Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-01-31
HoNoKINo BUFFERS MEMORY.
The Colored People Of the District Listen ID
Eulogies Of the Late General.

The Colored People of the District Listen to
Eulogies Of the Late General.
Last evening the colored people Of the Dis
trict honored the memory Of the late Benjamin
F. Butler by congrega&ing in great numbers at
the Vermont Avenue Baptist Church and lis
tening to a number Of addresses in which the
characteristics and great achievements Of the
general were related. The meeting was called
to order by Mr. E. NJ Hewlett, who nominated
the Rev. VIM. H. Scott as chairman, and the
reverend gentleman was duly elected. After
prayer by the Rev. II. c. Robinson the choir
rendered "'Tis Well With My Soul" and Rep
resentative Elijah A. Morse of Massachusetts,
was introduced as the. first speaker.
REPRESENTATIVE MORSE
Mr.. Morse said the death angel had lately
been calling the rolf Of the great B's-Butler,
Brooks and Blaine-and in attending the funeral
of Blaine, man to whom, when he spoke. the
whole world listened, he had recalled the words
of the Divine Book that 1t ia better to go to the
house of mourning than to the house Of feast
/ ing Gen. Butler, be said, was man OF the
! greatest energy, of tireless activity and in
domitable will Butler was as brave as lion;
the fact that he with but seventy-eight men, re-
| manned in New Orleans at a time when he was
surrounded on all sides by thousands who
wished his death fully demonstrated his bravery.
Lincoln had been anticipated by Butler In the
Liberation of the slaves, for the latters epigram,
styling the slaves as contrabands OF war, had
set them free. Butter had died as warrior
should die, at the pest of duty. Suddenly, but
nobly.
MR.. MORRIS OF KENTUCKY.
The chairman stated that the venerable
Frederick Douglass had been expected to be
present, but indisposition detained, and MT
| Morris, a young colored man Of Kentucky, wa:
called upon. Grand old Ben Butler" ht
said. "was always the black man 8 friend" Ht
was the Oliver Cromwell of the civil war, this
only Union general who truly understood the
southern character and as long az ne was II
command there was no dilly dallying. Wher
the order for the enlistment Of the colored mar
as soldier was made there were two UnioI
generals who heard Of that order with JOY
lion-hearted John A. Logan and brave old Bel
Butler, and Butler never lost an opportunity Il
protect the negro soldier in all his rights.
MISS PHGBE coUzENs.
Miss Phoebe Couzens was introduced as
woman who well knew and well loved Gen
Butler She said the ten minutes allowed eacl
speaker would not permit her to say her all o
} Butler He had secured the freedom OF tn
black man and the white man. but the freedom
. of the woman was yet to be attained. She ha
: come to lay her wreath of laurel on the bier o
, a man who loved his wife. honored his mothe
and revered all womanklnd. She mad Deen
correspondent of Gen. Butler since 1876. an
! had come to know the gentler side of the rugge
, old warrior as few others knew of it. Mis-
, Couzens feelngly depicted the love OF Ger
Butler for his wife and daughter, remarkln
, that the violet or the rose or pink which b
daily wore was worn in remembrance OF hi
, dearly beloved wife. and even rs he lay in b
coffin the little flower in the lapel OF h
= coat bearing mute evidence Of that devotio
and love which was ever with him in life an
: which death only intensified.
RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED.
r series of resolutions eulogizing the lif'
. work and character of Gen. Butler was neg
read by Mr.. VIM. Calvin Chase and unanimousl
adopted. Short addresses by Mr.. L. NJ. Hewlett
Representatives Brosius OF Pennsylvania, J.
TAYLOR of Ohio Mckinney of New Hampshire
, Dr. c. Il. Purvis. Recorder of Deeds Bruce an
t ex-Gov Pinchback of Louisiana followed, ii
: meeting adjourning at ii o'clock with resol'
n ton of thanks to the speakers and trustees
/ the church.