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Benjamnin F. Butler, Butler's Book: Autobiography and Personal Reminiscences of Major-General Benjamin Butler, Chapter 3: the Democracy in 1860. (search)
e plan that if they could get a majority vote for had formulated the plan that if they could get a majority vote for Douglas, they would, before proceeding to ballot further, move to rescind that rule of the convention. The balloting began. Mr. Chapin, my colleague, a firm and consistent Democrat, voted with me, we having agreed to vote together, for I had learned that his preference was for Guthrie. We voted for Douglas seven times consecutively, and the secession of South Carolina made thhall to our delegation and said: Who here is voting for Jeff Davis? A vote for Douglas which will give him a majority is worth $25,000. I said to him: Sir, it takes two of us here to carry a vote, as you know. Here is my colleague in voting, Mr. Chapin; he is worth a couple of millions, or more. Perhaps you can prevail upon him, if you would like to try. That conversation went no further. For these votes for Jefferson Davis I have been criticised and abused for more than thirty years, in
Benjamnin F. Butler, Butler's Book: Autobiography and Personal Reminiscences of Major-General Benjamin Butler, Chapter 4: the call for troops. (search)
ringfield,--that of Capt. Henry S. Briggs. We left Boston at six o'clock, and were received everywhere on the route with loud plaudits, cheers, and the blessings of all the good people. We arrived at Springfield somewhere between nine and ten o'clock, where Captain Briggs' company, from Pittsfield, joined us. Here we were welcomed in the most friendly manner, and here, too, an incident occurred which gave me personally very much pleasure. My old colleague in the Charleston convention, Mr. Chapin, the president of the Boston & Albany Railroad, a firm old Democrat, met me with great cordiality, thanking me for what I was doing, and offering to provide every facility for our transportation to New York. I remember he apologized to me for not having a sleeping-car at his disposal in which myself and officers could be accommodated. As it was, I tested early the discomforts of campaigning by sitting up in the cars all night. We arrived in the morning at New York in good health, and
Benjamnin F. Butler, Butler's Book: Autobiography and Personal Reminiscences of Major-General Benjamin Butler, Index. (search)
ston, 277. Carrolton, Phelps at, 896. Cassels, Col., John, acts investigated, 850; tribute to, 851; on Butler's staff, 897-899. Casey, Major, Thomas Lincoln, report of, 804. Catinet, episode of, 464-465; 468-469. Catholics, legislation against in New Hampshire, 39; in Massachusetts, 120, 122; Mt. Benedict incident, 112-113. century magazine, Gra<*>t in, 715. Chaffin's farm, 653. Chamberlain, The, at Fort Fisher, 787, 792. Chapman, Lieut. R. T., report of, 789 Chapin, Mr., colleague in Charleston Convention, 138-140; offers railroad transportation for troops, 175. Charles City Court-House, Colonel West leads force to, 618; Grant at, 686. Charlestown, opposed to annexation act, 1000-1002. Charleston Mercury edited Clapp, former teacher of Butler, 56; blockade runners enter harbor, 849. Chase, Judge, reference to, 929. Chase, Salmon P., Secretary of Treasury, consultations with, 222-223, 240; acknowledges Butler's financial ability, 517-518;