Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1861-08-09

few evenings since, resulting in the shoot
ing, il not the Icalt, Of soldier fired o.
by IN nur, While both were intoxicated
Gct Butler having posses ed himself OF
the book in question, went 10 Newport News
yesterday afternoon, having previously sum
moucd all the commissioned officers Of the
regimen, Ia meet him alone on the boat on
his arrival. They came us summoned ~
Gen. Butler told them frankly AMI pointed
ly what was the Object Of Tie meeting; ex-
hibted to them the evidence that was IN
his hand, of the astonishing amounts of
liquor which they as officers had purchased
pointed them to the consequences rs seen
in the demuralzed condition Of the II 81
ments; the late scenes of violence, tbs waste
Of money, the injustice Of such conduct to
wards New York State after she had been
to the expense of giving them liberal out
fit, and, with princely Iiberaliry, was sup
porting So many of the families of soldiers
and others and more than ALL the dc
plorabie csuscqurnces that must ensu,
to the cause from such indulgence
Gen. Butler said there must aud should be
stop put to it. He said he himself was
not a to.al-abstiuence man, but he pledged
to the officers addressed his word of honor
as an officer aud man that, So long as he
remained in this Department, intoxicating
drinks should be banished from his quarters,
and that he would not use them except when
incidentally prescribed, and he wanted the
officers present 10 give him their pledge
that henceforlh this should be the rule OF
/ their conduct As he had determined TO
tell no man to 90 when he could not say
come, SO, in this matter, he required no Of
+ fccr to do that which he would not first do
! himself Gen. Butler enforced his views
and The grounds Of the determination he had
formed fcelingly and lorcibly, and the at-
firmatiye response was unanimous, with
only one exception, he being captain,
whose resignation Col. Phelps announced
was then in his hands, and which Gen. But
Ter instantly accepted.
This interview over, Gen. Butler direct
cd Capt. Davis, the Provost Marshall and
his deputy, w. II. Wicgel, to proceed to
search every place known TO sell liquor or
suspected of being engaged in the traffic,
and to destroy the same. Within one hour
between taenty and thirty barrels of whis-
ky, brandy, and other connections were
1 cmptied on the ground, amid the cheers OF
the soldiers. The proceeding elected the
warmest appreciation of the whole camp,
and especially of the men, who as patrons
of tie suffers, had been swindled by them.
The suffers themselves, and all others gully
of having contributed to demoralize the
troops, were taken into custody and brought
to the fortress, and will be sent hence
The evil is by no means confined TO the
particular regiment in question. Previous
to going 10 Newport News yesterday, Gen.
! Butler had in hand another regiment at
Camp Hamilton, the major of which,
whose resignation was some time since ten
dered, he gave leave to go by the evening
boat. The liquor account of the officers
scored high, and the inference is probably
not forced one that the condition of the
regiment has not been improved thereby
Gen. Butler hes resolved, if possible, tc
rid his command of the curse Of liquor.
drinking. He has set about the work will
a will. But it is like sIorming masked bat
teries and if he succeeds he will have wor
a great victory.