Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1861-09-12
zen. Butler his glor,nca,lon tr,p--h,s sssensde

Gem Butler his glOrI6cation trip-his Sa~er.d.
Speech.
Immediately after his 'SGnd bank" victory RutIer ond
staff started off on Qualification trip making their
first call on Old Abe and Cabinet OF course the mere
taking OF weak and almost deenceless garrison bv an
immense naval fleet magnied into a brilliant nm
Uot cc0ry and upon the strength of it. serepade was
Matched up in Washington for Butler. With vanity
CHARACTERISTIC of the man, Butler swallowed the halt
and delivered himself of the following 4th of Juy ora
ton ~
FELLOW CITIZENS l am by far too much commit.
mented by this expression of your kind regards and
take 1t to be compliment to the cause which we all
oVe ana Tor which any OF ready at this bour to
lay down our lives 1t can be no mere personal CON
gratuIaon no mere regard for whom accident made
partlcpator in event which hope will have some
ect 90 the future OF our countrys history but it is
the result of the love you feel to the Union we cherish
and the Constitution we defend. (Cheers) Were it
any degree PERSONAL it would not belong TO me it would
oeiohg 10 the gallant navy under the command of Com
modore Stringham, whose hands were mainly sue
ceSslul In achieving the result which you seem so
much 10 welcome. Oh 1t sgas glorious to see that
arm o. the Union stretched ont against its TebeILOus
ch'td'eH. Would that you could have stood as
DID, on the deck of Of the smaller vessels and seen
the Wabash, the Minnesota and the Cumberland 90 in
TO action and them looking aar eff on the deep blue
sea- ana obs rye the Susquehanna, which by accident
nearing the firing came up to have her share in what re-
suited IN glorious victory (cheerDg) and as the can
non roared out one after another rebuke to treason it
was music such as would engthen mans life long years
! to hear. (CLeers)
1t came out that on the first days cannonadng the
FORTS which seemed from the distance in the cloud of
smoke to be but one, slenced and the rag of Sc
c-sSlOn came down. We had supposed there had
been aurrender, and measures were taken to ascer-
tain the fact The Monticello stood 10 with the Har-
ret Lane, Tor the purpose Of making it certain when
treacherousiy the larger port opened upon her, and
succeeded il inficiog some injury upon the navy
striking the vesseL eight places The threatening
aspect OF the weather made necessary for us to draw
| Oil, leaving upon the land, under command of Colonel
! Weber, of the New \ ork Tweneth-who fought for
the land OF his adoption be would fight for the old
atberaDd Of manipulating, | say, three hundred
and fifteen OF the United States troops upon the rebel
shore, with hundred and over of the enemy en-
trenched within five hundred yards of Them there to BIZ
VOuac under cloudy sky, without tents without pro-
VISIONS and without any Of the appliances necessary fOr
safety or comfort, strong hands aud brave hearts
(Cheers and, my friends, it anxious night for
those who had to remain board in the efforts made tC
get lnJO the Ong against the treaCherOus gales of Hat
teTaS II order to make themselves safe for the morrow
contest In the morning the feet came into action. and
at the moment OF the landing of the remainder of the
troops, white flag appeared upon the ramparts O
lhe largest tort, and 1t my fortune to go forward
and receive the first preminares of the surrender O
one who was once looked upon ornament to the
navy which he had attempted to disgrace, aud t.
which be was obliged to surrender And [ think | dc
no more than right when | here publicly speak biz
nume so that it may be forever remembered, not
| disgrace to the navy, but monument of lis tri
| UmPh-C0mmodore Barron Cheers late of The
United States Navy He surrendered bis sword drawn
against the Union to Commodore otringham, now fag
officer OF the Atlantic BIockading Squadron. With
hlm surrendered seven hundred and fifteen his as
socates, and they the flagship Mnnesota
on Their way 70 Fort Lafayette, In New Ork, having
surrendered Internationally as prisoners of war
With them were taken thirty pieces Of cannon anC
one thousand stand Of arms, camp equip9ge, such al
the rebels bad, and it scant enough at that
neutrality-suspicious. reasonably sufficient, and mum
lions OF war enough to have made a st0uter defence
the position had been to them at all tenabe. Wereto0l
brig loaded with that which they wished should reign
over u8-cOttOn (CheerS and laughter) Another priz5
brig, which had been taken from our merchants tw
light boats stolen from the shoals where they had bee
placed by the Government to warn the mariner OF th
danger, and schooner loaded with the ouy product
North Carolina besides rebellion, pitch pine woOd*
(Laughter1 Such were the results OF tie gallant navy
assisted as well might be by the army OF the Unite
States. Such trust is but the beginning OF a series
rnmphs for that navy which has rendered the names
Decatur, Balnbrdge, Perry and MaCdOnOugh among To
brightest lights OF our country's history (Cheers)
would not be unbtCOming in me, trust, nov and here
humble volunteer officer in the Z. States army,
say that the aspirations upon the navy have been to m
knowledge IN great decree IN ust. Remembering l
what condition the SeCesSiOni5's are, without navy
and how long it takes to organize one, aud that GU
navy substantially dsorganzd at the time this IT
belIIOn broke out When you ask why have we nc
organized the navy sooner [ answer by saying, VIII
have not the Southern States organized some POI
ton of the navy other than by stealing steamers roI
those who know how to build them (Iaugher) The
have nothing of the sort. Why then expect impo
sbiIitics from the Government in any OF its depar
ments? only wonder that such progress has bee
made in organizing navy. 1t is progress that BIZ
NJ equal il the history Of the world. Here we mai
our beginning. We have had our reverses Upon OF
occasion panic overlook troops but do not hes
tate to say that until some shall show me troo
who have never been overtaken by panic, shall d
believe that the fact is evident of want of courage, al
hereafter with troops, backed by the navy and OF
faithful old ally Of the North, Jack Frost, daughter
who shall come and clear away the malaria OF the Sout
ace shall march SoWhward, as [ said he"e not mai
weeks ago, from this place, and there shall be no foe
steps backward until this rebellion is crushed out of II
Union, and every man at the South shall have tn
which the Declaration of independence says, and viii
the SecessOnsts quote, The right to life, liberty
the pursuit of happiness" (Cheers) Ind now, I
friends, do not know how l may more properly ia
of you than by calling for three cheers Tor the
liant Navy of the United States loud cheers.)
Gen. Butler has gone NorthWard on the strength
lis - brilliant exploit"
*Sgh mistake of B. F. The that whipped his fol
mel Bethel another production North Carolina. K.