, 1879-02-17

BEN BUTLER.
DtsRAr1r, nt tho ontsot Of lta political cn.
reor' WIS Hadlcnl. ffc soon Liboralizod,
md loa tho Liberal pnr!y In tho 1Iouso ol
Comn'ona. Ultimately ho joined tho Con.
scrvotlves. led tho Tory party In Parliament,
and became Primo Minister and rirtual Die.
tator Of England. II, now, D1snAEL1 should,
oo'ng doposed from ofnco, ro}o'n tho Lib
c1a.s' from Llhcrn''hm rapidly df1ts into
,."o'c0ila'n' and, struggling to tho front OF
ma party propose revelation having Tor ita
opjccs tao obstruction OF tho Monarchy mud
.no es'aollsnnons OF puro democracy, who
oouots thas he would DO hooted oil tho stage
"hefo no hae played 50 conspicuous pars,
ana of1son ht once md forevar into OBJ
achf'tyf Tho public tolerates, md some
'."eS even arplauus' successive sharp
e'angoa OF political siows on tho part Of
pubic num- go long rs thoy seem to 10 tue
'oR'c'' ontRrowth OF MI honest natural limo
u tno"ehs' bnt Wien tho extreme result
""' pos'tsoh has oecn reached ami tho ADVENT
"'ous ro''t'cfon undertakes 10 retfaco MS
stops, no becomes mn object OF contempt
o
n'S rcac1fonary progress no IS greeted ny tho
scola nna 1ecrs OF tho associates no lately
oesel1oa' haa ny too ''ne Ae reacnes Ills
o1's'hal s!artlne-polht no IS HEARTILY scorned
,'u' ~. "esp'"oo oy tno Aonoa. Men Vi a't P"t-
'tsa. ~ ~ '' 'i's n''lt'''o 't'ae DEN Do1AEa'
~ 4A"ss"ouosee1a' III fFeAea'ea 70 tne couh-
'ry 'o'a"S'
FsoVious 10 tue War OF tho Rebellion, BuT-
1En was Democrat OF tho stricsest sect,-a
northern doughiaco Democrat, s'1bsorviont
to tho Inst degreo 10 the bel'csts Of tho
southern wing of tho Democratic party. At
charleston he voted resolutely for JEFF
DAsts untlt tho Pro-SfavcTy party waa shat
tored In pieces. When tho War broke out ho
Joined tho army of tho Union, aud soon be-
camo radical Republican. 1lo was IN ad-
Socata Of tho most violent measures against
tho rebellious stateo aud people, mud while
in control Of New Orleans earncd tho bitter
Into, not only of its people, b'it Of overy
tnan, voman, ana child i'll tho Confectionery,
by tho rlgor with which le enforced military
law in Ills department. Ilo wns denounced
as honst," and mathematical NJ a mon.
stcr Of vongeful cr,lelty. No language was
found adequate to tho expression Of tho ab-
horrence with wl.icl, Ills late Democratic asso.
ciasos, then III rebellion. regarded tho man
shoy delighted to namo Bcask" BUTLER. THO
Wnr over, Ger. Dur1En was returned to Con-
grcss, wlloro he WIS conspicuous t1ours tn
the IL forefront =" Of tho radical wing of tho
Republican party, invariably 6,,ppor.ino t,,osa
reconstruction measures which woro no4t
offensive to tho pride of the Southern nco-
pie. With tho zcal Of now convert he
seized every opportunity to taunt md hean
inlgnitios uron tho mon with whom In 19c1,
1o had stootlat Charlcston and voted scorca
Of times for JEFF DAVIS. At this pcriod of
his career DuTLrn lad trayersed lin ,vho,o
garnut Of political cihics and prsc.;ce. fro,,
ono extreme to tho otLer,--from tho cr,,c,,v
moanness, and narrow brutal prejudice Of
al unroIcnting pru-slavoryiBu to thu 1oftv
higl,ts of universal freedom md imnnr,;o,
sulfrnso. Ills political growth Ind l,oon in
IN opposite direction to TINT of n,an,r,7
They may bo said to bayo .mot ond nos,o1
oach other in tho rnce, the one }osIoniu1
violently from L;beralisn, ia q,orv;sn tho
othor fram bn,barism to frccf1om ami or.
ligl,tonmout. .D1snAgk1 roaoled tho mn, .,
his personal ambition. lie remained n noo,
man, b,,t bcca,ne Premier Of England 1,,,r.
1En, on tho other haud, proftiup hv ovorv
.t placo" ho held, berano voRt1v r;sb III
fai1ed to rise in. tlo noliticn, aco,o IT,
gra4ped after tic senatorsl,io. but wan r,,;,,1v
ropulsvd. IIo ast,irctl tn ho fiovoruor 1,,, ~.
ncnn,c nf h1aeeach,uot+s s,o.u,,11.;.,,