New-York daily tribune., 1861-05-16
FROM BOSTON
From Our Own Correspondent.

BosToy, May II, 1851.
| The Legislature met to day. Gov. Andrews Nee
sage, of which sent you early copy, was received
with great enthusiasm and is evident thai the Leg
sature will respond with alacrity and yigor % its in
portant suggestions. 1t is believed that the business
will be completed in about ten days in which
will render any further legislative action unnecessary
until 1862.
Gen. Butler has done a very indiscreet, noi TO lay
improper thing in sending to the press the unfinished
correspondence between himself and Gov. Andrew,
without asking the Governors consent. Gov. An.
drews letter TO him bad not been made public, nor had
the substance of it, any reference to it found ils way
into the public prints so far as am aware and read
the newspapers pretty carefully. Yet, for some reason
or other best known himself the General sends TO
Tie Boston Journal a copy OF the Governors dispatch
and lengthy reply of his own, which reply, Judging
from its date, and the date OF publication must have
reached the press about the same time as it reached
the Governor. To send this long piece Of special
pleading 10 the public, without the Governors
consent, and without waiting TO know whether
the correspondence was 10 end there or no was
certainly great piece of indscretion. / DO not
think anybody here is disposed TO critieise barsh-
ly Gen. Buffers course He IS looked upon with
favorable eyes here and especially by his old
political opponents, who have always treated
him with great leniency and kindness, as have no
doubt he will readily admit. But this l. emphaiieally,
as 2He Lon2on Times says, peoples war, and tie
people must aud will crtcise the way in which nh
carried 1t appears that there was after all no
ssrvie insurrecon for Gen. Butler to put down. only
rumor of one and we are left wholly in the dars q:
10 the character of the rumors Gen. Butler makes hs
appearance in IA hostile quasi hostile country some
body tells him there is instruction OF slaves agllns
their masters he tells Gov. Hicks that he will pd Id
suppressng il; and Gov. Hicks snubs him by saying
that lie can deal with il himself These seem 10 be al
the facts in the case. Ii would seem TO have beena
proper subject OF inquiry for Gen. Butler, Whether
possibly. the serye instruction was not IN III
surrection of loyal people against Secession
trai,ors-quiie the most likely sort of rebel
lion at that lime and place. Suppose he had been at
that time in Virginia. ana Gov. Letcher had informed
him that an instruction had broken out at Wheeling,
and was fast spreading through the thirty counties "
Nes ern Virginia threatening to break the laws OF 'he
State and dismeuber the Old Dominion itself Wonh
he have volunteered TO use the Massachusetts forces
put down the Wheeling rebellion Or course no'
Yet, for aught he knew, the rumored rebellion wnicn
he was 30 eager TO put down. was rebellion o ioya'
white men, or loyal free colored men, instead OF slaves
His principle of action in which he justides his cours
il eypressed in the following words " assured pA'
" the Governor and the Mayor, ,hat supported by ue
authorities of the State and city, should epress a
" hostile demonstrations against the laws OF Maryland
=. and the limited States" But il IL perfectly clear
that he can maintain such ground this, for NE
laws Of the United States and the laws of the dsoys
States are incompatible with each other aud be eanno
support both Ii be undertakes to maintain The laws
of Virginia, lie becomes an aceompice OF 'irginh'
treason does he not His oath Of allegiance oin'.
him to maintain the laws of the United Stars ho'
Maryland of Virginia; aud if be owes allegiance"
any other power than the United States, IS Tue CON
science and the public sentiment OF the Sa'e "n.'0
troops he commands. The General pants In gowns
colors the excellent results of his offer to Gov
Hicks; but presume that the presence Of MS iorce
Anuapols. and the common understanding that the!
were there TO repress treason. did much more PV
duce quiet than bis unasked offer to put down an nf1
rection which never existed.
So much for the Generals account Of what De ola a.
Annapols. His statement of what he shall 90
future is pure piece of special pleading which re@'nS
his old friends of bis pleas at the bar when r'"
of malpractice or mal-treatmest Of seams'i 'e''