The North-Carolina standard., 1848-07-12


= GENERAL VIM, o. BUTLERYW
The Commander-in-Ch Chief of our armysin Mexico,
the gallant veteran Gen. Wm. Q. Butler, "a arrived
Lutte from the Battalion Of Artillery. AS soon as
it was known that, the, General was ready to- re-
ceive his friends, a crowd of our citizens eagerly
poured into the paror Of the ST. Charles, to greet
and welcome the universally admired chief whose
name and reputation associated with the glorious
deeds that have rendered our city immortal. The
General received ks friends with the most cordial
and graceful welcome His manner and person are
very striking, and strongly remind one of Gen. Jack
son, who in his day bad superior in this or any
other eountry,ean engressepse3t ease, warmth, ano
erect and straight his head being thrown back with
bold and candid expression. His eye is keen and
bright, but with its daring there is mingled mild
and benevolent expression, indicative of the kind
and tender, well the firm and intrepid character
of the The carriage of the General is that of
gentleman of military precision and bearing, soft
ened and modified by that ease and polish which
much intercourse with the world and cultivation of
all the duties of hospitality calculated to lmpart
There is o-handedness and readiness in the Cen
erals responses to the welcomes and compliments of
his friends which very impressive and pleasing.
We were very much interested by little incident
that occurred during the Generals leVee, which we
may relate, trust, without volati ng our neutall-
ty. A sturdy mechanic who was introduced to the
General, graspipg his hand with the vgor of party
devotion added to the fervor of personal admiration
and looking intenty into the Generals bright eyes,
remarked in strong voice. Z" General you have come
home to give APP the command of the greatest army
in the world, only to take the Vice Presidency OF
the greatest nation in the world" The General
blushed and remarked that his friend certainly did
not unestmate the onors referred to, but he had no
doubt he looked with too fatterlng view upon his
merits and qualifications. r..rs .s.r
Among others we noticed in the crowd who came
to present their respects to the General were Coy
Johnson, Hon, c.. Gayarre, Gen. Gaines, Gen. Fe-
lix Houston Lieut.. Col. Black and many prominent
military and civil gentlemen, both strangers and cit
fZens. - :.
Preparations we understand are making to give
Gen. Butler public welcome during his stay in
this city. He win remain for about two weeks;
Gen. Butler is very popular among our citizens and
trust his sojourn here may be rendered pleasant
and agreeable.s -. -. :.. ... -.. .:..- .-..>
The above is; from the New Orleans Delta of the
28th June. We learn from the Delta of the 29th,
that the Whig Municipal authorities of New Orleans
Were guilty Of the of denying Gen. Butler
the henors of apublic reception. A correspondent
of the Delta says --
Honor TO THE BRAyE!! Democrats, your city
authorities prompted by the motive Of poll
tics, have made preparations to welcome the brave
Commanaerin1Chfef of our army in Mexico, Will
liam o. sRner andnhis gallant followers, potwith-
standing that the venerable old soldier was the first
to begin the IMMORTAL battle of 23d December, 1914,
that saved our City and State from the British inva-
ders. Meet rhea, in. large masses, Saturday
next at o'clock.,P. M Canal street, and let US
do the work gl0Eiously as the people do when they
attempt any thing. Remember that the same politi-
clans refused, IN 1910, to make appropriation to
receive the old Hero of the Hermitage, when he
came here to bid us last farewell. Meet as you
did then, and show to the world that the epthet OF
ungrateful is not applicable to Republicans, but to
the narrow-minded politicians who by hyPocritlcal
promises succeed in getting Observation-Disclosures with
a temporary power, -. :, -.s- ..- =. . 3---~
The Delta, which is neutral in politics, thus no
tices the conduct of the Whig authorities of New
"PRocEssIosa I'M Honor OF GENERAL Butler. The
Democrats, it will be seen by their card in another
column, have determ ned to have torchght process
sion in Honor OF Gen. Butler, to come off Satur-
of the gallant tcommander-n-chief Of our armies could
not be participated in by all parties. We know
nothing of the merits of the controversy as to the
propriey Of the conduct of municipal authorities
| but we think the occasion was which all po-
litical differences should be forgotten. Certainly
there distinction in the reception of Gen. lay
lor--the Democrats vying with the Wings in the
warmth of their admiration and gratitude to the old
Hero. But, as it cannot be rendered otherwise, we
that the Democrats will go into the affair with
all their energy and ardor. Torchlight professions
very striking and interesting exhibitions and the
Democracy have genius for then Their torchlight
procession about four years ago the most splen
did display ever made in this city. We trust that
of Saturday night will be worthy of their former effort
and worthy of the gallant cheftain whom it is inten
ded thus to honorsn "a" .7f