The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1862-06-06
General Order From Gene raj
Butler.
HE PROMISES TO FEED THE HUNGRY.

HEADQUARTERS Dept OF TIE GULF,
NEW ORLEANS, May 8, 1862. !
GENERAL ORDERS No. 25-The depIor-
able state of restitution and hunger of the
mechanics and working classes in this city
has been brought to the knowledge of the
Commanding General.
He has yielded to every suggestion made
by the city government, and ordered every
method of furnishing food to the people of
New Orleans that that government desired.
No relief by those officials has yet been af-
forded. This hunger does not pinch the
wealthy and influential, the leaders of the
rebellion, who have gotten up this war, and
are now endeavoring to prosecute it, with
out regard to the starving poor, the work.
ing man, his wife and child. Unmindful of
their suffering fellow-citizens at home, they
have caused or suffered provisions to be
carried out of the city for Confederate SER
vice since the occupation by the United
States forces.
Lafayette Square, their homes of affiu.
ence, was made the depot of stores and mu.
nitions of war for the rebel armies, and not
of provisions for their poor neighbors.
Striking hands with the vile, the gambler,
the idler and the ruflian, they have destroy
ed the sugar and cotton which might have
been exchanged for food for the Industrious
and good, and regrated the price of that
which is left. by discreditiDg the very cur,
rency they had furnished, while they eIoped
with the specic; as we'll as that stolen from
the United States, as the banks, the pro-
perty CT the good people OF New Orleans,
thus leaving them to ruin and starvation.
tugitives from justice, many Of them, and
Others, their associates, staying because too
puerlle and insignificant to be objects of
punishment by the clement Government of
the United States.
They have betrayed their country.
They have been false to every trust.
They have shown themselves incapable of
defending the State they have seized upon,
although they have forced every poor mans
child into their service as soldiers for that
purpose, while they made their sons and
nephews officers.
They cannot protect those whom they
have ruined, but have leit them to the mer-
cle3 and assassInations OF a chronic mob.
They will not feed those whom they are
starving.
Moetly without property Themselves, they
have plundered, stolen and DESTROYED the
means OF those who had property, leaving
children penniless and old age hopeless.
Men CT Louisiana, working men, property
holders, merchants and citizens of the United
States, of whatever nation you may have
had birth, how long will you uphold these
Migrant wrongs, and by inaction suffer
yourselves to be made the serls of these
leaders?
The United States have sent land and
naval officers here to fght aud subdue REBEL
lious armies in array against her authority.
We lind, substantially, only fugitive masses,
run away property owners, q whisky drink
ing mob, and starving citizans with their
wives and children. 1t is our duty to call
back the first, punish the second, root out
the third, feed and protect the last.
Ready only for what we had not prepars
cd ourselves, to feed the hungry and relieve
the distressed with provisions. But to the
extent possible within the power of the
Commanding General it shall be done.
He has captured a quantity of beef and
sugar intended for the rebels in the field. A
thousand barrels of those stores wil.be dis.
tributed among the deserving poor OF the
city, from whom the rebels had plundered
it, even although some of the food will 60
10 supply the craving wants OF the wives
and children OF those now harding at Camp
boore' and elsewhere, III arms against the
United States
Captain John Clark, acting chief com,
mlssary OF subsistence, will be charged with
the execution of this order and will give
public notice OF the place and manner of
distribution, which will be arranged as far
as possible SO that the unworthy aud disso-
lutte will nat share its benefits By COM
mand OF Major General Butler,
GEO. G. STRONG, A. 4, G.,
chief of staff.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The DeltG OF the 18th has also the follow