The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1889-11-02
A BOOK SURE TO SELL.

Boston, Mass, Oct. 26.-A reporter
Of the Herald called on Gen. 8. F. But
Ter the other day and said: @General,
reports are floating about in the news
papers that you are about to write in
eidents OF your life and "reminiscences
Of public events and the actions ofpo-
liticians and parties which have come
within your knowledge and remcm-
brances for the past half century,
For q number of years past said
Gen. Butler, Il haye been advised by
friends nearest and dearest, in whose
Judgment l place the utmost conf
dence, that. If for no other reason, ii Is
due to myself and my child that l
should give full account of my action
In the forum, In the field and politics
that the exact facts may be known In
justice to my memory and my chill
dren's love, aud that the truth Of mali
cious statements made concerning
nearly everything | have ever done,
engendered by political hatred, written
and published both in this country aud
Europe, and parsded to fire the South
ern heart as sort Of justification of
rebellion and treason, may be known
to the world. II was also deemed by
my advisers that | might be able by
the revelation and substantiation Of
certain political acts and conduct Of
some OF the leading personages as a
part of the secret history Of the repub-
lie not yet made known that threw
light, even though in somo cases an
unpleasant one, on events, the causes
of which are now either unknown or
misunderstood l also confess that l
have q personal desire that the true
inwardness of the actions Of some sol
distsnt saints, martys, heroes and gene
rails, who have figured 90 romantically
in the history Of the greatest occuren-
ces In the life Of any nation, as ped
| died cut TO magazines at so many PEN
nies line, shall be set right by an Inn
partial statement of the true facts snj
incidents of their careers. And for
still higher reasons, that far seeing
foresight, upright motives and patri.
otic endeavors which moved other and
great men 10 do every thing, suffer ev.
erything, and accomplish everything
for their country shall also be set forth
aud preserved iu more enduring forn
Of historical narration to future gener
ations, who will read the true history
of their country, when ever presented
after the ephemera of the day shal
have passed away.
ii have concluded to devote myself
as best | may, to olucldation of sucl
matters as will interest cvery lover o
his country, 30 he may learn what hap
pened, and why It happened, before
at and after the great rebellion.
hope may write impartially; | vii
try to do that. have lived beyond al
temptation to do otherwise. know
!. shall write truthfully, for | can d.
that. hope l shall speak plainly, 70
l am accustomed TO that and III healt
I and life arc spared me, hope ! shal
add to the knowledge of the civil wa
that which shall inspire loyalty In on
country, love to Its people and terro
4. to future sectional treason forever.
may have laid out more than ca
, accomplish, but | have tried TO guar
+ against that as we'll rs | can; and
: my health and strength fail, by loavin
oil the material can In the hands {
. one who has the best history in th
4 country
"You seem, general, to have laid OF
, u very considerable labor in your d.
8 clining years."
0 ayes, | am afraid more than | ca
{ do, but as Gen. Jackson put 1t after f
8 had received the bullet of Col. Dickil
( son In their duel: "I believe l ha
Q will enough to kill him, If he had sh'
o me through tho heart"
: "And so with me,n said the generi
|. II have tho will, and believe, withou
Y any serious accidents, can accompli'
d the work. have In my possessiC
: every important letter written to II
Il since 1861, and a knowledge that
j. will not take great deal of rcsear'
n to verify"
= To say that Gen. Butler is going "
"a write q book Is doubtless misnom'
y For one we have been looking for hi
It to PUBLISH book for years pa
y y Despite the demands upon bis Vi
= energies Of great law practice,
a are sure that he has never lost sight
IL this purpose Of writing book.
u y publication has simply been delay
= = until he had definitely retired frc
N public life. For when 1t comes,
a bulging pugnacity, his diabolical
p- gcnuity, will with the force Of dyI
mite strew the stage Of cotempora
history with shattered reputation
scatter far aud wide fire-brands of d