The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1862-07-20

From The Boston Journal
HEADQUARTERS Department Of the Gulf
New ORLEANS, July 2.
My DEAR SIR: am as Jealous of Tho
good opinion of my friends as am care
less OF the ISLANDERS Of my enemies, and
your kind expressions in regard 10 Order
No. Is lead me to say word to You ON
the subject
That il ever could have been so mis-
conceived as il has been by some portions
OF the Northern press, is wonderful, and
would lead one to exclaim with the jew.
80, Father Abraham, what these Chris
tians are, whose own hard dealings teach
them 70 suspect the very thoughts Of
others"
What was the state Of things to which
the woman order applied
We were two thousand five hundred
men in city seven miles long by two to
four wide OF n hundred and ifty thou
sand inhabitants, all hostile, bitter def
ant explosive, standing literally on a
magazine; a spark only needed for de-
struction. The devil had entered The
hearts of the women Of this town. (vou
know seven Of them chose Mary Maeda-
len for residence,) 20 stir up strife in
every waytpossible. Every opprobrious
epithet, every insulting gesture was made
by these bejeweled, becrinolined and
laced creatures, calling themselves ladies,
towards my soldiers and officers. from
the windows Of houses aud in the streets.
How long do you suppose our flesh and
blood could have stood this without re-
tort y That would lead to disturbances
and riot, from which we must clear the
streets with artillory-and then a howl
that we had murdered these fine women.
l had arrested the men who had h,tyyobeI
for Beauregard. Could | arrest the wo-
menf No. What was TO be done No
order could be made save one that would
execute itself. With anxious, 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 unheoded She cannot
insult YOU As a gentleman, you can
and viii take no notice of her. II che
speaks, her words are not opprobrious.-
II is only when she becomes a continued
and positive nuisance that YOU cali 4
him.
But some of The Northern editors seem
to think that whenever one meets such 4
women, one must stop her, talk TO her.
insult her, or hold dallianee with her, and
50 from their own conduct they construed
my order.
The editor Of the Boston Coayte,. NAV
so deal with common women, and out Of
the abundance Of the heart his mouth
may speak-but so do not l.
Why, those she adders Of New Or
leans themselves were az ouce shamed
into propriety of conduct by the order.
and from that day no woman has either
insulted or annoyed any live soldier or
ohicer and Of a certainty no soldier has
insulted any woman.
When / passed through baltimore ON
the 23d Of February last members of
nay staff were insulied by the gestures
Of the ladies % there. Not so in New
Orleans
One of the worst possible Of an these
women showed disrespect 70 the remaius
Of gallant young DE Kay, aud you will
see her punishment a copy Of the order
which l inclose, Is az once a vindioation
and a construction of my order
can only say that / would issue II
again under like circumstances. Again
thanking Tor your kind interest,
! am truly your friend,
BENZ H. BUTTER,
Major Gen. Commanding.