The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1862-06-14

Der were evidently French. Gen. Butler
read to them the proclamation. and ex.
planned to them his intentions in regard to
tie Government of the city. He wished
to leave the Mayor and Council in full pos.
session of all power strictly municipal
would not interfere with the collection of
moneys for the purposes of paying the po-
lice, lighting the streets. keeping the same
in order, or promoting the heath and sani.
itary condition of the city, but would. il
necessary. assist in collecting tax for the
above objects. He did not wish to inter.
fere with the ordinary tribunals Of justice,
and would not try by court martial any
oftense that bad no bearing on the present
relations between the United States Gov.
eminent and the city of New Orleans.
Mr.. Soule answered, in effect, that, as his
only desire was for the tranquility of the
city, he must earnestly urge General But
Ter TO remove his army to the environs Of
the city; for, he said. II know the feelings
of the people SO we'll that am sure your
soldiers can have no peace while they re.
main in our midst"
This implied Threat fred the General 10 q
moment. and drew from him forcible ex.
preston of his utter disdain for threats from
any quarter.
Mr.. soule Immediately disclaimed having
threatened our forces.
Gen. Butler then went on to say that he
would gladly take every man of his army
out of the city the very day and hour that
It was demonstrated that the City Fathers
could protect him from insult or danger. if
ne chose to ride from one end of the city to
the other alone. or with one gentleman of
his staff. But" he said, "ycur inability
to govern the insulting, irreligious. un.
washed mob in your midst, has been clearly
proven by the insults Of your rowdies to-
wards my officers and men this very after.
| noon: and by the fact that Gen. Lowell was
obliged to proclaim martial law while his
army occupied your city, to protect the
law abiding cirixens from the rowdies. I
do not proclaim martial Law against the re-.
the same class that obliged Gen. Wilkerson.
General Jackson and General Lowell to de.
clare it,
II have means of knowing more about
your city," continued the General, "than
you think of; and am aware that at this
hour there Is an organization here estab.
lished for the purpose of assassinatine nv
men by detail-but I warn you that if shot
is fred from any house, that house will
never again cover q nortal's head; and If
can discover the perpetrator of the deed, the
place that now knows him shall know him
no more forever. have the power to sup.
press this unruly power in your midst, and
/ mean so to use it that, in a very short
period shall be able to ride through the
entire city free from insult and danger, or
else this metropolis of the South shall be Q
desert from the plains of Chalmetts 10 the
outskirts of CarrolltCn."
To this unmistakaole language Mr.. Soule
replied. in an argument beautifully rhetori-
cal. but thoroughly misunderstanding that
the proportion of mob element was less in
New Orleans than in any other place in the
country, and that Gen. LovelPs proclama.
ton of martial law was aimed not ct the
rabble, but at the Union sympathizers and
traitors in their midst.
Gen. Butler then passed from the subject
OF martial law to the condition Of the poor.
Their situation is positively awful; there
is supply Of provisions in the city suffi-
cient to last but Eve or six days, and the
poor people are in actual danger of famine.
| The General proposed to open the river for
some distance, and allow vessels 20 bring
food to the city, reservIng to himself the
right to determine who shall pass in and
out of the city.
The General informed his guests that he
bad concluded 20 sllow the circulation of
such Confederate currency IS is now in the
possession of the people until further orders.
He was induced to do this simply out of
consideration to the poor, Who have moth
ing in the shape of money but these miser-
able shinplastsrs.
All discussion being now ct an end. the
Mayor announced his intention of suspend.
ing the functions of the City Government:
but he was quickly rebuked by one of the
Council. who suggested that such action
should not be taken until after the subject
had been discussed by the Board. The
suggestion was adopted. and. after the
Conncil had promised to send delegation
to Gen. Butler the next day TO inform him
in regard TO their decision on his PROPOSE.
lions. and to cooperate with him in soms
plan for the relief Of the almost starved