New-York tribune., 1872-08-14
GEN. BUTLER DECLINES.
lie WILL NOT FORCE HIMSELF UPON THE con-
yENTION ron GOVERNOR THE GRANT


yENTION ron GOVERNOR TIE GRANT
PARTY OF MORE IMPORTANCE THAN HiM-
sELF-IlE RECOMMENDS THE RENOMlNA-
,TIoN Of GOV. wAsIBURN.
lBY TELEGRAPH TO THB TRIBUNE
BosToN, Aug. 13-GeD. Butler has written n
letter to the Hon. Jno B. Alley, in which he does not
say he shall not take the Gtbernatoria nomination, but
expresses himself in this wg:
BAY VIEW, Aug 12 1872.
MY DEAR SIR: hasten 70 acknowledge your KIND
and by far too nateTng letter. and 10 give specific reply
10 it, questions Failing hcntoiore TO make answer 10
Intentions have been msreEesonted by those VINO as
sumo 70 speak Of what theT do not know. Belcvlng
that the future peace aud pOspery OF the country are
ndissoiuby linked with thosuccess of the Republican
party, that the ideas and measures which
The nation will lose much which 1t goriously
gained by the suppression OF the Rebellion, and not
willing TO do ANYTHING with shah tend 10 the hurt Of
that party lest / should reiier the lost life OF single
soldier of less nestnabe value BY paterng IN any way
with these PRINCIPLES Whth ITS sacrifice has thus lar
established, no personal wish or thought shall induce
me to DO any thing which may aid in any degree TO
through the ballot, those who endeayored but
failed to overturn ITS constitution and laws by
election as n has been by arms, aud think forever,
whether under form Of government 1t is the duty
and within the province Of the Federal Government TO
of American citizens property liberty and life upon
American SOIL wherever lhe states or sa,e
laws by their action or nOhSnIOrfenGnb lmpc utno,'
SO far l can gee, his Is the most import
ant issue Of the canphgn' ana lts amrlnauon
will bring peace ana qmet ana HD1ry GI u.,It tHt
law TO every part Of the cOmty. No one VIII deny that
on foreign sOl all the fore OF the nation must be put
forth to protect America citizen IN every flght OF
person ana property. Is II not even wonderful that
great party should be organized and be canyassng ior
the Government Of the country where the main issue
that the same protection may not be consttutOnay
gwen by the nation Oh It's own soil TO lis own cllzehs
that 1t must afford them in foreign land.
In view of the Importance Of tho national contest,
shall not allow my namo tobe used In the canvass Tor
Governor in any manner the detrnent OF the he ne
pubican cause. year aJ cauVassed the State very
fully and gave to the peOpe OF the COmmOnWealth my
ideas upon the GuberntOnal Ohice Its powers ana
duties and the apparent necessity OF certain reforms ~
State affairs These fully understood Dy the people
of the Commonwealth IfapprOyed they know now 10
have them put INTO execution, anu t,rfSep r1Sap
exposition of tnem | sail therefore take no step,
directly indirectly in the approaching GuDcrhatoIa
canvass, not, however Decmse DeleNe ny NoWs 40 w. n anu
opinions upon those topics we're unacceptable 10 the ma
jOrity of the Republicans Ofthe people Oi the COInon
wealth. as see evdenc that they were because they
did not succeed in Convention where at IL O'Clock IN
the day there were 96l delegates only present 6A OF
whom voted in accOrdafcewit those ideas, Dut Wich
were OveIrued u o'coc midnight In the same Con-
ventUn where l,ll6 delegates thfS~ tntlr Noes VI d
score more than by possibility could have therein non
estly held seats COnyenbns held at mhlgnt nave hot
been frequent IN this Commonwealth ana perhaps there
were as few frauds In that spite Of thls showing as IN
any other where one man vas opposed IN All attempt 10
reform organization wherein Few men haVlnk tho
party machinery in thor @ntrol were bent ON retaining
their long enjoyed power. 900. .
tion Of candidates IL would seem To DO wen tbdt tne
present incumbent Of tho Office should be again put IN
nomination. because as he was selected III great meas
Ire throuc the influence advice and votes Ot Messrs
Sumner, Banks, Bird, Beard, Robinson, bOWles LAWS
Sanbor their peers, who have deserted the hepuD
lcan party Its hour Of need In the fresuen'iMhl M
contest and Joined themselves to Its enemies, III Is 70 pc
assumed that having apparently done nOtllns olensiso
TO them he Will again receive theii Notes loi % @
@iii,.ed friend BENZ. f. BUTLER.