The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-08-27
Did He OutbIackguard a New
York Mob9
Salary-Grabbing to 5Ruy
Butchers Meat.
What the Washburn Hoo its Have
to Grapple WIFI.
Congressional Jobbery Dated Back
a Few Yea RS.
WORCESTER, MAJ


Gubernatoral chair OF Mp ssachusetts was fired
tonight Id Mechanics' all by General Butler.
The General was lnounced for half-past
seven O'CLOCK. Inc pa jsageways leading TO the
hall were CROWDED with an audience nu-
merous enough 20 fill every seat In
the auditorium. bs nd OF music entertained the
masses, OF which lao formed at least one-fourth,
until the gas was turned fully on, and General
Butter appeared tended by few friends. At the
call Of young m IN in the audience three cheers
were feeDly give for the candidate, also voIey
Of Misses but thf audience was not inclined to be
demonstrauVe, in the beginning at least.
9. M. Butte rick, Chairman OF the Worcester
Butler Club, IL itroauced the speaker VINO received
truly cordis welcome. The Hall was then full
to overno"v Ig and the stalrways were crowded
Win eager but unsuccessful and clamorous ap-
pncants or Admission. General Butler was
attentlvey lstened to, and his sallies
to the, feeir Ws Of the audience were re.
cognIsi and applauded in proportion to their
importance as local and personal hits. The
speakers fac AL expression, when he observed the
efecss Of his pointed rhrusts, evidence OF the
satisfaction he felt in giving them. Alter two
hours Of mingled sarcasm and statistics, wen
woven In mis- own defence, the General closed
without IL iterrupton from any source, expected or
-snexpect I'd.
BUFFERS OPENING voLLEY.
The TO howing is the substance of the address -
NIB. PRESIDENT, FELLOW CITIZENS, LADIES AND
a es ts
iul str cam OF caumny that has been poured upon
ne. It shows that the hearts Of the people are
true 20 those who are true to them. (Applause.)
Your representative In Congress has been kind
enough to say that he has given me o text for my
sns attack received ''S after
as true as many nay, most others; but i is
convenient one, because l can contradict it and
Nay Il, 1861, when Mr.. HOar, Of Worcester, was was
safely at home. daughter and applause.l 1t pur.
and begins in these words:~"1i the Msssachu,,
Betts troops now In Washington are nlggers, with
the exception Of a. few. General Butler, in com.
member old Ben, the barber, who emigrated to
Liberia. General Butler is his son." (Laughter.)
This have the means OF showing was untrue.
(Cheers.) The next newspaper publication that
very considerably concerned me was in 1862, also
emanating from q distinguished enemy OF mine
afOrmer friend-and ran thus
Now therefore, Jefferson Davis President of the Con-
The General proceeded to read the proclama ton
declaring him felon and an outlaw, and author
lzlng his immediate execution II captured. After
that he read another proclamation Offering $4,000
reward for his capture and delivery to the Con-
federate authorities. Did anybody ever offer half
as much as that for Mr.. Hoar's head Gaughter.)
the ladies who have done me the favor OF being
Of south Caroline wes 70
the threads to make the cord to execute the ORDER
and my daughter asks that she may be allowed to
the abuse came early. Yet started by the enemies
Of my country, 1t has been re-echoed BY mine until
the air Is 1ul OF 1t. do not know that
THEY WOULD HANG NE NOW,
II they could, but II they can destroy that which
ton hold in the hearts of my countrymen, they
nay then take the worthless lie which the enc
@ sl or Of Now 70 ts Dc s
these gentlemen who have made these calumnles
suppose that Am likely to be deferred from doing
what think Is right because OF their quips and pei
lets. No, my friends, no am told by Mr. HOar that
my life has been failure Be 1t SO, be 1t so; but
did not try to do my best, and If failed was not
It better than to stay at home and try to do
yet who to do bes ana
u failed II was because could do no more, God
help me- wish he EN- had given me the sns
what could, and am only sorry could do no
letter he continued :-"Why, Mr.. Hoar, you would
not nave seen what q bad man he had been II only
Il had known how to purchase your silence
might have entered into the negotiation. He says
81 81
aoa, or else oT have not read the history Of your
Sne States xxhn Ewes %s the 81
thanks OF the House for my able and
he said Governor Andrew didn't like Mr.. Butler
the year isss the Senate and House Of Represents
tives Of the state OF Massachusetts resolved that
energy, sb Try and success"oh not failure %
s ss H. II Sssr.SS
rules unsnimOasly and approved BY Gov:
been unless he chose TO 40 it, and call the atten.
tion Of Mr.. Hoar to the word "success.' He then
IN Cd cirpilo vnta 1,u Sba Dan
sembly Of the State OF Ohio, where he said, was
the home OF the ree.soi movement the home Of
freedom and proprAety OF conduct ana life to the
whole United States Another Of the obe ctions Of
sos new yosr
$:Ss:; s \. $ssS sss +.
jo a X. w f wiilSm Arnold Butler, and q
s sr1drsS Ssos Ss'' DIDN'T s:s sSsm s TINS
testimonial g more sha Ais dia Mr. H Siso
nc o his r services to the Country
Another step further. In 1854 py tne commana OF
President Lincoln aid 1t the trgehy request ,S OF
time that the whole lifl OF the nation hung trem.
bling 10 the balance n 70 wnhsr we n should N tb be
neid for President; moo bad burned Pr orphan
asylum at New York and murdered soldiers and and
the question was whether they WC sne,n h so
that there could be no Legal election OF OF
30 that the whole vote Lvgnt ~ cv ~
for Mcclellan. was sent there Win sma, Gull
mand. and the result was what you know: no
orphan asylum was burned while vas snerej no
man, woman or child was murdered whi VILE w was
there; no disorder or riot was had h ~, r rbe
nrst time and almost for the last up 70 tnis Time,
fair and just election; and the city was fa,.heSd
for Lincoln, and the country saved from boO!'snea
and civil war; (Applause.) For that mauy ~. s
unknown to fame, Henry Ward Beecher, at's"e
Hotel, at a ievee gwen by the citizens Of NeN.
Iork 10 my honor, nominated me for President OF
the United states. This IN the occurrence when
ing New York mob. Vie could not have done II
y .ney had all been Hoafs, loud and renewed
ARs'AaseA EAsR NJ AyM ssp show such taasi~