The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-08-28
HAWLEY-.- BUTLER.
A Connecticut Editor and Major Gem
eral Protests Against Ben Eut-
ler's New Departure.
General Hawley Interviews Herald Core.
spondcnt in q MratOgiOal Way.
How the Telegraph Wires We're Worked
Against Butler from Hartford.

This city, which chiefly has Its being through the
aid OF insurance Ofices and the subscription book
sellers, who flood the land with immense volumes
OF adventure, biography and travels has been very
much excited for the last few days the long and
cutting speech OF Ben Butler made at Springfield
Thursday evening" Hartford is now legally the capt.
tai Of Connecticut, and will soon nave magnificent
State House on the banks OF Hog River. the stream
which skirts the principal part OF the city, New
Haven, which was the alternate capital Of the
State, has yielded in despair TO the edct of fate and
among It's politicians there Is no hope OF emuarng
Tammany IN good fat job all the small fry ward
cliques Of Hartford have already began TO calculate
their gains as to the sums they Will be able TO take
from the appropriation for the new State House.
In addition to the State House job the next thing
which moves Hartford to It's centre Is The violent
attack made upon Joe Hawcy, the editor or the
Hartford CouYdnt, one Of the most respectable Of
the republican journals In New England, aud rank
Ing next for careful editorial management to tho
Springfield Republican. Tho Courdnt Is one hun
dred years old, believe more, and Its editor Joe
Hawley, was major general in the war and served
under Butler but for some years past has opposed
the redoubtabse Ben for reasons best known to him
SELF particularly In the contest which prevailed at
one time between Butler and r. II. Dana, Jr., for
Congress. Butler. as every one knows, is a tough
man and can hit an en- my back In q manner that Is
extremely unpleasant, and accordingly on Thursday
evening when Butler made his speech at Spring
field, he took occasion to hit General
Hawley very sharply over the knuckles for his OPP
position In the past. He stated that he had dis
missed General Hawley from his command while
serving IN tho Army OF the James, for ncompetency.
General Hawley has many friends In Hartford par
ticularly among the Connecticut soldiers who served
with him, and therefore there Is considerable feel
ing in regard to the attack on him Dy Butler Among
wOrktHvmpn i'm Hartford ~ well N.
out New England, Butler has numerous supporters,
who believe in his advocacy Of the doctrines OF
labor and Communism. Batler's speech at Spring.
field was perhaps the most mastery and artful
appeal made in the United States since the days OF
Aaron Burr to the classes Of men who differ essen.
TALLY and radically on great questions, while they
may lie united on side issues. He Is the Charles
Reade OF political speakers, and whatever ne be, a
dcmagogue or not, he SEXES the situation at once
ment briefly, but IN the most telling manner.
The Springfield ttepuoicdR and The Boston Adrer-
tisey. as well as the Couront, came IN Tor share OF
his dcDunciatiOn, and when the latter sheet was
spoken OF III no complimentary terms. Mr.. Lawson,
a reporter OF the Coount, who was present at the
Springfield meeting, Instantly arose and tele2raphed
the substance OF the charge made against General
Hawley by General Butler 10 the former gentleman
in Hartford. General Hawley Is sharp newspaper
man aud Knows very We'll that 1t is an evidence OF
good Judgment TO have contradiciion OF all accu-
satton made the same dag IN the press that the
accusation appears Accordingly the next morning,
when Buffers speech appeared, den0uncing General
HaWev, the latter gentleman sent despatch all over
the country which came out simultaneously with the
charge OF Buffers. This despatch stated that Butler
had told an Infamous ialsehood aud tnat he was
called on General Hawley at the editorial rooms
OF the CoWdat. which are situated on Pratt street,
aud had an interview with him or Two hours dura
ton. The editorial rooms OF the C0ordat, like all
the editorial rooms IN New England are up at the
head OF dark stairway. l found General Hawley
sitting In the rooms OF the managing ednor, which
position ne holds, believe, on the Coa@ant. lie is
stout, well.prOpOrtiOned, weil-loOking gentleman
verging toward the ffties, with prominent lore
head, a full round face and wears mustache and
qoatee IN the military fashion. stated that The
object of my visit, and he very coureously vouch-
saied all the information in his power In regard to
HERALD CORREsPoNDENT-General, what where
the original motives OF The quarrel between yourself
General HAwIEY-we may as well begin at the
beginning OF the connection between General But
Ter and myself.
suppose that Is the best way.
General HAwLEY-I was under Buffers command
over eight months, beginning in April, 1864. lie
recommended me for brigadter general just alter a
severe fight Deep Run, AUGUST ID. 1854, and gave
forwards, which division held in movement out
or the lines and IN battle, October q OF same year.
5000 picked troops to New York city to keep the
place during the Presidential campaign. Ihad SIX
SsrusT sa's;s soSe aa s es a
5ass1 me- 0 Tere a % 1 nS
Yors saes Seeye He had COMMAND q ne
movement Dut had the entire nanduug OF tue
troops. Butler was in command at the HOFFMAN
House. and don't know that he ever saw one OF the
| regiments. After the occupation had ceased re.
turned with the troops TO my old pcsition--to the
| Army OF the james, anu no fault was found with
me. Alter returned TO the army Terry was sent TO
| North Carolina, l was next IN rank to HIM in the
division aud Butler gave me command OF the divi.
sion and Of The pos,t on. WAS, was on rhe extreme
Extreme sas right N Of tae Whole grand army Ny
| position extended from the New Market road
| broc oav a
| seven thousand first rate troops. Butler would
! hardly have trusted me with such position II he
| had thought me neIllcient or incompetent. It
would nave been very easy to have sent me OF with
Terry when HE brigade went on the expedition to
was nearly a. good as Terry's when he len, for we
had some expectations OF attack. We tnought that
sand good troops had gone away to North Carolina
Indeed they did pegln movement which was In.
the James ana attempted to break our iae.
General Hawey continued at some length to re-
cite mis- career wnle in the Army OF the James, and
stated that II was his decided impression that utcr
left before he lHawleyl did. General Hawley served
IN North Carolina snd Virginia afterwards as star
Oftcer. lie stated to our correspondent that he
never h0d been reouKcd for his conduct In BATTLE
and was never relieved from command with any
reflection on his behavior in any respect. lie was
| at al utter loss to Imagine what possible preext
Butler could have mad Tor saying thai he had dis
General Ihwey stated inst as T General BatIer's
| statements stood unexplained he lliawley) delib-
erately represented that Butter had tod most infa
| nous lie, or, III common phrase, he was guilty Of
| telling lie made out OF whole cloth.
General hawey, ~ the conclusion, stated that II
| was possible that Butler hated him because ne had
| written letter In favor OF the election Of K. H.
Dana, Jr., an old friend OF Hawley's 10 Congress,
! although he tllawleN had been dragged into the
canvass. And he gave reason NO for Buffers
hatred. u was tnat General Hawicy, at the Wood
stock celebration OF the FonrJn OF July, 1870 had
offended Butter probably by getting upon the plat
form, General Grant being present and DEFENDING
the chinese against the attacks made ny Butler on
them In relation 10 the damaging statements mado
by General Butler IN regard to the enormous, and,
as many oeiieve, unaccountable expenditures Of
| the MASSACHUSETTS, republican State government
General liawlev Quardedly stated that he was not
well enough acquainted with Massachusetts state
aHalrs TO be able to give our correspondent any
formation. In Tact, General Hawley very
guarded and cautious thr0ugh0ut aud made a
serious effort to interview the correspondents, winch
Is reversing the order OF nature. and could snah u
system prevail II might destroy the unites and SET
the whole English speaking world agog.
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