The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1863-01-14
Mumford, the New Orleans Thug
and Rebel.

NJ umIOTu, the NEW OTledHS mug
and Rebel.
JEFF. DAVIS, moved, doubtless, by that
fellow feeling which makes scoundrels as
we'll as good men admire each other, and |
binds them in eternal friendship, in his |
Anti Butler proclamation of the 23d of |
December, says, that "WBLIAM B. Num-
FORD, a citizen of the Gonfederacy, was
actually and publicly executed in cold |
blood by hanging" OF this fact he de-
clares he has indubitable testimony, and
he therefore pronounces BUTLER felon,
who is to be hung whenever he shall be
captured. In addition to this, Mr.. RIcH-
ARD YEADoN, editor of the Charleston Is.
O. Courier, publishes the following ad-
vertisement in his paper
TEN THOUSAND DOLLARS REWARD
| 0000.-President Davis having. pro-
claimed Benjamin f. Butler, of Massa-
chusetts, to be felon, deserving of capt.
tai punishment, for the deliberate murder
of William b. Mumford, a citizen of the
Confederacy, at New Orleans, and having,
for that end other outrages and atroci-
ties, pronounced the said Benjamin l..
Butler an outlaw and common enemy of
mankind, and authorized in the event of
his capture, the officer in command of the
capturing force 10 cause him TO be imme-
diately executed by hanging, the under
signed hereby offers a reward of ten
thousand dollars $4,000 for the cap
T iure of the said Benjamin y. Butler, dead
or alive, to any proper Confederate au-
thority. RICHARD YEADoN.
Charleston, Dec. 20, 1862 ct.
II will be noticed that Mr.. Yeadon or
I ders this bloodthirsty advertisement ia
e be inserted six times. In another column
l of the same paper we find that Mr.. Yea
don's assassin is ready-but he wants
= more money. The comments are th,
Courier's.
i We find in the Winchester Glenn.
e Bulletin the following curious advertise
n ment, which we are assured is genuine
% 81 understand $4,000 is offered as
& reward to whoever will kill the beas
If Butler, of New Orleans. accept tn
l. offer, and require $25, 900 forfeit, to b
J. placed in some good hands. When &C
8, complsh the noble deed, am to be pal
the reward. My name can be foun
he when desired by the proper persons"
N This is dated Winchester, Tenn, No
l. vember 3" Shall it 80 begging?
10 ~ Nothing proves the great dearth {
~ materials for the manufacture of heroC
I'd and martyrs in the Confederacy, tina
E. the foolish rant Of DAVIS and YEADo
80 about the execution of a creature who fC
j. years has been the fellow of the Thugs an
Ill brass muck ruliians Of New Orean
or His real character and offence, and Il
~ dangerous character of the rufIians
rv whom he was the ringlCader, are col
rectly described in the following remark
at made by General Butler, at his reeeptiC
in Philadelphia:
You have been pleased to allude to a
n act of high executive responsibility,
ns which, IN the performance of duty, b.
se came a powerful necessity, and that
Gu the execution of William b. MumfOr
ad Applause. Owing to the terms
be which the so-called Confederate Cover
ment chose TO demand from my Govern
r. ment an account Of that act, il was reT
to dered impossible that any explanation
nd report ever could be made. Having b
their offensive language cut off all poss
,se bic Government communication on Il
n subject, il was assumed that some wron
of was done, and the proclamation whiC
I'd. you have doubtless all seen has been il
TO sued as consequence. Perhaps il ma
all not be indelieate were for a moment
ng speak Of that act.
he On the 29lh of April, il forget M
the date, the Mayor Of New Orlean
ed writing with the pen OF The Hon. Pier
OF Soule, informed Commodore Farragi
DIV that there was no man base enough
ri take down the Gag Of Louisiana, viii,
eh was raiscd upon the City Hall, but d
on city was at the mercy Of the FEEDER
rcr forces, aud IL the Federal Command
me chose - take down the flag OF me Sial
ips in token Of the surrender Of the ciiy, q
al Commodore had the physical pows; 20