Autobiography and personal reminiscences of Major-General BenjFButler : Butler's book : a review of his legal, political, and military career . y and treatment uponmy visit, which was really a very enjoyable occasion. One result of this visit was that I broke the mould ; the college hasnot since conferred at its commencement the degree of LL. D. upon allthe governors irrespective of their merits to that literary distinction,and they felt themselves obliged to refuse it to my successor. D. Robinson, although he was an eminent lawyer, and as suchwas entitled to that honor.^ 1 The colleg
Autobiography and personal reminiscences of Major-General BenjFButler : Butler's book : a review of his legal, political, and military career . y and treatment uponmy visit, which was really a very enjoyable occasion. One result of this visit was that I broke the mould ; the college hasnot since conferred at its commencement the degree of LL. D. upon allthe governors irrespective of their merits to that literary distinction,and they felt themselves obliged to refuse it to my successor. D. Robinson, although he was an eminent lawyer, and as suchwas entitled to that honor.^ 1 The college had also been accustomed for many years to j^ive that degree to the President whoshould visit during his term of oflice, and it was given to every one withoutquestion until it became a matter of discu>fi()n in the case of President Andrew Jackson; andwhile the degree was conferred upon him in due form, one of the students in the senior classaddressed the President in behalf of the class in Latin, of which of course he understood not aword. The opposition made much of this and among the jokes, Major .Jack Downing, the. Gov. Benj. F. Butler and EsniKT ON Tin: ff.^^ to Univ EiisiTT Exercises at Harvard, 1883. BUTLERS BOOK. 981 When tlie necessity for the proclamation of Thanksgiving came Itook time to Avrite my own proclamation and it passed muster with-out a Avord of adverse criticism, but that was perhaps because it wasissued after my defeat at the November election. At the wishes of my friends I entered into the canvass for a re-election and a very bitter and fatiguing one it was. The Kepublicanparty, knowing tluit if I was re-elected it had lost the State, possi-bly for all time, put forth every energy to beat me. It may be wellfor my readers outside the State to know that every man was thenrequired to pay a poll tax before he could vote. The expenditure ofmoney in the State for the payment of poll taxes would very largelyincrease the vote, and I may «ay
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