Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1874-08-27

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cadetshlp, contrary to law ani good
morals for which he received the unan.
imOus censure Of Congress, and only lacked
FIVE votes of being dishonorably expelled
is not approaching that condition we
know not how it can be achieved. But
this is only one item of his checkered pub
lie career. The history as a whole would
Gil a volume. but this is sufficient to
show in what estimation he is held among
his compeers in Congress. A man who
receives the unanimous ccnsure of SO in
~telligent and fair minded o body as that
Congress which stamped his brow with
that mark of disapproval is 40 longer
worthy of publ, confidence. True he
has since been reelected through the
wire working and intrigue Of his bread
and butter brigade, which has reso' we'd it.
self into a ring with him as the grand
central figure and has managed to con-
troll the affairs Of this district for seven
long years. Through the efforts Of this
ring he received the Republican nomi,
nation and republicans had no choice but
to support him, or consent to be repre-
sented by q man of opposite political
views. On this ground and none other
we consented to support him. His next
step in the way of disposing of cadetships,
if not as ~ccnsurable, as the first is equally
as unfair and inexcusable. Another
vacancy having oceurred,h he with the most
uublushing ~effrontery appoints his own
son 70 the position and he holds it to this
day. 1t would seem that Mr.. Butler is
determined one way or another to monops
ollie all the benefits to be derived from
the National Military Academy. Ia the
one instance he sells it for cash in hand
to a man living outside Of his W dis
trict; in the other he confers it upon a
member OF his own family. 1t would
seem that he ought to be satisfied with
the proceeds of tho sale of the first
by which be might have educated
his son; but not so, the aotioa of
his constituency in again returning him
to Congress after the first act Of treachery
toward them, was sufficient to encourage
him to attempt another, and it is safe to
presume that there is no end to his Ca
pacity for monopolizing everything of the
kind that comes in his way. lie has a
large family and if they are all to be ed
ucated and provided for, other aspirants
must look to some different source through
which to obtain encouragement aud as
sistance. We now ask in all candor,
shall it be always thus? Have other
poor boys,in this district who are anxious
to better their condition, no rights that
he is bound to respect? A member Of
Congress at a salary of five thousand q
year, to say nothing o.e his back salary
grab, ought to be able to educate his chill
drea without making them pensioners
upon the government to the prejudice of
others equally worthy and many times
more needy and dependent. We have
said more Oh this subject than we inten.
ded'at the commencement of this article I;
But those who know us best, know that
We have not been sparing Of either time,
money. energy or personal influence to
secure school privileges tor the youth Of
thiscOuntry. and we cannot be expected to
allow an outrage of this kind (for it is an
outrage) to pass unnoticed. We shall in
tue future take up other portions Of Mr.,
Buffers record, and endeavor to show in
a spirit of candor and truth, ais real po-
sition upon all matters Of public interest.
all we ask of our readers is to hear pa.
tiently what We have to say. We shall
make no charge upon Mr.. Butler that
the records of Congress will not
sustain, and as q mans public istory is
public property We feel that we have a
right to use it either for or against him
as circumstances may dictate.
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