The New York herald., 1862-08-01
How General Butler Furnishes Disobe-
dicncc or Orders.

OibODCS
slicncc or Orders.
from the New Orleans Picay yune, July 1871
WARNING To INTERMEDIATES.
The following facts, derived from unquestionable
thority to illustrate the danger incurred by
federal officers who sock 10 ehce or corrupt the slaves
of our people One ctzsns having missed valu.
able slave woman inquiry for her AM
that she the service of an officer OF Of tho
federal regiments. Flo proceeded 70 the boarding house
the officer and there finding the woman, asked If sho
ready to 60 home The woman replied that shs
was but that tho federal otcor in whose service she
was would not permit her. The citizen then tho
officer and received from him that the
woman would be sent 10 him This prosnise
the double dealing and bad faith Of thu officer
laid his complaint before Lieutenant Weitze,
who manifested great Indignation against the
officer and requested the citizen to Con Butler The
wife OF our citizen undertook the mission to Gen. Buor
and after difficulty succeeded in obtaining inter
view with him. Gen. Butler Immediately took the mat
ter in hand, and sent guard to the boarding house
where the slave harbo.ed had the officer who
har bored her ja!, and the inter-
ference Of chaplain Of Of the federal regiments
against the arrest OF :he wonisn had his Toverendsh
also arrested and placed in confinement. The girl
sent home to her master with the request that she
should not be cruelty punished. This the part
Of tho General commanding calculated to put stop to
an abuse which must produce quite as much trouble -
will be followed up in all similar cases Of intermeddling
with slaves.
from the New Orleans Delta, July 20l
The facts in this case not stated ''The slaves OF
people,, in this instance did not contribute ioa
10 the "great indignation displayed. Let tell the
v.
Last week Colonel Shafer preferred charges against
Robinson lieutenant the Fourteenth Maine regiment
who had been e hero in charge Of sick soldiers ordered
North--to wit: among other things, that Robinson had
To the sick men that there would bs
difficulty i'll procuring passage; but that they were
willing pay 'something," jt was quts possible he
could arrange matters TO their entire satisfaction Robin
son with another scoundrel ha1 succeeded by Of
from Ave fifteen dollars the soldiers, raising
some two hundred dollars Colonel shaiier laid thess
facts before General Butler, who sent for Robinson and
compelled him resign and remove his shoulder straps
TrI.a Rail Inp
him the parish prison In the progress the case
called Gen Butter, and reported that slave girl
fifteen years old, was living with officer of
the United states army The officer question proved 10
be Robinson The General sent his orderly tc ascertan
the facts which showed that the girl had been retained
by 4 black haIlot ThereIon the General for her
and compelled her to disclose the whereabouts OF the
duced girl The girl was in due time produced and con-
Quoted her mistress, with message that punish
whatever should be inflicted. These the facts
IN the What has sthe slaves Of people" TO do
with thcm9 The transaction is just such one
in every state and every county of every State
often rs month II the Plea u,.e's wis-thn; ali
similar OF inermeddng with our slaves" should Do
"ollOwed up,r there would Be excitement IN this
town. Don't you think 50, neighbor ii "n,crmeddlrg
not common practice then sign and hues moth
ing. We shall not follow this matter any further.
From the New Orleans Picay une. July COL
Tie information upon which made the statements IN
the paragraph alluded to- given III our issue OF Satur
day morning, derived from an authority we could
question: and whatever Of there may be in IT,
sure entirely unincntiora on tho part Of
informant We are happy TO learn. as We do by the fol
lowing letter, that and most important
the statement circumstantaiy accurate The fol.
lowing letter, by request o Major General Butler
rects statement
10 THE EDITOR oY TIE NEW ORLEANS PicAYrNK
liEADQpARrERs, DEPARTMENT OF TIN GrLP,
New OKLE.Ss, July 10, 1862. +
smAs an editorial In your issue 0. this morning,
titled "A warning TO intermcdicrs" contains several
sstatemcnts OF facts, directed by the Major Gene
ral commanding 70 make the following statement in
regard 10 the case With tho request that you win
give 1t publicity through your columns The young slave
girl Indicated eniced into the quarters Of United
states officer in direct vi a.ion OF general order pro
hibng such conduct and cvidently for improper pur.
poses. An attemp; afterwards made by another
colorcd woman Of questionable character TO conceal thu
young girl Subcquently the mistress called upon the
General ard instead, you say. OF her experiencing
''soms difficulty in obtaining adinittancs to him, he
TO her carriage TO her, considcrat "
her being ILL., Upon lea ming the particula OF the
ne asked the Girl she willing To go home 10 her
mistress II well treated there upon her expressing
such readiness he sent her in charge Of orderly TO her
old home. Your statement In relation to the ef
the chaplain Of the regiment Is ent ely Incorrect
such arrest ever made. ! have the honor ~ be,
very respectfully, your obedent servant.
iF lufFER Iieusua aud Abide Camp,