Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1863-02-06
NO. As.
Southern Lie and Soc iety-0pinions Of HanLel
Dem5craE


Southern Life and s9oiety-opiniOns Of Hanker
Democrat
We have already given the opinions of Gen.
B Z. B.ticr upon slavery, az expressed ia his
Farewell Address. In familiar conversa-
tiou with he committee who waited upon him
at New York 10 tend him a public djuner.
/ Gen. Bulcr gave most Interesting account
Of the condition Of the South, from which we
quote. Gen. Butler said
If they wouid allow him 10 be collGqua
he would 81 .eak OF d few things respecting his
course il New Orleans, which hal been carp
ed Il; aud severely criticized by thuse who had
been accustomed 10 act with him politically
in times past-uot for the purpose Of injuring
them, bat tor The cause Of the country. With
reference 10 the slavery question, his views
had undergone radical change since his resi-
dence at New Orleans, and while entertaining
no prejudicrs against his Old political associ-
ates, who found faat with him on that score,
be wouil only say to them, that if they had
gone there with the same sentiments that he
felt, they would hive come away with the
same sentiments that he felt. Laughter i
lie thought he might say that the principal
members Of his staff, aud the prominent OIL
GERS Of bis regiments, without any exception,
went out to New Orleans bunker democrats
Of the huakerest sort, for il was but natural
that he should draw around him those whose
views were similar TO bis oWA, and every indi-
vilual of the humber hal come to precisely the
same belief Oh the question Of slavery IA he
had put forth in his farewell address to the
people Of New Orleans. This change came
L
by day.
In this war the entire property Of the
South was ngainst u. because almost the en-
tire property OF the South was bound up in
the institution Of slavery. This was we'll
known fact, probably, but bc did not become
fully aware Of it until he had spent some time
ut New Orleans. Tie south had $iG3 000,-
600 of tax able properly in slaves aud lG3,00o,-
900 in ali olber kinds of property. And this
was the cause why the merchants of New
Orleans had not remained loyal. They found
themselves ruined all their property being
loaned upon planters notes and mortgages
upon plantations and slaves, all of which pro-
perty is now ressonab y worthless. Again, he
had learned what he lid not know before, that
this was not rebellion against as, but simply
a rebellion to perpctuate power in the hands
Of few SHAREHOLDERS. AT first he did not be-
iieTc that slavery was the cause of the rrbcll-
ion, but attributed it to Davis, SlidcH and
others, who had brought it about to make po-
liticid triumhs by which to regain their for
MGR a-c ndeucy.
The rebellion was against the humble and
poorer classes. AID there were in the South
large numbers OF secret socitcs, dealing in
cabaistc signs, organized for the purpose of
perpetunting the power OF the rich over the
poor.
When be saw the utter GENERALIZATION Of
the people, resulting from slavery, it struck
him that it was an Institution which should be
thrust out Of the Union. lie had on reading
Mrs. Stowe s book-Uhcle Toms Cabiu-be-
licvcd it to be an overdrawn highly wrought
picture Of Southern life, bat he had seen with
his own eyes an heard with his own ears
many things which 20 beyond her book as
much as her book docs b,.yon Al ordinary
schoolgirls novel. lie related an Instance Of
the shocking decentralization of society in
New Ofcuns.
"Thcrc came into his office Il woman q
years OF age, perfectly white. who asked him
in proper lansuage if he would put her in one
Of her fathers houses. Her history was this
lleti father bad eGucatcd her in the city ol
New York until she was between seventeen and
eighteen years Of age, and tuken her to one Of
the metropolitan hotels, where he kept her as
bis mistress. Not relishing the connection.
aud desiring to get away from him. she went
to New Olleuus-he followed her, bat she re-
fused to live with him, at which he whipped
her in the public street and made her 1lurry
a slave. She aferwar1 resumed the unnat-
ural relation, going to Cincinnati, but was
brought back 10y her husband or father with
child belonging to somebody. Her father
fed from the city at the time Of its occupa- |
ton by the United States forces, leaving her
in a state Of dcstilui!on She wanted to live |
IN one Of her fathers houses, but her story |
was not credible, and he determined to invcs- |
rigate it. To lis surprise it was founl TO be |
we'll known and testimony Of It's truth was ob-
tanned from a B and G, without difficulty
Notwithstanding this fact widely known as il |
was. this man ccnld be elected in Louisiana, in |
the city OF New Orleans, judge of one Of
the courts.
"On one occasion, one Of his aids brought
before him young woman, almost white, who |
had been brutally whipped and turned out Of
the house of her father For this outrage the
men bad been made 20 Pay fine Of $1,000, |
and give the woman decd Of emancipation |
{AppIausc.] These were the kind Of charges
which had been brought against him
[Chccrs, and cries Of " Good!l Yes, no right
minded man could be sent 10 New Orleans
without returning an unconditional anti
slavery man, even though the roofs of the
houses were not taken of and the full cxtcut
Of the coru.'t0n exposed"