The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1891-07-04
A BOOK FHAr WILL Be READ.


Boston, June 2s.-The long expected
biography by Gen. Benz. Butler will
very soon be in the hands Of the Amer
can public 1t viii be issued in a
single volume and will be sold BY sub
seription exclusively. The title Of
this work win be @Butler's Book, = aud
1t is advertised as a complete review
Of hls legal aud military career. II Is
dedicated TO the good and brave
soldiers of the Grand Army of the
Republic The first chapter gives
attention TO the matter of blood aId
breeding. 1.-The political system of this
country" Geu. Butler says. sis founded
on what Rufus Choate once termed
glitter of generality. contained in the
Declaration of Independence, that all
men are created equal. This Is truth
applied to political rights. immunities
and burdens, but au utter absurdity so
far as It is made to describe other
mutual relations of people,
Gen. Butler dwells at length In ssy-
eral chapters upon his childhood days
and his carly manhood and pays his
respects to several persons and insti-
tutions with characteristic distinetness.
For instance, he says; my family
had not coat Of arms and have been
taunted with the fact by my political
foes, some Of whom pride themselves
on an ancestry which won distinction
by amassing wealth from the sale of
Goldfish and New England rum with
which In carly colonial times Africa
was supposed TO be Christianized. At
such times have been tempted to
reply: It's true my family has no coat
of arms; but We have the arms-four
swords, used In as many generations
in our family.
A class of Massachusetts people be-
lieye that course at Harvard is noces-
sary to advancement In any pursuit in
life especially political and as soon as a
graduate obtains political preferment
he Is hailed as the scholar In politics.
Gen. Butler dates his political career
from the inception of the temperance
movement. Then began the struggle.
II was long and very hard one. He
says: "There was no bad name that
coulu ~ uscu ,na' was not nperaliy
pes.oweu, pu' ,no 'eaven OF rignt event
produced the bread of life for the
working nan.
uen, nuuer : aels''ons 70 hon' 1ener.
SOU Dasis eAci'eu as muon comment
fs.nsPs 40 "ny o.ncr iea'ufo Vi us
puphc me- Da' us c4pians.ions VI
inc reason why nc votcu f9T JAWS ~
Tue Cnarieston convention iuiooV
serves 70 put that criticism in new
,lgn. He says; "As secretary OF war
Davis had SHOWN great reach OF
tnought ana great pclief IN the future
OF ,ne country. II IS 70 the surveys
anu explorations oruered py hlm as
secretary Oh war That much OF the
prosperity ana growth OF the North
west - uue. we owe 10 lnese surveys
anu cAp'ora.lons 'ne Union racine
naiiroau, wnlch was puilt TO bind the
Las. ana west together as with .
cna,n Oh steer. Whiie he was Secretary
VI war ne maue tour through the
New Englano states ln part OF this
"Trip accompanied nun ana then had
occasion 10 learn MS character and
apiii'y. lie was not an original dis
enlonlst' put ielt bound to follow his
otate. lie, himself, told mo this In
december, 1861.
"for these reasons voted for him
seven Times III conference aud then the
convention adjourned without any
break IN the votes. Near the begin
ning OF Tue voting, when Douglass was
wl'hin one vote OF majority, one OF
Dousiass irlenas came across the hall
70 our deiegatlon and said: who
nefe is vo,lhg ior Jeh Davisf A vote
Tor Douglass, which will give him a