New-York tribune., 1874-09-21
GEN. BUTIERS CANV4SS.

his ARGUMENTS IN FAVOR OF KESELH'h
VIEWS on THE LOUISIANA TRoUBLES-~hi -"
OPPOSES THE CIVIL SERVICE BESoRh'
Essex, Mass, Sept 20.-Ihe seconu p 80.
which Gen Butler found IL necessary 10 'isi' /" a
canvass wa. this little town Of Essex. where nc 90
dresad an audience OF about 400 persons last eveni
rborgh small in numbers their enthusiasm was greae
than that OF the thousand who heard him at Geuoes
n week ago. He took occasion to ask them iai.' -.
souarely for their sudrages and SAID ne 1' a
he could be more useful 10 the uls'ii0s -
anv other man they could select. and be OF iDo.o
advantage to their interests and to the genera
OF the country than anybody else; but they 'houe
thev had better man in view, who could represeH
their interests better than he there woud be no een
NJ unkuduess on his part II that man should pe eeo
over HIM. 1t their right ana priVlose " oieo
own Representatiye, and he desired 10 see 'hen "Iy
that right He adverted 10 the prominence "nion Wv
men,bers OF the House had Congressional Conui'o
and said that it would be long while oeiore W,
elected Representative could reach the POSITIONS VIII
navas Hoar yashburn, and others held. He thahAeu
his constituents OF the district Tor their suVpo'
u,varvtng Kindness all occasions, ana saiu no 80
rssver be 700 grateful for the favors from tnef na'
In beginning his speech he paid his eemphnen's %
usual to the newspapers, OF which he sald ne ha
in bs nav or employ but the managers OF whcn iouuu
- 70 send three or four reporters down when
a be nrivately in formed his constituents thas nc III
tended addressing them. -
He then began AZ once upon the SUBJECT Oh i>'uo"'
affairs. The Government ought 10 hanB '"o -
leaders and forever prevent these outrages upon ""
moor black men, 1t had been said that these ontrsos
were started for political effect and that tney oco
mat before election. Why Because the unrecoh
s,ructed endeayor TO control the elections. They might
"a well say that apples only grew In Autumn ',in'
They grow and rlpen In Autumn because tnat 10 INC"
season He was grieved to read that General Oh 'ue
United States Army had telegraphed 10 "asniuH'ou
that he had negotiated with MOB IN oruer " oD'a
neaoe in Louisiana had done as General shouun lac
would have kicked the leaders out Of his quarters
uaughterl Gen Butler said that as long as thee ou'
RACES continued the people OF the North couu he' -
negro riots in which none but negroes were hhou nI
wounded and negro mObs which were suDdueu oS "ni'
men, without one Of the latter beng injured "ho 'ne
moor biacs were killed and wounded by scores lt had
been said that he made mistake by being So mucH !"
favor Of the negro lie wanted tell why he was so muon
their champion When they we're needed for war Ine5
were the only friends Of the Union south OF Mason anu
Dxoni. line who gave the Union soldier the cup OF eo
aud refreshing water nile ne wa Tn sneaker
the unpopulaed ami innospitaole 9outn. dV 49,, Nv
then rected the story OF the organization O to "a ~,
England expedition to s IN mar Marty ana
more than hundred Repuo cans III tnt az past
that IL was organized with the understhius ~ nen,
dent Lincoln that t was 70 be composed csHT VI
ocr1t- for said Gen Butler. was an old Democrat
n1vsef and knew what Kind OF stock had. Insy HeI'
down with me, and we're touched 80 greatly Dy 'p
ness OF the negro that tDey cl.ie t Jan bovs tbe
leans After relating an incideht 10 INV naonie yI
IN the Union the General said mat II his audience "aned
member Of Congress 10 20 to washington or tne p t
pose of supporting aud encodIasl1s sna os"t
roea they must select other man thah thelt present
REPRESENTATIVE. The result OF the eIectlphs III ba
ticnt ana Ne-ampshire the primary eauseOi me
trouble; the result OF seed TIM IA tne h' &
These people at the soutn IooA trga tha snc
cess OF Democrats at the mex f.SsuoniiiIi I, ii
election felt that N antlepatin&H & @ ,S rain of m
cbanan II these eiections had so much eHecl, VIVA.
rfoC IL.
of the white race against the black man Wohu oe re
felows VINO had been our friends, ana WhOSe Only
son Tauae wby he had concluded though late IN the
v to come before penpie and solIcs their votes
agau He now took occasion 10 solicit Ihsir suhihEcs
for hs return Congress because be wanted 20 snow
ne rebels that their outrages could not
be continued in free America ippausrl and because ne
proposed do nis share towards preventing mon vlo,
ences in South. he believed that unless prompt aud
decisive action be taken anu ana 'n DI "ealI Win ~
only rebels deserve 10 De, tnese iols @l assue tne
prouOrions OF another reOeinon' IL WIS pest 10
promptly nip the bud and punish me su4'y ohes aS
IL next d scussed question which be said parteu-
larry interested citizens OF E'seN and on the srct
C5overunent on Government FOR Wnat j. known rs
toI treaty aud which viii be pressed upon US Is that
our coasting trade shall he open 10 British vessels on
saoti,.bnilt ships in cOmnettiOn with ours, having
ali the rights and privileges in our trade that the treaty
mink very gre AZ mistake. gives 10 the fishing interest
NOW that in myigdgment. Is ruinous - the nlpoull
rom its depression after the war, induced largely
by the change of me nag rom American 10 20 @ @brIsn
vessels You now ind that vessels may he Dut so as To
furnish a moderate proht, providing any DusI,
ness Is dGini; coDns,o DGs y1b Nova Scotia Quill
vessels You bm.d yours better than they doi they
build theirs Of light and softer wood They VIII nor as
A. iong a. ours but they VIII he ruinous IN competition
while they do Last That matter Is to be pressed D. ne
Canadian Government as part OF the keclproclg
Treaty. and while there are matters IN tat treaty mat
ter to which an unalterably opposed and which
/ No. a FfraefV
believe there is another matter however IN whlch
am ana want you to understand thatI am moi AFRAID
Vi az f1yil Service reforrni Why IL IN a proposition
baf an ocer shall get into Office and he shah hold II Tor
me- Ia ~. rst nranosition il fbat v9u shall put man
In the CastOn-hOuse and he shall stay there ana 20
/ up. IN. up; and unless he can DC impeaentu
he is coector Pu him in clerk the Treasury De-
rtmept IN Washington and he holds on N be can uut
ne necomes Secretary Of the Treasury All the Cabinet
ofcers ami ali others 10 be finished up IN that waV
Another part Of Civil services reform Is tnat no man
nation. That ia THAT he should be examined IN
arithmetic, geography physiolosy geqiogy seolnesttx,
algebra. and very many sciences mat nave oreoleh
the name Of [aughter IN order to obtain hrsclass
| clerkship IN Washington, or IN one OF the nn uo,
| partments, questions Ike thls are put: mah h
vino wants be a clerk IN the pO5i-oice was asAed
now far tue from the earth. He scratched DIS
head and said: don't know really out thlnA ~ Is
not near enough 10 interfere with my duties as post
office clerk I-IuGhtei.l bu lna' an h Ne III uo' S %
him. In other words there Is 10 De ques'ion Vi 80 81
animation OF fitness but we put Tour or nVe huhu
rcd men In room anu give then @ See,s -. rri,
/ aant answers to these questions not The
| consequence OF this Is that nobody put schooi
! Dovs or men who do nothing or nave done
nothing the world but study their books can get posi-
tions i'm Washington elsewhere as soon as tneY can
Extend the service They have got II going every
where but in Washington They have, and THIS Is lts
operation A woman In my district desires position IN
Washington. get nomination for an examination !;
! she then travels from Essex down TO washing
| TON at an expense OF $l0) /; she she should DC
| ono NJ the highest then she could be
selected If somebody could have influence enough 10 ad
ber Now have had very few clerks in Washington or
late years appointed and why Because l tell all my
constituents that they cannot afford 10 buy ticket I'D
such a lottery such a price, that when they nave
snent their money there Is certainty however ca
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