Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1863-01-20
Discussion in the Senate on the ResOlu.
ton to thank Butler.

tlOn 10 tnHnk butieTs
Below ws give our readers the points in The
speeches of Messrs. JOHNSTON and FINcK, In
the Senate, on Monday, when PETER zNN'l
resolution to thank BUTLER was under discus
sion:
Mr.. JOHNSTON aaid: desire to cay few wordi
10 explanation of the vote shall give upon tht
pending resolution and proposed amendment o.
the Senator from Ottawa, as l feel compelled
TO vote against both. can neither indorse ths
conduct OF Butler at New Orleans, nor recon
mend his appointment to command. agree
with other Senators, that IL looks very much
like dictation, Or to say the least OF II, instruc
tiou, to interfere With the Administration il
its appointments. Is is unnecessary and un
profitable business. Butler has been removed
by the Administration from high aud respon
sibc position for reasons not disclosed, but nc
doubt sufficient and satisfactory. If the friends
Of Butler have been induced TO remove him
and the suficiency Of the cause for the removal
is not denied, IL is indeed showing disrespeet h
the Administration TO adopt resolutions of an
proval. If his course at New Orleans had been
approved by the Administration, be no doubt
would have been retained. The circumstances
attending his removal, II rumor be true, are
to say the leaet, positively suspicious against
him. When committee ehall have inyeeti.
gated the charges against him, and bis oonduc,
10 found to be justihable; or when the Admin.
istration shall indicate that tbe ground of hi.
removal was not disapproval of his acts, Il
will be quite time enough to consider the pro
priety OF passing resolutions Of approval. Tn.
til then, II such resolutions are pressed by hi,
friends, must record my vote against them
Mr.. FINcK was opposed not only to the amend.
mens proposed by the Senator from Ottawa
(Mr. Kelly, but also to the resolution as n
came from the House. What had Butler done
which entitled him to the commendation and
Endorsement of this General Assembly? Had
he fought single battle In which he was vic.
torious? Was It the odious order which he
published In relation to the ladies Of New o..
leans2 Was IL for his unlawful and unjust In.
reference with the services in the ChuTobea in
that city2 Or had he endearcd himself Ia
Republican Senators, by voting for jeff Davis
In the last Democratic National ConyeDtion7
There were certain adjourned questions in rela.
ton to his administration in New Orleans. tina,
required explanation. Why was he Removed
from his command in that city? Il has been
insinuated, that Democratic members are ON.
posed to Butler because jeff. Davis has de-
nounced him. Certainly, no Senator could Wiet
to make such charge seriously. The Demo
cratic members Of this Legislature have voted
for every resolution Of thanke to our gallant
officers and men which has come before thit
Legislature. lt
But Mr.. Finok said that in bis judgment
Butler was not entitled 10 such vote
The amendment Of the Senator from Ottaw,
requests the President to assign Butler to som,
important command
Why has no resolution asking the Executiv,
to re.instate General Mcclellan, who is the ido
Of the army, been introduced2 Because h,
wished to conduct this war for the single pur
pose Of maintaining the Constitution and re-
storing the Union. This did not suit our Re
publican friends. Butler might be used /,
conduct the war for other purposes, and he wal
therefore to be pressed upon the President b,
the majority of this Legislature for an import
ant command.
II the Administration of Butler In New Or
leans was 90 fortunate In its results as Oul
friends on the other side would have US to un
derstand, why did the President remove him
Senators on the other side deny that the recen
elections are condemnation Of their policy
and Insist that they cannot both fight the bat.
ties OF the country and outvote the Democratic
party. Mr.. +. said they could not do either; they
could not conduct the war without the aid o,
Democrats, and he utterly denied that there
was majority of Republicans in the army, but
claimed If the volunteers had oil been at home
last fall, the Democratic majority in Ohio would
have been at least fifteen thousand. Gentle.
men need not aatter themselves that they would
regain power. Mr.. F. said, mark my word
II there is fair vote next fall, the next Legis-
lature Of Ohio will be largely Democratic.
He instanced the changes in almost every To-
cality OF the State where changes had taken
place in the public sentiment, and men who had
been Republicans since the organization Of that
party, had come forward and voted the DEM
ocratlo ticket, and the aggregate vote for the
State ticket showed these changes beyond all
question.