Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1862-06-13
Gen. Butler in New Orleans.

! OF the prompt ana summary uiSposHloh
of the open and covert traitors in New
Orleans by Gen. Butler. He does the
work of to-day, and scarcely gives the
rebels time to be astonished at one Of his
orders before he treats them to some new
evidence of his vigorous promptness.-
We have noticed bis seizure of Conled-
crate specie which some foreign consuls
were concoaling for the bogus govern
ment and the convincing response of
Butler to their protest. This was scarcely
over when the British consul had griey-
ance. The following answer of Butler
was doubtless very satisfactory -
A number of residents of this city,
who having enjoyed the protection and
advantages of the United States Govern
ment in their large trade and properly
for many years, (some Of them more
than a decade and now claiming to have
been born subjects of her Majesty Queen
Victoria, organize themselves into mil
tary body known as the British Guard,
and armed, uniformed and equipped, and
patrolled the streets till the fleets of the
Union States had the city under its guns.
This body, then, after a discussion in the
presence of its captain and at least one
other officer, at i o'clock at night, de-
| liberately voted in an organized meeting,
to send the arms and uniforms Of the
company to the army of the rebel Gen
eral Beauregard, which vote was carried
into effect BY sending to the rebels, sub
stantially, all the arms, uniforms and
equipments in their armory. This trans
action was concealed from me for some
days. I then sent Cor Captain Burrows,
and be acknowledged the facts materially
as stated above.
In this fragrant breach of the law Of
nations, ofthe United States,your Queens
proclamation, and the laws Of God, /
directed him to order his company to
leave the city within "a hours. To this
he objected, saying, among other things,
that this would be Furnishing the inno-
cent with the guilty, rs there were some
members absent at the time of the vote
that each soldier of the guard owned
his arms and uniforms as private proper,
ty, and it would be hard to compel those
to leave the city who still retained their
arms and uniforms, and did not concur
in the vote.
I then modified the order, directing
those to report to me who still retained
their arms and uniiorms-all others
having forfeited all rights Of neutrality
and hospitality, to leave the city within
81 hours, or l should have them arrested
and sent to Fort Jackson, as dangerou.
and inimical persons.
These people thought it Of consequence
that Beauregard should have sixty more
uniforms aud rifles. thought it Of the
same consequence that he should have
60 more of these faithless men, who may
If.l them if they choose. l intend this
order to be strictly enforced. l am con.
tent for the present to suffer open enemies
to remain in the city Of their nativity
but law-defying and treacherous alien
enemies shall not | welcome ali neutral,
and foreigners who have kept aloof from
these troubles which have been brough;
upon the city, and will to the extent oI
my power, protect them and their prop
erty. They shall have the same bospi-
table and Just treatment they have always
received at the hands of the U. S. Gov
ernmeut. They will see, however, fol
themselves, that it is for the interest OIL
all to have the unworthy among them
rooted out-because the acts of such
bring suspicion on all.
The General, Immediately on occupy,
ing the city, put the newspapers under
his control. But the editor of the True
Delta, not having sufficiently in mind the
Butler method of treatment, or thinking
to be moderately dealt with, like covert
secession in other places occupied by
United States forces, published some
sentiments which Gen. Butler did moi
think quite loyal. The consequence was
the proprietor OF that paper received the
following note:
Headq'rs, Departm't of the Gulf !
New Orleans, May 10, 1862 !
To the Proprietor Of the N. O. Delta:
Sir:-The remarks in your money
article of this day are inadmissible.
Wanton, useless and criminal acts o
destruction ofpropepty, generally by the
mob who do not own il, are no acts o
patriotism, but vandal incendiarism, which
will be punished.
You will not receive further caution
but punishment for a like ofense.
Publish this conspicuously.