The Newtown bee., 1893-02-24

to cooperate with Gen Grant in the in vestment of Petersburg, but chose po- sition so peculiar that while he was per fectly safe in it, he could not stir out of it, owing to the disobliging action of the Confederates, and the fact that he could do nothing but keep his intrenchments led to the phrase in Gen Grants dispatch, Butler as "bottled up'' in Bermuda Hundred. This became a by word, and Gen Butler not only never heard the last of it. but he
 DID NOT FORGIVE GEN GRANT
 for it. In his memoirs Gen Grant says the comparison originated with Gen Der nard, and that he used it without any in- tention of reflecting on Butler, to whose earnestness in the suppression of the re- bellion he at the same time paid hand some tribute. Nevertheless, Gen Butler was not equal to military operations, and after the flat failure of his attempt Gen Grant relieved him from his command on the ground of Incompetent cy. Before this happened, characteris- tic exhibition of Buffers striking person al powers was shown when, having been sent to New York at the head of troops to keep the criminal mob quiet during the troublous election time of 1864, he faced riotously disposed assemblage, and addressed them forcibly, in the midst of all sort of flying missiles, and fairly captured their admiration by ...-
 CATCHING AN APPLE
 which was flung at him and cooly munch- ing it as he paused moment. The pie ture is Butler all over.
 Thus retired to civil life, the general returned to Massachusetts and resumed the practice of his profession, not little sore at the way in which his military ca- reer had ended. At the close of the war he was mustered out of the United States service. For some years afterward he served in the state militia, holding the position of major-general. He was elect ed to Congress in 1866 from the 5th dis trict, being the first congressman elected in Massachusetts from district in which he did not reside. He had left his old political associations behind him at the wars opening and was iii good standing as republican. He received re-elec- tion for three successive terms, and served from March 4, 1872, to March 3, 1875. In the election of 1875 he was de feated by Charles P. Thompson. In 1876 he was again elected to Congress as a republican.
 DURING HIS CAREER IN CONGRESS
 his most striking appearance was as one of the managers selected by the House of Representatives in 1868 for the i'm. peachment of President Andrew John. | son, and not the least able of the group,
 which was composed of John A. Bing- ham of Ohio. George s. Boutwell, of Mas sachusetts, James F. Wilson of Iowa
 John A. Logan of Illinois, Thomas Will | Hams of Pennsylvania, Benjamin F. But Ter of Massachusetts and Thaddeous Ste. | vens of Pennsylvania. The trial was or the charge that the president had violat ed the tenure-of-office act in the removal
 of Secretary Stanton from the war de
 partment. Gen Butler prepared and
 read the opening argument. Wher
 Grant became president, no one was ir
 bigger hurry than Butler to get off the
 statute book the tenure-of-office law
 which had only been placed there to tie
 Johnson's hands, and he introduced {
 bill to repeal it which was passed over whelmingly in the House and defeated il
 the Senate, after which he constructed
 the amendment which left the law in it.
 present state. It fell to Gen Butler il
 1872 to report from the judiciary com
 mittee the general act of amnesty. H,
 was one of the republican representa-
 tives who voted against declaring tha
 the national policy was to pay all debt
 in coin, when not otherwise agreed,
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