The Abingdon Virginian. [volume] (Abingdon [Va.]) 1849-1883, 1863-04-24
Butler i'm New York.


York. The vast space was crowded, and we
are told that ''the stage was occupied by some
hundreds of staid and wealthy citizens" The
Mayor of the city was present, and introduce |
ed the monster of the evening The whole
audience rose to their feet; the ladies futtered
in tempest of agitated handkerchiefs.
"From pit to the ceiling the little perfumed
squares of cambria waved like SO many mi
mature flags, the men cheered, the band play
ed Hail to the Chief and the recipient OF all
this favor acknowledged it in most graceful
and self.possessed manner"
We think it wholesome and salutary to
study the sort of thing that New York de-
ighteth to honor, so that we may bs more
and more grateful to God for severing US for
ever from such people.
Here follow few extracts from Buffers
two hours speech
When left the Department of the Gulf l
sat down and deliberately put in the form Of
an address to the people of that department.
the executive acts [ had done, and said to
them, "You know have done these things"
have now waited more than three months,
and have yet to hear denial from that de-
partment that these things were DONE
[Cheersl To that can point as justifca-
ton of your 1.-THE Mayor's) too fattering eulo-
~, and as an answer to every Islander and
every calumny uttered against me. The Ia
dies of New Orleans know whether they were
ment of the city Has any one of them ever
said she was not? The men of New Orleans
know whether life aad property were safe.--
Has any man ever said they were not? The
poor of New Orleans know whether they were
I'd a. kc1vo %hn oh "a
bels Has any man denied that Cheers:
To that record point. 1t may be the only
answer that shall ever make to the calum-
MES that have been uttered against me and
mine. Cheers.
THE UNIoN-NoT AS IT WAS.
And now, my friends, I do not know but
that shall commit some heresy; but as De-
mocrat, and as an Andrew jackson Democrat,
[ say that am not for the Union as it was.
Loud cheers. have the honor to say, as q
Democrat, and an Andrew jackson Democrat,
that am net for the Union to be again as it
was. Understand me. was for the Union
as it was, because saw, or thought saw, in
the future the troubles which have burst up
on us; but, having undergone these troubles,
having spent all the blood and treasure, l do
not like to go back again and be ''cheek and
tjowl, as we were before, with S0nth Carroll
ma, if can help it. Cheers. Let no man
misunderstood me; and l repeat it lest
might be misunderstood. do not mean to
give up single inch Of the soil Of South Ca
rolina. If I had been alive at that time, and
had the position and the ability, would have
dealt with South Carolina as jackson did, and
kept her in at all hazards. But now she has
gone out; and will take care that when she
comes in again, she will come in better be
hayed. Laughter and cheers. will take
care that she shall be no longer the frebran8
of the Union-aye, and that she shall enjoy
what her people never yet have enjoyed, the
blessings Of Republican form of Government.
Cheers Therefore, in that view, am not
for the reconstruction of the Union AZ it was.
I have spent tears and blood enough on it, in
conjunction with my fellow-citizens, to make
it little better. It was good enough if it
enough for me; but as they have pulled down
the early part, propose, when we rebuild it,
to build it up with all the modern improve
ments. Enthusiastic applause.
coNFIsCATIoN AND COLONIZATION.
The Israelites took possession of the land of
Canaan, which they got from alien enemies.
Has it not been held from the beginning of
the world down to this day the whole proper
ty of alien enemies belongs to the conquereF,
and that it is at his mercy and at his clemen
! cy what shall be done with It'll For one l
would take the property of the rebels and
give Q part to the loyal men at the South,
enough to make them as well off. or nearly so
as they were before, and would take Their
of it and distribute it among the volunteer sol
diers who have gone to support the govern
ment. Bravo, bravo.
HOW TEE CONTEST Is ToEND.
There are but two ways in which this con-
test can be ended. One is by re-revolutionis-
ing given portion of their territory, and
have them come and ask to be admitted into
the Onion. Another is to bring it all back,
or that part of it which does not come back in
the first way, bound to the hiumpal car of
! victory. EGhsers. There is no witchery
about this. This precise thing has been done
in the case of West Virginia She asked to
come back, and has been received back, and
che is the. entering wedge of that series Of
States which viii come back that way. But
if they do not como back, we are bound to
subjugate them. and then they become terri
tories Of the United States, Icheers] acquired
by the force of arms, precisely as we aoquir-
ed California, precisely Is we acquired News
da, not exactly as we acquired Texas. Is
there any difficulty in reconstructing the
Union in that way? Their case is if the Ia
dies will pardon me the Illustration like the
case of wife who has run away from her
husband with another man and has divorced
herself. Icannot take her to my arms again
until we 30 before the priest and be married.
| have the same feeling In the case of these
people who have gone out. When they win