Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1861-09-12
GEN. HUTLEH'S GL0RtFFCATEgy
ONEE HIS NEEEnaN


The following speech was delivered by BUT
LER upon the occasion of a serenads given
him at Washington, after returning from his
Z" "sand-bdnk" " victory at Hatteras. It is q
regular 4.h Of July haraugue:
FELLow-CITizENs: am by far too much
csmplimehted by this expression OF vour kind
regards, end I take it 10 be a compliment TO
the cause which We ali love, and for which aDv
Of us are ready a this hour to lay down our
lives. Il can be no mere personal congrstu-
lation, no mere regard for one whom accident
made paTticipator in an event which hope
will have some effect on tie future Of our
country's history; but il is the resllt Of the
love you feel TO the Union we cherish and the
Constitutions we defend. TCheers Were 1t
any degree personal, it would not belong to
me, it would belong to the gallant navy under
the command Of Commodore Ssringbsm, whose
hands were mainly successful in achieving the
result which you seem 50 much TO welcome.
On u was glorious tn see that arm Of the Union
stretched ont against its Tebeilious children
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 90 into action and then, looking
sfdF Of on the deep blue sea, and observe the
susqusGsnDas which, By accident, hearing the
flring, came up to have her share 10 what re-
suited in a glorious victory cheeriBg7: and, /
as The cannon T0ared cut, one after another. A
Te5uke TO treason, it was music sucb as would
lsngthen a mans lie long wears to hear. |
fCbeers. Itcsme out that on the first day's I
canIOnade, the forts, which seemsd from the /
distance, ia the cloud Of smoke, to be but one. /
was silenced, and the rag OF Secession cane 4
down. We had supposed there had been a 4
surrender, and measures were taken to ascer- /
tain the fact. The Monticello stood in with /
the Harriet Lane, for the purpose Of making 4
IL certain, when, tre8cheTouslv, the larger port
opened upon her, and succeeded in ihfictiDg /
some injury upon the navy, striking tie vessel /
in eight places.
The threatening aspect OF the wea her made 4
it necessary for Us to draw of, leaving upon |
the land, under command Of Colonel Weber, Of /
the New FORK tWentieth-Wh0 fought for the |
land OF his adoption as be would fight for the /
old fatherland Of Germsny-leaving, I say, 1
three hundred and fifteen Of the United States /
troops upon the rebel shore, with seven hun 4
dred and over Of tbs enemy intrenchsd within /
five hundred yards Of them, there to bivousc |
under d cloudy sky, without tents, without pro-
visions, and without any Of tbe appliances nee
esssTy for safety or comfort, save strong hands /
and brave hears cheers I, and, ny friends. il |
was an anxious night for those who had to re-
main on board in the efforts made to get into
tie Ofing against the treacherous gales of
HstteFas, il order 10 make themselves safe for
the morrOW's contest. II the morHiEg the
fleet came into action, and at the moment of
the landing OF the remainder Of the troops, a
white fsg appeared upon the ramparts Of the
largest fort, and It was my fortune 20 20 for
ward and receive the fEst Telimnaries OF the |
surrender Of one who was once looked upon as
an ornament to the navy which be had at
tempted to disgrace, and to which he was OBJ
liged to surrender. And think / do no more
than right when here speak his name, so that
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grace 10 the navy, but as a monument Of its
triumph-CommOd0re barron cheers late
OF tbe United States navy. He surrendered bis
sword, drawn against the Union, to Commo-
sore STTingham, nov flag officer Of the Atlantic
biockadiBg squadron. With him surrendered
seven hundred and hsCeen men, bis associates,
and they are now on tue flag ship minnesota
on their way to Fort Lafayette, in New York,
having surrendered Internationally az prison.
ers OF was. With them was taken thirty
pieces Of cannon and one thousand stand Of
z--Tas, camp equipage, such as the rebels had,
anc il was seRat enough at that laughter l.
provisions reasonably sufficient, and munitions
of var enough 70 have made a stOuteT defense
If the position had been tc them at all tenable.
We Tstook brig loadel with that Whca they
wished should reign over us-cOtton. TCheeFs
snd laughter. Another prize brig, which has
,Ssen taken from our merchants, two light
coats, stolen from the shoals where they lad ,
been placed by the government to warn the ,
mariner Of the danger, and schooner loaded
with the only producs Of North Carolina, be-
sides rebellion, pitch pine wood laughter I
SGch were the results Of the gallant navy, as !
sisted as well as might be by tke army OF the
United States. Such, | trust, is but the begin
ming Of series Of triumphs for that navy
which has rendered the names Of Decatur.
BaiBbridge, Perry and MacdOnough among the
brightest lights Of our cOunuy's history. !
[ Cheers. ;
Il would not be unbecoming in me, trust' /
now and here, as an humble volunteer officer z
in the United States army, to say that the as {
pensions upon the navy have been to my '
knowledge IN a great degree unjust. Remem-
jering In what condition the Secessionists are,
without a navy, and how long it takes to or a
"a njze one, and that our navy was substantial {
IL disorganiZed at the time this rebellion broke 7
lut When YOg ask why we have not organ
Z ed the navy sooner, | answer by saying why q
have not the Southern States organized some t
portion Of the navy other than stealing steam f
srs from those who know how to build them? c
L.aughter.1 They have nothing OF the sort v
VhV then expect impossibilities from the gov e
,Inment in any OF its departments? | only t
wonder that such progress has been made in I
organizing a navy. 1t is a progress that has
10 equal in the history Of the world. Here we
naks our beginning We haze had our re-
,erses. Upon one occasion panic overlook a
,ur troops, but l do not hesitate to say that /
stU some man shall show me troops who Y
ave never been oyertaken b. panic, I shall r
lot believe that the fact is evident Of a want &
z courage, snl hereafter With eur troops, f
seked BY the navy and our faithful old ally b
( the North, Jack Frost, lsugbter,] who {
hall come and clear away the malaria of the c
outh, ere shall mgroh s0HthtDard, as ] said here a
ol many weeks ago, from this place, and E