New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1861-07-04
4 Pleasant Fishing Excursion.

An IyyERy1Ew WITH GEN. BurLER.-The follow
ing, which we clip from the Baltimore South, is an
other striking instance Of the mid rule under which
we live:
On Friday last party of gentlemen left this city
on the steamer Adelaide, for Old Point, for the
purpose of fishing. Upon their arrival on Saturday
morning, some of the passengers proposing to go
on shore, and inscrbing their names in the book
of arrivals for that purpose, the oath of allegiance
rendered to them by the officers on duty. as a
condition without which they could not be per-
mitted to land. Two of the party, Messrs. Quintin
W. Radcliffe and S. G. Israel, not wishing to take
the OATH concluded to forego the pleasure of
boat, which after landing her freight and passen-
gers, hauled off into the stream. Later IN the day
the two went out fishing, according to their original
Intention in small boat, and upon their return to
the steamer, and Immediately after dinner, they
were both arrested, taken ashore, and conveyed
into the presence of Gen: Butler at his quarters
inside the fort. Gen. Butler received them sur,
rounded by his staff, and with his trowsers rolled
up displaying, as the two gentlemen observed, an
extremely dirty pair of stockings
In reply to the question s. why they had refused
to take the oath, Mr.. Radcliffe stated that they
had no desire to come ashore that they had
merely come down to fish, as he (ALr. r. had been
in the habit of doing five or six times IN the course
of every year, for ten or fifteen years.
Gen. Butler" You're a liar; why did you sign
the book to come ashOre?"
Mr. r." Only because others signed it; but
when we found that if we landed we had to take
the OATH we preferred to stay on board
Gen. b" What is your objection to taking the
oath?"
"Mr: RI don't wish to take any oath on
compulson.h
Gen. B.-"No compulsion, sir no compul-
son.h
Mr. r.. Well, sir, am loyal citizen of Mary
land, and as it is possible that Maryland may
low her destines'
Cen B." Aha there you are; we'll sir, you
are where neither Judge Taney nor habeas cor
pus can touch you; and if had staid in Baltl-
more another day, | would have made every
mothers son of you take the oath or leave the
town. l will commit you sir, as spy. Sergeant
irons and see him taken care of as q spy.'
Mr. R." assure you am no spy"
Gen. B." You're liar"
Mr.. RI am not, sir; nothing in the world
would make me consent to act as spy" ..
| Gen. B." What business, then, have you IN an
enemy's oampN
my's camp; I thought Maryland was still in the
Union, and am loyal citizen OF Maryland"
| Gen; B.. Will you take the oath, sir' ?"
| Mr.. R." No, sir"
Mr.. R. 81 beg you, sir, to consider that have
a wife and family Of young children at home' who
are dependent on me for support"
| Gen. B." What do you doH'
Mr.. r." Unfortunately at present nothing.''
Gen. B." Then you're a loafer-l don't think
woman would miss such husband aaoasd as yGa o mt
Mr. on tafe s t thy you oath sndsr ssoSee
Mr.. R." Well, l will take it with mental re-
servaton.n
| Gen Be- About that you -can do as you
choose"
Accordingly Mr. Radcliffe took the oath, which,
in addition to the usual formula, contained an ex-
press declaration the part of the ahrmant, that
'if ever taken in arms against the United States,
he consented to be put to death without judge or
Jury 80 to be his own executioner," Gen. Butler
facetously remarked. The same oath was after
ward administered to Mr. Israel, who had snbstall-
| tially the same scene with Gen. Butler, the two
prisoners being separately examined. After, all
was over, Gen Butler told them that they might
put all he had said in the Sun paper, ii they liked
| and told the Sergeant to take them to the ooat,
and let them finish their days sport, if they had a
mind to ITO all of which, as well as to tha mock
ing sautaton with which Butler bid them adleu-
& Good evening, gentlemen-good esaning td
YOU N-Slessrs. Radcliffe and Israel ma6R no reply
but returned to this city yesterday m@sang, tralJ
thankful for their escape from the clutches OF sh'
biggest blackguard !" in America.