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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)
at and vital questions were so fierce as in this. President Pierce sent a body of troops into Kansas, and by force of arms dispersed the free settlers government. This exercise of executive power was very repugnant to the majority of the free States, and so great was the opposition raised by it that his administration was only enabled to keep itself alive in passing the necessary appropriations for its existence, by a majority of three votes. Meanwhile came on the election of 1856, and Fremont was put in nomination by the Republican party, under which name were arrayed all who were dissatisfied with the administration on the slavery question. The Democrats nominated James Buchanan, and he was elected by a very meagre majority, if at all, for I have always believed that he owed his election to a fraudulent return or count in the State of Pennsylvania. John Brown's Fort. On the slavery question the administration of Buchanan did literally nothing except to endeavor to keep t
Benjamnin F. Butler, Butler's Book: Autobiography and Personal Reminiscences of Major-General Benjamin Butler, Chapter 13: occupations in 1863; exchange of prisoners. (search)
w in the endeavor of abolishing slavery and who declared that the Constitution was a league with death and a covenant with hell. Their candidate for dictator was Fremont, as was well known at the time. When he was in command in Missouri, he was flattered into making a proclamation abolishing slavery within the bounds of his commawith by abolishing, that proclamation on the ground that it was one which could be good only by a dictorial and not by a legal act, as he puts it in his letter to Fremont. Lincoln ever afterwards took care that Fremont should be, if anywhere, in a position where he could do no possible mischief in that direction; and with a geniusFremont should be, if anywhere, in a position where he could do no possible mischief in that direction; and with a genius for administration, he put McClellan, when he thought it safe to so do, in the same category by removing him from command. A third was the property men of the country, who thought that the expenses of the war were so enormous that it should be immediately ended by negotiation; and the New York Times, in an elaborate editorial,
Benjamnin F. Butler, Butler's Book: Autobiography and Personal Reminiscences of Major-General Benjamin Butler, Index. (search)
urth United States Artillery, reference to, 706, 712. Fourth Massachusetts Regiment sails for Fortress Monroe, 173-174. Fourth Wisconsin Regiment, 371-460. France, secret sessions of National Assembly, 119; the revolution, 122-123; terms of proposed treaty with Confederacy, 464-465; vessel at New Orleans, 468-469; trouble with consul of, 473-476; understanding with Secretary Seward, 489-491; Butler's name in, 552; reference to in speech, 566. Franklin writes to Butler, 873-874. Fremont, Gen. John C., abolitionist candidate for dictator, 576. French, Lieut.-Col. Jonas H., refused appointment by Governor Andrews, 307-308; on Butler's staff in New Orleans, 896. Fuller, Captain, as member of Lafourche confiscation commission, 521. Fuller, Lieutenant-Colonel, message to, 653. Fusion party, 983-984. G Galveston, Butler's advice, regarding, 531-532. Gardner, Henry J., elected know-nothing Governor, 120; conflict with over disbandment of Militia Company, 124,