New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1861-07-01
Some of their Leaders.


The Charleston Courier thus sketches some Of
the military leaders of the Linconite army of in
vasion
The rnffan hordes gathered from the bar-rooms
and cutters of the North, and about to be precpi-
tated upon our homes and fireside9 are very
appropriately offcered. No other civilized country
IN the world would admit into its armies as Gene
rails and Coloneis such characters as those we name
below. The fact shows to what an extent the
North il demoralized and how little honor, cbarac-
ter and decency is priced by the people who have
elected vulgar ignoramus as their Chief Magis-
trate. Ihe following are some of the Northern
Captains, and there are plenty more like them:
GENERAL B. +. BUTLEE.-This is the politician
who was detected in dishonest trick at the
Charleston Democratic Convention. When charged
by young Smith, Of California, with fagehood and
vilainy, the poltroon turned pale, trembled with
fear, and was mute. It is reported that he was
dsgracefalEy intoxicated most Of the time he COM
manded in Baltimore. II he has any military
knowledge. he must have picked it up while train
ing the Massachusetts, militia in former years. The
New York papers denounce him as a humbug and
demand his recall.
GENaR4L DANfEL E. STcELss.--The chivalrous
gentleman who wnked at the disgrace of his wife
ana his own dishonor, until after they became the
1 loWh ta'k' a pot, house politician, supported for
years by notorious New York female, and mixed
up more or less, in uamerons disreputable trans
| MAJOR W1LLrAN MULLrGAy.-Familiar1y known
| as Billy Mulgan." A noted cnt-fhroat and
gambler Expelled from California by the Vigil
s;5 anes Committee: Sentenced eight months ago to
slng-Slng, for attempting to murder New York
poHceHaf. after serving five montha of his time,
he was pardoned out.
Col. W. A. BAKTLETT-Commander of the New
I oTk NaVa! Br1gade-an ex Lieutenant of the u
;. Navy He Is the man who sold his daughter to
the Cuban Senor Oyedo, and got up that piece Of
| shameless, brazen vnigarfty known as the Djs-
mond Wedding" His son-in-Iaw presented him
with house in Fourteenth street, upon the rent Of
| which he has latterly managed to i've
| Col. BILLY WILsoE.-An ey-AIderrnan from the
| Sixth Ward Of New York; q liquor retailer and
tap-room politician; uneducated, brutal and Yul-
gar, like his associates. He carries on his shoul-
ders red, pimply, bloated face. He commands a
regiment of pick-pockets, burglars and hen-roost
| thieves.
Col. NED BUNTLrSE.--Ned's real name is E. z. G..
| Judson. He was sufficiently notorious, several
years ago. as the editor of an obscene publication
| IN New YORK, and has contributed q number of
fash novels to the press. His forte seems to be
q bigamy.' Numerous females, some of them eyi-
IDENTITY, virtuous women, throughout the North,
claim him for their legal spouse. He has offered a
regiment to Lincoln.
| MAJOR Ben. PERLY PooRE.-A Washington
newspaper correspondent. He lived in Athens,
| Ga, several years ago, aud obliged to leave
| for giving negro ball in which he mingled freely
with the negroes. At the time of his departure he
was Treasurer of the Athens Lycenm, and carried
off the funds of the society with him. besides other
| sums borrowed from the citizens.
| LIEUT.. PENDERGRAsT, OF THE 71sT NEW YoRK
| EEGIMENT.-The gallant Lieutenant is, when at
nome, niger minstrel, p and plays on the banjo
| at Broadway concert saloon. His smutted face
and woolly wig have been the admiration of many
a Bowery rough and country gawky in times
| gone by.
| BRIGADIER GENERAL PIERCE.-The origin of this
| Massachusetts military genius is involved in OBJ
| security. He suddenly burst upon the affrighted
| visions of the VIrginians at Hampton a few days
ago. and already his soldiers accuse him of cow
ardice and utter incompetency, and ask that he be
| sent back to Boston,