The dollar weekly bulletin. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1862-1864, 1862-07-24
From the Boston Journal.
Genl Buffers Woman Order-The Gen.
eral Gives his reason for Issuing 1t.
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE GULF,
New Orleans, July 2, 1862.

eTdi UiVeS MS reason IOf issuing H.
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE GULF,
New Orleans, July 2. 1862.
MY DEAR Sir: am as jealous of the
good opinion of my friends as am careless
of the slanders of my enemies, and' your
kind expression in regard to Order No. %
led me to say o word to you on the subject.
That it ever could have been so miscon-
ceived as it has been by some portions of
the Northern press is wonderful, and would
lead one to exclaim with the Jew, 20. Fa-
ther Abraham, what these Christians are.
whose own bard dealings teach them to sus
pect the very thoughts of Others"
What was the state of things to which
the women order applied?
We were two thousand Eve hundred m en-,
in city seven miles long by two to four
wide. of hundred and fifty thousand in
habitants, all hostile, bitter, defiant, expio-
slve. standing literally on a magazine-a
spark only needed for destruction. The
devil had entered the hearts of the women
of.thls town (you know seven Of them chose
Mary Magdalen for residence,) to stir up
strife in every way possible. Every oppro-
orious epithet. every insulting gesture was
made by these bejeweled becrinoliped and
laced creatures, calling themselves ladies,
towards my soldiers and officers, from the
windows Of houses and in the streets. How
long do you suppose our flesh and blood
could have stood this without retorts That
would lead to disturbances and riot, from
which we m ust clear the streets with artil-
lery-and then a howl that we had murder
ed these fine women. l had arrested the
men who hurrahed for Beauregard. Could
arrest the women? No. What was to be
done? No order could be made save one
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careful thought hit upon this: "Women
who Insult my soldiers are to be regarded
and treated as common women plying their
vocation.''
Pray how do YOU treat common woman
plying her vocation in the streets? You
pass her by unheeded. She can not insult
you! AS gentleman, you can and will
take 90 notice of her. If she speaks, her
words are not opprobrious. It is only when
she becomes a continuous and positive nui-
sance that you call watchman and give
her in charge to him.
But some of the Northern editors seem to
think that whenever one meets such a wo-
man, one must stop her. talk with her. in
suit her, or hold dailiance with her, and SO
from their own conduct they construed my
order
The editor of the Boston Courier may so
deal with common women, and out of the
abundance of the heart his mouth may
speak. but so do not I.
Why, those she adders of New Orleans
themselves were at once shamed into pro-
priety of conduct by the order, and from
th at date no WON an has either insuted or
annoyed any live soldier or officer, and of
a certainty no soldier has insulted any wo-
man.
wnen passed through Baltimore on the
23d of February last, the members Of my
staff were insulted by the gestures Of the
ladies there. Not so in New Orleans.
One of the worst possible Of all these wo-
m en- showed disrespect to the remains Of
gallant young De Kay, and you will see her
punishment, copy Of the order which l
e nclose, is at once a vindication aud con-
stru ction Of my order.
can only say that would issue it again
under like circum mstances. Again thanking
you for your kind interest,
l am, truly your friend,
BENZ. F. BUTLER,
Major General COMMANDING