, 1863-01-19
GEN. BUTLER AT HOME.



Grand Rcccptfon nv Hfx rc,ohtors
/ y. -117 A'oz"'.''
w., W 1au ~ lclestapn prie1 mentlon OF the
Gen. Butler at lis home. in Iowe11 Mas
on the 18th inst. The ccremonics tno,. ~ r1aos
~ r4,,,t;.r.t. IT., s..,sl 1Aol14e' tooA Pl1ee
~ WI a0u' "A1en was crowded TO
oVcEfiowing with ladies and gentlemen. Gen.
Butler was introduced to tho vast audience BY
Hon. John A. Goodwin IN m e1oopent snccc1,
zen. butter, alter thanking his friends aud
ncighbors for their cordial welcome, and pay
inr n handsome tribute IN The bravery md
n5o,,.v - +,,o 7g,.,,,,,,,ottr $50. -..,c~ h.a
noe'1ls " su7 -Aassae1use.t7 1'ooPa nAo 11u
follows:
ovxrp.1 nrr,Fp,s prnApFs
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nave nsaiq, nus +,:;a sahoa penefe Il, that
come are ialtfI tSat III 10 tS , no9r OF thetr coun-
pnin olt ~; aa.a VI some n toe na-
a1st noms atlaIpn 1no N Lns unhappy War has for
f4sne H;no ,a,t ID 1as5 ooa: whoever believes in
1..u.!, uuse psnese lhat Inc cause OF right and
}4stlet anu irntn must necessarily triumph.
ph. 9p1hl., lA4s sacJect never permit yourselves to
oouot. We may aaFe 60 peru more treasure,
70 loss more @ Eoas and brothers IN the cause Of
Ine country, but ultlmatesuccess Is sure. To
doubt this is, in my Judgment, atheism Of the
"Trss TSs!sa Kiqa. H.,
nave heard 1t said, my friends, that haTe
changed IN some Of my ideas and thoughts on
Pohtlcn questions SINCE left you. have
cnanged IN some Of my 1deas, grant you, be-
PAUSE bqt that hare changed in single
RIlnelple, DENY: stand before yon the same
democrat, who for 60 many years battled for
me f1gh1s OF tue people ut the North, and
ana now battle for the same rights in the
SOUTH: ha!e tound that this rebellion is q
leoellon against tue WORKING classes, without
taat question where have ever stood, and
Wnefe - shau ask you to stand-as know you
Will. Inc rebellion vas begun, and is carried
on lot the purpose of creating landed aris-
toclaeJ, WMGh Gaa saan @ give to 4Oo,ooo the gov
e1nnent q o,eVMo Of Whites and ,oo0, ooo Of
onGks. LIS ior tnat, tnat zen. Davis and bis
cGnieoefates nave undertaken q rebellion
Nmcn 1hey clalm IS TO SECURE the rights Of the
people. 70 you t91nk, II 1t was rebellion Of
inc people, It would be necessary to resort to
eonecr1Ption to raise their arInies? Did our
lnthefs hare TO conscr!pt men: Did not our
mtnels "1ilmgV go lorth: AZ t1l6 time,
m my say that more than one half the army Of
tne sou1n 1s composed OF men driven into it
az the point OF the oayonet. Did any thing of
thls klnd cTcr succeed before, aud Will 1t sue
ceed now! NO, unless the laws Of nature are
enl1rely M reversed.
~ Nom let Us look o1Teetly AZ your interests
ano yo4r ontles 1of am speaking now, hay
9ng 1usL com ron me cotton regions, where
1nlelests ana auties LOT once 50 hand In hand
11 YOU'D yen WISH 70 ee at inc command OF
.a.s talosg nusttIs t AZ laG SCUM VINO conld makc
sen son 90 Is 5ng{ p safa y cutting on the supply
,nsc that IL - aoe yGMi areeeom IRON nose
non1a ~ ~. H. " st aaG nnrng tnat the
masfers u Int @ nv hrothe2a ~ }ot I Ill !" oe our
lnas.ets, on5 , our @ nroInerS taat we may place
n<s. % mnctS ine5 VII ~. Us 20 pe: as we
nuuw ~ 10y, LII e49nls' not tnelr 1q1eTiofs.
,na u ss,ti M tns aoea tna. the Northern
end Il, th,+ ~ ga 9go pluI ~, ngat nalr'
self Is not ennn{ tn tHc ts u 11 nl
tnetr III 1aln Ups ana pallia bEows-it Is to cor
th;e ou7 aue s, alnl Me aie engaged
haf-a ~ n.,g ha LAY = .ns iuestion
m tho+ n1est;a,, stu M sovs W. NY uS i ~ siae n US
tha fect " thnsa t1t ~ ~ W h.ss
dcsfcn;r ~ Go ararSh;p. ~ ,oetsa T. !.
Wss to Sc by onT nosnie,v ;3t y he;n aS IL
thn nrsnc;n1ae +ha 1o5vs a,,5 X i1te Islne
WIKI noFarn +hat stn3a t w. ~ st.utlons .1
ia 1Irfon. ~ 1t n,5e thns in.o antMony Wln
- ba,.n ILL., 49,, 1oIttn ans'g nv Gsposltloh
rocv lo11-od ,,4,nn 80 - .oIu tha; eae Lte loistoe
10y aouASu ~ apon " ~ taef enemlcsi ana
ioaGoa tne no one mofng ana maanng classes
lookga upon pa MS as friends. Within the first
montn 14,Uo o1 those VINO compose the bone
ano SING" OF NeW orleans mad taken the oath
o1 allcglancc, not hylip service only, but from
thclr hearts; and from that day found no
OF allegiance, except for the purpose Of saving
his property. That was tue rule; there
were some exceptions I found the work
working men true to the Union, and I
tound the slave owners false to the
the Union: dealt kindly With the working
men, and dealt harshly with the slayehold-
ers. Loud applause.l | recognized my
ff1eHHS I 1vff4
difference between the one and the other as
there was between Dives and Lazarus. Zap
plansc. l understand that you have sent
forth your sons and brothers, not for the pur-
pose Of making peace, but var, wherever they
found enemies. | believe that you sent out
yoar sons a4u 6rothers iqf the purpose Of in,
s.s.tns an.s .he na o. me unltea States should
Ware rs eyefyWhere IN sympathy with the powers
hara ~ .ae o.a untea e.ases aug upon inat thesls
ttstee 4 n, aStea; encouragea 5ne Mpofing men.
% .noasan4 nete ocndnapioyea every oay py tue
~ nte4 o;taSs' SSt,ou "ere 1ea every oGy aSy oy
tieso tc ora 1rora -a;a,a.s es,;s, ano 9ser H,uU o.
ass1,ncd "si1 - ure, rssa +t WHOSE ~ tonsnis
smIs rcnrasenf comnarce sn9 9eGnnSe .as on
1an,, 1nan iItft h;st1f Svne th ano properly, nos
worn ~ o.or dot- s,S ~ lse ~ satu,
nction as tn,r 1t ,so ycaaaf taG S1Is ths
assistoncc ~ Wnnl5 ha t,.o ,'oro ~ Rut tnae
men had no 10 voice in the % neWsnancrs s ~ a1rosd
or Mt hnmH and fhr PnnEpruanrr yroa ffefr
fLnnl,s md tIafr ann1acso ,era ,,,1or ons aaet
whi1e the co,nn1o;nfs ~ tfe Trnnart, luu' ,nnt
who f.lt:t1at 17en ti,ev wnre sty17c1 s,a4.or,,
was str1c towci o11 3rnr " Enrono ena saa'its ~
Narh ~ rms4 n..", a. ossl EluPe nn4 tae
no1,a' moran' u anu esGry msrcpresentallon that the
maee .1.a1 y! e4ym1Ge anu Traitors coulo oeF3se
Es1tI ms IeSo'tea ' 70 II oraer 10 ennaIfass, ana
tS;n J;ss.GtJ i usts"., Mi p'ans. ous !nelc IL one
.nlng u; f. aasc q ngnt 70 say-ahd tnank you,
81, 1or adrertlDg to lt--and that Is, that from
n ine nrst s, WeeK "hen our soldiers entered new
sea Urseans M uht.l leit 1nere It Was as SAFE, as
qnst, anu "a as conyenaent 70 attend 70 ones
business, ny Day or ~ nigat, as ever y was in
Tue best'goye1ned cities OF the North-eTen
our own. lLouo opPiause'!
NOW, ny 1rlends, aafc deta1nea you upon
these topics quite too long. nave only come
here to meet you and hear from you those
kind manifestations which you have been
pleased to bestow upon me, and to return to
you the heartfelt gratitude which I feel.
assure you, that to your efforts, to the efforts
Of Massachusetts, md to the ideas of hassa-
chusetts and New England, the country is in
debted for that measure Of safety which has
been secured, and for those great efforts which
are now being, put forth. Be not deceived.
Be not weary! Remember this: that while
we mny feel this war is hard for us, it is the
effort Of desperation for them. I have seen
the conscript laws Of the South taking the