The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1863-02-06
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GEN. DUTLER ON sOUTHERNtLIrI
AND SOCIETY
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W O''NNEhsAIlON WITH TUE NEW OH
O. MMrrTEE.
In conversation with the New
York Committee which waited OF
him Thursday, to tender him tn
honor OF public dinner, Gen. But
Ter gave most interesting accoun
OF his administration in New Or
leans and OF the condition of afa r.
and society he found there. w,
make the fcllowipg extracts from ,
report Of his remarks.
Gen. Butler said:
With reference to the slaver,
question his views had undergone /
radical change during bis residenc,
at New Orleans, and while enter
tanning no prejudices against hi'
old political associates, who found
fanlt With him on that score, ht
would only say to them, that il they
had g ne there with the samo senti
ments that | G felt. they would have
come away with the same sentiment.
thsthe felt. [Laughter lie though
ha miet say that the principa. mem
bers of the staff, and the prominen
officers of Lis regiments. withou
any exception went ont to New Or
leans bunker Democrats OF th,
hunkerest sort, for it was but na'u,
raj that he thould draw around him
those whose views we're similar tc
his own, and every individual OF the
number had come to precisely the
same belief on the question of Slave
ry; as he had put forth his farewell
address to .he people Of New Or
leans. This change came abou,
from seeing what all of them saw
day by day.
I'm this war the entire property
of the South WAS against ua, becaust
almost the entire property OF tn,
South was bound mp in the instiiu
tion O. slavery. This was known
fact, probably, but he did not become
fully aware OF it until he had spent
some time at New Orleans. The
South had OF taxable property in
slaves, $l63,000, 900 And all this
WAS the cause why the merchants ol
New Orleans had not remained loy
Al. They found themselves ruined =
all their property being loaned up'
on planters notes and mortgages
upon plantations and slaves, all OF
which prop erty is now reasonably
sorthless. Again. he had learned d
what he did not know before, This
was not rebellion against ne, but
simply a rebellion to perpetuste
power IN tie hands OF few slave
holders. At first he had not belev
ed that slavery was the cause of the
REBELLION, but attributed it to DAVIS,
Siidell and others, who had brough,
it abont to make political triumphs
ly which to regain their former rs
tendency.
The rebellion was agsinst Tho
humble and poorer classes, and there
were in The South lar 9 numbers o.
secret societies. dealing in cabalist
ic sis ns, ga1izod for The purpos,
OF perwtnatiag Ito pow,r OF the
rich over the poor.
When he saw tho utter demorali
cation OF the people, resulting from
slavery, it struck him that it was ar
institution which should be ihrus,
rom the Union He had. on read
ing Mrs. Stoves book. .Uncle'Tom'-
it to be- an over.
drawn, higbly.wrought picture OF
Southern life, but he had seen will
his own eyes and heard with his
own care many things which 90 be-
.yond her Look as much as her bool
goes beyond an ordinary school
girls novel. lie related an instance
OF the shocking decentralization O
society at New COrlears, Their,
came into his office q woman twen
ty. seven years OF age, perfectl,
white, who asked him 10 proper
language II he wonld put her in one
Of her fathers houses. Her histor,
wac this:
Her father had educated her il
the city Of New York until che wal
between seventeen and eighteer
years OF age, and taken her 10 one o
the metropolitan hotels, where h,
kept hor as his mistress. No. rel
ishlng the connection, and desirina
10 get away from him, she went tl
New Orleans--be followed her up
but shc refused to live with him, a
which be whipped her in the public
street and made her marry a slave
Ste afterwards resumed the unnat
nral r'lation, going to Cincinnati
was brought back by her hus band OF
father with child belonging te
somebody. Her father fled from tht
city at its occupation by the Unitcc
States forces leaving her in a state
oil destitution. She wanted TO liy,
In one OF her fathers houses, bu
her story was not credablc, and he
determined TO investigate il. T,
his surprise it was found to be wei
known, and testimony Of its trult
was obtained ni from A, B and C, with