Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-09-20
Why Gen. Butler Wants Change.
his SPEECH TO A COLoRED DELEGATION IN PITTS


BURG.
Gen. Benjamin F. Butler and Col John w.
Forney made political speeches In Pittsburg
Saturday night. Gen. Butler, In response to a
speech by Mr.. Carson, of q colored delegation
who waited on him, said he mad done nothing
but what he conceived 10 be his duty In a war
which was not begun for the emancipation OF
slaves. because as all would remember, at the
first proclamation of President Lincoln troops
were called out TO retake and reposSeSs the
United States in property which had been seized
career from 1850 to 1865, he continued:-s'For
The sixteen years since the war have acted
with the republican party Ia the hope that they
would extend that protection to the colored men
OF the south that deemed ought TO be done. /
tried TO get it done IN Congress, but it was mo-
done. fought the campaign for Hayes In 1S56
under the promises OF the platform and party
leaders that Ii should De done, and what is the
result? The very first act OF the Hayes admin
istratioR was to turn over the states Of Louisiana
ard South Carolina, where it was claimed that
these were republican governments, elected OF
negro votes, or else Hayes was not elected. He
gave the governments SO elected over TO the
democrats, and from that hour for four years
not one thing has been attempted to be done In
behalf OF the colored men nor indeed any01dy
else. There has been 1t is true, little attempt
to stop the Illicit distiling of whisky and brandy
In the south, and few men have been caught
and let go, and some men have been killed by
lawleSS dStlllerS and their murderers have not
been punished, so that there has not been
proper protection for the men VINO live down
there. TldU Dt1lS 81, luc UcSt lutSftotS vi
the south and best interests OF the colored men,
propose to have change. IL the republican
party cannot provide this protection In sixteen
years l do not propose TO allow them twenty.
Gen. Hancock has said that he VIII enforce the
thirteenth. fourteenth and hfteenth amend
menrS in their letter and spirit, and nobody
who knows him VIII doubt that he VIII stand
by that if elected and given the power, and no
body doubts that the democratic party will
have the mower to protect the negro II they get
into power, and their leader has said he viii
do So propose to try this experiment for
four wears. and then IL the democrats cannot
do betIer than Hayes has done, shall turn
roma and help to kick them out at the end OF
four wears. one thing is certain, | cannot be
more noWerleSS during the next four years 10
Give the coIored men protection than l and
every other man has been in the past"
HoN I.r.yETTR s. FOSTER, formerly presi-
dent of the senate and Acting Vice President o.
tine IJnited States died at NorWlcn, Conn.,. yes
teydsv affer prtef Illness He was direct
dc scendant of Miles StanGlsh.
Fatal STABBING CAsKs.-In saloon fight TO
Chicago Saturday night Jonn BangSon Was
reTalIS stabbed by Andrew Anderson =. .Thos
Hirhfower stabbed and kille q William Newland.
both colored, In kenton, ONO, SATURDAY night,
In quarrel about woman.
CHARLES EAYRs has been arrested In Boston
" bile attempting to negotiate three notes
anounting IN The asgdegaade ga TO- 70 siSo1e: he Is
OF Panl ADAMS. the weltknown bank ofictai
and his aunt, Miss Anna Saaw.
FRacruRTD SKuu.-Henry Feenv OF Pafer
q n. N D. went TO the saloon OF Richafd Bar
ringtop In New York, Saturday night, and was
tliown into the street. where the police found
him With a Fl actuIed skull Feeny was taken
tothe hospital, where ne died last night