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Instead, he voted thirty-
seven times for Jefferson Davis. There has been but one other
instance, I believe, in the history of Massachusetts of such
a betrayal of trust. That other related not to candidates
but to principles.
Under our political arrangements the presidential elector
is but a scribe. He exercises no discretion, but only records
the will of the people who elect him. The real selection of
the president is made by the nominating conventions. The
nominee of the party having a majority becomes the president.
A breach of trust by a delegate to a nominating convention
is an act of dishonor of the same class with that to which
no presidential elector in the United States has yet stooped--
a breach of trust by an elector.
General Butler's career upon the national stage began with
the episode at Charleston. From that time until his death
he was a very conspicuous figure in the eyes of the whole
country. There are two or three public services for which
he deserves credit. They ought not to be omitted in any fair
sketch of his life and character.


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