Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1862-12-05
Gen. Butler.

zen. buJIer.
This gentleman is holding pretty
tight rein in the jaws of Sccessia, at
New Orleans. The late. papers come
freig hted with many columns of his re
cent ''orders, all Of which we could most
heartily approve, but for the fear that
they may '.irritate" our" Southern breth-
ren." We would like to give them iu
full, but have not space. We must,
however, indicate the nature of some of
them
The District West Of New Orleans has
just been conquered and occupied hy
the Union forces. The inhabitants are
all rebels of the fercest sort. They re-
fuse to take the oath Of allegiance, and
utterly defy the us. authorities, al
though disarmed and in the power of
Gem Butler. Iu, such cases, the law of
Congress confscates their property
But to evade the law, these rebels COM
menced to transfer their estates, gener-.
orally to alie.Is. Gen. Butler, by al long
order, declares all such transfers void,
and has appointed commissioners totake
charge of all such estates and work them
for the benefit of the Government, the
loyal citizens who have suffered by the
rebellion, and the support of the slaves
who have been abandoned By their rebel
masters. @
Another of. his "orders strikes at the
root of the drunkenness which makes the
city disgrace to humanity. While the
United States is feeding the families of
thousands of rebels who are in the
Southern Armies, the distillers and
brewers have been using up the little
grain that can be had in the country in
the making Of whisky and beer. The
male population Of New Orleans who are
not in the rebel armies, spend every
cent they can get in drink, and leave the
United States to feed their families to
keep them from starving To stop this
state Of things, Gen. Butler, by his cor
der,R stops all the distilleries and brew
cries in the city, and "dries up the
nuisance by single dash of%his pen.
Having stopped the liquor business,
he turns his attention to another nui-
sauce. New OorIeans has been full ofkid-.
nappers Many men make their living
by arresting negroes and getting re-
ward for them from their rebel masters,
if they haVe5masters, and if not by sell
ingthem. The jails, and ldtime slave
pens of the city have been full of these.
victims. Gen Butler has put stop to
this lucrative business. We are sorry
he does not goasto the bottom a. the
abomination. But so far he loessgo, is
an immense step in the right direction.
He prohibits police officers and all 9th
er persons from arresting negroes with
out tbeysknow them to be the slaves of
some loyal person. 1t is true, the evil
dence of loyalty is very cheap, only the
taking of the oath ofallegianoe, and most
Southerners. will do that six times day
for niger each time. Still the order
is one of immense Importance, and will
empty the jails and hell holes of the
city of their hundreds Of victims.
Another order is nsingularity in ats
way. Gen. Butler is Democrat of the
strietest sect. The daily Advocate, of
New Orleans, is, or rather was, a Dem
ocratic paper. But it was, like many
others, just as traitorous as it dared to
be. 1t did not dare to preach OPEN
treason in. the face of Gen. Butler. But
it did the same thing more insidieusly.
It proclaimed, in staring capitals, the
triumph of the Democracy in Ohio and
other Free States, and added, IAN ar
.mistice will soon follow. Negotiations
being once commenced, there will be 10
more fighting. Whether an armistice
results from the Democratic success, or
from foreign Intervention, we shall hail
it asa peace. measure to be welcomed by
all parties.sp e~ss
And, for this rejoicing over the sue
cess of the Democratic party in Ohio, a
Democratic paper in. New Orleans is
suppressed by Democratic General
Well, these are queer times!