Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1861-09-06
PIcayune Butler I'm Washln%ton-Fie
mskea - speech.

Picayune Butler reached Washington, attor
,s Hatteras demonstration with almost lcic-
speed. He determined that no body
should tell the glad tidings at the DssPofs
White House before him. He also blew
his trumpet in the stltcis Vi washing
TIM in a Characteristic n'nncr. This 'hs
reader will perceive Gy 8 pcrisai OF hi sptccb
to a promiscuous crowd On Pennsylvania
Avenue, Sunday night, as follows:
FELLOW CIrlzEHs--I an by far too much
complimentcd by this expression Of youE Kind
regards, and | take it to be q compliment 10
the cansc which wo all love, and Tor when any
of us are ready at this hour to lay o our
lives. 1t can be no mere personal cohgralu'a'
ton, no mere regard for one whom accident
made o participation in en- event when nope
will have some effect on the future OF cur
country's history but it is the result Of the
love YOU feel for the Union we cherish and the
Constitution we defend. (Checrs.) Were it in
any degree personal it would not belong to
me, it would belong to the gallant nary under
tho command of Commodore Stringhan, whose
hands were mainly successful in achievlng the
result which you seem so much to ~'icome.-
Oh, it vas glorious to see that arm Of the
Union stretched out aSains. its rebcllous chill
dre,.. Would that you could have stood, a.
did. on the deck of one Of the smaller vessels
and seen the Wabash, the Minnesota, and the
Cumberland 20 into action, aad thm, looking
afar off on the dcep blue sea and observe the
Susquehanna, which, by accident, learlng the
firing, came up to have her share Il what re-
suited in a glorious victory Cheers and as the
cannon roarcd out, one after anothe' a rebuke to
treason, 1t vas musicsuch as would lengthen a
mans life long years to hear. Cheers 1t came
out that on the first days cannonace the forts
which seemed from the distance in the cloud
Of smoke to be but one, was sipnced, ana
the rag Of secession came dow we mao
supposed there had been q surrender, ana
measures had been taken to ascertain that
fact. The Monticello stood in, with the
Harriet Lane, for the purpose OF making 1t
certain, when treRchcrously the larger port
opened upon her, and succeeded in i~nt.ictlng
some injury upon the navy, striking the vessel
in eight places. The threatening aspect oil the
weather made it necessary for US to draw on,
leaving upon the land, under the command OF
Col. Weber, Of the New York Twentieth, who
fought for the land OF Ills adoption IS he would
tight for the old fathcrland OF G~eTmany--leaV.
ing, I say, three hundred and fifteen Of the
United States troops upon tho reoe! shore
with seven hundred and over OF the enemy
entrenchcd within five hundred yards ottneln,
there to biyouac under I cloudy SLY, without
tents, without provisions, and without any oil
the appliances necessary for safety or comfort,
save strong hands and brave hearts. (Cheers,)
And, my friends, it was an anxious night Tor
those who had to remain on board, IN tile Ell
forts made to get into the ofhng, against the
treacheroas gales of Hattcras, in order to make
themselves safe for the morroT,S contest. In
the morning the feet caulc into action, lat
moment of the landing ofthe remainder Oh Tic
trcops,a white flag appeared upon the rampa1tS
OF the largest fort, and it was my iortuntto go
for ward and receive the frs. prelim;naries otthe
surrender of one who was once looked upon
as an ornament TO the navy which be hal nj
tempted to disgrace, and to which nc was
Obliged to surrender. And think | 90 no
more than right when | here publicly speak
his name, so that it may he forever reincin.
bered, not as n disgrace 10 the navy, but as a
monument of its riumph-Commodo7e Bar
ron, (checrsl-late of the United States navy.
lie surrendered his sword drawn against The
Unicn to Commodore %Stringham, now hac Off
Ger Of the Atlantic Blockading Squadron
With him surrendered seven hundred and III
teen men, his associates, and they arc now On
the fac ship Minncso:a on the way TO Fort
LAFAYETTE, in New York, having surrendered
Internationally as prisoners OF var. WITH
them were taken thirty pieces Of cannon AMI
one thousand stand OF arms, calnp cqnipase,
such as the rebels had, and it was scanty
4iok II niInllnIA - Ny-Si,lc
reaso nably sufficient, munitions @! war
enough to have made 4 stouter defence
If the POSITION had been TO them ct ali tc!lab:e.
We retook a brig loaded with that which iii".T
wished should reign over us-cottoa. (Crceri
AID laughter.) Another prize brig, which had
been taken from our merchants, two light
boats, stolen from the shoals where they had
been placed BIZ the government to warn the
mariner Of the danger, and a schooner loaded
.s gi!h } ksr s7 7Igep 1ss& 81 AZ NgF Eaf1a SaFq aaRs,, h. h.:
sisted - "elf As might BIO By the army of the
Unlted States. Such, I trust, is but the begin.
ming Of a series Of triumphs for that navy which
has rendered the names ofpecatlr, DeinbTidgc,
Perry and MacdOnough aocng the brightest
lights Of our country'S history. CHEERS 1t
wouid not be unbccom!ng in me, | trust,
now and here, as all humble volunteer officer
in the United States arlny 10 say that the as
persicns upon the navy have been 10 M
knowledge III 4 great degree ~uniast. Rcm.n-
bering in what condition the srccssionists are,
without a navy, and how long it takes TO Or
ganize one, and that our navy vas "aU'islan
italy disorganiZed at the time this rebellion
broke out. When you ask why have we not
organized the navy sooner, answer br say.
- 49, l,-o ~. ~ Cortbnr- Ct,;.- ,.-,,:
zcd some portion IF the navy other than BY
stealing steamers from those who know how
to build them? LaughtcT.) They have no.
thing Of the sort. Why then expect impossi.
bilities from the government in any OF its de-
partments? l only wonder that such a pro,
gress has been made in organizing a navy. 1t
is q progress that has no equal in the history
Of the world. Here We make our beginning.
We have had our reverses. Upon orc occa-
sion a panic overlook our troops, but do not
hesitate to say that until some man shall show
troops vino have never been o7ertaken By
4 panic, l shall not believe that the fact is
of 4 want Of couragc, and hereafter with
our troops, backed by the navy and our faith.
full cd ally Of the North, Jack Frost, daughter,
who shall come and clear away the malaria of
the South, we shall march southwark, az ] said
mere not many weeks ago, from this place, and
there shall be no footsteps backward until this
is crushed Ont Of this Union, and
every man at the South shall have that which
he Declaration Of independence says, and
which the secessionists quote, 'The right 10
lie, liberty and the pursuit Of happiness
And now my friends, | do not know
low | may more properly take leave of you
han by calling for three cheers for the gallant
Navy Of the United States. cloud chccrs.)
General Butler retired amidst the most en-
husisstic cheering, mingled with the music of
he band.
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MEssRs. EDITORS Amid the all absorbing
zcitements OF the day-aDiid the thousand
nd.onc claims for attention, which spring from
hcse excitemQnts, it seems to lis that there is