The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-08-10
A Vigorous Canvass for the Nomi-
nation To Be Inaugurated.
A PETITION" FROM HIS FRIENDS.
The Generals Views on the Leading
Issues of the Day.
LOWELL, Mass, August 9, 1875.

sctts during the past TWO years promises 10 De inter
rupted during the approaching autumn 1t has for
some weeks been rumored that General Butler had
sentcd to receive Congressional honors again and to-
day ne has formally declared that he will If his
fellow citizons will 1t at the election next Novem-
Der lie has, however, forsaken the Cape Ann (or
Glouccs,er) district and will this time try his fortune
DISTRICT
In conversation with the General your
learned that the campaign Will be naugurated forth
with and the candidate will take the stump himself
= early day The lively work of the canvass WILL of
course be commenced previous TO the holding OF the
nom,nating convention and if eneral Butler succeeds
In securing the nomination he will DO likely keep up
VIGOROUS CRUSADE
against the democratic candidate until the eve of tho
election. If, on the contrary, the General should be
defeated in the effort tor nomination 1t Is not likely
that he will undertake to bolt and become indepen-
dent candidate Tho Genci and his conf
dent OF success, and, whether he vanqushed not
the campaign viii inevitably be a spirited and enter
tanning one.
The district includes both the cities Lowell and
Lawrence, and also several other manufacturing
OF size and Importance The bue-booded literary town
OF Concord Is also within the district and from tho
that Judge Hoar resides there 1t safe to anticipate
that the delegates from that borough Will be
Butler
The letter soliciting the General to become candi.
date in the seventh district together with his letter OF
acceptance, append IN full
LETTER TO THE GENERAL.
GENERAL BENJAMIN 4. BUTLER
DEAR sR-ihe undersigned, believing that the pres
ent time demands that the Com mon esltn should be
represented by her ablest men, and cherishlng with
grateful remembrance the services which you have
rendered the country and state desire present your
name thovoters OF the Seventh Congressional dis.
trict as candidate Tor the Forty hnh Congress.
Charles A. sIott, Mavori Jonathan +. Folsom, Francis
JeAett Jefferson Bancroft. d.. Burn
ham, ii. IL. Wilder }. ). Ludlam, j. Cnasc, Oliver
fiske, Scion Stevens, a. b. Pimpton, John L. Cheney
Edward +. Watson, H. Coward, William Flske, iona
Hildrelh, Robert Reed Levi Hancock James NJ. Howe,
Artemas Dillingham;, H. W. Boardman, Joseph :.
Brown, George +. scrbner Charles L. Hidreth and
Others.
THE GENERALS REPLY.
LOWELL August s, 1876
GExrLEMES-l have tho honor to acknowledge the
receipt several notes signed by very iderable
numuer OF my trends and noiehbors oi The Seventh
Congressional district requesting mat my name
be presented TO the republican voters OF that district
as "a candidate tor the Forty-hith Congress.
Gratefully sensible OF the confidence in me,
pressed therein by large and respectable body of
my fellow citizens i'll too nattcring terms, unshaken
rs appears, because OF unjust dctraoon and cause
associates, with much reluctance 10 give give
mp the quiet ana Independence OF private
HE the remaining hours OF which NAV well enoigh be
occupied the duties OF the noble profession which
my lie has been devoted and which love accede TO
your wishes and leave the result 10 the voters OF tho
district at the coming election.
Were conscious oil any act OF NINE in any official
POSITION done, omitted TO be done, which in my
judgment would be Tor the welfare prosperity. IN.
tegrity and honor OF the country which would not
bear The most cautious scrutiny should hesitate To
undergo the otherwise trying ordeal OF necessarily
heated political canvass Having lived among you,
man ana boy, nearly nifty years, OF my manner OF lie
Ny legal training, acquaintance with legislation both
IN state and national affairs and experience in pubic
hlo render the duties OF the position unpleasant
and the hope that may be able 10 do good service la
he ne esis OF the district IN Congress mpeis me not
10 decline the honor, courieousy rendered in such
kindly words, to which should otherwise scarcely
have dared TO aspire.
rnr rARrFr QUESTION
Upon question which vaily concerns your mate
rial interests 1t is quite possible that may be OF some
use to the district anu country Ever, body foresecs
that the laws imposing impos's upon imported foreign
goods known the "tarif laws. must almost
Sly revised by the next Congress ORG naly passed
under The pressing necessities OF the country
during the when our n1tactorcs
other closed or their production turned owsrd articles
necessity for by the army, the changed
cunistaEces TINS tax has become exceedingly burdcn-
some, well upon the manufactures the consumer,
md cases crpples the commerce OF the country
without corresponding benefit 10 its needed revenues
Judcious adjustment OF the details OF this legisla-
Non very important To the industrial interests OF
your district, which hope may be able 10 represent
with effect; certainly. with every interest o. my own
INTERVIEWED with own, shall be mpecd by every
motive TO carry out your wishes IN that regard.
EQUAL RIGHTS
The paramount question OF all seems TO me to be,
how shall peace quiet and iu protection TO ana
property be secured TO every citizen under the laws
The time has when the country must reap,
IN good evil the results OF The terrible lately
closed Whether wisely or uhwiscly, II is now too late
inquire that fought make this country a
nation and not confederation OF States, to each of
wnicn alone could the citizen look Tor protection and
redress OF grievances to establish equality OF right
all under the law, and equality OF power
all citizens the government
enable the government To give equal pro ecto {, all
men by ITS laws and where wrongcd remedy To tue
last resort for all injuries. Ivy whomsocver
ana wheresoeyer that wrong might be done If we
have Jailed tins have failed all The sacrifices
OF BEST trucst and nobest sons been a
cry ana we have loaded ourselves with burdens almost
TIM n
suffering ourselves to he diverted from this great
issue. If we allow any party body OF men, who nave
fought for and st urge the converse OF this doctrine,
into power by skiiiuly manipulating questioIs
incidental TO administration merely, and unseltc that
which have settled with 80 much expenditure of /
treasure and blood then the future OF country
indeed, aud the usefulness OF government re-
publican in form may well he questioned Wnile life
unsafe IN any portion OF tue country that innocent
aud unonending men and women may be slaughtered |
by hundreds on American SOIL within period OF lew
months, and all their murdcrers unpublished and
the injuries done by Them unrequ ted AUD fessed
while great party, which claims that power tor
protection or prevention OF such against it's
clizcns be exercised by the government OF the
United States seeks control OF thai government Is
nv opinion, ana uoon that opinion shall act. that
this question oyerrules all Others single
like
where II Is undisputed, SIX citizens or the United
rgnl to bear arms specially guaranteed oy the
tuuon-were rutnlessiy slam, and for which crime
sane man believes thot Their nurdercrs will be ade-
quatclv punished any redress made 10 Their be
reavcd dcsolae tamil es Tor ther sunerngs done
IN country would call Tor tue exeruon, even
TO making war Of the whole power OF the
punish the offending nation, aud the whole country
would rise UP as one man ia iavor OF the prosecution
ofeuch until adequate reparaon should be made,
tveu The compensation IN money, Tor the injuries in
ncttd upUn the families, such as the United states
requircd be PAID by spain TO the families OF those
Elan from on board the Nirgnius What, tnen, ought
we 10 40 " this massacre was not single instance,
but one OF a series OF many hundred murdersr
For one shall not be content until the laws OF the
United states are framed aud executed that the
hutnbcst enecualIy appeal TO his govern
ment Tor redress and protection from wrongs done
lm. whenever hts state or the community IN which
be is found refuses negIects to give him such re-
or protection
THIS nation ought not to be so powerless Tor good a
TO leave any OF unprotected from tue law
oil the particular locality IN which he may mud