The New York herald., 1876-10-29
BUTLER AND HOAR.

WENDELL PHILLIPS AND THE LOWELL LAwYx1
PAY THEIR RESPECTS TO THE JUDGR IN Hn
own TOWN OF coScoRD--A LETTER AMI
SPEECH PROM THE ''sILvKR-ToSeUED ORA
ToR"-ARaAIGNMESr OF JUDGE HoAR ON rHl
CIVIL RIGHTS BILL.
CoxcoRo, Mass, Oct 27, 1876.
One OF The most surring features Of the campaign
between General Butler and Judge Hoar for
representing this district In Congress wit.
messed mere il The polished town OF Concord
THIS evening For whole week the town had
been warned that General Butler was 10 ap-
pear and speak 10 tho Of his party and per-
sonal asonst the consequences the crowdnl
OF the Town Hall fullest capacity General Butler
accom- panied by Wendell Phillips. came into the ,owi
half past six O'Clock and after hasiy supper al
The Middiesex Hotel they repaired 10 lhs hall where
the crowd was awaiting their arrival. John 2 Keyt
caliod the meeting 10 order and then introduced Mr..
Wendell Philips, who made one Of tho most
stirring and eloquent appeals Of his iie.
He INDUCED in an elaborate defence and
euogy OF the republican party, sandwichine
II frequently and timely with stories o. pau, Aevor
ing down 70 tho cvi war, then REORGANIZATION, anA
last and chiefly TO tho Congressional struggle between
Concord counsellor and the Lowell lawyer In The
|. course Of his remarks Mr. Philips, IN side alluson
Judge Hoar, remarked thar the southern Question
only one, and the best evidence Of It was
that at Lawrence two-thlrds ot the audience
lcit hall when the unucFtouk
on finance Al THIS point the speaker warmed up WITH
vnupcraton but, instead Of applause, there was en-.
thusiastic silence Tho republican party NE sad-de.
scribng od--was toe same AZ Daniel Webster
would have been II he hud lived. IL had don't It's best
and naly passed TO side. and now II was useless
II has killed slavery but the South has new mont now
and men, who can SEQ the new point OF
the issue The speaker alluded only briefly 70 NJ.
and one which ought not to mslead the intelligent
people OF the country, but during all these alusoni
Jldp
points against Hoar, Attorney General was
iha. be decided illegally against .ho eight
bassed view OF to-day. Mr. Phillips hore said
he had grievance Of his own against Judge Hoar, and
co,Amitted his Civil Rights bill TO tho Judge on his
dying bed. Tho between the late Senator and
Mr. Aoar described In most eloquent and touch
,yg manner, the speaker concluding by denouncing
tho Judge as man who tailed 70 explain his position
and finally proving rccroan to the cause which his
dying friend had committed to him.
Tho school feature oil the bill, Mr.. Phillips said,
what Mr.. Sumner left Tor him TO defend but never did
he open his lips In favor OF the measure. he finally
described him discrcdtable politician and hypo
crte, . expression which brought round OF cheers
and few hlsscs- But Mr. Phillips was only stimu-
lated 10 more lceling enthusiasm by adverse DEM
onstrations, and he renewed his denuuciatons With
an eoquonce and ioeling Impossible 70 describe
AN IRREpREssBLR CONFLICT.
Wendell Phillips then read the following letter he
had addressed the editors OF the Boston Daily Ad
pertiser -
In his speech at Lawrence Judge Hoar refers 10 my
criticism Of him April 1874. He was thcn Candidate
to succeed sumner IN tho Senate claimed IN the
columns OF Globe that such candidate was bound
to tell whether he would support Summers civil
Rights oL yr. Redpath had preceded me IN the
Same Calm. Tho Advertiser copied my article, with
comments. Tho Jouraal Traceiter, 2ranscrtpt
Herald Springfield Union. Worcester Gazette,
alter day The Hon J. NJ. 5. Williams,
Hoar's colleague, and with him at Washington tee-
graphed that had talked with HOar The subject,
and that the Judge told him SO and SO. There were
ingenious suggestions curious arguments ana subtle
analyses OF words and deeds TO show that the Judge
Pdid or did not agree with sumner. one word from
him. .Ycs' or 'sNo" would have settled the question
He uttered that word rhe hoad manager Of his
canvass, tho Hon. J. N. Forbes told me that the
Judge SHOULD not explain hts position"
SAID that such concoament Of opinion BY
a.Dca SanoIl.e Tne puSc no nnd sA Understand judge
Hoar state that he mover heard, TILL now, Of tnnt
claim discussion. submit that such state cmerkM
almost Incredible III man read the papers AZ Tat
time there ninety nine chances out OF hundred
that ho would notice such extended and prolonged ref
he talked with the Judge How could this be- and
thor talk about the Judge had nevcr heard
have made, in order 10 believe in his
| the newspapers, ana that Mr.. wiisms made false
statement; but whom examine carefully the Judges
at Lawrence he does not dony at a that ho had
heard oil my critcisin He says:"Mr Phillips charges
that he (Mr Phlips), IN the Boston Globe, wrote
me letter asking me what were my sentiments on
the subjcc. OF the Civil Rights BILL and that made no
reply. happened never TO havo heard Of the
fat till lie mentioned it in hts speech
ias letter; G'hGf never sad that s''i' wrote hum
letter. cannot lind that ever reported TO have
said that wrote him letter Judge Hoar has deniod
tiou. II any who reads the newspapers and can
be supposed to know what Is In them had put the de-
| nal IN that shape should have said II was tricky,
evasive, and intended to mislead and deceive thi
hearcr But the Judge never reads the ncwspapera
Tho Judge further says sha. / misrepre
scn,cd HIM In stating that he had .nevcr sa,
q word or done anything for the Own Rights bill !,
Congress.n i never said anything or the kind.
stated that he said word, did anything ol
summers civil Rights bill except to vote Tor It; and
the DRIFT ofcven my poorely reported lecture show
that. this my statement The Congressional
Record that statement to bc true ths gis and
special value OF summers bill as distinguished from
the others offered The clause opening tho public
schools to negroes; that was the clause long and
ncrcely opposed and finally defeated and struck
out Mr.. sumner told ms that no would his
whole bill defeated rather than accept It's enactment
without that clause tor "a continuous session OF two
days and three rights" The debate was devoted
largely the policy and constitutonality Of that
clause, and there the Judge, lawyer with judi
cal reputation; once Attorney General OF tho United
States; the man to whom sumner on his dcathbed
wished to commit tho defence Of his bill; word from
him would have had special weight in such
Ho never uttered that word. Hc had printed ths
short and only speech he madeTrite, vapid pointles
ana without signlcance not one syllable about tas
TO DO those few pontcss words and his vote DID
reveal that nc approved Of summers bill In April
1874 while he wns candidate tor otlico dscusson
no entrcaty could wiring from him expression OF
that opinion. Dawes was elected Senator January 20,
l,75 On the 4th OF February, 1875, when no iongei
a candidate. tho Judge reveals his opinion.
repeat what said in my lecture that Judge Hoar's
reserve and silence April 1879 show him 10 DO dis
creditablc politician and hypocrte, trying 10 gain
votes and disarm opposition BY conceang his op,nion
grave public question: In regard 70 which The re-
publican party was divided. WENDELL PHILLIPS.
GENERAL BUTLERs SPEECH
After Mr. Philips had spoken General Butler ad-
dressed the audience, defending himself in But
lerian style against Judge Hoars charges and sup
pemcntinp his lately published iottcr with numerous
was oil intense enthusiasm and indicated that
In Judge Hoar's own town thore Is quito feeling In
iavor OF General Butler. Indeed IL ts admitted that
he will get as many votes here as tho Concord candle
date himself
INFEKNAL MACHINE EXPLOSION.