Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1862-06-10
Gen. Butler in New Orleans.

Every day brings some gratifying news of
the prompt and summary disposition OF the open
and covert traitors in New Orleans by Gen.
Butler. lie does the W rk of to day hen tshoa d
be done, to-day, and scarcely gives She rebels
time 10 be astonshed at one OF his orders 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 concealIng for the bogus government,
and the convincing response of Butler to their
protest. This was scarcely over when the Brit
ish Consul had 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 military
body, known us the British Guard, and armed,
uniformed, and equipped, patrOlled the streets
till the aeet Of the United States had the city
under it's guns. This body, then, alter Il dis
cusslon in presence Of its captain and at least
one other ofiicer at Il o'clock at night, delib-
erately voted in an organized meeting, to send
the arms and uniforms OF the company to the
army of the rebel General Beauregard, 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 he acknowledged
the facts materially as above stated. In THIS
fragrant breach OF the laws OF nations, OF the
United States, your Queen proclamation and
the laws Of God, directed him TO order his
conn any to leave the city within - hours 10
this be objected, saying, among other thlngs,
that this would De furnishing the innocent with
the guilty, as there we're sOme members absent
at the time OF the vote that each soldier OF the
Guard owned his arms aud uniforms as private
property, and II would be bard to compel those
to cave 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 I
unilorms-all othets having forfeited all rights
Of neutrality aud hospitality, to leave the city
within twenty-iour hours, or should have them
arrested and sent to Fort jackson, as dangerous
and inimical persons
These people thought il OF consequence that
BeaurCgard should have sixty more uniforms
and rifles | thought it OF the same conse-
quence that he should have sixty more OF these
iaithess men, VINO 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 .deiyinga treacberous alien enemies shall
not. welcome all neutras 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 hospitable and
just treatment they have always received at the
hands OF the United States Government. They
will see, however, for themselves. that II is Tor
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 Della, not having sufi-
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-
ceived the following note
HEADQUARTERS, DEPARTMENT OF the GULF, }
New Orleans, May 10, 1862.
10 the Proprietor of The N. o True Delta
SIR The remarks in your money article of
to-day are inadmlssble.
Wanton, useless aud criminal acts OF destruc-
tion of property, generally by the mob who do
not own 1T, are no acts of patriotism, Dutvapdal
incendiarism, which will be punished
You will not receive further caution, but pun
ishment for like ofenso.
Publish this conspcuously.
BY order OF Major General BUTLER.
GEo. q. SrRoNc, Assistant Adj Gen.
The True Delta obeyed orders at once, and
published the short, sharp military note of tho
Generals, that evening, ut the head of its edi-
,orial column. 1t is sale to presume that the
True Delta will nave wholesome fear of for
Jackson and the business of shoveling, hence
forth.
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