Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1862-07-21
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Yours, &c.
REPLY OF TEE BRITISH CONSUL TO BRUTE
BUTLER

The following Iulgent lst,e' written b. Geo. Cop.
peu, British Consul st New Orleans in reply 10 one re.
Gently pLbi.hei which lad been addressed to him snd
Two other Uonsul by Butler The Beast will be read with
inter5s. by the cur.ous:
You are pleased to sag IL lad information the sources
Of which you will not expect Disclose" g.. ana
you proceed 70 make alegAtors in regard TO the means
by witch these sugars had been purchased, with vieE
| 70 Justify the laying .. your military hands them
c4uuo. tlIuk tha. you have refused TO dscloEe the
oulcts your Information from any apprehension that
barn night happen 20 your iuoTmers, while your mar.
tia a. - Il eXjtnted them, but, from yOus teT.
era qu9aI3us # Latin Legal ,Iims, you show some
q latance both with tde language IL which they
wI5t5n Gai the science t.Om Which they borrowed
will Illustrate nv view Of the Information you refeg TO-
Dy another OF the law touching crnesit is ths
"eti pr9GsS. - seeit" u, who profits BY it, Is the
man.
Ia our ktter o you Ec asked to "bo placed in p sse
sOa the iaCts which caused such order to be ISSUED
oy you 90 prevents the disposition Of these sugars
coriug % he Wishes snd for the bered OF the
for our country You reply to The purchaser OF these
sugars mr. COyasl for our cOuntrymen had been
ag in buying o. n, derstc notes giving for them Seer
* Exchange; thus Transferring abroad the credit OF
tue states ia rebellion, aud enabling these bis OF credit
20 be converted iuto bllOn, 10 be used there has
eel, tor the purpose OF purchasing arms and munitions
Of war
L there Is any truth in that allegation, /; was an g..
5.ltL lAtL lotalll u ACilAse VI
;ae sugars which the parties resident il Europe had
in erss. C4u y,u- legal skill show aug by With
,h1 IN scouGuc' admitting rs existence, "GrqpRsni
ca4sa) the interest OF his priucph in bona 6Ls d.
tine Transaction How far, aad how l3rg, all PEI
90 a prcprty be liable 20 DC pursued alter sale, "a
Charge which may be utterly fictitious and fule ss III
a. ageu;g f. ths case your accusation appears % DO
rather Ggl the rebel CUnird notes, thAu against
he agCu IS veil might it be said, that gold silver
CON- WI ca had Ouce fem the lseds oi thief CT
a.. /
contract in witch it was m3cyed BOh agcu. and ri
ups haze right 70 make use OF al lie honest msGns
" ca ar mos: advantageous TO them.
You c)ldesceudingly remark Wishing 10 treat you
gentlemen, with every respect have set forth a. crgh
some Il he reasons vb,cu ave prompted my action
Yyu certainly not Org embarrassed by bearing the
bad # that rcEpec as yOlr mex succeeding paragraph
evirCcs beginning with " WA proceedings have you
OF either OF you 10 waive il you DO e disposed
20 do What su,hoy is vested in y,u by tbs a.s Vi
e nations OF Uj5 country, which gives you the poR,r to
ule tu;h language 20 The representatives. of the Ulited
state. in a y.asi official communication Commercial
~ ms iaT,ig OF a siordiHo.s class, Consult have
power TO waive ooudOnC acy proceedings past or
present OF the Government under whose projection they
are permitted 10 res De long az they behave we'll and
more OF the same sort.
Il you al til expect, we trust that you may receive
as u,h Of as your tNsl.cd station and GeucrCus de-
porimen: men. But ss to tie merits o.. the mater OF
yIu- paragraph | think il did lot require much per
spCacty perceive that No meant 10 saiye' aud de-
maud for damages aCcOun; OF tie detention OF the
sugar; and thought tia. you ought TO be grateful
for our consideration. There is a IN Hm IN free Govern
meat that there Is mo wrorg without remedy snd
huugh solicrs would exempt themselves from ia Ope
ration and might remain practically CzsIpt if their ILL.,
g1ttIn accumulation or wealth were succtaiuy secretcd,
more substantial party. /; ia TO be rmembsred thai
"ccmusrcal agents. merely OF subordinate clLs'"
though they may in ean msks the fret reclamation
account OF p,uuder aud other violent military acts com
mitei against the property Of their ielOWcou tymen,
ale not wan ing a good resCfye force slch
settled the naval vi,l committed on the Treu and
if you .Ir, a aeat 10 The call for sice, your Gov.
crument viii rot be allowed 20 do go. My Govern.
mcat will look to them, and they may manage you Gs
they eau for Reimbursement
Sir il you believe What you lai in regard to sub.
ordinate posi- ion a. the time you wrote was il mlgnani.
Gus 10 A.j,r General, flushed with victory and su.
prems above al Law well the coLventOlsltes Of
society," upbrad the humble by casting into their teeth
the iuerioIity OF their office Tho exalted
inferior l. would be fortunate for all If they she uld
not continue so Ia character The best man - he who
uses his opportunities best. man may fl ct with
satisfaction upon his former humble condition, after he
has been raised station, rank and authority. Yet
his eeTgl sacred than those Of the less
favored What would you have thought, said and done
had you been told that you were once subordinate
agent" the bar Of your native State OF Connecticut
attorney allowed to write pleas aid other papers but
not to within the bar nor to open your mouth IN
any court of high jri'p;udence
cauuot close this est,r without remark ng that your
los nuiion-l might say your 6l.egaton-'that you
havs been 80 long dealing with rebel Confederation,
which has bsen supplcstng you TO make such repre-
sensations to the Government whose subjects you are
would induce your soveregrs to aid it in its traorous
desigus" -, would have been hazIrded by yoa
you not N " General commanding the DEPARTMENT Of
the Gulf / must content myself with saJirg that you
have no; a shadow of ground for that aspersiOn.
! am, sir 81,
(Sgned)
To n j r General b. F. Butler conn and ng the D..
parlTn-ns OF the GulI NV 0'lesns
a.Nnn .nIn.n . and a.ihnt. Pan.