last night. (slight applause.j
SO II seems ,Ils that where they know these imper
them. Then there Is another scrlbber that has
chosen to abuse me, and he Is writing under the
under their real names for like everybody else that
gets into the dock, they generally possess an aiasn
then told the meeting about he State expendltuies
again. the state commissioners and the tea-table
TRANSCRIPT, and once more read the Somervile cam
paign documents with his usual signal success.
Why" he said 81 have got letter here that |
would Ike to read to YOU 1t happens to be very
you the day and the date 1t Is dated on the 10Th
of September, at Stoneham. Il was written be-
interested 10 know how anti Butler delegates were
selected In stonenam. 1t reads this way
AN INTERESTING LETTER.
DFAH SIR have undoubtedly read in the daily
can held on Saturday even EVEN
upon in which and hs' mem
before held bat IKE Angels visits they we're
fen apS M hs , call read at
town after eight Last there was not much interest
ssSsn
a and the eu , sar not
much said about with the
he and Gr a the Sn os years s %
clock had not ceased vibrating when a Chairman and
Secretary elected and Nominating Committee ap-
pointed. who retired TO the back re-
ported list OF delegates There eleven persons
in the hall at the time the committee appointed and
with the exception OF two members II all anti
Butler prominent republican. who came at minutes
past seven told me this evening that the last of the
before the first came back again. Mr.. VIM H.
Mardan young man and reporter, entered the hail,
when the Chairman announced that the delegates
elected and he made motion that the delegates
be instructed to vote for Benjamin r. Butler. Mr. A. B.
Whose name won't read unless he desires ~ said hat he
thought he did not vote for Governor Claim last fall not
withsanding he republican, and the Chairman John
Hills, ex-senator, wouldn't entertain his motion for
that reason. lie ruled him out of order. Sena
toria delegates then elected The town committee
appointed, and the whole business of the
done six minutes seven, and the citizens who
pouring in at the Time loud in their denunca
of the pursued The fact s General chair
would not listen TO word favorable to you and they
hurried the business before the people assembled know
ing that full delegation OF Butler men would be elected II
the party had voice.
THAT IS the way the republican caucus elected
their delegates In Stoneham' said the General. |
'Now, my friends give you exactly what is taking
place I'm q neighborng town in this good county OF
Middlesex, and that Is the way the voice OF the |
people has been stiled. Why, my friends that's |
fhe way the men who have charge OF these mat