New-York tribune., 1874-09-21
DUTIFP TO THE RESCUE.

BUTLER TO THE RESCUE.
The soul of Mr.. Benjamin +. Butler is in
arms and eager for the fray. lie foresees
new rebellion. For that and that only, al
though he has an incidental interest in pro-
tectinc and defending the rights of the fisher
men of Gloucester which are put IN jeopardy
by the Reciprocity Treaty, he desires to be re-
turned to Congress. We gather from his
opening remarks at Gloucester on Saturday
evening that he had pretty much made up his
mind to retire from public life. when he heard
his country's call, and concluded to postpone
that event until he should have crushed the
new rebellion. The Louisiana troubles have
fred his martial ardor. They have grown out
of the Democratic successes IN New-Hamp-
shire and Connecticut, he thinks. These have
emboldened the rebels to make hostile demon
strations against the Kellogg Government;
and although the insurgents, after over
throwing the Government which they be-
lieved to be usurpation, made un-
resisting surrender to the United States au-
thoritles, he is confident that their hostility
is directed to the Federal Government ana
that they mean to overthrow 1t. III" says he'
in fine burst of eloquence, democratic
"successes in New Hampshire and Connecti-
"cut embolden these rebels and traitors to
"overthrow a State Government what would
"they not do if they should succeed in defeat
fling MEW
The appeal was stirring one. Doubtless
his supporters were impressed with the con-
viction that the perpetuity of the Union de-
pends upon the election of Mr.. Butler to rep
resent the Essex District in Congress. Should
tho fax
at once and march against Washington,
the Government will be overthrown, and
the coored man left without a friend.
Possibly the impression prevails in Gloucester
that the presence of Mr.. Butler in Congress is
all that has kept things together for the past
six or eight years, and that the rebellious ele-
ment at the South is only waiting to near OF
his defeat to reGnsave the blacks and upset
the Constitution. In the dense Ignorance OF
political affairs that exists outside OF Glouces-
ter, no one seems aware how much the coun-
try owes to Mr. Butler, or how much depends
upon his reelection. Let us be thankful that
he knows it and that he has not hesitated
from anv scruples of modesty or delcacy from
enlightening the citizens of Gloucester upon the
subject. How Gloucester must have shiyered
when this battle-scarred with two rs IN
scarred) hero put them the fearful inquiry,
"If Democratic successes in New Hampshire
"and Connecticut have embOldened these men
"to take up arms in Louisiana, what Woud
"they do if I should be defeatedf" 1t must
have thrilled the strong frames of the Glou-
cester mariners like the bite of twenty pound
Goldfish. Four hundred men, as we are told,
sat calmly and heard HIM through with his
soul-stirring conundrums, but we must believe
that they vowed then and there to return
Butler to Congress and save the things so
threatened with revolution, rebellion. and
overthrow.
The history which Mr.. Butler gave of his
raising troops for the war, and the reasons for
his fondness for the cOlored man, must have
been full of entertainment for Gloucester
audience as it cannot be less than SIX months
since they heard them. The story Is always
new and always fresh, and no man who has
not a bad heart can listen to it and have the
brutality to allude afterwards to Mr.. Buffers
position on the questions of Currency
and Finance Credit Moblier, Back Pay.
Moiety Frauds, Sanborn Contracts, or
any other disturbing issue. 1t is a
little late, to be sure, to be defending robbery
in South Carolina, usurpati0n in Louisiana,
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and misgovernment throughout the South with
the argument that the colored people were
friendly to our soldiers during the war; but
then, let us keep reading Mr.. Buffers speeches
and remember how much depends upon his
being kept in Congress, and try to be happy.
| He is an exceedingly important person. He
says so himself, and he never makes speech
to few friends that reporters are not sent
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kept open to fling his beautiful thoughts
abroad. And vet there comes to us the crush
| ing thought that Gloucester itself is in an ex-
posed situation, and that the citizens of that
imperiled port, recognizing its danger and the
prowess of Mr.. Butler, may decide to keep him
at home to defend it. That of course will
end the days of the American Union; but
| there Is consolation in the thought that
great many of us can flee to Gloucester and
be safe.
TRADE PROSPECTS.
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