, 1875-01-04
GEN. BUTLER.
What E5c Snys About 1Eis Defeat.

From tie .a:tpn Etabt, Te". no.
4 complimentary dinner was given to Gen,
Butler At YonugA Hotel. yesterday. bv ataut
rightly gentlemen. It waa arranged by Mai.
JoecpIi II. Chadwick. Of Daston, Charles 1'ouor.,
q Nstersown, End j. II. Collins, Of Cambridge.
When tho announcement Has male tj,at such o
dinner WAS to 10 given, manv people sup
posed that it "aa to have sotne connectrou
Wits, the seuato:ehip. or some Eoumbie
barring upon the future political courAe
Of Gen. Butler. but it was entirely Innocent
Of anv srch Intention. 1t proved precisely ~lla.
Wan Intended and waH simply eocial OCCASION
Il great interest n tho oi sh:y or mpro eent!c-
1oen who were present. and who represented the
various elements Of society aild busmeus, Us
~e1l as official life. Nc,thor IVES it strictly Re-
publican Affair, NJ several Denocrata wole prea-
ent.
Tie General made one Of the best speeches Of
hiA life. and it wa5 warmly received. In rfanc-
lug ut hi1 defeat. he alluded in Lunorr us nau-
her to the various rrRsons alleged therefor aud
did 1t i'll subs:antial'y these woris:
They har 1t VIII tue rresF whirh defeated ne. But
il i'+l ...a dbtr:et In tho heart OF tie IN.
;n9aweah wtere All Idol Of te prtsB candidate.
f"ust .aa lie lnst n,oFe va'es than did. con
sm, sh,' AN was p; 'hs lrss, i W" sa'd tt
Bo.scn districts flisNd of tue Collector was erceI
"eIe tho rhstIes we've very nly divided and Gun.
caute did mt teeng 10 the church. 1;t looked ia
enttler district. and raw shat ~o + prominent
~ the church, and who give 1argely SUPPORT It yas
defeated and our foH. w*s heavy, hd concluded it
could net u: hecHuke vas not in the Church Then
tttf Eai1 l. wa tile Ealtry-Eftb that did it. Looked
IN aunlrr district and found that the man wso tooh
the bask-ra* in l8sS 1885, lni also In ls7s stl WIN
nale the sht speech that w4h made for II In lie
unuse sn 1872. was elected by large majority,
1nEde up tnj ulit1d II not that. TheQ snuenoiT
said. "Dh, s7I voted for JcN Davis ty-seyen ti,uss
n the Charicston Convention, and the people OF
Msss"h1Aesta Eave hot forgotten that" looked into
afr. D.wta' district and found there G ted, by
heavy majority, Han who voted With nc in the
Charleston Convention. I then that tAa next
C2nHsess you'll contau who voted far JeH
D1s7s hfyFeyen times well this one anI coz.
rlu3cd that It vita not thar. . =. One Of the tsa!
reatons was tbs: N independent man,
and, three ycars ngo. tn \ CANVASS through
the State hail that needed change Ut the Stnte
tokr and correct the atuaes which naturally grew ont
OF s"ng contnuaHes In POWER. a.l then Tint the
People elc! change md that II l! not Euaue in.
side our ttepubGeau oFgan}zation 1t wu1 como from
tue outside. Thine has shown that there truth.
III ihe rcmark. ~ The chhlee from 5000 maju.iy
PIE hayu ,nade II ssue without asing much who Mcy
two years Of iari service, a. nshting viii
q minority IN Congress during tie Eol:7sl
HtruFge Of the next two years will be tough
work Whatever diyseionB there may have been % II
majority there would psobabls be no objeetie to y
iex,itlg foriorn hopc N ths minority.
io1l hear much OF inyesHRation. gentlemen, znl
mAnS committees IRE promised wheu th4 new Gu.
ETesa meets has you need hase fear, gentlemen.
when tho*a eo1lites investigate, Of the Rueat Of the
eveHlng.
Gen. Butler waR warmly aprIaudo5, every few
mtt.u!Fa. He touched OIL ulluv points, and
rendered his hear.y thanka to the gentlemen
present for tho spoutaneous testimonial Of their
regard and Respect for him.