The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1874-01-16

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became an extreme Pro-sisvery Democrat, TIA
king fees repeatedly as counsel for Southern
kadnappers, who sought TO catch runaway
slaves in old Massachusetts. In politics, OF
course, he was an ultra Old-Line Democrat,
and he voted Sc times for jeff. Davis for
President In the Democratic Convention OF
1860, knowing him to be a Secessionist and a
rebel at heart and he supported the Breckin-
ridge ticket in the campaign of that year, and
made speeches openly justifyinS human sla-
very. His rabid course ran down the vote OF
his party to less than 5000, when 20 years be-
fore they had nearly $4,000.
Buffers history since he hid his tail and
hoofs under angelic robes, and came on the
stage a. a Mon General and a Republican
Congressman. is too we'll known to need much
comment. He was always failure on the field
OF battle and the first financial measure with
which his name Is linked is the proposal fraud
ulently to pay off Government bonds with
greenbacks, which now has not q single advo-
cate and his last achievement was the abhor-
red "Salary Grab" last winter. lie admitted
In the recent Republican caucus that the peo-
pie demanded it's repeal, and said he was ready
to bow to their will but with the facility OF
toy monkey IN sliding down the pole which an
instant before he had climbed up, he turned
square around and crowded through a substi-
tute which is almost as bad as the present law.
The Credit Alober had just enough scent Of
rottenness TO attract Butler, and almost alone
he defended the thing against the public Gems
ure, and eulogized Cakes Ames, it's author, as
lone OF the most honest men he ever knew"
Butler Is particularly Bitter on the newspa-
pers, Of the country, declaring IN recent
speech III the House that ''their howl has been
provoked because their dirty sheets were not
allowed to so through the mail free" and 1t
was Ion that account that Congress had been
pursued with forty ackass mud-power.' Well
may Butler fall to cursing like ''draD' at the
newspapers. Twice they killed his chance ior
the Gubernatorial chair OF Massachusetts for
it is a fact that every tirst-class Republican
newspaper in the State, and almust every sec
ond-class one, strongly opposed his nomina-
ton, making il hot for him by stating the sim
pie facts about his unprincipled career.
Now, If the Republican party wants TO so to
the dogs and be reduced from proud suprem-
acy to lean minority as was the Democracy
in Massachusetts,. let 1t follow the lead of But
ler-let il adopt Butler tactics-let it vote for
Butler measures.
We give this warning with some earnestness,
for we have seen the high-toned, patriotic old
Wing party shattered by the bad Leadership OF
Henry Clay in his foolish quarrel with John
Tyler, and finally destroyed by the Pro-Slavery-
ism OF Daniel Webster, NIillard Fillmore and
Winfield Scott. We have seen the old Demo-
cratic party, with its splendid record Of wise
legislation and almost three-fourths OF a CEN
tury OF vigorous life, cast out OF power and
hopelessly crushed by the reckless leadership
OF Frank Pierce. Robert Toombs, Vallandlg-
ham, Ioratio Seymour, and Wilbur f. Storey.
The Republican party has been powerful in
the past because 1t embodied the intelligence
and moral stamina OF the country. It's voters
were not owned or commanded by the leaders,
but the leaders expressed the true convictions
and honest desires OF the voters. No rene
gade from all parties, no Dugald Daigetty who
fights for the side that pays the best, no coun-
sci for criminals, ready to twist in any way
that shall help rogues out Of trouble, for part
OF their plumber, can lead the Republican
party Ii h. ID recognized as Its head, the
body will go off In another direction.