Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1874-06-29
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blackguardism recall the worst days of
the plantation Democracy school. except
that then there were bowie-knives be-
hind the buster. The whole debate, in
deed, showed peculiar irritation upon
all sides Mr. Tremaine asked Mr.. Frye
if he might interrupt him for moment.
Mr.. Frye replied that he might not.
Mr.. Tremaiue then said that the gentle
man made charge Of fraud and would
allow no answer, adding, ''that is cour-
age" The air was very electric. Mr..
Poland of Vermont, tried to obtain a
word in explanation to General Butler,
and after the effort was plainly ineffect-
ual, he said, sarcastically, 81 am endeav-
oring to appeal to the gentleman's sense
of justice" General Butler did not
know what he meant, and said that he
did not wish any appeal. Naturally
for men who are color blind are not
judges of colors. The contest continued,
and We now quote from the report:
ain the further course of Mr.. Buffers
argument, Mr.. Tremaine asked him if
he would allow him to put a question.
''Mr. Butler. Yes, if you will keep
quiet afterward.
"Mr. Tremaine. That depends upon
whether you tell the truth or not
''Mr. Butler II that is good rea-
son, you will keep quiet all your life,
and die with your tongue dumb but
the difficulty is that Tweed was convict
ed, and the lawyer who convicted him
cannot keep quiet ever since
"Mr. Tremaine. And you sympathize
with him2'
'.lIr. Butler. Il do, with such coun-
sci as was against him Uaughter.)
"Mr Tremaine. Undoubtedly there
is a bond of sympathy between you
"Mr. Butler. 4 think that such
man should be hunted by lions, and not
by jackals.' (Laughter.) do you see
the disadvantage of interrupting q
"Mr. Tremaine. None whatever
"The speaker pro tenn. (Mr. Randall
of Pennsylvania, in the chair. The
gentleman from Massachusetts, will pro-
ceed.'
'Mr. Butler i will endeavor to do
so if | am let alone
"Mr. Myers of Pennsylvania, asked
Mr.. Butler whether, under the Jay trea-
ty with Great Britain in 1894, and un-
der the Florida treaty with Spain in
1919, and under the French treaty of
1881, the insurance companies were not
subrogated and paid pro rata with
other losers.
"Mr. Butler. Yes, Sir. Now are you
satisfied 2
''Mr. Myers i am
"Mr. Butler. Now l will tell you
why, which you never would have found
out. Now LISTEN"
Every decent and honorable man feels
the disgrace of such scenes as this, and
they show not only the manner, but the
spirit and character of ''Butlerism." Il
Is the foe of all that is best in the con.
duct of public affairs. General Butler
himself cares nothing whatever for wha
honorable men respect He is bent upor
success IN his schemes at all hazards
trusting to the general admiration TO
''smartness," however gross Or brutal
to carry him through. He has eyidentI,
the most contemptuous opinion of human
nature, believing that every man is &C
tuated by the most sordid and base mo
tlves, and his apparent power is acquir
ed by ascertaining the secret history o
all public men, especially those who h
fears may withstand him, and holdin
the record suspended over them in tel
: ror He had the temerity to try thi
little game with Mr.. Sumner. On tn
day that Mr.. Sumner came out again:
: him as candidate for the Governorshi
in Massachusetts, General Butler calle
upon the Senator, and showing him th
newspaper, asked him if he had author
lied the statement Mr. Sumner replie
that he had. General Butler then r,
preached the Senator that, after a pei
sonal friendship of twenty years,
!, should have dealt him such a blow: BIZ
i. added, significantly, that he always pal
his debts, and that he should live.
II need were, twenty years yet to settl
= this account. He then repeated to N
Sumner some severe remark which I'll
Senator had made upon some publ
man. Mr.. Sumner corrected him. an
said. ''it was not so, but So" Butler r.
joined that he knew that he had afid;
Wits of what Mr.. Sumner had said abo,
many men and affairs upon many occ
sions. The liable" and clever n
Butler had, according to his statemel
to Mr.. Sumner, set spies upon the pr
vate conversation of his '.friend of twel
ty years" that he might have him,
of he thought, in his power
he This is his method of proceeding. II
a general had a quarrel with a Westel
r member, and had made preparations f
L. crushing him by certain letters to ce
tain woman. But the member was
IS pachydermatous as the general, and i
lg formed him that he might publish
ry many letters as he chose. And unle
r. We We're misinformed at the time, wh,
ne the general was candidate for Oongre
Sc In 1868, be offered reward of Fl
ng hundred dollars in the newspapers
at any one who would furnish him inf