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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)
rking-men. He spoke from a platform car standing on the track. That meeting was slightly rebellious. His listeners gathered round the upper end of the car, and, leaning heavily upon it, moved it gently down the track, out of the depot and into the darkness. Although invited, I had declined to attend that meeting. The election was held. Five Coalitionists and one Whig were elected; and the elections in the other towns of the State gave the Coalitionists a fair working majority in both House and Senate. We in Lowell, however, determined that the stamp of reprobation should be put upon the action of the mayor and aldermen in falsifying the returns, and giving certificates to those members apparently elected at the second election. So, upon the meeting of the legislature, when the representatives elected at the second election had taken their seats, we presented the claims to seats of our list of representatives elected at the first election, and their seats were given to them a
Benjamnin F. Butler, Butler's Book: Autobiography and Personal Reminiscences of Major-General Benjamin Butler, Chapter 18: why I was relieved from command. (search)
the objects of the jealousy of the Republican politicians of our respective States. All the generals in the army who were Republicans had members of Congress and senators of their own States to take care of their interests and advance them by every sort of Congressional action and influence upon the department. Although I served during the war and did some things which caused members of Congress of other States to bring my name before Congress, so that I received a vote of thanks in one House for my administration in New Orleans, yet any motion in my behalf, brought forward by either senator or representative from Massachusetts where all were Republicans, yet remains to be made. The nearest approach to it was this President Lincoln recommended that one of the Twiggs swords of the three given him by Congress before his treason, and captured by me after it, should be by that body voted to me for patriotic services. This recommendation was made by the President without any applica
Benjamnin F. Butler, Butler's Book: Autobiography and Personal Reminiscences of Major-General Benjamin Butler, Chapter 20: Congressman and Governor. (search)
, I combatted and resisted. But there were more bondholders in Congress than a majority of each House, and they naturally had their way. I urged that the greenbacks were constitutional currency ot of his contract to pay gold for the five-twenties bonds is Secretary McCulloch. Well, if this House proposes to be bound by the financial theories of Secretary McCulloch I should hardly wish to aronstrue this law differently from any other law I will be obliged to him. If he will inform this House why the people of this country should tax themselves to the amount of many millions ($400,000,00itable of all businesses, and has the largest returns without any risks. Every member of this House can argue these propositions for himself better than I can argue them for him. It is my part onlent. of the indorser's notes for their redemption; and I desire some of the able bankers in this House to. explain to me what good result is hoped for from this smothering of a portion of the nationa
Benjamnin F. Butler, Butler's Book: Autobiography and Personal Reminiscences of Major-General Benjamin Butler, Index. (search)
6. Cleveland, Grover, nominated at Chicago National Convention, 982. Cliff House, Cal., wrecked by powder explosion, 776. Clifford, Judge, reference to, 995 Clipper, Baltimore, extract from, 231; order published in, 233. Cobb's Hill, Confederates attempt to destroy signal station at, 681-683. Cochrane, John, letter from regarding Buchanan, 156. Cold Harbor, battle of, 669-710; Grant reinforced by Butler's troops at, 856, 862. Colfax, Hon., Schuyler, elected Speaker of House, 920. Colorado, The, at Fort Fisher, 798. Colquit's Brigade, sent to Chaffin's Bluff, 669 Colston, Brigadier-General, 679. Comstock, Colonel, conference with,--683; ordered to accompany Butler on Roanoke expedition, 783; leaves City Point, 785; reference to, 785, 791,817; reconnoitres Fort Fisher, 787; carries Butler's message to Porter, 788; ordered to report condition of Fort Fisher, 794; believes an attack would be useless, 796. Committee on Conduct of War sustains Butler r