The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1877-04-26
WASHINGTON. Anril Z

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WAsHIxGToS. April I.
Gen. B. F Butler has been in this city
/ for the last two weeks. attending to hu-i.
ness in the local courts aud before the
departments Fer some days past there
has been y rumor that he and Senator
/ Blaine have agreed 10 forgive and forget
their old time LatIl.~. political animo-ity
aud bitterness: and the one in the SEN
ate and the other in the House lead the
| Radical Republican revolt agrinst the
policy nj the Administration in regard to
the southern States representative
of the Herald called upon Gen B"il..r
last evening. when the Massachusetts,
statesman gave some ol his ideas on the
political situation. In reply to the ia
quiry what h- thought OF the policy of
Cancellation aud pacifcation. he said:
Il am a. hapry n ] can be-. We are
all happy The whul. country j. happy
We have all been wait n long time Tor
the hl.-ssrd contamination that has come
10 us under this new political disp-n-a.
tion-the political millennium. God
moves in mN riouS wsy his wondsTs
to perform. All our qusrr-ling aud
bickpring, the strife between the sec.
tinns. are At an eud; in truth. the lion
aud the lamb are lying down together.
aud III" little child il leading them. All
our political di-p"te-, contests. and r..
valrirs are over now, aud there never
was such a blessed condition OF sffairs "
After lev minutes pause, Ge.i. But
Ter said: Would you like to hear from
the Bible a d.fnition OF this Louisiana
Commission bUsineSsT Laying down
his cigar the General took from a small
bookcase near his desk an edition OF the
Bible, and, after Fumbling over it for
some time, read, with an indescribably
humorous facial expression, the follow.
ing:
And unto the angel OF the Church OF the lao
dicrans write: These things saith the Amen.
the faithful aud true witness, the beginning Of
the crtTftlOn Of GOtl.
know thy y,Hks, that thou art neither cold
nor hot. ! wouid thou wet cold or hot. 10
lh.n beeaus', Ihon at lukrwarm aud neither
cold nor hot, Will spew tiiee out OF my mouth.
How ] should like" said he, TO
preach n rermon on that text a. applied
To the Administration in Parson New.
mans church" lie continued: You
read the resolutions OF the New England
Methodist Conference q lew days ago ?
Tbo,r ministers rspreSebt the sentiments
oi the New England M-tbodisis. Every
one of them IL Republican. The old
fashioned Republicans OF New England
believe in precisely th"t doctrine. no
matte. what you newspapers may say.
"what do you think viii be- the end OF
the policy of the Administration f"
We'll" said he. "all our political his
tosy teachrs one l.sson, which is this
Compromises have never won; on the
cuntra.y. they have always failed and
d-s,royed the men who made them
Compromises ruined Clay and Tyler.
They have ruined pHrti~s. viii the
PRESENT compromise b- AN exception 2
That is the question. What Is the Situ-
alton? Mr. Hayes is the fir>t President
who has not bro ieht in the beginning OF
his administration "a House of RrpreA-n.
tativrs with him Grant did il. The
folly of the Southern leaders gave LIN
coin - majority in 1861. aud so all the
wHy bsrk without, believe, an excrp-
ton BIT the next House is against the
President"
How about the S@nate-what is tbs. |
majority ihrre2' a,k-d
'.Louisisna and South Carolina will IN
short time make the division OF the
parties there 30 close that no one can
tell what will happen Sharon will be
absent three iourths of the time lnnking |
after his silver mines. aud while he. aud |
the Others. possibly. are absent what oe- |
c,im-s of the Administration. unless We
arr to have ~ We have now, the lion |
and the lamb Lusines-P'
But said ]. how about organizing |
the next House on the administration |
pLnT'
g., Butler laughed long, loud. /
hearty laugh.
Then you heve little faith in thu /
mov- IIent to- make Gen Garii-ld or sonc 1
other administration l-a'Irr Sp+nk-rr'
Said Butler: We shall sre. Gen 4
Garfield would Eracr any position. aud /
IN" Speakers chAir-ti'at i. n 1
hr could he -l.cIed Bling an Ohio man.
] de- not know but that he Onght Ia b- /
elected. They had ,uch hell fred /
IN jority out there in III. Is etc
ton that they ought to g't what y er 4
Trey want do not know but that II l
would b,- n good idea to give every man
of the m-jpri,y office.
Going back To the Louisiana contest. |
Gen. Butler said: "Pre-isl-nt Hayes ~ /
identity does not know what manner OF /
man Packard is. lie had better send /
Tor him and see how lac compares with /
Hampton. Ills letter TO Mr. Hayes yes /
trrday morning is exceedingly sble-onr |
OF the best things the newspaper types |
have set up Tor some time"
Did hr write it2'
Il think he did lie is a very strong /
man lie does not like me, but ! con /
cedr his ability. W. d firred four year.
ago ON this LouiSisns business Then ] /
WAS opposed 10 Durell and his midnight |
order, aud thought there should b- a |
new election. / iOres4w some such trou |
blr as has CONF upon Us. and ] did all ] |
could TO prevent IL. ] was dei-atrd, and |
IL has come. How we shall get out OF il
the iuture only can tell"
From the regular corr spOndent OF the New
NOik TIiIune