Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1871-09-22
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The Great Americas. GobDIcr.


study. He is an animal of the most
diverse qualities. Magnificent as he
is in life, he is only useful after death.
lie seem, to be made for war, but he
has chicken heart. In appearance,
when he spreads his tail, rufiles his
feathers, and inhames his wattles,
there is no animal so fierce his as
pcct is grandly martial; but at the
first prick, he coliapscs like bladder:
i shOt viii make him drop his tail and
sneak away with blanchcd visage. =
lie is cruel and overbearing he has
been known 10 Kill his young, and he
attacts the weak with rapacity; he
delights t. pursue t;mid woman and
little children; but he is an arrant
coward, and instantly abates his swell
ing pompo ,ity at the slight of . stick
in the hands of a rcsolute man-until
he is ont Of the reach Of it. One of
the most characteristic acts of the
gobbler is his peculiar strut up and
down the platform. swelling up and
lifting his legs in sort of Jerking con-
sonance with the pride within, when
he has attracted the attention Of spec
tators by an uncommon gobbicr. AT
sHch moments he is simply nragnifi>
cent lie is the most courageous bird
living. when there is no danger If
we could imagine him going to war,
he would lead a regiment with the
most striking pomposity and martial
bearing, until he heard a gun, when
he would instantly turn tail and seek
his camp, where his followers would
find him vaporing before hiS tent, as
large as ever, daring the enemy to
come ou' Physical courage is not
prominent in the gobbler, notwith-
standing his warlike aspect. For
these reasons, and because he is the
most lud,crous of the feathered tribe,
we are thankful that the country did
not adopt Franklin's suggestion and
make the gobbler our national EN-
blem. 1t would be as ridiculous as il
would to hove the face of General
Benjamin GrankIin Butler on our es
cutchon and coin. And General But
Ter wants 10 march at the head OF the
people of Massachusetts as
A SPECTACLE FOR TIE REST OF TIE
UNION.
That would be procession for the
entertainment Of gods and men and
it is not orr bushes if the ancient and
honorable Commonwealth choose tC
place itself in that humiliating posi-.
tiol. Every State has a right to pu
forward its representative man, he
who combines those high qualities
which the people most Prize-integri.
ty, modesty, courage, truthfulness,
honor. Can any one who has known
Gen. Butler in the army. or in Con
gress. or in the police court, deny that
he claims to have all these qualities
If Massachusetts, therefore, takes
him at his word, they will have both
n swelling and a martial leader, who
displays all their virtues in his own
person.
But five understand the campaign
speeches of Gen. Butler. it is not foI
any Of these qualities that he offer,
himself for the Office of Governor o.
Massachusetts. He seems to aspire
to be thought great rather than good
i'm which we take leave to tell hin
hat he makes 4 sad mistake. Now
the character of a great and success
full liar is one Of the most difficult t.
establish. 4 good liar must have /?
first rate memory. Gen. Butler was
unfortunate in his very first speech,
and exhibited most deploIable wan
Of Indictment. In his second he com
plicatod his embarrassment. Having.
uaon reflection. fixed upon the Time
when he displaced Iawley from the
army Of the james, it turned out that
he himself had been relieved and sem
to the important post Of Lowell two
weeks before Gen. Hawley was dis
placed" by promotion to a higher pc.
sition in the army! The people OF
Massachusetts, don't want such liaI
as tta. \ man mast have talent in
every walk in life in order to be ac-
ceptable 70 that proud State. We
appeal 20 Gen. Batter himself, if he
does not think it was clumsily done,
for a man who has had so much prac-
tice in the criminal courts.
How can any one think differently
from Gen. Butler and not be a mean
and scoundrelly person? How any
one can oppose him and not be WILL
ain cannot enter into his pure mind.
'Demme, dent th5y see me as I walk
about the stage? don't they hear me?
1t was this bundle of personal griev-
ances that he opened at Springfield
and continued to display at Worces'
ter, and in more lately reported
speeches. Ii was upon this showing,
these kickings and beatings, as if he
had been at the bar OF the police
court, that he asked verdict. And
at Springfield, with the chiyalry
which usually accompanies such
manly character, he dragged a lady's
letter into one of his personal SQUAD
bles, sand endeavorcd to conceal his
big person behind it. 1t was solely
on the lady's account, says the manly
Butler, that | got into trouble with
the Beston paper You see how it is
Everybody hits me a lick. Aud look
at my character. Did You ever see
a character that more needed the COW
ering Of the governors robes Why.
gentlemen. they say that am a liar
and a thief. Have l ever injured
them ? lam martyr to public opiu.
ion, and | want to be Governor on
account of the unfortunate impress.
ion that has got abroad concerning
NE.
The speeches he is now making are
noble contributions to his unfinished
biography They viii give it roun-
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