Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1848-10-12
900 MIME,
THURSDAY. OCTOBER 70. 1s4s.
CaSs and Butler.

F,scs, foy she Dessecraey Of LoaSsS1s@.
WIN o. Butler and the Creoles.
Extracts from a speech of VIM. 0. But
let. in the House of Representatives.,
January IL, ls43, and reported in the
Globe: .
"Sir, had one>haf Of the population Of this eoun-
trs Louisiana pledged themselves for the patriot
ism of the other. It could not haze been expected mat
a man as deeply read in that intricate colnrne the ha-
man heart-and as wel acquainted Nth all is springs
of action as .Gsne,al Jackson is kno,cn to be, aooMd
kapae p;pen Il a moments credence. But Gen. jack
son was not left to speculate upon this general
knowledge of men and things. He was warned
and forewarned previous 10 reaching Louisiana
and that, too, from, the very highest authority in the
!and-,ha, j. was filed with spies and traitors:
r5Es* 49, 49, y &iBf
1.-THE city troops, who should have been TIE last,
were the FIRST to manifest a spirit of insubordina-
tion., Many claimed leave to return 10 the city; and
II il coutended that they were entitled to this indul-
gencs, iii their families or friends resided there.
Tie gar cnrHiral ssason, too, teas draacing to a close;
and Ltssy s~sasional lone Of pleasure. lor they ,oere
Of French origin WAS TOO STRONG FOR THEIR Pa
rRIorism. Not having succeeded in their applica>
ton to Gen. Jackson, many, who were known to
be American citizens, applied to and received pro-
tection of the French consni. who invariably certi-
fed them to be citizens Of France. Armed with
these certificates, they demanded their discharge,
leaving their brother soldiers from distant States to
defend the very fresidcs which they were SO eager
to enjoy.
s III viii no doubt be d matter Of surprise, that
in d battle fought within sight Of New Orleans,
and one on which an admit it's fate was staked, that
only, 48S 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
able 10 bear armsi and if so. where were they at this
important hnurf 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 in-
kabitants and surrounded by a desert"
@asiWs are sure there Is not a soeu Informed CITIZEN
sef louisiana, sohether natius or moi, scho sciH sag that
~ this ssaeAk General Butler asserted anything that
: not PERFECTLY TRUE.-Louisiaaa Courier.
10 il true. Creoles Of Louisiana, that yourselves
and your fathers were such traitors and towards
that had the one half pledged itself for the patri-
otism Of the other, no one could have given it a mos
snents credencs! Is il true that your troops were
the first 70 manifest a spirit of insnbordinatiouf-
us@t usStA eAot tVSo VI ptCueuSc WIS tUU SJUuS
fS their patriotism; and that they left to the soldiers
of distant States 10 defend the fresidss they were
% eager to enjoy. because they were Of FRENCH
originf And Is il true that, in . battle fought with
III sight Of your great emporium, your only quota
Or msn was 4ss, Of whom $50 were negroes'-that
yon left the field Of battle for the gay pleasures Of
The dance, and your homes and families to be de.
ssuded by The stranger and the slaves Or are these
bnt the foul and slanderous aspsrsions Of one who.
20 gain his ends, hesitates not in the face of a ma
ton 10 blast The good name of a large portion of
isfsllcw ~citizensf Let the answer come from the
bsHnsnsed hero whass friendship and regard Cor the
eiitEsns Of Louisiana should have been too well
knownt 10 allow bis sacred name to be adduced in
sanction Of such calling calumny. In his letter to
NJ. Girod, written nineteen days afier the battle,
Gen, Jackson says: 9s
L N , s;. II pray
you now. sir, TO communicate to the inhabitants Of
youf respectable city, the exalted sense | e~nAsrtain
Of THEN patriotism, love Of order, and attachment
, shs principles Of our excellent constitution. The