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Benjamnin F. Butler, Butler's Book: Autobiography and Personal Reminiscences of Major-General Benjamin Butler, Chapter 20: Congressman and Governor. (search)
ence in the suit of B. Let B demur to to that answer, and that will raise the question, and the single question. And will you defend the suit? I said: It is better that I should not. I certainly shall not in the circuit court, but I will see that it is properly defended in the Supreme Court without charge to anyone, and you had better gather the best talent you can to argue your side of the question in the Supreme Court. Whom would you suggest? I would suggest that you get Senator Edmunds, if you can. The suit was brought, and the steps which I suggested were taken in it. The judge of the circuit court overruled the demurrer. The suit was taken to the Supreme Court of the United States. I assisted in preparing the brief upon which it was presented, but I did not argue the case before the court for I desired to divest the case of all political complexion. It was a long time before it could be argued before that court, for it was a very great constitutional questio
Benjamnin F. Butler, Butler's Book: Autobiography and Personal Reminiscences of Major-General Benjamin Butler, Index. (search)
369; reference to, 371. Dupont, Captain (Admiral), 181,183. Duryea, Col. A., at Big Bethel, 267-272. Durant, Hon. Thomas J., on starving condition of New Orleans, 387; arbitrator in Farragut prize case, 1011. Dutch Gap Canal, 744, 751, 752; reference to, 847. Dyer, General, telegram to Butler from, 779. E Early, General, attacks Washington, 628; reported capture of, 651; reference to, 1009. Eastern Bay State Regiment, 310. Eastport, Miss., reference to, 874. Edmunds, Senator, reference to, 955. Edson, Rev. Dr., father of Lowell schools, 52, 55; married by, 79. Edson, Captain, telegram to, 780. Eighteenth Army Corps, embark at Yorktown, 639-640; ordered to join Grant, 671; return to Bermuda Hundred, 685; fail to reach Deep Bottom, 694; assigned to Smith's command, 695; order revoked, 696; reference to, 700, 715; Butler's order regarding expedition against Richmond to, 722-730; start on expedition, 730; capture Fort Harrison, 733-734; gallant defence