The New York herald., 1871-09-13
an Ovation to the General in
Marlboro.
His Troubles with His Old Enc
mics, the Newspapers.
A Checkered Political Career The Re-
publican ShibbOleth.
Ref0gm To Be Effected when Butler Becomes
Governor.
MARLBORO, hfSss., Sc

| The General Is going for that part Of the Stap
when lies steward the setting SUM-" and In tn
course OF hi9 perambulations this evening lie arrived
at Marlboro Marlboro by the way, Is quite town
| IL has population of about 9,OOO and Il
makes boots ana shoes. Its streets are
little better than the streets OF Milford
It's town house Is a new ana oommodious struc.
ture. The arrival Of the General event of no
small Importance. He came on board the train
! which left Boston at halrpast five, and as he
aghted from the cars at seven O'Clock he met with
one OF the most glorious receptions of the campaign.
The scene about the depot one OF the most en-
thusiastic description. Roadways, sandbanks, car
| tops and platforms were all crowded with people
anxious to catch glimpse OF the orator, and
the Marlboro brass band, which js good one. just
as he LETT the cars struck up "Hal 10 the Chief %
and the fire bearers, Of whom there'were 1ozen
or twenty, waved their torches, and while cheers
| and cries OF welcome rent the air, the General
bowling profoundly, and IN one or two instances
shaking hands with old soldiers OF his force, was
| thrust into carriage and away he was whirled
| to the hotel, where he had supper and half an
| hours rest. Meanwhile the Town Hall began
to ill. 1t Is really beautiful structure with
| seating capacity not far from eighteen hundred,
and III fifteen minutes from the moment the doors
! were opened 1t was crowded to repletion, tic
"tr0oly lOip' citizens occupying the floor ana the
minutes OF eight O'Clock. He was accompanied by
MIR. w. B. Gale Of our leading lawyers, and was
well received. Although at first the assembly was
In part disposed TO be somewhat turbulent 1t subse-
quently settled down Into quiet deMOnstrative
whole. H. presenting the General Mr.. Gale re.
marked as folOws:-"Ladies ana gentlemen, we
have with lis tonight gentleman who Ia to address
you on political topics, who Is already too well
known to need any other word from me
than 10 say l am very happy to have the
privilege OF introducing to you Major General Ben
jamin f. Butler." IA voice-'I want to know"
Cheers ana applause, and cries from all parts Of the
room Of est down! sit downW Down IN
'front.'" &c.)
Thus heralded the General sterDed forward upon
the platform, took up that scrap book and began his
speech
THE SPEECH.
FELLOW CITIZENS, LADIES ASD GENTIEMEN-IIe
SAID. as he swept his eye over The assembly WITH
critical observancy. Pcicelving that the asles were
not quite filled UP, and that the dOorwayS were
blocked to sunocaion. nc said, "Let me say that
there Is plenty OF room IN here" Crlcs or "DOwn In
front ~ 'Step forward" urged the orator; tanu
Close up IN the ases that VIII max room for those
in rear. Therel that's Nl'' he added, the sturdy
yeomanry OF Marlboro proceeded TO obey. Inc re-
suit was scene of considerable tumult. Every.
body scrambled to get favorable position and the
fastest the most succcssipluefir did his best
and laughter hlled ha S tine srsna % .u,nut was
one man should fall, like row OF dominoes on end
each should knock tue one ahead oil him down
the man whose equilibrium seemed most to
be disturbed, with q That man In the
the white hat dOlfed his virgin covering, the
audience laughed and when the end OF the plat
e General his and and Went on to re-
peat what he had said at Haverhill and Westfcld
% e oso s sad
here present, TO represent all :he audiences that
address as composed OF uprOarlOus, dis0rderly ana
senlation those Of you who read the account OF
know yourselves by it. lLaugnter.) Therefore
must ask, very carefully that there may be no inter-
rupos SO that you may De aSs M 70 esy as ad
the account OF that meeting there IN some papers
was incorrect. II any gentleman or lady wants to
know my opinion Oh any subject, and if he or she
viii have the Kindness to put it in writing and send
1t to the chair shall be very happy TO make answer
according to the best Of my knowledge and ability,
for my trends, we come here to discuss grave ana
BUTLER GETS TO WORK IN EARNEST.
We come here about the gravcst business, the
most important business known among men, TO
settle here 50 far as we may; NS what M laws we N0 W
we have come out OF the war and nave brought 10.
gether all the shattered and broken parts OF the
treasure. SUI 'Aiii sti We we never thousIs about
ended and the existing order Of things should be
| changed; and ] have two matters 10 talK aDout--
| Does our government cost us too mucnF Tnats Jhe
Secondly, / propose to present. to you as far as
pSssSs %asiSsr or in not se s mS well in Se ep" 9aSs
lean party that the great reforms winch
ought 10 be carried out snail be carried o1t, or
publican party2 am, as you know. republican.
oa Know ,nat because was in this country man
and poy, forty year years; .psS nrvocn.r -,.s--
but don't NV fS aI nfE Sa4S IS os repent Of
don't know that have anything t3fepent OF that
cYat was taught In the old Jefersonlan democracy
to strict construction OF the constitution
Gut ms ns sM ana Sai SSsao ana carry n
| General told how he le!t inc democratic
Psry e m Nor S ana the o8n he sd Il
| anybody Will give ME any ''shbboeth" oi The re.
publican party mat cant answer ea 70 ,nem H wi
he as good a republican as anybody ese but am
not one Of those republicans who choose to make
the republican party simply stepping stone 10
exclusive domination.
The General next told what he knew about farm.
ing. The taxes he said are so large that we can't
1--we and make money on our lands. and this led the
General 10 look into the expenditures OF the State
E1Ve.neN n way aHn iha. ' wcu!d H SHOW him to BE-
right and his detractors wrong and give them an
ing us 10. | have gwen these figures quite NUM-
Der OF tunes before, he said and when gave them
am here before you to give you incorrect figures you
ought to turn me out OF The hall. | ought not
correct ngures, and somebody else maligns me and
says they are incorrect, when can prove them 10
you TO be correct, then whoever does that ought
TO forfeit your confidence Now, after gave these
figures, the Boston journal, which used 10 be very
good paper in the days OF Major Rogers, whom
knew very WELL but which has since steadily
degenerated, / am sorry to say, came out with
an article entitled "a Lie weil stuck To-"
and, after reading the paragraph in question: the
General called Tor repetition OF the Butler and
Chairman episode, and once more gave his hgures
what right nas Journal that ought to be respon.
sibe journal, TO claim that these figures are "a lie
well stuck TO ~ Now do you know asked the
General, depressing from hts subject, the writer's OF
q
nttic, whom you could hire for $50 month, and
be dear at that-that's who he is. Nobody can
tradict him; nobody can hold him responsible; lie
has that same impersonal way which Is made use
0fby
KINGS, EDITORS AND THE DEVIL,
and with this little deviation from the arrangement
OF his words at Havern, which ''royalty, devll
and editors, the General smiled down on the repor.
ters' table. Nobody can find anything to say about
what say, not even In the newspapers, eilner III
Boston or the other side or Boston.
Why, returning to the subject IL c0sts
more run tie Stale QOYernment last year tllln