The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1883-04-21

never really wanted the higher Office. for.
the obvious reason that, being = Practi. |
cal politician, be prefers the mnAing Of
40, 900 appointments. which be hos in his
present position, while the Postmaster |
General has only about 3OO0 Of the high
er class. The General usual!
ly lies on his oars and let's the First As
sis,Ant do all the work; not that he is not
tremendously busy sn the time--s cabi-
net oficer Who had q ninute 10 spare
would expect 70 be impeOOhed for incon-
petence-out they are most Of them
pnucipally busted about doing nothing I,
General Butler. or Governor Butler ss
he probably prefers TO be called won his
big case 10 the Supreme court, by which
the Washington Market Company escapes
paying over 500, 900 claimed to be due
the city. But the Governor did not win
his political case over in Rhode Island.
By many he is thought to he the greatest
lawyer in the country. He has been
great general in great war and he was
for many years great power In Con-
Rress. One would naturally think that
General Butler would be willing and
anxious 10 settle down into digni6ed re-
tirement and enjoy the honers Of govern
or Of the great commonwealth. He does
not need money, he does not need fame,
and certainly no work Of his now can
add to the latter. Why, then, does he
take every big law case that is offered
himH You give it up2 1t ia because be
has been such a great worker all bis life
that he cannot now in his old age live
without the excitement of work. We zee
him in Washington every week or two in
law case. He does not care for money
in a rniserly sense, but the excitement of
trial is what he Graves. 1t is the same
passion that animates an old race horse,
though 1 beg you will not understand
me as comparing General Butler to re-
tired race horse. He is a great worker
aud Ms systematic q man as Charles
Reade. who describes himself in his
Terrible Temptation. General Butler
always keeps at his elbow a shorthand
writer and clerk or two. Every letter
or document he receives gets his person
al attention, and every one contains its
own case. The letter contains in short.
hand notes its answer on its back, and is
fled away. The general never destroys
letter, and no is always prepared tc
answer for every day in the year that has
passed. You will never hear of his com
planning and excusing himself for th.
loss Of documents or for bad memory
He is sEMPER PARATUs. He is q goot
deal more than millionaire; is nearl,
sixty-seven years old; has a residenc,
here. one in Lowell or Gloucester and
one in Boston; he has one of the fines
private libraries in the world; one Of tn,
best yachts in the country, and he hal
horses and dogs galore. He loves book
and is a ripe scholar; he has perfec
b health-physically and mentally tel
years under his age-and is Governor o
Massachusetts.
Speaking the other day of the device
to prevent grave robberies, a prominen
official referred to the mystery surround
ing the tomb of Abraham Lincoln. Sew
eral years ago an attempt was made b,
grave robbers to steal the body. Elme
Washburne was chief of the Secret Ser
vice at the time the attempt was made
He put men on guard at the tomb 70
three weeks, and ono dark night. by th
aid Of a bulls eye lantaru. the thieve
were caught in the very act of violatin
the grave. The attempt made grea
sensation. This attempt has never bee
repeated. The grave is not guarded 8
far rs any human eye can see. Yet 1t
protected. Secretary Lincoln said th
other day that he was absolutely certai
that the remains of his father could ney
er be stolen. After the first attempt Sc
cure means Of protection were employed
The secret Of this security is only know
to three persons. 1t canuot be anythin
. in the way Of elaborate workmanship
. for in place like Springfield any pre-
, longed or difficult work in cemeter
would certainly attract attention. Meth
er could any very heavy masonry wor
+ be put in by only three men. Secrete
, explosives might become impaired il
, time, and would endanger, in case of &C
cident, the tomb and its remains. whe
the friends Of the late General CARTEL
think the guard over his tomb has bee
I maintained long enough Col. Rockwell
will be intrusted with the secret of th
( protection Of the tomb of Abraham Lin
coin. And, by the way, what exag gera.
ed and sensational statements have bee
printed about this guard. It has bee
said the cofiu is opened every time tn
guard is relieved, and. that the soldier
are going mad from the horror of thei
work. This is all untrue. BY order O
the Secretary of War the coffin has neve
been opened since June, 1882. Tn
guard is constantly being changed, O.
there 10 no cause for complaint. All
amounts TO service outside the vault tw
hours q day for . single sentry. 1t cos.
the government nothing. It will b
maintained so long as Colonel Rockwell
deems it necessary. Dom PKpRo.