The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1877-06-07

i is that you do not make suffici
ance for the political necessitit
tanglements by which good
compelled to do that which th
rather not do. IL is an open
as | am informed, that Colonel
your competitor. aided Mr..
one Of the Commissioners AZ
( leans, vesy largely in gettir
Of the members OF the Repub
lature was got under the
| Nichols, and then that Legis
| abled the Commission to advi
the Legislature had reorganize'
government, the President was
withdraw the troops. IL is ais
that s., 900 was TO be paid TO l.
deserting legislators. and onl
others. disguised in the latter
shape Of mileage, so that Mr..
colored man. speaking out OF =
cence OF his heart. said on IN
the House that all he wal I dt
his mileage, and go home. IL
serted here that Colonel Whar
the instrument selected by Mr.
to do this piece Of business
promise Of being made Marsha
cessiully accomplished H. Now
performed his side Of the barga'
think you are very unreasonabi
jecting that the Administration
carry out their side Of IL. or at Il
the best they can so to do. It on.
satisfy Wharton that they have asKe'
you to resign. and you won't, and there
fore they have done the best they coulc
to make good McVeigh's bargain. and a
they can't Wharton ought to be satisfied
precisely like my friend General Garfield
who. hsving done his best. aad succeeded
in electing Mr.. Stanley Matthews 20 th'
Senate at the reqrest OF the President
as IL is said on the agreement that th'
President would make him Speaker o
the House Of Representatives, will hav'
TO be, and ought to be, satisfied wiz.
fair, honest and hearty endeavor OF th'
President TO do all he can to make hin
Speaker, and IL he fails, Garfield viii
have nobody to blame but himself foi
not remembering that bird in the hand
is worth two in the bush Now my deal
Mr.. Pitkin, call upon you by the love
you bear the Republican principles, ia
memory Of the many sacrifices you have
made during and since the war IA Z
Union L.an in Louisiana, for the safety
Of the country, not To- the sake Of hold
ing Office uLder the United States. q
throw any impediment in the way OF the
Presidents fulfilling all the bargains
which bis subordinates made as neces
sa-y steps in inaugd. ating his Southern
policy, which is to be of so incalculabls
advantage not only to the party which
you love so well. but also TO the country
Tor the unity and pacifcation Of WI e
you have given the best days Of =
manhood ] write thus TO you be.
i thought detected in your note ~,
what -eemed to be an unreasonable TO
OF complaint that you Pre thTs to b
rihced Remember that 40. aham,
about to sacrifice his on.y son Isaac, Il
child OF his old age, TO what he believed
to be the will Of God and the necessiti
Of his people, and the Good Book does
not make any mention OF any unreason.
able complaints or outcries Of Isaac on
that occasion and so you. when you
find that the President, in obedience 20
the call Of his country and the public ex
igency for its pacifcation, deems il nee
essary to sacrifice you and take away
your ofice and give it TO one who wore
The gray when you stood in the blue
you ought not to kick and squirm any
more than Isaac did when he lay upon
the altar under the knife Of his father.
Abraham. / am sorry that ! can not
write you any other words OF comfort
md consolation. but such as ] have
give unto you.
am yours truly,
Benz F. BUTLER
TO J. r. G Pitkin. Esq, U. 5. Marshal,
New Orleans, Louisiana.