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ten. Washington to Gen. Butler.
| This seemed to me, under the circum
stances, the most absolutely Just disposition
of the money that | could make. A dis
trict has no organization and no treasury
Mr.. Senator Morrill,, who representsa who'll
| State, solved the difficulty with absolute ac
curacy by paying over his back pay to tn,
State treasury. Gen. Buffers plan of send
ing three cents apiece to every citizen die
| not occur to me.
Gen. Buffers real grief arises from the
opposition he is encountering in his plan tC
get possession of the government of Massa.
chusetts by Il fraud on the Repu blican
voters. \ few oiiiceholders of feeble virtue
whom he has succeeded in persuading that
they are in danger from his revenge if they
do not lend themselves to his schemes, a
lavish expenditure Of the - competent pri-
yate fortune, these are the instrumen-
talities by which he hopes to cheat the re-
publican voters Of Massachusetts, out of the
honest expression of their will. think
GOV. Washburn an honester. abler and
filter man.
Gen. Butler rage at the press, the cler-
gy, and most Of the prominent men of his
own party IS not strange. 1t is the COM
mon outcry Of great maleiactors that man
kind are in league against them. Political
newspapers do not often like to break down
the reputation Of men Of their own party.
1t is rare that the religious press Of the
country attacks honorable public men. It
would be hard to name another man beside
Gen. Batter 50 generally condemned by the
clergy. There Is no other man whose life
Is one prolonged quarrel with his associates
in public station. commend to Gen. But
1a-' vaN'. Ia -. Il L.
him rather than in them.
No. The reason that the press, both re-
ligious 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 fit to be
trusted with command in the field. Gov
Andrew wrote Of him to our senator's in
lo6l s. am compelled to declare with
great reluctance and regret, that the
course of proceeding under Maj0r-General
Butler in this Commonwealth seems
to have been designed and adopted
simply to afford means to persons Of
bad character TO make money interruptions
lY, and to encourage men whose unftness
had excluded them from any appointment by
NE to the volunteer military service. to hope
for such appointment over Massachusetts,
troops from other authority than that Of
the executive Of Massachusetts, because
Gov. Andrew, serving the State with single
ness and devotion, deemed the exposure
needful to the public safety.
When Gen. Butler proposed to pay of
our national debt in irredeemable paper,
Gen. Grant silenctd him with the ringing
sentence in his inaugural, Let it be under-
stood that no repudator Of one iarthing Of
our public debt will be trusted in public
place, because he knew that he was try
ing to tempt this people 10 escape from a
burden By mean and base act.
He has quarreled with Grant and Wilson,
and Collax and Blaine. and Andrew, and
sumner. and the Washburns, and Bingham,
and Schenck, and Dawes, because be Is
quarrelsame. They have been compelled,
each in his own way, to chastise and pun
ish him because De deserved to be whipped.
General BItler las done, unless be has
egregiously imposed upon u, two things
well. lie 0utblackguarded a New York
mob in 1861, and, With q United States
army at his back, he kept down q rebel city
in l-G2. Massachusetts, Is not likely soon
to stand in need of either Of these processes.
Bat he never has accomplished anything
could not be- carried by sheer clustering
Tic history Of nj. his other attempts may be
comprised iu three w0rd~-NirGggrr, quarrel,
failure
Other men have aspired before now to
the Office Of Governor of Massachusetts,. 1t
is an honorable ambition. They were con-
tent % leave their claims 60 be set forth by
others, and were glad @ waive them, If by
so doing they could promote the harmony
of the party. This man seeks nothing bat
his own selfish ends, utterly regardless OF
the wishes. the welfare. or the harmony Of
the great party TO which he processes 20 be-
long The people Of Massachusetts, have
sometimes elected to this high Office men
who, iu some particulars, are not deserving
of respect. But the people respected them,
and chose them because they deemed them
worthy. and the persons 50 chosen en-
deaylrcd 20 deserve the public confidence.
This man. if he is chosen az all. Is 30 be
chosen without having the respect Of the
men % whom be looks for support. IL
would be hard % find q leading supporter OF
Gen. Batter who Will say that he deems
him honest, truthful, di-iutere>tcd or inca
pahlo of using power 10 crafty both bis am
bition and his revenge. The men whom
zen. Butler viii beat are the men whom he
perSuaies 90 support him.
have only stated what is known g. all
intelligent men. The people viii recognize
the fidelity of tHe portrait have drawn.
All its features are disclosed, unmasked, in
the letter which has called out this commit
nication. | am yours respectfully,
GEO. T. HoAR.