The Grange advance., 1874-11-24


Ssss gss vs.
Bos6oa lo {NcS NJ.
New York Herald.
Ihad another Interview with General
Butler to-day. in which the matter Of
his his future political movements and the
sr'um1ors concerning them we're alluded
to. , s
..What are those rumors!" the GEN
seral asked. - LIZA,
''Well, I have heard it stated that
you we're going to be . candidate for
the United States Senate this winter ,.
II have no such Intention = answered
the General, t'and you can saytso very
smphatically."' sse34 ~ D. ID IN H.
''How about the Governorship next
fall! Are you going for that!'' l asked
"You can write down another 'ssNo,''
was the reply. s. 9.zr% - .. .y.s..
II have seen it stated in the papers
to-day Iadded, ''that President Grant
has rendered you the Russian mission,
and thatit is likely you will accept. Is
there any truth in that statemente'''
'.No. not word of truth; and you
can say further that there is no truth
in the statement that am going to Eu.
rope for the benefit Of nv health. Dur
ing the last session Of Congress my ply.
sical condition Was such that journey
abroad was, perhaps. lnomentarily
thought of; but I am now fully recover
ed, and the idea Of . foreign tour. has
been abandoned long since" t.. i I /
@How about this story Of your form.
ing : new political party that. the Ad-
rertiser speaks of this morning?'' '''' ~-'@
''You can say there is not = word Of
truth in it.''r2. q ThEfI5.r.Y'ss ~
"There is another story afloat, Gem
eral, to the effect that you contemplate
writing letter for publication, giving,
in detail, your views Of tho causes, Of
not only your own defeat, but of the
general decentralization Of the Republi.
can party throughout the State and
country. How about that !''
''Not word Of truth in it. shall
have something to say on such matters,
but shall not be heard from EXCEPT
from my seat In the halls of Congress.
l shall write no letter and will not be
interviewed on the subject. As l have
already intimated, and you can publish
it in the Herald, shall not write any
letter, neither shall I be candidate for
Congress, or for Governor of Massachu.
setts.n Neither am sIsgoing to Europe,
or to Russia, and neither am I geins to
have anything to do with the starting
of new party" f .rtA 'f l,.. :.
An allusion to the third term matter
failed to elicit any opinion from the
General. In some, further .conversa.
ton the question of the Generals de.
feat was vaguely alluded to, and
l limited that it was possible
that the f. stand which he had
taken on the currency question might
have had something to do with it.
Without admitting this might be the
case he proceeded to show that he was
not SO badly beaten as popularity be-.
lieved, and that the rout certainly was
not so great in his own as in some of the
other Congressional districts.
As |, was about leaving, the General,
referring again to the rumors Of what
his future political movements are to
DC, gave the impression, that he will
probably retire from political life after
the close Of his present. term IN Con.
gress.
You can say he remarked. s:that
| am going to attend strictly and exclu-
|sHely to my business.
"fTo your Legal business? I said,
iln3qqhiringly.
@"'' Yes, Sir, to my legal. profession
was the prompt and emphatic answer.
Whether this Indicates permanent re.
tirement or not I cannot positively
judge, but my opinion is in the affi-ma.
tive.