New-York daily tribune., 1861-09-08
GENERAL BUTLER on THE WAR.

Al the public meeting called at Lowell, Thursday
evening" 10 welcome back home Ger. Butler that de
tinguished gentleman spoke sc follows:
MR. MANOR AND FELLOwCuIzENs: Your " ofos of
welcome are most DEAR Home has brought TO 10y mind
a those associations OF childhood, youth, aDd man
hood that caser around that sacred Dane ard IN NV
absence have known that here at least my motives
would NOT be Misunderstood my acts If worthy wonld
be appreciated, and my reward would be most dear
In the appreciation Of these my neghbors-if IN any
thing have deser ed well ofmy country or have been
enabled 10 render a service 10 the glorious cause for
which we all labor and TO the Constitution which we al
loye-I have received more than my reward tonight
The appreciation OF my neghb0rs and townsmeD ia tt
reward for greater services than m'De
have endeavored to DO my duty, and with The noble
Massachusetts, soldiers who left this town With me- and
go far action and purpose are concerned. think we
can say you have nothing Of which YOU need be
ashamed Lowell has rent out the bes' regimen. hat
has lett the COmmOnwe and therefore the hrst IN
the United States. The first TO be baptized in blood at
Baltimore and the rs, matyrsn this cond uiiou
which Is greater than the hrst was The >Hth-ihe
Lowell regiment.
Aud when one day the 18th marched into Baltimore
again about this me in the evening" with the rins of
Heaven falling upon us, and the lightning Of Heaven
cleaning upon our guns, saw spectacle more spo-
did than bad ever before bebeld, or than utuay fails
10 the LOT Of man 10 wness spectacle of moral tao-
lmity Treason had done its work and driven the sol
dlers from the town but another power had bFOlght
them back and claim for Nassachuse'tsfor the 9Th
that 10 shall say that the soldiers Of Lowell aTc
not to have the foremost honors OF The war .Af-
plause.
More han that Won cent after them other companies,
and ot one have the right to speak word "a it cane
UNDER my own corumand. The " Ri hardson Gnard
was better eqnipped and better cared Tor Than any
other company that bad marched from Massachusetts
or into Virginia and AN glad 10 say here publicly
that d the request of the officers OF The regular army
at Fortress Monroe that company was made part OF
the regular garrison AZ the Fortress that
has been paid company by the oHi,ers Of the
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say again that Lowell bias reason 20 be proud her
soders aud have no her soldiers reason 10 be proud
of Lowell!
You saw well, Sir, there are no parties. We have
country torn the present hour by intestine war and
until that country is put in peace, N quiet, there
must be no party and 10 thought Of party No com
promise applause no Yielding nothing but the strong
arm, until the glorious flag OF the Union floats over
every inch Of territory which belongs 20 the United
States of America. Loud cheers and applause.
For one, trust that there may be DO attempt 1T
peace, and after remaining few days here, J am
ready return 10 my duty and never return 70 Low
ell until ,he last tine, or until the work " accom-
pli.hed. We must have peace, but peace IN which
| the power of the Government is acsnow iedged;
must be peace which the constitutional rights
! Of all meD under the Federal Government, and no
other government. Loud applause With my fel-
ow.soldiers whom have left for the hour, there s
no other feeling and we have heard With PAN and re-
ret that there was any other feeling cherished even
by few Why Sir, let us make peace for tie hour,
and iwond not be sixty days before we would ee IN
yolyed in sgan, If the result OF that peace wae
the separation OF this Union into two eonfederaies.
We must have the whole of this country under one
government, or else no government a. all. lAf-
plsuse.l There is no middle ground. We must pour
ont blood aud treasure-the first like water tne isst
ike ssnd--until that s accomplished II YOU have no
country, what have you left Nothing! We should
be base to give up the rich inheritance ee9aeathed 70
us by our fathers, and leave 10 our children onlys
broken and ruined country.
Mr.. Mayor, II have been led into deref.ion from
the appropriate duty OF she moment 20 return 70
YOU nv sincere thapks for this too great honor.
ceiye IT, not for myself but for the brave troops upder
my command and the gallant navy to whose eYertions
we are mainly TO attribute tho recent victory. re
ceiye il for the gallant Commodore Stripgham ap-
pause aud would call your attention TO the tact tbsf
he is a son Of Massachusetts, that majority OF DIS
feet fitted out in Massachusetts 20 that It was on the
whole pretty much Massachusetts, enterprise. Wnsp
we are abroad do not echo thst prayer with WHICH
all our official documents are closed, "God save the
Commonwealth of Massachusettsp but cay With
feryor everywhere, GOOD bless the old Common
wealth" prolonged spplause.)