Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1862-06-05

United States authorities are the only ones here
capable Of dealing with amicatle or unamicable
nations, and will see to il that such acts of
courtesy or assistance are extended to any
armed vessel OF the Emperor of France, as shall
testify the NATIONAL traditional and hereditary
feelings of grateful remembrance with which the
United States government and people appreci-
ate the early aid OF France, and her many acts
of friendly regard shown upon so many ma
tional and fitting occasions.
The action of the City Council in this behalf
must be revised. Respectfully,
b. +. BUTLER,
Mai. Gen. Commanding
On the 10Th another general order came from
the commanding General, in which he recites
the action Of the bankers in that city in sus-
pending specie payments, buying up confeder.
ate notes as currency at a discount, paying them
out for their discounts at par, and now, after
having given them circulation and currency,
refusing to receive these worthless bills yet
continuing to pay them out, and orders, in view
of these premises as follows:
Ordered, /. That the several incorporated
banks pay out no more confederate notes 10
their depostors, but that all deposits be paid
notes, gold or silver.
2. That all private bankers receiving deposits,
pay out to their depositors only the current
bills of city banks, or United States treasury
notes, gold or silver.
3. That the savings banks pay TO their de-
positors or creditors, only gold, silver, or
United States treasury, current bills of city
banks. or their own bills, to an amount not ex-
ceeding one-third of their deposits, and of de-
nominations not less than one dollar, which
they are authorized to issue. and for the re-
demption of which their assets shall be held
liable.
4. The incorporated banks are authorized to
issue bills of a less denomination than five dol
lars, but not less than one dollar anything in
their charters TO the contrary notwithstanding,
and are authorized to receive confederate notes
for any of their bills till the 9th day of May
next.
8. That all persons and firms having issued
small notes, or "shinplasters" so called, are re-
quired to redeem them on presentation at their
places of business, between the hours of 8 a. M
and 3 p M, either in gold, silver, United States
treasury notes or current bills of city banks,
under penalty of confiscation C their property
and sale thereof for the purpose of redemption
of the notes so issued, and Imprisonment for
term of hard labor.
g. Private bankers may issue notes of de-
nominations not less than one nor more than
ten dollars, to two-thirds of the amount of
specie which they show to a commissioner APP
pointed from these ht adquarters, in their vaults,
and actually kept there for the redemption such
notes. BY command of
Major General BUTLER
GEO. c. STRONG, Assistant Adjuant General
Gen. Butler is by no means immaculate. He
has many and grievous faults, but if he con-
tinues as well as he has began in giving n ew-
Orleans an orderly and every way suitable gov
eminent in this crisis, he will do much by way
of a'onement and reparation for his former
political vagaries and heresies. To the people
Of the south he must lie complete enigma
When contrasting his course at Charleston in
May 1860, to that pursued by him at New Or
leans in 1862. they will very naturally ask, "If
these things are done in the green tree what
shall be done in the dry?" After New Orleans
is brought to realizing sense OF her exceeeng
siniulness we hope that Gen. Butler will try his
hand at Charleston.