The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1871-09-12
Tho Trne Portrait of Butler.


VI. forriyc the New York Tribune for
,,ny of it, wrongs towards us Tor the lol-
lowing capital Portrait oil BUTLER. IL IL
enough 70 kill him. We look forward hope
lIlly 10 his political death upon the pant
nv Of this truthful portrait. Great hum
m,ns die of unexpected causes. A trliilnS
occurrence sometimes ends 4 mania that
has crazed whole people. Even great
men wilt and sink below the line OF public
i.y,r by a single remark. "A nasty platc
O, SOUP" killed General WISFIELD quot
W1>Gr1ELD) SCOTT, and the morus mnll'-
,,uli. fever was cured 10y bull breaking
into PENNSYLVANIA multicaulls field anu
eating I'D five hundred dollars worth OF
tr,oS in one night. A local editor who an
no,nced the event suid that the bull would
begin to spin IN few days. But people
mt no faith in it. They said there was no
,se in pursuing such II dclllsion. Ii bun
could eat up five hundred dollars worth OF
multcu,lis in one night, there was an end
to it for them and, indeed, that event
marked the bursting OF the mu!ticaulls
bubble.
Now, the Tribune bull has broken iuto
BurLERs field, and has eaten up the buds
of his bursting and blowing fame, and of
course he pcrishcS radicaly-he is up
rooted. See the following capital picture
Of the "Grcat American Gobblcr":
"Thc turkey sobbler is an instructive
study. He is an animal of the most diverse
qualities. Magnificent as he is in life, he is
only useful after death. He seems TO be
made tor war, but he has chicken heart.
In appearance. when he spreads his tail,
rutllcs his feathers, and intlimeS his wat
ties, there is no animal SO fierce his aspect
is graudly martial but at the first prick he
colapses like bladder; a shot will make
him drop his tail and sneak away with
blanchcd ysaye. He is cruel and Over bear
lug; he has been known TO Kill his young,
and he attacks the weak with rapacity (;
he delights to pursue timid women and lit
tie children but he is III arrant coward,
and instantly abates his swelling ponposity
at the sight of u stick in the hands of res
olute man-until he Is out Of the reach of
1t. 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 cousonance
with the pride within, when he has at
tracted the attention of spectators by an
uncommon gobblc. AT such moments he is
simply magnificent. He is the most cour-
ageous bird living, when there is no danger.
If We could imagine him going TO war, he
would lead Il regiment with the most srk-
in. pomposity ana martial bearing. until he
heard Il gun, when he would instantly turn
tail aud seek his camp, where his followers
would find him rapuring before his tent. IS
large MS ever, daring the enemy TO come on.
PHYSICAL courage Is not prominent in the
gobbler, notwithstanding his warlike as
pect. For these reasons, and because he is
the most ludicrous OF the ieathcred tribe,
we are thankful that the country did not
adopt Franklins suggestion and make the
gobbler our national emblem. 1t would be
as ridiculous as it would to have the face
of General Benjamin Franklin Butler on
our escutcheon and coin."
Thus introducing The gobbler, the Tribune
proceeds to discuss him more particularly
He is ambitious to become Governor of
Massachusetts,. The people of that State
have a right to take him if they will. He
has, according to bis own statement, all the
qualities OF "integrity, modesty, courage,
truthiulness, honor" "If," says the Iri-
tune, Massachusetts therefore takes him
at his word, they will have both swelling
and a martial leader, who displays all their
virtues in his own person." This is cruel
The critic proceeds to consider the claims
OF BUTLER. lie "aspres TO be thought
great rather than good" Next he is "a
martyr" Then, rs "dcmagogue," he
wants the nomination. Gle is the brother
of the labofer;" She is the dry, bosom