New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-12-31
GEyERlL BUrLARS BOsT0y SPEECH

HE OBJECTS 10 BEING CALLED BEN BY Mr..
EvARrs-IIIR PRESIDENTS DUTY 10 TUE PARTY.
BOsToN. Dee. 3O.-At the dinner of the
Banks Club, last evening General B. L. Butler WAS en-
erained. and spoke at length, giving hS views on the
political situation lie defended tr Presidents tte bur
criticised his Southern policy. About eighty prominent
Rppuhllcans of the state present speeches were
made also by General Banks aud others Referring to
the criticism, ON the speech Ae made week ago h1u-
dav General Butler said
Tspolc what ] then thought aaf what the events OF
the Insl week have proved nave learner 10y 1uttnOrl
tltyr declaration that thc members OF the cabinet pro-
i's, ' Il, 'p, in fhere ,,I never b. tur slightest
dl.-t~on between any or al OF them. luele D,
aunthcr good result from what said last saturday and
SfI md myself now certified from high sources
bsrng Republican OF the hrsi wafer AP
I'm. trIl Won the certificate ought 30 Dee e good
n' l comes from thc secretary 81 state The highest
authority but nave two reasons 10 dguai H. Ihc hi't
!, because find IA Ihe JoU1gi and ,Ic second may
IT, seen II Won Will allow t. read this extract from
mat PAPER: "sccretary Eyart-" remarks gentleman
Cnrc betwesn lin and Nj. CoiIln1 says: There is
likely To be- harmony In tie Republic. We BOTH >ad h'
r,tIrr mat am Democrat" N0W, doubt whether
Mr. Eyarts said chat. because he j, gentleman oil cu
ture gentleman ui -ood manners ,l - zee l',- a'
cert iiny wuuld not have used tt phrase ABOUT ne
Not that specially Object 10 H. but Object To MS using IT,
c1ledm, applause when behaved
we'll bat when di not she used 10 roil out me "Aolt
Benjamin. LauShtorI lie says ! cdlltd LIN " i''.l'-
cr.t By no means said TIE majority al the Ctbnri
,vrf,. med publeau-. what there WIS I'D
Eis conscience chat made him think referred 10 MIN
must be lrt 10 HIM and not me, unless he calls hlLseH
tIc majority OF the cabinet , 49,
second, he says, Ny Eepuoiicanism Is as Eool ~
Butlrr's" Very we'll bat when man wants to compare
doubtful thing with good On and insists ih9t the
dOubl fui 10 good ~ the other article e 4lWa!
rkes the best specimen to compare IL WITH iAppauSe
Therefore insist that this statement IS compliment
lie also says, My RcpGDhclnsm l. older than Cuuk-
liDg's" He knew mne would not compare with Els,
because il was not great while ago since Was 4
Democrat Therefore he insists that his Is - good
rs mine and and older than COnkings Very well there
when he was Attorney -Geuer for Andrew johnson ana
was prosecuting nim do rot bring any comparison,
although lac makes it, Then he goes on To say, an a
Republican iu the true of the word Ihank Cod
Tor that assurance am bound 10 believe that because
we shall have Republican Administration during the
II Sir. Haycss duty the Republican party, which
elected him, 10 sustain men who sustained him.
II lao believed that there the least wrong or any
fraud OF any description that Justified him IN abandoning
the men who stood by him through thick aud thin, he
ought 10 have told and let us abandon his election ana
by so doing wash our hands ~ tue whole matter.
Speakin of his support of silver rcmunetiZtOn Gen
cra Butler said: II You reflect lOr moment you VIII
that have but reason and that - my cOuscience
is satisfied and M Judgment mstruct5 that right
go for 10 against the wishes OF tho sc respect
In all - matters. do uut believe any con
siderable amount OF silver. il IL is rcmonetz"d Ia to be
Iccoined. don't believe that any gcat quantity Is 10
come into circuatiOn would not vote for ~ remOuet
zaton II thought there But It viii be notice %
aud that hereafter the tendency OF properly Is 10 be
upward upward, upward, until II reaches lts proper
level when that time comes business Will begin To rise
again"