New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-06-07
THE LOUISIANA DIFFICULTY.
MR.. MAcvEAGH TO GEN. BUTLER.

Mr.. MACVEAGH TO GEN. BUTLER.
THE LATrERs LETTER TISSUE OF scURRtuTY
AND Observation-Disclosures BUFFERS Po-
sIrIoN IN AMERICAN POLITICS.
. PHILADELPHIA, June 6-Mr WAYNE MacYeagh
furnished the following letter in reply to Cen But
Ter to the press this evening".
PHILADELPHIA, June 8.
Gen p. f. Butler, Washingion, u. e.:
| fear you have overworked your invective flcul-
ties; for your long aud labored letter of to-day
shows signs of failing powers and viii 20 far to
destroy that reputation for effective scurrility
which you have So sedulously fostered. The issue
between You and me was Of your own seeking and
is plain that you cannot obscure it by any amount
of misrepresentation however irrelevant VULGAR.
You deliberately wrote and published con-
corning NE four sheer falsehoods without
a particle of foundation for any one of
them. Thereupon l promptly put you
the national plllory, with very legible statement
of your ohenses upon your forehead A. you have
endured your punishment for an entire week and
now virtually confess that every statement made
by you was untrue, have no objection to your get
ting down but you must not suppose that placed
you there in resentment only. My chief pm
pose was TO exhibit you warning to younger
men, by showing them that IN spite of great
ability and energy you had become the leper of
politics, by of the general conviction that
yon habitually disregard the eighth AVID ninth Com
mandments. That purpose has been fully answered
by the comments Of the country upon your charac
ter and have no further interest in the matter.
shall not even take the trouble to deny any new
falsehoods you may think it to your advantage to
invent about me; for those who know me VIII not
believe anything you say against ne, and those who
know you Of course will not believe anything you
say against anybody WAYNE MACYEAGH.
SAMPLES OF BUTLEB'S MUD THROWING.
Gen. Buffers letter, to which the above Is
reply was only furnished yesterday by the General 10
his iavorite NEWSPAPERS 1t is column N length and
composed chiefly OF cheap abuse. He twi's Mr Me
yeagh with desiring foreign mission, and aci owedges
that he has 20 proof Of the corrupt ~ money BY the
Louisiana Commission. on this point ne says;
Twould susv.s; 20 the scna;c Committee ~ ask GER
tain member Of The + ciard l. sa. ulc, ~iese names
viii give, whether 1it,r The riJr4 70 drmoralHr The
Republican mem es and 81 o. ID 10 -o gig To N-so.I,
by TIE conmi % aciaS ,'g tier Aat iaI'd selected
portion Of tnat L'gi+tlire We're rr1re.rd by Cl'
Wharton, ircnd Ot Packiri. 20 ue. N,Jhe Mae
Vra-a. and id so; NA-.ucr NE dressed them,
SAVING that the President would not recognize
tine Packard Government; that tir troops word he
withdrawn ~ neyt day-.hlr h. hal Telegram 10 ;uat
effect 5nai II my won" g" OYER i' ln' ''r,.,' H..
mileage but II they die n0t 10 vIram - hour. ~ Up
n line committee .aisn ilcr inquiry, I firmly believe
upon evid,uc. via md hat have sl-s ts;od to
read m your litter th,t YOU say wharton lid not
manage or transact auy kul ~ bushes, Tor ne
Carfaily Mt bless your ,Dl. Iuu dn r"t ''.u -u'l
tricks a4 thee ngsiness do rfu: III ave not bust
moss even f. goa fhotd thar 70 rign mi sion Tor
doing them. wEioh | nope yod viii on 4ar'-rr say
Wharton was friend %. Pfc,arrs. al the D-.ict IN
si.4iCut tncgr. ore, get Pcaad4 friends dwiY rom
Linz Il wa, well done tI 10es credit to Hor tt nihg
Iou SAY further: - lt aay apl'Ar I'D some
OF tAeIn polite results IRE suH at tiu D'e l Ih.
country DF stri2n.t0rwarl and 'acs mcthods' Ilu';
10 ,d seem strange 10 ne, ior ~ more man 90 years ~
p.icu-a IN the ways OF Fcr-F lviHt political ''in"ihot3
ami r,t.l.rgs ~ bo.h parties. u did seem strange
f t.l- l.l,ac,iDn Vas cituer " sra-nt',r"did' or
hon -' lJU ul.d3 good point on NE their.
frankly confess Iil 30 cftcct thru, hHd nave none
.o.. tl.t ..I pald any money to these deiUdcd men
rr,. r lit been promised t.cm. desire, II tIe most
solemn lAier, 70 acGuit yOu oil having ever pHd a"af
a-, money. h... yOu IA }uIt lr.icf, tHt JU
ff acme 40 SPARE and believed. n you .ial oi
would n0t spare j.. trust and hope ;he tVi which
you hope W You command ~ tlsr SUM "a money
Is ID tn f'rr -f2rcr.
A. yOG -ta-- excuse, II is only - military com
E.alitut NHw-DT!CJnS. ~ i'm 81 Wa, "AD can 3VetB
aprrs.t.1ac ANY considerable a. utaJ oI tAc pOpt,y
OF ush.I- IT, h. own n.r.' lJ' hLirsL1i7 yoi cor
rrry tha u - tine want ability 20 30 it 'sdfg tLt
bis Ilcrc.tnt ycu olu "cgrrolrJfins c"ar4d iDte
gi4iI. c ,ir property ot uth-a to cut Own u-ei
Ever, one t.4- al, own taste 10 cuooahe Ma way 10
aciur. iune,, bus ID obliged Lo choose one "i 80
r-,- 90. .. lo epprt Vrlat" 20 !IIutiy coLuHli-
lnf." or 20 marry INTO family Wlrrc wa, h"it-rt
.fuon.y G." spare" certainly should cho ''o tLC lcri p
.ti.su. may THINK DO, because 10 i-asi 'n'"'
lav. ii, rlut. after having COMM, td Gi-irii'"t
trt 10 yet H. aud not liable tO De 60 inn"lt'L t-
u..-.t be- .itcr I laI waited long iUr acad mems
Shoes" by the other method.