New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-10-26
BUTLER on THE WASRING7uE TREATY.
HIS ANswERs TO NEwsrApER cRrr1c1sMs.

HIS ANSWERS TO NEWSPAPER CRITICISMS.
BoSToN, Oct. 28-Instead Of O company of
the distinguished and weknown people who 90 fire.
quenty lend their presence upon the platform when an
important address lecture ia TO be delivered Gen
Butler surrounded himself with the officers and crew OF
the somewhat famous Gloucester nshng vessel the T.
A. Horton in Union Hail. this evening; and, like Sioux
chief encrcled by his warriors he delivered his lecture
on the Washington Treaty. largo audience was pres
emit The following portions OF the speech were interpo
lated reply 10 the criticisms which have been made
by THE TRIBUNE and other newspapers Before stating
the rules incorporated in the Treaty, Gen. Butler said:
Since this address written and delivered 10 an au
dience there has been q criticism made by newspaper,
in friendly spirit, and which do not regret because
enables mo to answer that which may have weight WIN
your own minds The criticism In words Ike these;
why Gen Butler. you crtcise TOO s9SrPy c yOe to- to-
geher make this treaty. sat down at the council Doara
TO make the best bargain they could for her own s a.
the American Commissioners, but l DO assume thas
ON the part Of Great Britain The Comm'soners cs de
assume that 1t ia it Is historically uueas'
when tax remembrance YOU will agree sr,tas
the provisions OF have either been stretchco 10 eG.
Ba aad hold DE sGsnt
stoners supposed they meant when they agreeu upon
them.
After making hls point that the United States had COM
promised his claims by condoning the oenses OF the
Rebels, he said:
THE NEw-YoRK TRIBUNE in commenting upon TINS
lecture coming this part Of It, says in substance mo
Gen BnteTs would ever have Thought defense
The poor, ignorant dolt! Whyi Lord Redesdale as
s eg Eli: Aa defense as in the BsS
months month ago. and made Lord Granville promise that
il should be put before the Board OF Arbitration ut
Geneva OF course he did not know It, The sin OF gno
should be WINGED at but but t some are SO
In this same NEW YORK TRIBUNE find another crit-
csm to this effect Gen Butler ought to know before
he talks to audience any that the reason why
the date Of the Of April 1885, taken as the limit
our was SSG1nSe all S s eGs s Ss5 abo
and II newspaper writer's only knew what they are
writing about there would De more knoweugs aSa ~
Of April taken why that editor knows so little CT the
history Of his country as not even n 10 a c ar
tally the firing Fort Sumter upon the 18TH OF
Win hadn't any reference to the claims. And
now 1 call to your recollection what any schooiooy
editor with advantage l call your attention to the
fact that the majority Of this cotton was captured
reach savannah In December, 1854. And don't you
remember that Gen. Sherman sent home THIS telegram
have sent 49, CO bales Of cotton North az Christmas
present" But then, suppose this editors Christmas
comes on the first day Of April.
you trying to accomplish Why these very questions
show the Of the men that ask them OF me
pents"he fisheries pSrt-dOn't 90 into effect until Con-
sss passes law to Sei put now into ws effect SEIZE
the Hortoni am agitsttng against nI",u.t this
AGAINST sniy 70 What Believe and my friends believe and
know /, destructive to the great interests in Massachu
ses Why the very asking OF this question SHOWS that
they don't know there Ia anything yet 10 he done More
over as shall 20 this treaty opens the
whole question OF the opening OF the great aKes 10 COM
| petition. and that cannot be carried INTO
effect until some laws are passed, ana L am
being passed This question has all got to DO
brought before Congress- Fortunately 1t has got 10 be
discussed then, and my object has been 10 Drng tne az
my friends and neighbors. and the great interests vi
American commerce. may not suffer That Is why am
agtatng when might otherwise De t o ao on Ens.S
| lord, II tOaded to the English nation. -, ,,
Gen Butler In speaking OF the Horton case, said The
TRIBUNE advised the secretary OF Ihe h y Ina th
vessel What right has he TO send the Vesse DICK
Where do get these IDEAS OF powers OF the
then he gave the advice that he could refuse her papers
and let her the wharves that no other captain
would ever out his vessel from our riends the BTU
| ish Iorda with whom hobnObbed the other day
! down ON the border. That Is the comment we get!
| and yet we are supposed to be the sons OF
| there Another was still ingenious and still more
British He suggested, as we coud not elther aloW the
vessel to the wharycs or send her back that what
we could do TO the Brtsh Lion was to declare that capt
Knowlton and his guilty Of burglary In break
ing open storehOuse and taking his own sails ana we
| might send him back under the Ashbnrton treaty
| have brought Capt KnOwOn here with his men, and
ask them to stand up II they please Great applause
l have brought them here, feIlow-citlEens' 10
order that the Boston the ps2sh mey
do have brought them here that you may see the CLASS
Of men that your newspapers advise the BRUSH small
send for, and we shall gracefully gve up 10 ne d h
British prisons have Drought tnem mere IN oruI
that they may understand what the sentiments OF the
| peOpe NAV take warning from that sentiment. All |
can say that whenever they are to be sent Dack trust
that editor will come down to Gloucester ana serve ne
warrant. (Appausel We Will give him ride III the