Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1848-07-07
VOLUME XLV.-NUMBER 10.

The carriage of the General is tat Of gen.
tleman Of military precision and bearing, soften
cd and modified by that ease and polish which
much intercourse with the world and \ cultiva
ton of all the duties Of hospitality are calcula
ted TO imPart There is an oRvhandedEess and
readiness in tho Generals respapses 10 the vel
comes aud compliments ofhissfriends which are
very impressive and pleasing.
We were ve'y much interested By little incl
dent thai occurred during The Generals levee,
which We may relac, We IIns;, without violating
our neutrality. A sturdy mechanic who was inro
dured TO ire General graspng his hand win he
visor OF pa tn evulion added 10 The tetvor Of per.
sonal admiration and looking iu'enly into he
g nerals bright eyes, remarked in strong voice,
General, you have come home 10 give up The
command OF he greatest army in Ihe world, on
Nv 10 take The Vice Presidency OF the greatest ma
lion in the world" The General bluShed and re-
marked that his friend certainly did not unesli-
malc he honors referred 10, bur he had 20 doub.
ne looted with leo haueriug view upur his me-
rils and qualifications.
Among others we noticed 10 the crowd who
came 10 presenttheir respects 10 The General were
Gov. Johnson. Hon. c. Gayarfe, Gen. Gaines,
Grn Felix Huston, Lieu. Col. Black and manr
prominent military and civil gentlemen, ho.h
strangers and citizens.
Preparations, We understand arc making 10
give Gen. Butler public welcome during his
stay in this city he will remain for about two
weeks. Gen. Butler is very popular among our
Citizens AMI We trust his sojcurn here may be
rendered pleasant and agreeable.
From the New Orleans Commercial Times, June 81
GENERAL BUTLER,
The Commander n.Chet Ut our army in
Mexico, arrived here yesterday, il The steamship
Fanny. de has left 100 many recollecions in
The bosom! Of Louisiana, ever 10 tread her soil
without meeting the hearted, graulaions u her
children. We confess ourselves under The influ-
ehce OF enthusiastic feeling in dwelling on he
reef 0! this We!deserviug and lime honored
citizen. His career, even from his boyhooj is
identified with the brightest passages Of his coun.
iry's history A hero of Two memorable wars,
the plains OF Chalmelie and The streets OF Mon
terey shall ever sioriously witness Tor him. when
The record OF his deeds, as soldier and d patri
o., is sought on, by contemporaries life, 0. H.
ture generations.
Gen. Butler comes hilher the representative
alas they are now few in number, indeed-oi
that band OF heroes, who, in The day Of trial for
New Orleans, rushed from the woods and forests
OF The West 10 meet the invader, who vainly ina
eined he had the Crescent City within his grasp.
l8l4-l5-lhe struggle on The bloody battlefield,
in The outskirts OF this great Emporium of the
South and West gave proof OF their courage and
devotedness and victory was the need OF their
prowess. These are facts that are deeply i'm
printed in the grateful memory Of Louisiana, and
are sufficient TO answer Tor every survivor OF that
memorable day, their heartfelt gratitude.
There is pleasing feature connected with
the name and fame of General Butler. Not
wi,hstanding the natural yirulence of party
feeling, and considering the prominent position
he now occupies before the country, so high
does he stand in the opinion of all that the first
line OF vitupcraton or reproach is yet TO be
written of him. One distinguished party print,
we recollecl, openly stated that it was pity
that he was not Wing.
| Perhaps all our readers are not aware that
this eminent citizen, amid wars alarms and nj.
merous calls made on him for the public service,
has occasionally found time to cultivate the
| 1owery paths Of literature. Quite accidental
ly, an etfusion from his pen, written, we pre-
sumo, years ago, fell into our hands yesterday
in an exchange paper; and it struck us that the
present would be happy occasion TO adoIn
with it the columns Of our paper. II will be
found on our first page.