Butler To Key

General Butler has writton tbe following rather sarcastic letter to Postmaster-Genoral Key, in rolation to the romoval of tho former's nephow, Geo. H. Butler, from a special Bgenoy under the Postoffice Department : New York, May 8, 1877. Dear Sir- I find in the Tribune of May 8 the announcemont that the removal of George H. Butler from a temporary special agency has been decided upon by you, and is based upon a letter written by one of the most prominent clergymen of the Methodist denoraination in New York City to an officer of the Postoffice Department; that this clergyman says that while traveling in Chicago a few days ago he met a man who said his name was Butler, and who clainied to have received au appointment from the Postoffice Department as special agent to organize mail routes in the Black Hills; that Mr. Butler exhibitod his commi8sion repoatedly and boastod that he got a good salary and $9 a day traveling expenses ; that he drank, frequently and copiously, and prossed otherg to drink after they inforined him that they nevor indulged in spirituous liquors, and that bofore retiring the first night Mr. Butler was thoroughly drunk, and that hisconversation was of such a profane and vulgar character that he maae himself disagreeablo to every one iu the car. If any part of this statement is true you did exactly right to promptly remove tho offondor. If Mr. Butler, drunk or sober, is capable of acting in that way he is utterly unfit to hold any position among gentlemen. I should not place tho slightest credence in the statement wore it not that I could hardly conceive that tho Postmaster-General would remove an official upon so grave a charge without a hearing, unless after careful investigatiou he had learned the truth of tho statements as estabhshed by a reliable witnesK beyond a doubt. Thoreforo in this note I assume the facts to have been proven to your satisfaction, becauso after what you told me of your unwillingness to changa the appointmcnt of Mr. Aduuis as postmaster al Deadwood atter charges had been made against him, lest the fact of the retnoval would show that the charges had been sustained, I fooi certaiu that you would act with like justice in auy othor case. Assuming this fact, thorefore, ] most fully concur with and applaud your action in the premises, and would act as you have done when aasured of those fucts had I beon in your place. I have the honor to be, vcry rospectfully, your obcdiont servant, BENJ. F. BUTLER. To Hon. D. M. Key, Postinaster-General.