New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-08-21
GENERAL BUTLER AT NEW-HAVEN.
NE ADDRESSES LARGE AssEMBLAGE ON TIE
GREBNBACk MOVEMENT.
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Ngw-HAvEN, Conn, Aug. 20.-General Butler
addressed about 10, 600 people in the open air on
New-Haven Green, this evening. He spoke on the
issues of the Greenbaek campaign. The assemblage
Was mainly composed of wOrkingmen. A modeT-
ate number of ladies was present Several prom
ipept city and State officials on the out
skirts of the crowd some of them halted their
carriages near the speaker. General Butler received
a hearty welcome from the National Greenbaek or
eaaizatioa OF New-Hsven, which is under the
leadership of Alexander Troup, Of The Nsac-HapeR
Union. The latter, with the Hon. Charles Atwater,
and Majors Bracket and Maher, formed the Com
uuttee of Reception. Detaehments from the 18th
and 21th Regiments, which served under General
Butler in the war, with the local Greenback organ
ization escorted the speaker TO the platform Cen
eral Butler wss introduced by the Hon. Charles At
water. the Observation-Disclosures candidate for Governor
and spoke nearly two hours He was frequently
applanded. Curiosity rather than sympathy seemed
TO predominant, although General Butler kept the
crowd interested To the last.
General Buffers speech was in part As follows;
CIrIzFKs OF CoSSEcTIcCT; Your Appearance here Is
evidence OF your interest IN the subject pro
pose 70 speak Questions Of inance and Industry
are always iBseDarsbly connected when a country
q, ,rv,es and always when n Is IN adversely First
In behalf OF Iegaltender notes, which fought oar
battles In the war ana gave US prosperity ~
praee, gntn ntersT ,s T Which h ,be
sguiyacnt Of the blood Of yOHr sons, brothers and
ia,hss sSsaI voice has sad y good enough to pay
pensions not good enough 10 pay The 5ondholders
sfpment d an equality OF rights burdens ana privileges
and power Whep our country began 70 Ieei the see.s
paymen' ana specie was locked up or converted
into exchange on England Wsen tDe soldiers Sh s
tender notes receivable for all debts public or private
AVID convertible INTO bonds These were never ssS ts
and the poor poorer, say IIey Ca eau touht.a sn
te as tine greatest they At par because
the Government did not dshonor Ihem Ih3s Pas se
Houss passed bill Issuing more, but Wall Street went TO
me seiate ana said /: "Noi these must be hnda;
ble in bonds, whose interest Is payable ID Kom.
with whom Il Thus proposed 10 violate That glo
tins in the Conferences Committee for week and against
the provision that tue greenbaek should not
or tSe Customs revenues should DO pledged
to redeem bonds into which The zap, saia'T e
came out Of the with tears streaming
down his CHEEKS saying o., Ts sTsr e,,rr esS
for one class and gold currency for another ne lore
saw, did. what would come. Inc sfeeh b1s
dollar and then they funded In bonds. IN which
cent interest IN were ESa s ~OS o0nSsnSI money y
never did Us any harm, but da good good
wSqt sf Been Gs oass Sa
20 was the wars cost distributed among the people OF 81
cfaa
20 os,t Of sight after It got down 10 thirty.
But the shylOeks OF day, when II sos 20
thirty put H nlO bonds par With interest in gold, ana
then AiEer the war passed law thst the BONDS Should
30 Ppad principal, and interest, IN goid or
silver Last year the capitalet refused 70 thAe liver
foFVhatq For interest ~ 900 bond thar cost HIN
only $500 and on which he had already received $50 IN
fntsrcSt fApplause. And then IN 1869 the bond was
r,ade worth more gold. 30 thai he mas $50 and
~ ono ca which our children's children mast pay him
fnferest: All ~ Which cost him $3.50 These are
the exact results OF the law
oPposKD ID PAYING IN GOLD
In 1869. in Congress- denounced that law which
made the bonds pay sbIe IN gold as sviBde said II
anybody should be paid In gold NAs the soldiers LS
49,. men Of the 9th 18th and 18th Connecticut VOun'
untee-s who were hghtDg with noe give their opaions
on this. tApplause.l never expect nor
ument but II any one pgp up one after an dead let
him DnL on IL Here lies the ashes OF man whO ue-
nounced the aet % 1863 whieb robbed TIE
people, as 3 swfndle." Thus u not new Doc
friae 10 me scales have. Auen Hym
inv eyes recently, By miracle or othefYlH; se,d
then what I gay noT-this crippled and handi-