Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1861-09-12
Gen. Butler arter his Victory.

The following remarks Of the Cincinnati
Commercial on the subject of the above
caption are slightly .'sourcastieal," and
not far from just, too
The first thing we heard Of Gen. Butler,
he was in Washington, aud sereuaded, and
in the hands Of the most superb and vo-
ciferOus Of blatherskites, General Hiram
Walbridge, of New York, and he was max
ing a speech, and receiving the gloriica-
tons of his sublime heroism aud Cesarian
exploits, by the populace. And the next
thing he was in Boston, with the "hub of
the universe" revolving around HIM and
then he was enjoying magnificent recep-
tiUn at his home, in Lowell where he
made his appearance ("lo, the cOnquering
hero comes ~ amid the braying OF brass
bands, and the roar Of artillery; and he
made another speech, acknowledging the
honor-aattering reception-nsVer etiaced
from his heart-Proudest day of his life
and all that sort Of thing. Where he is
Just now. we don't know, and to tell the
truth, If he is onsa speech-makiHg expedi-
ton, don't care. Charitable people viii
excuse him by saying, he visited home to
see his family. 1t happens that his family
has been living with him all summer, at
i =
house, surrounded by pleasant trees.
And Stringham, too, had reception and
made speech at Brooklyn. Could not
ANYBODY less than commodore have serv-
ed as nm escort for the heightened chivalry
who were made prisoners at Hatteras? We
are glad to see that Stringham is again ms
far South as Fortress Monroe. It is pos
sible that be may reach Hatteras in time
to prevent the rebels from retailing their
position aud mounting their ten-inch col
umbiad. He and Butler might have u
tougher time Of it taking the place from the
rebels the second time-a task there would
be a possibility of having placed before
them-if the enemy were enterprising even
in moderation.
The panic along the Southern coast is
uuieted by the assurance which the South
crn press is enabled to give, that there IS
no danger, as "B0mbastes Butler" and
"Old Stringham" are noff on big spree .
So there is plenty of time for the South
10 get ready for the next expedition, re-
move "portable property" into the interior,
mount guns that can answer Onrssleamers
big cues at along taw," get their priva-
teers and prizes into places of safety, and
sink distractions in the channels, Eud
perhaps plant some of Maury's submarine
ultlGEltS WueIG Luey tApeCA Jul HSIts ~ S
troops ndetnined" in North Carolina, while
on their way to the Potomac, us we have
seen by the papers of the State, can move
on now to the help of Beauregard
and johnson in their operations against
Washington, for Butler and Stringtam
are lon big spree, and there is
no danger along the coast, for the
present. We may be told preparations
are making for "another expedition on a
grnuder SCALE" or something of that sort.
IndeedI Has there been no time to pre-
pare until the PRESENT. Have our Com
inodores, and the Secretary of the Navy
ind his clerks, never thought of preparing
for coast attack until now2 The truth
is, il preparations were not made prelim-
mary to the sailing of the Hatteras Expe-
ditiOn, that would have warranted the
Officers in pushing on from place to place,
il ought to have been postponed. AS the
case stands, we have simply given the enc
my wurniug that our Navy may do them
mischief, aud we are giving them time-as
at Sunter-as GveryWhere-to make ready
for us when, after infinite tom foolery, we
loaf into action.