Daily national Republican., 1863-04-04
Gen. Butler Pronoucesin Favor
of Non-intercourse with

During tho great speech Of Gen. Butler, IN
New York, a few evenings since, on the sub
Ject Of proclaiming non-lntercourse with Eng
land, he said -
But there is one portion Of this war, I am
bound 70 say, In all frankness TO you, that / do
not like the appearance Of, and that ls because
we cannot exactly reach II. refer to the war
made upon our commerce, which is not tho
fault Of the navy, nor Of any department Of the
Government, but is the fault OF our allies.
[Applause. Pardon me a moment, for am
speaking now in the commercial city Of New
York, where think Il is a matter Of interest
to you, and of matter to which have given
some reaection-pardon me a moment, until
we examine and see what England has done.
She agreed TO be neutTal-I tried TO demonstrate
to you that she ought to have been little more
so-but has she beenl t"No, no, no."l Let
us see the evidences Of that "no." In the first
place, there has been nothing Of the Union
cause that her orators and her statesmen have
not mallgned-there has been nothing of sym
pathy or encouragement which she has not
afforded our enemles-there has been nothing
which she could do under the cover Of neutral
lty which she has not done. ['That is true."l
Nassau has been the naval arsenal for pirate
rebel boats to reft in; Kingston has been the
coal depot, and Barbados has been the dancing
hall TO .tets pirate chieftains In. [Applause.l
What cause, my frlends-what cause, my
countrymen, has England so to deal with usi
What is the reason she 80 deals with usl Is II
because we have never shown sympathy to-
ward her or love to her peoplei And mark me
here, that l make a distinction between the
English people as a mass and the English Gov
ernment. [Applause.l ! think the heart Of
her people beats responsive TO ours, [applause,l
but know her Government and arlstocracy
hate us with hate which passeth all under
standing. IApplause. Isay, let us see Il We
have given any cause for this. know, Think,
what the cause Is; but let us see what we have
done.
You remember that when the famine over
took the ITishmen in l647, the frigate Macedo-
nian carried out the bread from this country TO
feed the poor that England was starving. APP
plause.l When afterward the heir 10 her
throne arrived here, aye, in this very house, we
assembled to do him welcome in such numbers
that the very floor would not uphold them,
[laughter,l and to testify our appreciation Of
the high qualities OF his mother and sovereign,
and our love OF the English people,we gave him
such a reception as Northern gentlemen give to
their friends; and his present admirers at Rich
mond gave him such reception as Southern
gentlemen give TO their friends. Laughter
and applause.l
| What further has been done by us No,
have no right to claim any portion Of It. What
| has been done by the merchants OF New York :
The George Griswold goes out to feed the
starving poor of Lancashire, to which your
selves all contributed, and IL was only Gods
blessings on that charity that prevented that
vessel being overhauled and burned by the
pirate Alabama, fitted out from an English
port. Applause.l And here, to-day, ut Birk-
enhead, the Sumter is being fitted out, at Bar
Lbadoes the captain Of the Florida is being
Jeted, and somewhere the $780," the caballstic
number Of the British merchants who con-
tributed to her construction, Is preying upon
| of,r md xvab fhata AZ
steamer is being made for the Emperor Of China
[laughterl and at Liverpool another is about to
| be launched for the Emperor Of China. Pardon
| me, i don't belleyeth Emperor Of China will buy
many ships of Great Britain, until they bring
back the silk gowns they stole out Of his palace
at Pekin. Laughter and ApplRuso.J And
| even now say these very ships are being fitted
ont by, and our commerce preyed upon, through
ships In the hands of the rebels, built by Eng
| lish builders. lCries of "That's so."l And 1
will refer TO the merchants of the city of New
York whether 1t hsepot already reached the
point ehere our commerce, to besafe, has TO be
carried in British bottoms.
II - .
England told US what to do when we tool,
Mason and slldell, and she thought there was
Ia likelihood TO be war. Shestopped exporta-
tion Of those articles which she thought we
wanted, and which she had allowed to be ex-
ported before. Let us do the same thing. Zap
no outs Of food from he United States shall eUer
by any accident get into an EHOliShmaa'S mouth
uRta his rebslliOH ceases. Laughter and ap-
plause.
A YoIcE-Llke to say that again2
Gen. BUTLBR-I never say anything, my
friends, that / am afraid 10 say again. [Ap-
plause. l say again, let us proclaim non
isItercoHrse, so hdt no outs Of food shall
by any accident get into ES,gliSlmdR's mouth
until these ptrdctes are stopped. Applaue.
That we have a right TO do; and when we ever
do do 1t, my word for It, they will find out
where these vessels are going TO, and they viii
write to the Emperor of China. [Applause. |
But hear some objecto: say, "f you proclaim
non-intercourse England may go to war;"
am not to be frightened twice running. Laugh
teri / got frightened little better than year
ago, but got over 1t. Great laughter.l But
frightening them, this is necessity; for we
must keep our ships at home In some form Ia
save them from these piracles when dozen OF
these priyateers get loose upon the seas. II
becomes war measure which any nation, un-
der any law, under any construction, would
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