, 1874-06-26
WASHINGTON.


Continued from tho Firat PaRo.,
from tho fact that tho House ro-
fuBcl to proceed 30 for on tho subject
Of principle at ,seue. but rushed tho imreacl,-
mont right through whom htnt'ton was suspend
Tho llfo, OF our politics, had proper champion
III tllRt Congressman WHO haH beon bittoseBe on
Civll.servico 1eforn, aud .,l hna moro pasronago
than any other mum at Washington, IF Gid
Dopa,tnoutB nro thsok with his appointees. aud
the Executive officers, woll knowing hls power
In CongresB to effect appropriations, start invoa-
legations, and follow, them evon to tho White
satisfy bis itnportunity. Until tho Molotv ques-
ton was doyolored, Dutler's power was nn6rok- |
en. He had ptobab'y played npon noutwells
ambition for tho Bonatorshlp with such effect that
In almost eyery oureau. "That's the worst mum |
In this country to provoke," was the Bouoral ro-
mink and Butler took oara to keep up the B1-
porBtllion. johnson was 80 struck with Dutlors |
fertility ID bis prosoo,ltion that no received him
nt public reception right cordially; mud, In d
worry recent contest for tho Cooctorslip OF tho
Port Of BosloD, Dutlor prevailed with one Of his
protogos over the Massachusetts, delegation, tue
fresidout, and tho bonnto..
Aa Mary, Queen Of England, sail tint, whom
nhe dloat they would find writton Oh hor hoart,
"caais,' = so Butler may say Tint, whom ho dies,
Tho oxtont of h.n u Inv bublnoaH aa attor-
| my in casos, claims, settlements elc., boforo
| Congress-, and tho grent Executive Dopnrtmcnts,
| will noyer bo known. 1t IL known TINT no great
intorost, imporiled Or lmportunato was tardy to
| employ him: and there rests mystery to tllH
| day over tho project Of Alta Vea, El,anu
island, which old hlr. Nelson yanly endeavorod
10 produce. In the tria1 OF thu Impeachnlent,
agaat bot, Jeronliah Black aud .. T. But!or.
Tho larger lawyers Tor tho defonao, bent OIL tho
| mal11 cause Of tho nature Of usnrpation,
crowded tAeig brother Nelson to tho wall but,
ut shat time, tho Executive must have boon
possessed Of son.o scandal. important aH d.
vurHion, Which hlH counsel WIS either too high
minded or too inefficient to present.
Hutters SUCCESS In dolng working, stretching.
and Interpreting skntutoa to tho onna1lcemont uf
LIS oflentH. finally took the form Of tho la,gest
legal combinations; and, while one aot Of mon
Gro finding caHeY by inouis1ion or pursuit to
bring to his mill the nvaifablo underlings Of tho
Government were pressing his eaaoB to ADJUST
nlont. Ao camo to posseHa knowledge Of the
value Of ail sorts Of public busineHs. The Nor
mon Church meditated retaining him. Tne Bllp-
ping companies prosecuting tho Alabama nward
cama naturally to hls office, md hc appears to
havs practically gained their cnBe. His profes-
stonal labols havo Of late somewhat weakened
him for those audacionB personal performances
With which lo used to ovorWhetm the Hon8o
aud, OIL tue other l,aud, his political oanpaigFns
in Massachusetts, hayo Withdrawn Bon'e of Ills
force utd temperament from tho Law, Bo TINT be
LAS fAllon into the fatal habit Of
EMPLOYING DETECTIVE roGIcE,
and tho dovelumenta Own police Ut tlat.
| Tho lato Solicitor of the Treasury, Dante!d., Of
Now uampshiro, chum Of ono Of the former
! Assistant Hecrotar1oa, who had used the Treasury
for revenMo cvor since ha left it,-naintaiuod
the most intimate relations with Mliseiy. the
Chief OF tile Secrets .Servlce police. This ox-sec~
rotary resides noxt door to Butserin Washington.
Whi,ely's Chief otlica lB In New York City. With
| Simmons Collector Of tho Port Of Boston, the
circle is complete. It stretches from tha feet OF
! tho ln,becile Richardson to tho vast mercantile
. busnouB Of Now York and Boston. Wlately
obeys DauGeld; sanborn oboys Simmons; Jayne
obeys Whitley. Butler passeB the bill through
| Congress, Of which these satolltes a.o acctl-
rately informed, and By, whose operations the
tnasS taee of e 1s Bater ''i in tic Criminal oouits
aud hs love OF robbing telegraph Off.
ooa u1ails, and hotel registora. naturally throw
aud BY naturo incapable of filth. 10 employ q
! detective aud be il! tbo wrong, is to 30 always
!. YOU /" such is tho moral Jaw Of Jonathan Wild
j. Gen. Butler bud quietly eatahhhod. BY the
profuse use Of those "nhaaowH into tho affair
= Of all n,eu aud interests, tho most dangerous
and paalyzng power ~ thG onltea nsates f.
Il oiYouded, detective waa sent town t
hB district to tuko notes ct the offend
II crs pnst dcro!ctioas. The 1lepubcan Stat
1t Conyentions Of Massachusetts for two year
I. past. have been Bwarming with oavesaropperl
!, and spies. law Whitley there myself last yenr
i anw Banfell and Whitcly travelling: toSetie
; from California, with one poor tarvelinS coun
erteit9s s9eaed 10 tsF 81
'- inuor politics, headed by this nlals. has bee
!; mysterious aud dark as If We lived 10 the nix
teenth century, when tue bravo and the ap
+ wcro at every faraily"tablo mr.: bontMe'l mnf ,;
d man iu his Own Department OF the Ireasur
| while Boutwell, was absolute. .-...-,
[r The isB11o Of the Saub0rn aud jayne cnseB ha
boon to expose Con. Butler to ny Stato, eol
! learueg and countrymel,, ns l. man to live here
after ii 1.-Two he will, 10 the blacKest calendar
roweIfui men. To aest'e eatWeon merchant
l. aud thieves, pairing deeply from both; to be !
a tho daily company Of an'ormeIa AND o!aeSaael
l. ers; to be- driysn Vt last into tho unte'iahlo PC
d eitioDn botoro Congress und the Country, OF cal
10 INK Ill tho merchants dishonest, aud bimseH onl
}. just. ....u
/, This ia what ho did, but not with his usu'
10 victory, though with all his etfrontery, pNd Wit
thai brief, nn1mpoytant sympathy Of Ga!!esls'
j. packed, petlaps, to terrorizo Congress agai'
l. Applause when Butler speaks Is too prompt 20
- | snontauoouB, too bold u tho face Of usage not
"a | j.ayo been commanded. Tho utterer oreatob u
echo. That echo would havo lost its charm b
" fore till, to g. man sincere,
!" The speeohoA III rotors we're pr1e1, put , 10
i'd and decisive. Roberts, OF New York. ylllug
editor, modoat and rather shy, poured into o.
a. bully's ears such words as from that source wei
omlnous Of q general chhuge In Congresslon
sympathy. ........--.....
Foster, OF Northern OHIO, young countr
merchant, Of whom ,itto but eood-natuIe vi
expected, ratified Dutlors bones with
10 puncllslanco bordering on contompt, :
IL, tltut almost historic prowess. and said q
~ v,tul santence OF all: :" expeotef that NY e Y
sk ters would be atolon II Quarrelcd with Il
A. member irom Massachusetts" This Ia lndo
h. tAe case. "open iooaB" ID Bntlef's line
a. argument. .....-., 49,,
ill., LYMAN Tremaino, not necessary to the issu
which had bettur been left to Foator and No
= etts, also charged ut Gen. Butler.
It was pialn to ba seen TINT Buffers v!cto
under tho ga!loNes WAS barren; that the re
DRIFT Of thngB war tho other way, md that
power ia broken at last GATH