The weekly mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado County, Calif.) 1861-1862, 1861-07-27
Gen. Butler getting tate Bad oder.

Oens DutAeE BetNhnB tnto Bo0 O00Fs
We have no doubt but that Gen. Butler
has conducted the military operations Of
his district, since. he has been in com.
mand, with oil the earncstness Of q loyal
soldier and with as much ability and sue.
cess as would any other officer in the
service Of the Federal Government who
could have been put In his position. For
while his movements met with nothing
but commentator from the blood and
thunder press,--ho was the purest Of
patriots, . model officer. the very beau
ideal Of gallantry and courage, in short
the very man for the position he occupied.
They We'd with each other in sounding
his just praise, and had any one then at.
tempted 10 dim the luster Of his renown
he would have been at once denounced as
a slanderer. Now, however, some of the
immaculate patriots, thinking, doubtless,
that he stands In the way Of So'ne Repub.
lican hero in embryo, are endcavoring to
impeHch not only his sagacity and ability
as a soldier but even his loyalty to the
Government whose commission he bears.
Such infamy is without a parallel, and In
any other times would be rcbuked in
thunder tones by our generous people.
but now We fear that too many will lend
a willing ear to the vile ISLANDERS and the
gallant Butler will be convicted Of trea.
son" to make room for some paper Gen.
eral' whose unspotted sword bangles
gracefully between his startled legs. The
fact IL, Butler has acted like true soldier
in restraining his men from the commits.
sion Of outrnges upon tho persons and
property Of the people in his district, and
has discharged prisoners, taken without
arms in their hands, upon their taking
the oath Of allegiance to tho United States
Government, thus failing to satisfy the
appetite for blood and rapine Of his as.
sailants. Here is an extract from letter
to the Philadelphia Inquirer, dated at
Fortress Monroe, Juno 2Sth, which we
publish as a sample:
-"Grcnt dissatisfaction At General iINIfST's
movenents, and deep suspicious ~ 10 his loyal.
", which for some time have been MmoulderinR.
are now beginning TO burn. Especially do the
New York troops manifest these feelings. The
press have been threatened with OstI actsm, and
kept quiet for long time on the Big Bethel
affair aS well as on this topic II the truth be
known, a. 1t has recently appeared here, Gen.
butler. and not General PIcrrc, 10 to be cen.
sured Er the magnificent blundcr of the 10th
Of June. The orders given General Pierce for
the engagement we're protested against BY him
as impoItiic. The carrying Of them forward
was imperiously demanded BY General butler.
and IN obedience they were executed tn the
letter by tho unfortunate General Pierce. upon
whom the storm Of public censure since has
been turned.
lis commonly reported here that the ambi.
tion If General Butler has perched itself upon
the White House, and that, BY this course, be
expects, alter the present troubles are reanl cd
that Southern votes will be added 10 effect that
communication Of his wishes in clccting him 10
the Presidential chair.
There iS 4 rumor here that the officers Of the
regular service within the fort are preparing a
petition, which will be signed aud prescn ted 10
the proper authorities, desiring the removal cf
General Butler from this post. In this the
New York troops will most certainly Join, as
they are clamornuS that Major General from,
their own State should be set over them here.
am assured that many nj the otiiccra II both
The volunteers and regular service will decline
10 act again w q battle planned by him.