Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1873-08-20

suppose Gen. Butler to be incapable OF
either believing or understanding that any
body can do anything in this world merely
because he thinks it is right and without
any selfish end. He charges me with de-
sire to buy glory" to devote the money TO
electioneering expenses" etc. How could
gain or even expect to gain glory or credit
by turning over this sum to one place rather
than another, or what electioneering end
could be attained by adding this small sum
to the fund of school for mechanical, CAD
not comprehend. My constituents, among
whom my life has been spent, and who have
SO often honored me, will believe me when
assure them that it never occurred to me
that should get either credit, honor or favor
in turning over the money to this school rath-
er than to the treasury. thought ought
not to keep it myself and did with it what
thought was right.
Gen Buffers rage at the press. the clergy,
and most of the prominent men of his own
party is not strange. 1t is the common out
cry of great malefactors that mankind are in
league against them. Political newspapers
do not often like to break down the reputa-
ton of men of their own party. 1t is rare
that the religious press Of the country at
tacks honorable public men. 1t would be
hard to name another man beside Gen Butler
SO generally condemned by the clergy
There is no other man whose life is one pro-
longed quarrel with his associates in public
station. commend to Gen Buffers rehec-
tions, whether the fault is not in him rather
than in them.
No. The reason that the press, both re-
lgious and political, especially that OF his
own party, the clergy, the leaders OF the re-
publican party in other states, are agreed
in their opinion of Gen Butler is because
that opinion is true. Gen Grant ordered
him to Lowell because he was not BIT to be
trusted with command in the Eeld. Gov.
Andrew wrote of him to our senators in 1861
Sc am compelled to declare with great re-
luctance and regret, that the course OF pro-
ceeding under Maori General Butler In this
commonwealth seems to have been designed
and adapted simply to afford means to per-
sons of bad character to make money I'M
scrupulously, and &c encourage men whose
unfitness had excluded them from any ap-
pointment by me to the volunteer military
service, to hope for such appointment over
Mas sachusetts troops from other authority
than that of the executive of Massachusetts,
because Gov. Andrew, serving the state with
oiuSiCuCco duQ uCNOsiOus NONAiOA INV NAPSS
ure needtul to the public safety.
When Gen Butler proposed to pay OH our
national debt in irredeemable paper, Gen
Grant sienced him with the ringing sentence
in his inaugural" Let it be understood that
no repudiator of one farthing of our public
debt will be trusted in public place." because
he knew that he was trying to tempt this
people to escape from burden by mean
and base act.
He has quarreled with Grant and Wilson
and Colfax and Blaine, and Andrew, anc
Sumner, and the Washburns, and Bing ham
and Schenk, and Dawes, because he is quarrel
some. They have been compelled, each in
his own way, to chastise and punish him be
cause he deserved TO be whipped.
Gen Butler has done, unless he has egreg
iously imposed upon US, two things well
lie out-blackguarded New York mob il
1861, aud, with United States army at hi
back, he kept down rebel city in 1862
Massachusetts is not likely soon to stand IL
need OF these processes. But he never ha;
accomplished anything else of much impor
lance when his point could not be carried by
sheer clustering, The history Of all his Other
att >mpts may be comprised in three words
-Stoagger, quarrel, failure.
This man, II he is CHOSEN at all, Is 10 pe
chosen without having the respect of the
men to whom he looks for support. L
would be hard to find a leading supporter ol
Gen Butler who will say that he deems him
honest, truthful, disnterested OF incapable
of using power to crafty both his ambition
and his revenge The men whom Gen Butler
will beat are the men whom he persuades &c
support him.
have only stated what is known to al
intelligent men. The people will recog nizt
the fidelity of the portrait have drawn
All its features are disclosed, unmarked, IL
the letter which has called out this commu-
nIcation.