The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1862-06-03
Gen. Butler in New Orleans.


Every day brings some gratifying news of
the prompt and summary disoostion OF the open
and covert traitors in New Orleans by Gen.
B. ter. He does the " TX of to day when it slt u
be done, to-day, and scarcely gives the rebels
time 10 be astonshed at one of his oroers before
he treats them to some new evidence of his Wig
orous promptness. We have noticed his seizure
of Confederate specie which some foreign con-
suls were conceallng for the bogus govern ment,
and the convincing response of Butler to their
protest. This was scarcely over when the Brit
ish Consul had a grievance. The following an
swer Of Butler was doubtless satisfactory
"A number of residents of this city, who
have enjoyed the protection and advantages of
the United States Government in their large
trade and property for many years, (some of
them more than decate,) and now claiming to
have been born subjects OF her Majesty Queen
Victoria organize themselves into a military
body, know as the British Guard, and armed,
uniformed, and equipped, patrolled the streets
till the feet of the United States had the city
under ~ guns. This body, then, alter dis
cusslon in presence of its captain and at least
one other officer, at ii o'clock at night, dellb-
erately voted, in an organized meeting, to send
the arms and uniforms Of the company to the
army of the rebel General Beauregald, which
vote was carried into effect by sending to the
rebels, substantially, all the arms, uniforms, and
equipments in their armory. This transaction
WAS concealed from me for some days then
sent for Capt. Burrows, and be acknowledged
the facts materially as above stated, In this
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United States, your Queens proclamation, and
the laws Of God, directed him to order his
company to leave the city within "a hours 10
this he objected, saying among other things,
that this would be Furnishing the innocent with
the guilty, as there were some members absent
at the time of the vote that each soldier of the
Guard owned his arms and uniforms as private
property, and it would be hard to compel those
to leave the city who still retained their arms
and uniforms, and did not concur in the vote
| then modified The order, directing those to re-
port to me who still retained their arms and
unItorms-all Others having forfeited all rights
of neutrality and hospitality, to leave the city
within twenty-four hours, or should have them
arrested and sent to Fort Jackson, as dangerous
and lnimical persons.
These people thought it Of consequence that
Beaurogard should have sixty more uniforms
and rifles. | thought it of the same conse-
quence that he should have sixty more Of these
taithless men, who may fill them if they choose.
intended this order to be strictly enforced.
am content for the present to suffer open enc
mics to remain in the city of their nativity, but
law deiying and treacherous alien enemies shall
not. welcome all neutrals and foreigners who
have kept aloof from these troubles which have
been brought upon the city, and will to he ex
tent OF my power protect them and their prop
erty. They shall have the same hospitabe and
just treatment they have always received at the
hands OF the United States Government. They
Will see, however, for themselves that it is for
the interest OF all to have the unworthy among
them rooted out because the acts OF such
bring suspicion upon all
The General, Immediately on occupying the
city, put the newspapers under his control. But
the editor of the True Delta, not having euff-
GENTLY in mind the Butler method of treatment,
or thinking to be moderately dealt with, like
covert secession in other places occupied by
Union forces, published some sentiments which
Butler didn't think quite loyal. The conse.
quence was, the proprietor OF that paper re-
celved the following note:
HEADQUARTERS, DEPARTMENT OF THE GULF.
New Orleans, May 10, 1862
To the Proprietor of the ". O True Delta
SIR The remarks in your money article of
to-day are inadnlssible.
Wanton, useless and criminal acts of destruc-
ton of property, generally by the mob who do
not own 1t, are no acts of patriotism, out vapdal
incendiarisin, which will be punished.
You will not receive further caution, but pun
shment, for like ofense.
Publish this conspicuously.
by order OF Major General BUTLER.
GEO. &. STRONG, Assistant Adj Gen.
The True Delta obeyed orders at once, and
published the short sharp, military note of the
Generals, that evening, at the head of its ed-
lorial column. 1t is safe to presume that the
True Delta will nave wholesome fear of fort
Jackson and the business of shoveing, hence
forth.
The VERMONT Troops, we Judge, were not in
the recent battle before Richmond We have
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