St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-01-30
BEN BUTtER'S BOOK.
The Doughty Old Warrior Is
Very Frank in Defending
Himself.
Salmon P. Chase and Simon
Cameron Quoted in Odd
Situations.
Admiral Porter, Though Dead
Is Not Spared by Gen.
eral Ben.
Imposing Array Of Personal
Achievements in War and
in Peace.

Boston, Jan. 29.-"The Autobiogra-
ply and Personal "reminiscences of
Maj. Gen. Benjamin F. Butler" or
Buffers Book" was issued today,
bearing the imprint of A. NJ. Thayer d
Co. The book is dedicated ITO the
good aud brave soldiers of the Grand
Army of the Republic" In his preface
the general gives as one reason for the
publication ito correct much of the
wrong done to myself by prejudiced
misrepresentation of facts and circum-
stances as to my own acts in the serv-
ice of the country" A casual review of
its contents would seem to convey the
impression that this is its main object.
The author expresses the hope that he
may live long enough to answer any
misstatements hereafter made against
its subject matter"
Gen. Butler asserts positively that
Salmon P. Chase sent a friend to him
at Fortress Monroe to solicit him to
accept the vice presidency nomination
of the Republican party in case he
(Chase) secured the first place; and that
Simon Cameron made similar PROPOSE
ton to him in behalf of Mr.. Lincoln less
Quotes the Conversation.
and gives the reasons for his refusal of
both offices. He maintains. with docu-
ments, his position taken in the cOntro-
versy over the conduct of the late Ad-
miral Porter at New Orleans, and de-
clares that the latter acted untruthfully
and villainously through the whole
transaction of the capture and surren-
der of the fort. He also charges
Admiral Porter and the latter's
subordinates with the failure of the
powder boat plan at Fort Fisher. He
brands as utterly false the charge OF
Gen. w. F. Smith that Grant was drunk
before Petersburg, and crlticiSes
Smith severely.
The general closes his work with
summary OF things done by him and
proven by the narrative" in mis- mill
tary capacity, which were of service to
| the country. Briefly these are: BY fore
sight and energy getting Massachusetts
militia ready SO that they were first to
the defense of " aShington; Selling
Annapolis and opening the way for
'tfansportation1o troops to- the capitol i;
preventing an assault upon Washing
ton from Harper's Ferry by fortifying
Relay House heights; holding Balti-
more and thus preventing the
Secession of Maryland;
applying the contrabahd principle to
slaves and thus making the emancipa-
ton proclamation possible; Selling and
fortifying Newport News, thereby
keeping through the war an open wa
terwav for transportation of troops and
supplies to Richmond: capturing Forts
Mattocks and Clark. making practical
blethe holding of the coast sounds :;
raising over $4,000 men without bounties
or impressment; assisting with these in
the opening of the Mississippi and cap
ture of New Orleans: holding Louisiana
and enforcing there respect for the gov
eminent; rescuing New Orleans from
yellow fever; inaugurated the policy OF
using colored troops; devising. organ
iZing and perfecting the strategy for
campaign against Richmond by means
of an entrenched camp at Bermuda
Hundred; designing and constructing
the Dutch Gap canals.
Finally he says: "In all military
movements never met with disaster
nor uselesSly sacrificed the lives of my
men. In my congressional career my
proudest boast is that through my effort
the legal greenbaek was made constitu-
tIonal money, and believe soon it will
be the only money in the United
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