The New York herald., 1874-09-13
HIS MISSION NOT YET FINISHED.
Southern Outrages and Murders the
Text of the Campaign.
Exposition Of Our Financial
System.

canvass line In the heart of his district this even
ing and was greeted by a respectfully large mum.
beI OF his fellow citizens. There was an absence
however. OF the crowds and enthusiasm of former
years. which shows that there Is a notable falling
on OF Buterism in Cape Ann or else that 1t has no,
yet openly stirred up to the surface. The body oil
the hau was not full and the galleries where there
were many ladies had also many empty seats.
On the platform were twenty-five or thirty OF the
most elderly and sedate OF the Generals admirers,
VINO were clothed with the dignity of presidents
and secretaries. The village band was also upon
the stage and gave the invitable
HAIL TO THE CHIEF''
wnen the General walked up the aisle ana the
audience INDUCED in few demonstrations OF ap.
plause. The General wore serene and happy
smile and returned his acknowledgements with a
grateful bow. The jolly and rotund form or Col
Iector Babson was conspicuous on the platform
anu IN moment he had the meeting called to
order. In the work OF organization Councilman
Gilbert was chosen 10 preside, and in taking the
cnair he took occasion to urge The Generals re.
nomination and reelection to Congress, an the
General when ne was introduced, promptly an
nounced himself ready TO again serve his con-
stituents If they wanted him. He said:-
SPEECH OF GENERAL BUTLER
MY FRIENDS NEIGHBoRs--I owe you an apology be-
eo ny you earlier
Illness hs early spring physcians s and Sdfnss y
eerny m M nea IN arss a past Tom my
1dTsd Wbiss ss ilstsny to stop all
reprssenstl,e ai had adjourned leaving the
yssa0 sSas with M M Partial rest have Is before
rest and health eieSe tat The resh ss.rV air Of
ne that asas and ohsr
% %GSns % shall be abe to 90 my duty TO constituents
az :as ss 'G
professional
Let US pause here moment The king OF barbarous
we're " Il, Snd 5adas IN Ms
When 70 as she Sem T a
Tsep %as Sab wh Engand gives to her cit
the globe the army the kins 81 x6yssna
ised and Its treasure brought away by English SOL
shall has non tssG sT0q
o & a the ordinary vScaton
our n'ituon and oar laws where they should
aa esn sVs Vs
1s The when %d unse only
is TIE Red Gross Of St. Gs9fae G so 90 powerful ]
50 powerless in land upon countrys soil in one
s Let % @ 5 70 ss ss to the hs %
South and give the EXCUSE they pat forward in
the o oa Wits the
s by by s es a OF ne state
eating up their substance We need not oafsne
Of the murder Of the citizen by armed violence because
es % o u the n en
Wholly Under ess s rue 20
the South lawless and III The States
.ks crush the deprive @ him q q
deprived Of an POLITICAL rights the STATE shall be
Essss l7th cf xpr need be- Will s ~
this
not Wsa H the e
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foot Of american se shall Be trodaen BY Amerieap
Ane hs s e @
In that direction 4 in no other way as any man who
General Butler next took up the question Of
finance, going into an elaborate eXplanat tion and
defence OF his views on that subject. He denied
emphatically ever having been IN favor OF repu-
diation or anything but sound currency. He
opposed the resolution Of Congress adopted in
1862 providing that all the bonded debt should
wrong; but the CONTRACTS having been made, he
had never, either publicly or privately, expressed
be Kept
Alter referring to the immense amount OF bonds
held IN foreign hands, and the interest required,
the General cOntlnued:-
The effect upon has been overstrained business
an overstimulus to importation gripping
which was Bought for thirty cents gold Is now eomnS to
3 ae n q s wHeh up to % that time had
large or extended investments, has come to be on
Ta1apon has become nearly one third of the earnings
dividends busiues, Maan
while system of national banks with their notes
the and S
country ever Based upon the faith Of the nation
sy s daassy
money at par passes from % hand to hand in exchange
SSunTy than the Of any o9sI nao9 in
sion q eschsnse could stop here dsssI6ins our
% csn wn Eys me
x. Of Of Of O In sss
A. Bushes ssnsiSs 'Sis country -: PAD lSs
the NJ:
given such enormous returns .. banning. RsckSn'
Of their shares manufacturing stock will stand
eSefss sft but t.
them me curse OF the country to-day In my Judgment
~ s!s s,sSs i
lending that many Of our shrewdest capitalists have
Withdrawn their from business enterprises under
taken by themselves and loaned it to others such
securities that the business men OF the country
are taxing all the risks and the money lender Is respng
All The rewards Of their enterprise The situation
In endcavorng to relieve the distressed condition
OF ,La country and answering the demands OF the
banker ana the demands ofhe people for money and to
pay all claims against the government, tor which in
,ner distress he people rushed upon II the Treasury
reserve which had been held in the Treasury leaving
but sls eoT 900 st make up the sD 900 o1
authorized ny law Answering this so urgent call
from he western and southern portions Of the coun:
try, the committee reported bill which should
allow % stl further issue Of this SIS oeo currency
ana Limited free banking This BILL aef considerable
discusson ana amending In the House and Senate
,n by 9y very sonsderaee majority In the House
rsnubss 5na o voted s with The majority Of the
senate ssn ssnnrIa,. oni IN opposition my colleague
one I'm man in New England who voted with the majority
9. ar ono parry OF the Raon Ia both houses Of
vote my repubicanism has been challenged before YOU
IL yOnr representative cannot the majority of
his party and be republican pray with whom should
he vote and be held To be acting with the repubcan
party should ne vote with the minority or should be
vote with the opposition and still counted eood re-
publican In Massachusetts,, provided that vote accoris
he n n no nfa favwt