Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1863-01-03
GEN. BANKS AT NEW ORLEANS

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| NEW YORK, Die. 26. The steamship Roanoke ha
arrived from New odssas tbs 18th, via Havana on tn
I'D. The news is important W
The North Star, with Gen Banks and staff arrived
New Orleans the evening Of the 18th The trans
pred on the following day that Major Geo Butler wa
superseded and occlsoned The utmost surprise among al
classes Even the registered enemies were sorry to par
with off who least had brought order and security
to the city.
On tire 10Th instant Gen. Butler and Gen Banks met al
the headquarters of Gen Butler when be welcomed Gen
Bsnks to the Department the Calf and assured him he
would find there troops who would be ready to yield
cheerful obedience every order Gen Banks responded
that the only pleasure he had in taking the command was
In ebeypg the order Of the Government OF the United
States The meeting most cordial the Interchange
OF sentiment that which marks the coming together o.
old friends After the introduction OF each others stalls
Gen Banks and his staff withdrew
Gen. Butler then withdrew his staff, requesting each
member to take pains to enghen and assist their success
sors and spoke in most generous of Gen. Banks
and his staff
Gen Buffers parting address to the troops bears date
the 18th instant 1t audes in eloquent terms to their
10 the fell the restoring of order and quiet to
New Orleans to the feeding Of starving wives and children
of enemies and stating that the expedition has cost tho
Government less by our6ths than any other The Gene
raj that the speaking Of the word farewell was the
only sorrowfu thought he had and he commends them to
their commander worthy of his love.
On the 10th Gen Bankss general order assuming com
mand Of the Department of the Gulf and Of the State of
Texas and naming his staff was issued. Another order
10 for all military aud civil officers in the department to
report to him. and still another to suspend AL public sales
of property account of the United States till further
orders.
On The 18th instant Gen Banks issued proclamation
follows:
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE GULF,
Nep Orleans December l6. 1862
Ia ence to orders from the President or the United
States assume command Of The Department of the Gulf
TO which is added by his special order the State OF Texas
The duty with which am charged requires to assist
the restoration of the Government of the United States
1t my desire to to the people Of every class all
the privileges of possession and enjoyment consistent with
public safety, which it possible for benrfcent and
just Government to confer.
In execution Of the high trust with which charged
rely upon the cooperation and counsel Of all loyal and
wedsposed people, and upon The manifest interest OF
those dependant the pursuits Of peace well upon
the support of the naval and land forces.
My instructions require to treat enemies those who
are enemies but shall gladly treat friends those who
friends No restrictions will be placed upon the free
dom of rdviduas which not imperatvely demanded by
considerations Of public safety but while their claims
will be literally considered it due also to them to state
that all the rights of the Government will be unhnchngy
h6epectIul
ton will be accorded to all persons who wrODged in
body or estate BY those under my command,
The Government does not profit by the proongaon of
the civil contest or private or public suferngs which at
tend it. Its fruits not equally distributed. 10 dis
loyal States desolaton has its empire both and
land In the North the is abiding but not
yet calamity Its cities aud towns are increasing n
population wealth. and power Refugees from the South
alone compensate IN great part for the terrible destinations
of battle
The people of this department who disposed to stake
fhosr
may wis ly II feet upon the mmu.able conditions which
surround them The valley of the Mississippi is the chosen
seat of population product and power this continent
In few years twenty five millions of people, unsurpassed
in material resources and capacity for war; will swarm
upon its fertile rivers Those whs aslume to set conditions
upon their exodus to the Gulf upon not given
to The country washed by the waters of the Ohio
Missouri and Mississippi can be permanently sever
cd If generation basely barriers away it's rights i'm
mortal donors will rest upon another that recams them
Let never DO sad either that the East and Inc West
kets Of Europe may satisfy the wants OF Louisiana snd Ar
kansas but it will not answer the demands OF Illinois and
Ohio The valley of the Mississippi will have its detas
upon the Atlantic The physical force of the West will
debouch upon its shores with pewer resisess as the
torrents of its giant rivers
This country cannot be permanently divided. Cease
less may drain its blood and treasurer domestic y
rants foreign foes may grasp the sceptre of lite powers
but its destiny will remain unchanged. IL will still DC uni-
ted God has ordained it, What avals, then the desruc
ton &C. The best Government devised by man. and the
seIfadustinR Sefcorrectng Constitution of the United
Statesi
People Of the Southwest why not accept The conditions
imposed by the mperous necessities Of geographical con-
fguraton and supremacy ard re-esabsh your
ancient prosperity and Why not become founders
Of States which entrepos and depot of own cen
trail and upper valleys nay stand in auence OF their re-
without superior and in the privileges Of the
people without peer among the nations Of the EARTH
n. p. BANKS,
Major General Commanding
The only additional news in the New Orleans papers is
the capture Of two steamers loaded with sugar aud
launch filed with arms, ammunition, and small brass