The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1871-08-26

Ben. ButIer-speech at SpransleFd--
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SPRrNaTrE1D,' MASS, August A.-In a
speech, delivered tonight, General Butler
claimed that the Republican party, having
| accomplished it's work for the emancfpa-
ton Of slaves, should go forward to adjust,
settle, and define the exact relations of In.
Dor and capital, and protect the ,ill-paid or
overWorked laborer from exactions Of ava
Price, as well for his own good as the good
OF the employer. .si-He condemned strikes as
illegal and indefensible, and beneath the
c1gn1ty OF American workmen. The ballot Is
IN their hands. They can exact their own
laws and choose their own rules. They can
compel the State to do Its duty In this BEHALF
| and give to labor its rights, and restrain
| capital within the bounds Of it's privileges
Gen. Butler also spoke at length on the
State finances, and In the course of his re-
marks he took occasion to alIude to the
editor Of the Springfield Republican Us his
vlndictive opponent for the Office Of chief
executive of the Commonwealth, and as
serted that while he Butler) and his COM
rades were fighting in the field for the
Union, that gentleman remained at home
vilifying better men than himself. Butler
condemned the extravaganza of the system
of governing the State by boards and COM
missions, and said it must be reformed.
This could be done inside the Republican
party but if it is not SO done, it will be by
the people of the Commonwealth irreSpcc-
| tive of party. Gone set of men," said
Butler, shave ruled in these matters in
your State House substantially for more
than twelve years, ever increasing in their
demands for place and pay. If you do not
change them, fellow-Rcpubllcans, they
will change you, and all the people will say
amen." e.
Gen. Butler attributed the opposition of
ho Rnsfnn
Journal to personal motives, and said the
Hartford Courant [Gen. iIawley's papcr]
fought him because he had displaced Gen.
| IIaWley from his command i'm the army. --
The General reaffirmed his opinion That
the bopdholder should not be paid in gold
until the soldiers pensions were SO paid
and he announced that he had concluded
| to run for the nomination for Governor
The remainder of his speech was Occu,
pied with labor and tariff questions. ~
BUTLER PRONOUNCED A LIAR AND BLACK
GUARD.
SPRINGFIELD, MASS, Aug. 4.-The fol-
lowing dispatch was received from General
Hawley after General Butler had closed,
but before the audience had dispersed. The
chairman refused to allow 1t to he read {:
"HARTFoRD, Aug. "a, 1S71.-If Butler said
I was dismissed or removed from my com
mand, or was ever rebuked for my conduct
as an officer, beg some friend to read this
dispatch, in which l say the charge is IN
infamous .falschood, and the man who ut
tered it a liar and L blackguard.: Tho last
written communication from Butler con-
cerning nv conduct was copy sent ME of
his Recommendation for promotion.
J. r. HAwLEY."
BUTLER AGAIN DENOUNCED.
SPRINGFIELD, MASS. Aug. 24.-In the
course Of General Buffers speech here this
evening the following personal passages oc-
Cured
|! General Butler, defending himself from
the attacks of persons who would read him
out Of the Republican party, alluded to
that fellow who ran away when he got
John Brown into trouble, and would not
even go and testify before the Senate in his
favor. General b. was here Interrupted by
f. B. Sanborn, who asked if General b. re-
ferred to him.. .
General Butler-"I do"
Mr.. Sanborn replied, amid great confu-
sion, "Then the statement is false"
General Butler then yelled: "Why did
ynn run ont nf tho ',nvk-uOOr anu leave
your sister to face the mcn?"
MIR. Sanborn attempted to reply, amid
yells of ''put him out !" ''Spccch! !" the
audience being wild with excitement. MIR.
Sanborn was finally refused q hearing.
After quiet was restored, General Butler
reiterated his speech at length. ..