Daily Republican., 1879-04-30

| feel . great interest In the result
Mrs. Wats IN is I thinkSn~ ~true, noblt
woman and God will judge those wht
say otherwise in that last great day,
As put my hands to the piew shall
with God help look forward until
place her where Anna Dickinson aud
Mrs. Livermore now stand. You must
remember that she signed the pledge
for me and became a free woman, and
she would bs kind friend to you and
the little ones in the butcher home had
you no. DETAINED her. She would no
doubt sacrifice every dollar she has in
the world for me if ! was in want, or
sickness should again lay its heavy
hand upon me. Now Mollis, think OF
nae as George Of the past, ever at work
to care for you and the children.
send ten dollars in this letter, will send
more soon.
Give my love to Sam and tell him
his letters in regard to Mrs. Judge
Watson griev.d me very much. Write
me here. Kiss Wilmie and all the chill.
dr.n for papa. God bless you.
Evera thine soberly and cheerfully.
GEORGE.
Other letters written at Dover, N. j.,
New York City, South Norwalk, Conn;
Danbury, Conn; Hartford, Conn.,; are
all in the same strain, and as to bis
letters being examples Of canting hy-
pocricy, blasph.my and cruel effron-
terry as the "Tim, So reporter states in
regard to the letters he published,
have many hundreds written me in the
year past in words of which he might
say the same with az much grounds,
especially when Mr.. butcher was hard
worked. | believe him true and sin
cere in his motives but rendered in
san- and incompetent in judgment ny
hard labor in Philadelphia. Mrs. Dutch
er wishes to say that not one half which
il reported in the ''Times" as coming
from her lips, ever passed th"m.
Mr.. Dutcher and Mrs. Watson did
not come on the same train from Phila-
delphia to the Mum Social. Mr..
butcher was with me at the "Dutcher
IIoue," over an hour think, before
going down to the hall. There has
much untruth been published. l hold
that when man appears to se going
down, the people and the press ough'
to help hold him up in place Of giving
him a kick, at least, give him a helr
ing and chance to explain himself
do not believe in the justice ola report
-r questioning weak nervous woman
half dead With grief and unconscious
of what she ought or ought not say foI
or against her dearest friend Oh earth,
when she is at sea herself in regard to
what can te the matter with her hus
band.
George NJ. butcher is as stubborn as
Mexican mule when h. starts on a
thing, as the people of Wilmington
ought to know. The good he has done
can never be estimated he is one of
the noblest men on earth, but if his
brain has given ont, and ii he has been
weak, why hurl him into disgrace and
disbonor without due consideration OF
him as a man, as he has been ? Why
do men cry him down who know moth
ing about him except by word of mouth
from those who perhaps would like to
crush him None in the world know
him better than do, ana know him
to be q remarkably tender hearted,
charitable, Christian gentleman when
he is in his right mind, which | fear il
not the case now. Knowing that thou
sands of the beautiful women of Ameri-
ca have courted the notice Of Mr..
butcher in the years Of his work in the
cause without making any impression
upon him or causing him to deviate
one iota from his allegiance to his noble
wife.
would stake my life now that he is
as pure to day in motive and in every
thing as h was when the assembled
thousands listened to his words of kind
ness during the Wilmington Reform.
will close with the remark that
wish all reporters were as gentlemanly
and courteous as he of the REPUBLICAN
who visited the "Dutcher Home" aud
further that gentleman can See the orig
inals of each letter of which | have sen!
copy or extract il he wishes.
SAMUEL S. HALL.