. Autobiography and personal reminiscences of Major-General Benj. F. Butler; Butler's book . General Butler Arguing Agatnst. of Charlestown to Boston BUTLERS BOOK. 1007 overcame him. He broke down in his expressions, but came forwardto me, and pressing my hand, said: And this, too, to come fromjour lips and inspired by your kindness. I never saw him again because in the following spring I left forthe war and he died during that year. My connection with the Charlestown case was of very great advan-tage to me because it brought me prominently and successfully for-ward as an advocate in the highe
. Autobiography and personal reminiscences of Major-General Benj. F. Butler; Butler's book . General Butler Arguing Agatnst. of Charlestown to Boston BUTLERS BOOK. 1007 overcame him. He broke down in his expressions, but came forwardto me, and pressing my hand, said: And this, too, to come fromjour lips and inspired by your kindness. I never saw him again because in the following spring I left forthe war and he died during that year. My connection with the Charlestown case was of very great advan-tage to me because it brought me prominently and successfully for-ward as an advocate in the higher branches of constitutional law. In 1845 I was admitted to the Supreme Court of the United States,upon the motion of the Hon. Levi Woodbury, Jacksons Secretary ofthe Navy and Secretary of the Treasury. It was at the same term inwhich Seward and Lincoln were admitted, and I believe I am now theoldest living practitioner in that court by date of commission. I wasthen in my 27th year, and among the youngest, if not the youngest, everadmitted to that court, for in the olden time only the elder membersof the bar got to Was
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