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Benjamnin F. Butler, Butler's Book: Autobiography and Personal Reminiscences of Major-General Benjamin Butler, Chapter 2: early political action and military training. (search)
rinciples of liberty and freedom, and of the right to equality of all men, to enable him to give a dissenting opinion in the Dred Scott case, against the whole Court, headed by Chief Justice Taney,--an opinion that will live and render Curtis famous long after those who gave the majority opinion have dropped into oblivion. Much as I admire that opinion, still, I think it was the second ablest effort of Curtis, the first, in my judgment, being Mr. Curtis' opening argument in defence of Andrew Johnson upon the trial of his impeachment. In that case, when Curtis had finished, although much else was said by many other counsel in behalf of his client, nothing more was said. Yet that great and good man was so far thrown off his balance by the horrors of the coalition, that he wrote and published an elaborate pamphlet solemnly arguing his opinion that our political understandings and arrangements to gain control of the State by voting for whom we pleased in the manner and form provided
Benjamnin F. Butler, Butler's Book: Autobiography and Personal Reminiscences of Major-General Benjamin Butler, Chapter 14: in command of the Army of the James. (search)
ice, and he thought a man could not justify himself in leaving the army in the time of war to run for a political office. The general and myself then talked the matter over freely, and it is my opinion at this distance from the event that he suggested that a Southern man should be given the place. After completing the duty assigned by the President, I returned to Washington and reported the result to Mr. Lincoln. He seemed to regret General Butler's decision, and afterwards the name of Andrew Johnson was suggested and accepted. In my judgment Mr. Hamlin never had a serious chance to become the vice-presidential candidate after Mr. Lincoln's renomination was assured. Is Mr. Chase making any headway in his candidature? I asked. Yes, some; and he is using the whole power of the treasury to help himself. Well, said I, that is the right thing for him to do. Do you think so? said he. Yes. Why ought not he to do that if Lincoln lets him? How can Lincoln help letting
Benjamnin F. Butler, Butler's Book: Autobiography and Personal Reminiscences of Major-General Benjamin Butler, Chapter 15: operations of the Army of the James around Richmond and Petersburg. (search)
even o'clock and the capture of the batteries. They were followed by two other brigades within a few hours. At 10.20 P. M. of the 15th, General Beauregard ordered the abandonment of the Bermuda Hundred lines, and the removal of that portion of Johnson's division to Petersburg. Johnson evacuated the Bermuda Hundred line at dawn on the 16th, and arrived in Petersburg at 10 A. M. Thus reinforced, Beauregard had an effective force in Petersburg of ten thousand men. On the 16th and on the 17th afJohnson evacuated the Bermuda Hundred line at dawn on the 16th, and arrived in Petersburg at 10 A. M. Thus reinforced, Beauregard had an effective force in Petersburg of ten thousand men. On the 16th and on the 17th after dusk Gracie's brigade arrived, twelve hundred strong. Military Operations of General Beauregard, pp. 229-232. In planning Smith's movement, the fact that the troops in our front might be sent to reinforce Petersburg was taken into account, as, if they all got there, we should still be four to one of the enemy. And when Beauregard had ten thousand men there on the 17th and 18th, Grant's corps of fifty-five thousand men were attacking the new line built during Smith's delay, and they
Benjamnin F. Butler, Butler's Book: Autobiography and Personal Reminiscences of Major-General Benjamin Butler, Chapter 18: why I was relieved from command. (search)
nd according to military usage he agreed with Johnston on a truce and the cessation of all hostilities between the United States forces and Johnston's army until the negotiation should be finished. The two generals met and entered into a convention under which Johnston should surrender his army. It was agreed to by Johnston and signed provisionally by Sherman and forwarded to Washington for acceptance. The wisdom of that convention is a matter not here and now to be discussed; but President Johnson strongly objected to it and it was returned to Sherman through General Grant with instructions that Johnston should be held to surrender on the same terms as Lee had done, which he afterwards did. Before Grant went down to Raleigh with those instructions, he had ordered Meade to march the armies of the Potomac and James to Burksville, a convenient point from which those armies could move on Johnston and join Sherman in case the negotiations failed. Meanwhile Halleck had got himse
Benjamnin F. Butler, Butler's Book: Autobiography and Personal Reminiscences of Major-General Benjamin Butler, Chapter 19: observations upon matters connected with the War. (search)
h stops the enterprise Conferences with President Johnson belief that traitors should have been pd the War his imprisonment in irons at President Johnson's request, Butler suggests a method for the moving spirit of that day, and with President Johnson. Previous to this time I had had no special relation with Johnson, but the fact that his oft-repeated declarations upon taking the presideppendix No. 47. I would have revoked, as President Johnson did with the advice of his Cabinet, but t there was a justification for the action of Johnson and his Cabinet in going so far as they did. e United States could not abolish it. President Johnson and his Cabinet understood that there wantroversy now was not the fact. While President Johnson held to the opinions originally expresse of all things the most to be condemned. Mr. Johnson, on the recommendation of Senator Wade, whoistration was his warmest supporter, but when Johnson changed became one of his bitterest foes, sen
Benjamnin F. Butler, Butler's Book: Autobiography and Personal Reminiscences of Major-General Benjamin Butler, Chapter 20: Congressman and Governor. (search)
ection. They disgusted everybody. Meanwhile Johnson undertook to quarrel with Stanton and depose ennessee, and other gentlemen, counsel for Andrew Johnson, President of the United States. I had f the board of managers that we should have Mr. Johnson brought in and placed at the bar of the Senn a majority of two thirds for conviction. Johnson had been suspected by many people of being coground for the suspicions entertained against Johnson. On the day of the assassination Johnson wasat the Kirkwood House and left his card for Mr. Johnson, who was not in, though it could not be ascme of them that Atzerott was to have attacked Johnson. But as he did not, that should end the belin only for the purpose of finding out whether Johnson was at home. We felt it a duty to the countrepresentatives of the impeachment trial of Andrew Johnson. $1,000,000,000 of non-interest-beari greed of the influence thus moving upon President Johnson, a treaty was concluded which made a set[7 more...]
Benjamnin F. Butler, Butler's Book: Autobiography and Personal Reminiscences of Major-General Benjamin Butler, Index. (search)
Philip, 367. Bonnegras, Mons., at Baton Rouge, 475. Booth, John Wilkes, Johnson suspected of being in league with, 930; calls on Mr. Johnson, 930; confession Mr. Johnson, 930; confession of fellow-conspirators with, 931. Boot, Kirk, founder of Lowell, 52; opposition to school, 53-54. Borie, Secretary of the Navy, 823. Boston, reference to, 6rawn from Pittsburg trenches, 841. Curtis, Hon. B. R., 97; Counsel for President Johnson, 929-930. Cushing, Caleb, offers Butler a West Point appointment, 57; s of surrender, 909; a proposed escape for, 913; capture and confinement, 915; Johnson's perplexity in regard to, 915-916; Butler's suggestion for trial of, 916-918.er reads histories of, 868; General Grant in, 874. Evarts, counsel for President Johnson, 929-930. Everett's battery, 460-461. Everett, Captain, reconnoitre, 85-86. Jeffers, reference to, 806; quoted upon Porter's report, 808. Johnson, Andrew, defence of by Judge Curtis, 97. Johnson, Maj.-Gen., Edward, reported c