Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1863-02-25
.crNr THE WHITE HOUSE.
y,;a,,u,r [gllgen,ernknu,,r
H,Arct m}UM Abe lStody Re-
soons,die, on1"NoAosfy ANrt." q

ton correspondence OF the Abolition
gazette. The writer Is the
Clerk OF the senate Finance Comm ittee,
aud docs" the malignant specials for
the gazette and New York Tribune.
He doubtless knows the truth Of what
be utters:
Tue public has vain'y sought to be
mi rmea Of the Ieasous of Gen. But q :
removal. am now about to reveal
treat secret which has been 40 well kept
th,t the President himself does not
>uow il. bnt think you hay draw III
ter.nces from lis ignorance. When
On BntIer was relieved, be received no
letter or note OF lne concerning bis re-
,noyal. elcep, the Official order, conched
H. liz lJ,s.s>t terms. W hen he re-
ported Mt W asmog'on, 40 saile' on
pf.silenl Lincoln, hc Was received cor
ai.ly 1T the " bite House, but still
found tie une mysterious silence about
he .emossI. Mr. Lincoln's inst re-
maxi. characteristic III ns clumsy klGd-
iiness, WIS
Il really don, know, Gen. Butler,
whether can say ] AN Cad or sorf,
ia see yon here. don't quite kno.
VII, YOU are here.
What ! remark from The President to
a General 'ust removed from TIE com
mnni II Department, winch he had 50
, administered Tor clgh, IN nths N 70
earn tie good val u every loyaIist, ahd
the hearty haze OF every IeOc', fedoeii (
meanwhile tne mcst naIlgn.nly reiot-
Gus city CT tue Sonlh 10 uu4uestionlng
,lheti .nge, and SLOWING h,useit III all
rapccts one o. the lew men III our tef-
wee equal To IL eIlgenc,es.
~ ~ well, Mr.. President, aid The
General. 4 nm here, ready f1r dnty, I
yon want me il not, should very
much Ike 70 % to Lowell.
lert laly We aani Yen, replied tie
/ President. "and at once. ! want Non
10 20 IL the West aud take command
ii Ill the uegroos ia the Valley q the
/ N.siss'ppi, organize them INTO armies,
i aud occupy the country as fast AZ oui
talees conquer it, lou shall have inl
Aulho u, aud every possible lac l0iy toi
I the @ork.
every good, Mr.. President, | an
read. t. SAT- nj once. ! think ! IN
\ ferAt md why y.u wasn't Il. II you vii
I'VE mo tie authority need % accom-
plish Il, vou NAY rely on tie work BE-
nc doAe.
What authority do you want. zen
era lou shall isve the most ampt.
"O8f the Commander in Chlei Of n
The armles IN the Mississippi Valley.
There WAS IN answer TIE Prcsi.
lent anu Ger. ilal'ock, and ) oretar,
stanton, WHO had come H. during Ii
tnveItIew, were rot unnatrraly hit
.urpri.ed. aud asked 70, All explanation
zen. Butler sad IN ruhstan { thu, II III
President WISHED him to 20 out Yves
onls t. organize into regiments Al
brina les The negroes who came " TIL
HE Union hnes, there were Lieutenant
enough III tho army who could DO tha
AS well rs he could. Yen don't wat
to send one OF your Major Ge1erals OF
West as a recruiting sergeant. Bu
il. n he supposed must lie intended, IL
iIesi3eut wished hm TO undertake th
administration Of gteat department
the organization Of scheme Tor the 7,
cepti4n oi liberated slaves INTO the [ lilo
service, ma stli further, 10 cons ruet
system hy which at once the negro,
should be u,,luly employed, the cono
rs tubdned, and great States retnrrc
60 loyal legiauce, then he must has
adequate means al hls disposal.
lint suppose, urncia, inlcrruptc
3 tie l'resii,n', sac give yea the COZ
naud you desire, where viii YOU es,al
hsh your headqna'teTs al FIRST
ut New Orleans
.l'nt do vou CONSIDER in what pes
e tioo that would place Gen. Banks =
{ ~ es n eA.ciiy the position 10 vii,
!. lonui myself two weeks ago"
The conversation was protracted, /
termna. Cd without decis on. Neitt
stanton or Gen. ilaleck would assc
10 Gen. i'ut .e,'e proposal, ana the Pre-
ident, rs usu hesitsted.
:. Meeting Gen. Had, c> a' elward 81
, Butter was assured ly him IL he M
: aoeltne teens that there wee 10 mi
= y r,a#on- 7 bis removal; HAT lie u
}rt,;.d II personally auu that Il y
holy dHu to the complications W
Oregon powers which had ansen
q New oticaas affecting totlsn suffice
secretary sew std was uvAl encounter,
I md that distinguished oilis's, not /,
) han Gen. iiailrck dep ortd ,te ,emoy
.od OF course biaudly invited Tie nei
\. cal to DINER. At dinner Mr. Sema
SAID ihat II he bad depended on HIM.
81 he Department, Gen. Bttlef wou
have retained bis place Al NcS Otleat
hat be understood there were 50,
3" reasons OF a military chsrac,er which !