Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1862-12-27
A Northern ODiniOn Of Butler the Beast


The defeats which the Gorilla administration has
lately received both at the polls and the battlefield
have humbed It's chest and alarmed is guilty soul to
such degree that the opposition left free TO
talk pretty much as they please language which a
horttme ago would have consigned one to Fort Lafay-
cite boldly proclaimed, aud commands thousands
of willing ears. The New York World denOunces the
Admin srou for continuing Butler in Office, and shows
him to be disgrace humanity. Reviewing his course
in New Orleans, the World says:
There American journals ignorant or so base As
praise the administration Of GEN Butler at New Or
leans. The fact is that he only dsgraces the Union
cause-he disgr0oss cirk,aii0N and Alaanify itSsf-
BE would be without apOogsts in AlgerS He ought TO
os without biologists in America. Silence concerning
ms abuses OF power and mafeasance in ogice his bru-
taty and the pscuhtens which he wnks if he does
not share their profit might De tolerated by the CON
sciences OF those who hopeless OF moving the mind of
Nc Lincoln were unwilling really to obsruct the GOV
sfnnent or even seem to encourage dSloyslty But
T5sn that silence i micOnstrusi into appreciation wher
presses actually praise General Butler when presses eX
H which have the eftoutery o. the Ignorance 10 repre
sent tie aumber Of those who have taken an enforced
oin Of allegiance as the number of those whose hearts
hsse been constrained 10 loyalty then silence becomes
he The truth concerning this bsSsSf ana most IN
puncped man should then be- told and his misconduct
ne denounced as 20 deserves that the shame OF the loya
and hSnest millions whose Government Mr. Lincoln has
sent ann 20 represent NAV at least be undeserved
We DO not mean to depgeciate the sharpness of Gen
Buffers pen or the clcyerness OF his cunning mind
Fetttosgers have found themselves SURPASSED in their
own arts and thieves could teach Gen Butler nothing
which he did not know He has not been outwtted 80
ueu az easi may De- said TO Lis credit but tbat all
another syllable IN his praise beyoad that il false
ne mas di'grtcsd the arms, for the army j. honest;
he has dgacet his Government for his Government Is
YET great enough 90 De Just; be has dgraeed his copn-
sor ns uamr nasos the seorn OF foreign euemes and
!lsiae- e seyer; OF foreign friends he has dishon-
erei TIE Chief Magistrate by prescribing him TO minis
ies o. t1e gospel the subject Of their compulsory
prayers Ec has dshOnored the North bv inclrceratus
every mean and sOrtd characteristics which falsely
southern PASSION has ascribcd 10 Northern phlcsm by
surrounding himself sith men Of ilyottea gains making
dishonesty and loyalty profitable slova honesty
20 seem respectable by comparison; he has dsgraced
MS seN Tor uO even have been EXEMPT from his
cruelty but lac men have been made TO suffer As traitors
Tor the sereeci Of their intercourse with him as wo-
men u % "a possible he has di'graced himself for the
most srbSeryent tool OF southern men and obSeuuous
lauder OF southern Institutions has become their most
ss,iols eneui7 seeking place for the heel of power
where once hr looked 20 lick the Spiite Of seryly
GenerL Buffers whole career is known To very MANY
oya men 81 the North, who blush in silence and shame
o. the imbecy which olerates him for an instant in
power. II" administration presses will act wisely not
U praise him. They should be thankful il their own
enee secures bis Immunity from public odiam Neither
llF nor Mr. Lincoln secure him against the niamy
OF history.
The last order OF the Beast that has come to our
knowledge s ia keeping With the other brutsdes that
have marked Dis rule 10 New Orleau.
some months ,go, Butler issued an order requiring
su adults ia the ci' 20 register their before GER
Tain tine ei'hs, as friend, or ,nenie of the United
States large 0uliLer Of the inhtbi,ant, bowed their
ae,ls % the yoke and took the required oath Of al
!eg1uce 10 The Yankee Government. but there were
foald in the city about eighteen thousand men and
women Who uaiwei by the threats Of despotc power
dared to avow thes continued allegiance the Conied
crate Government and registered themselves as enemies
OF ihe lsHkcrs D. is this class which the order OF
Butler Is intended 10 reach. These patriotic men aud
who had the ,ouaC, To declare their true sent,
nents fr-s9i,u be- deprived Of al their prop
-yrv sai 90 hc driven from their homes with only a
miserable allowance OF iity dollars worth OF clothing
OF everything else thcy 10 b. robbed The act Is
unparalleled n The history Of civilized wars al act
u unlitgtted htlty and entities its author to take
rank with the b,rbaras OF former ages who gave up
she cities they conquered TO murder aud rapne II is
not men alone whom the brute throws out upon the
world. Helpes, and innocent children are alike
10 be banished We have doubt they will be received
with open by their brethren in other portions Of
the Confederacy bu; this by no means mitigates the
brutality Of the order. Il would be all the same if he
they be driven Of the city to starye