Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1848-10-09
Gen. Butler and the creoles Of Louisiana.

Central Cass and Butler Club Of that city intende
to publish the whole of Gen. Butler's speech, mad
: in the House of Representatives, January Iii
1643, from which we have already given extracts
showing in what light he holds the Creoles Of thi
: State. We trust that the Club will not be deterre'
from its praisewor,hy efForts-huta a. the same time
we would inform our Creole friends that if thu
speech is published entire at this late day Of thu
campaign, there is every probability that exceptions
able sentences will be excluded; for we take il, fol-
granted that a party would not hesitate TO do this
which had already printed two lives of Gen. Cass
to suit both the Northern and Southern attitudes
and had perverted and distorted SO disgracefnlly the
vote Of Mr.. Fillmore. in Congress, contained in a
baneful pamphlet that has been circulated through.
out the State. We have already shown what Gov.
White thought of that speech, who heard it entire.
If HE t~houghtit highly slanderous, we opine that
he has hosts of friends who are willing to side with
him upon this subject: their affection will be strong.
er now that he has departed from them, and they
are no longer cheered by hispresence and his use.
fuIness.
1t may be supposed. perhaps, by our opponents.
that we extracted from his speech all that Gen. But
Ter had said disrespectful of this State and its citi-
zens. Not so. We find in another part Of the
anne speech the following sentences:
1T will no doubt be a matter of surprise. that
in a battle fought within sight of New Orleans,
and one on which all admit its fate was staked. that
only 4SS residents Of Louisiana were engaged, and
that 208 of them were free men of color! were
there no other persons in that city or its vicinity
ai1o tn hpar arDcl and If on vNtoro yparo thcu al fhic
important hour7 are questions which will naturally
suggest themselves TO every one on learning this
important fact. Sir, for all the purposes of military
defence. have no hesitation in believing, with the
information then before him, Gen. JACKSON would
much sooner have defended the city, void of iu-
habi,an,s and surrounded by desert"
We have always been under the impression that
Louisiapians were ever prompt and g~allan, in the
defence OF the honor of our common country, since
the hour that she was admitted into the Union. We
are not prepared with history to prove the number
that were engaged at the Battle Of New Orleans
But it is not that truth which we seek; that is but
an unimportaut matter with regard to what we
wish to prove, and that is, Gen. Buffers unmitiga-
ted hatred Of Lonisianians! Why, we would ask,
did he wish TO stamp so indellibly upon the page of
history this stain Of dishonori 1t was the result
of a ranking prejudice and antipathy. He was
no, defending truth in this ~malignan, episode, nor
he defending the honor Of his country! But
General Butler attempts to bring forward the
opinions of Gen. Jackson to the support OF his Sian.
ders, we have a letter before US written by old Hick.
DRY, himself which speaks of the citizens of Louisi-
ana and its noble city Of New Orleans, in terms of
the highest encomium, and brands the assertion of
Gen. Butler as false and vindictive. The letter was
addressed to Nicholas Girod, then Mayor of New
Orleans, and is a glowing tribute to the galIantry
Ind patriotism Of a City and a State which has been
SO basely illuminated by Gen. Butler. Here is the
HEAD QUARTERS, 9TH Military District,
January 9th, 1875.
NICHOLAS G1RoD, Esq,
Mayor o(the City Of Ne,o Orleans.
Sir: Deeply impressed since my arrival with
the unanimity and patriotic zeal displayed by the
over whom You so worthily preside, I
should be inexcusable if any other occupation than
of providing for their defence had prevented
public acknowledgment of their merits. / pray
you now, sir, 10 communicate to the inhabitants of
your respectable city, the exalted sense l entertain
Of their patriotism, love of order, and attachment
to the principles of our excellent constitution. The
courage they have shown in a period of no COM
mon danger, and the fortitude with which they have
all the apprehensions which the vicinity
calculated to produce. are not more to be adj.
mired than their humane attention to our own sick
and wounded as well as to those Of that description
among the prisoners. The liberality with which
their representatives in the City Council provided
for the families Of those who were in The field, eyin-
led an enlightened humanity, and was productive
IF the most beneficial effects. Seldom in any COM
nunity, has so much cause been given for deserved
praise; while the young were in the field and arrest.
ID the progress Of the foe, the aged watched over ,
ne city and maintained its internal peace; and
ven the softer sex encouraged their husbands and c
'rothers to remain at the. post Of danger and duty. {
lot content with exerting for The neblest purpose, .
powerful influence which is given them by ma. !
IRE, land which in your countrywomen is rendered
irresistible by accomplishments and beanty.o thew
hewed themselves capable of higher efforts, and
ctuated by humanity and patriotism, they clothed .
y their own labor, and projected from the incIe- )
nency OF the season, the men who had marched
rom a distant State to project them from insults.
Q the name Of those brave man, I beg you, Sir, to II
onvey TO them the tribute Of our admiration and 7
assure them that the distant wives and /,
anghters Of those whom they have succoured, will .
smember them in their prayers, and tina, for myself u