Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1862-06-05

Latest from New Orleans-Tne BrutaIltaes of Butler
We have received papers from New Orleans as late
as Monday, Goth. As We stated recently Mayor Mon
and the Chief of Police had been sent from the city,
and the municipal government was under the control
and presided by Gen. q. F. Shepley, the military
commandant All the old police have been discharged,
and Yankees men who take the oath OF allegiance,
to be put in their places. Permission, however, had
been granted to the CITIZENS to elect loyal Citizen OF
New Orleans and the United States as Mayor" Here
is the essential part of order in relation to their
banks:
Ordered
THAT the several incorporated Banks pay out no more
Confederate Notes their depositos or creditors but that
depostes be paid in the bills of the Bank United
Trea. ury Notes Gold or Silver.
HTbat all Prvate Bankers receiving deposits pay out
to their depostos only the current bills of City Banks
United States Treasury Notes Gold or Silver.
creditors in cold Silver or nfd states Treasppv Notes
current bills Of City Banks, their bills.
ton Lot less than dollar which they authorized
ISSUE and for the redemption Of which their shall be
V-The Incorporated Banks are authorized to issue bills
of less denomination than five dlars but less than
dollar anything in their charles the contrary
wthstandng and are authorized 10 COME crate
Notes for any Of their bills till the 9th day of May instant
YThst all persons and firms having iss2ed small notes
" Platers called, required to redeem them
on presentation at their places of business between tie
hours Of a. m and p. either in Cold Silver United
States Treasury Notes Current Bills of City Banks
der penalty of conscatiOn Of their property and sale there
Tor the purpose Of redemption OF the notes issued
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V-Private bakers may issue of denominations
not es than Ons more than ten dollars to twOtirda
appointed from these headquarters in their vaults and
actually kept there for the purpose Of redemption Of such
notes.
This on the Confederate currency was producing
considerable distress among needy persons Those who
have it in possession obliged at great depreciation
to convert it into what the enemy will take
The Delta is issued and edited by Yankees, aud is the
organ of General Butler, whom it gIorifes in most
wonderful way. The ladies be has reduced to polite
ness. "By issuing order, ingenious as it has
proved ehec.ual," says the Delta, Gen. Butler has
transformed the gcntIer sex from sowing acduouS
faced women, into charming well conducted and mod
est community OF ladies"
Great CORY is given to Gen. Butler for making the
city cheerful and restoring bssineSs to it, The fol
lowing article extract 10 fall:
When o0H The War End ?-In sixty days the port of New
Orleans will be opened to all loyal citizens and bona fde
neutras to those who conceal property under
egn flag and prostitute their nationality fer the purposes
But will New Orleans be given up upon peace as par
of the Confederate States? no peace will bt
made New Orleans will be given up by the United
States. Bought by Jefferson defended by Jackson reta
ken than Britt tyr annythe rule of the moi
and the asassihNew Orleans must remain forever par
of the United States. The great Northwest demands it
the who have captured requires it, and the Mid
die States lock to it outlet for their products Th
Mississippi necessary the body polite OF the Unte
States as is the carotid artery to the human body Fo
veal for better sickness and in health
for richer and poorer New Orleans aud Louisiana
dssOuby and unequvocay part OF the flesh and bone
the United States This be accepted afact wheth
er like it or not; and may well make up on
minds endure, il do not love- the best Governmen
the ever hone upon
Whenever the United States forces Leave Neeo Orean
against their aoi the city aolH only be the t home for III
alligator and the baskng place Of the mosquito. No ole
created thing G0lA llUe IN at
The same paper publishes long anonymous lette
addressed to Gen. Butler, by woman, under the sig
nature Of A Msslssippian," threatening him wit
assassination for the brutal order which the pa
nar saws as stated above, has made modest ladies
cur own fair and suffering women. The writer gives
scurriIous preface. In the following, the Delta des
cribes the reason why the Mayor sent Fort JACK
; son