The Hickman courier., 1871-09-02
BEN BUTLER.
NOmlnates Himself for Cover
GFn0F.

by newspapers calling themselves Repub
liean, from unheard charges. Kisses
and applause.
Gen. Butler went on to say that he ex
pected abuse from. the Democratic press
but why should Republican papers ma
iign and abuse him? Because he led
the first troops through Springfield and
Annapolis to Washington or because
he brought back the first thousand oil
prisoners from Hatteras or handled the
traitors at New Orleans2 or refused to
swing around the circle with Andy
johnson or managed his impeachment
or. later, buried his Butler's) differences
with President Grant, with whom be had
some cause of difference? or had, in the
Reconstruction Committee, insisted on
protection for the loyal men of the
South? And Jet. said Butler, they
party. That fellow whc ran away when
he got John Brown into trouble, and
would testify before the Senate Of the
United States in favor
General Butler was here interrupted BY
Mr.. Sanborn, one of the editors of the
Republican, who asked if Mr. Butler
referred to him.
Mr. Butler answered, II do"
Mr. Sanborn replied, amid great con-
fusion, "that statement is false"
Butler then yelled, why did you run
out OF back door, and leave your sister
to face 8 MANI"
Sanborn attempted to reply amid yells
of "Put him out r. Speech /" aud the
audience being wild with excitement; bur
Sanborn was finally refused hearing
After quiet had been restored, Butler
reiterated his assertion at length, and
said that twenty FIVE years ago he had a
personal collision with. Warrington, the
Boston correspondent of the Springfield
Republican, aud had been abused by him
since, and because he had in New York
put the owner of the Republican in Lud
low street jail, nobody by the name of
Butler can get fair play in that paper
| As for the Hartford CourT0nt, that paper
maligned him because he (Butier) dis
| placed Gen. Hawley from his mmaud
tor ineficieucy and incompetency. The
| Boston Journal abused hIm because of
his speeches jewell, who wants 10 be
Governor, is one of the trustees of Rog
ers, and the Sumner Republican Journal
charged twelve dollars for printing the
report of the Republican caucus at Bev
erly, because Butler delegates we're nom
| mated
Butler claimed that the Republican
paIty, having accomplished its work for
the emancipation of the slave, should go
| forward to adjust, settle; and define the
exact relation of labor and capital and
product of the ill-paid or or over work
ed laborer from the exclusions of service
as well as from its own greed as from the
greed of the employer He condemned
strikes SIS illogical and iniefensible. aud
beneath the dignity of American work
! ingmen. The ballet is in their hands.
They can enact their own laws and
choose their own rulers. They can com
pei the State to do its duty in this behalf.
and give 20 labor its rights aud restrain
capital within the bounds of its privi
leges.
| Mr.. Butler also spoke at length on the
state of the finance, and in the course Of
his remarks took occasion to allude to
the editor Of the Springfield Republican
as his vindictive aud mendacious oppo
neut for the Office of chief executive of
the Commonwealth He asserted that
while be (Butler) and his comrades we're
in the field fighting for the Union, that
gentleman remained at home villifying
others better than himself Butler con
demned the extravsgance of the system
Of governing the State by Boards and
Commissions, aud said it must be reform
ed This could be done inside of the
Republican party, but If it is not 30 done
it will be by the people of the Common
wealth irrespective of party. One set of
men. said Butler have ruled in these mat
ters in your state house substantially for
mere than twelve years, ever increasing in
their demands for places and pay. IF
you do not change them they will change
you, fellow Republicans and all the peo
pie shall say amen.
The Boston Advertisers enmity was
accounted for by his Butler's) threat to
sue that paper for libelling Anna Dickin
son, when she, poor, friendless girl,
gave her first lecture in Boston.
Butler then rehearsed his differences
with the Republican party. He declared
that the bondholders ought not to be paid
in gold until the soldiers pensions are so
Daid.
In reference to his political career, he
ack nowledged that he voted fifty seven
times at the Charleston Convention for
Jefferson Davis as the Presidential nomi
nee. He did il to save the Union, but
when his Southern friends became trait
ors, he was ready to beat down secession.
Butler rehearsed aud defended his Cou-
gressioual career. and told how he had
been urged by his friends to be candi
date for Governor He had concluded
to do SO, would announce it openly aud
boldly. and not get committee OF damn
rum taverns somewhere to say il for ann
The remainder OF Buffers speech was
devoted to an attack on the Msssachu
setts Board of Charities and lengthy
discussion of the labor and tariff ques
irous.
PUNGENT LETTER FROM coNEEcTIcUr.
The following dispatch was received
from Gen Hawley, but the Chairman re
fused to allow il to be read:
HARTFoRD, Aug. 24.-If Butler, in
his speech, said was dismissed or re
moved from my command, or was ever
rebuked for my conduct as an officer. L
beg some friend TO read this dispatch, in
which | say the charges are an infamous
falsehood, and the man who uttered it q
liar and blackguard. The last written
communication from Butler concerning
my conduct was copy sent me OF his
Recommendation for promotion:
j. Il. HAwLEY.
Nh. Jefferson Davis has engaged
rooms at the Allegheny Spring, Virgin
ia, and is daily expected there.