New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-01-10


We have with srprosseu that IN applying 'ss,s
nc1e, 10 von sdninisireon in your ent command you
have had the .gg4eiiy devise the wa. 70 ~ ~
oet the u,ce, which has INDICATED the wis om ard the
justice OF official ,ourfe In 'hus m Sou Spon
those who mot eaey desire the speedy restoration OF the
~ s eTS 10 the opportonity OF changing with
yan m The manner proposed tho patriotic sympatnes aud
which belong to i ;sS'ss easo vonr friend, and
5 MG aFINa WHITE Su 4 a5Gu kISo'
CUAS. GOULD, HIRAM BARNEY,
q. W. BLUNT, SETH Il. HUNT
yoN A BtHNF eG sTaoisn Join I'M wApswoRrH
r. j Th0RNE, EDWARD MlNTUHN.
PETER COOPER, RUSSELL sTURGIS
C. Ii. MARSHALL, HAMLlN BLAKE.
Gen. Butler briefly replied, and expressed himself
highly fattered by The terms in which the merchsuts
of the City of New-York had chosen to speak of
him. He thanked the Committee heartily for the
compliment but was unable at present TO accept the
high honor which they sought TO confer. Business
required mis- early presence at bis home in Massa-
chusetts, and as additional reason for his depart
IRE from the city on Friday was the fact that Mrs.
Butler had received telegram announcing the
death of nephew. Before leaving the city, how.
ever, he should endeavor to fad proper words with
which to answer the letter that had been presented
and upon his expected return from Lowell, in about
ten days, he would put himself directly in their
hands, TO do with him precisely as they pleased.
The General was then introduced 10 a number
of gentlemen present. and during tbs colloqny that
enrued he spoke of few things respecting bis
course in New Orleans, which bad been carped at
and severely criticised by those who had been ac-
customed TO act with him politically in time past
mot for the purpose Of inlnring him but the cause OF
the country With reference 10 toe Slavery qnes-
vie md "A r.
inp his residence in New-Oreans, and while enter
tanning no prejudice sganst his old political assoc-
ates, who found fault with hun On that score. he
would only say 70 them that y they had gone
there with the same sentiments that he felt. they
would have come away with the Fame senimsn,s
that lie felt. Laughter,l lie thought no might
saY hat the principal members OF hir eta, aud The
prominent officers OF his regiments, without any
cep;On, went ont 10 New.Orlcans bunker Demo-
Gratis of the hunkerest sort, for II was but
natural that he should draw around him those
" hose views were similar to his own, and every in
diyIdual Of the number had come to precisely the
sane belief on the question Of Slavery IA be bad put
fort in bis fare we'll address to the people If New.
Orleans. This change came about from seeing what
AT Of them saw day by day. In tins war the entire
property Of the South AGAINST us, because almos,
he entire property OF tho South was bound up IN
that institution. This WAS well-kpown fact, prob
ABLY but Re did no, Lecome fully aware Of Il until lie
lad spent Some time at New Orleans. The South
had SOB 0C0 900 Of taxable property in slaves aud
sG3 eco all other kinds Of property. And this
wae the cause why the merchants Of New Orleans
he'd not remained loyal. They found themselves
rnined-al their property being loaned upon plant
ers nocs and mortgages uDon plantations hud slaves,
all of which property is now reasonably worthless.
Again. be had learned what he did not know be
fore that this was not rebellion against us,
but emply a rebellion 10 perpeIuate power ia the
hands OF few slaveho!deIs. At hrst he had not
believed that Slavery wac the Of the Rebellion,
Int attributed il 10 DAVE, Shdell and Others who
bad brought il about 10 make political 'riGmPhs by
which % regain th'ir former asccndAncy. 1he re-
bellion was against the humble aud poorer clasres,
and there were in the South large numbers Of secret
societies dealing in cataliftc signs, organized for
the purpose OF perpeiuaing the POWER OF The nch
over the Door IL wss feared that these common
people would come into power aud that three or
four hundred tbOusand rea could not mold a2ainsi
eight millions The fret movement OF these men
was 10 make land the basis Of political power; and
that wac no, enough for land could no, be owned By
many pcTtons. HEN hey annexed land TO slaves snc
divided tho property into movable ana llnmovhbie.
He was not generally accused OF beng humani-
tsTiaust ica.t not 10y hs Southern iiienis Laugh
ter Wien lie raw the utter demorahzaton Of the
feooe resulting from Slavery, ii struck him that II
Was an institution wbch should DO thrust ont OF tue
Ir6op, He lad on reading Mrs. Sto wee book
" Uncle Toms Cabin believed 1t to be an over
drawn, highIy-wfought picture oi southern lie,
Int be had seen with his own eyes, and
heard with lis own ears, many things
witch 20 Levond her book as much a,
her book does beyond al ordinary school-PiI shovel
He related an instance OF the shocking demoraliza
lion of society at New Orleans. There came into
,ybo naked him In proper language II lie would put
her In one Of her fathers hOutes. Her history was
this: Her father had educated her III tie Ciiy oil
Nev-York until she was between IL anu ~ years OF
age and taken her 10 one OF the metropolitan hotcIa
here be kept her as his mislress mol Tthshing
u - d., ts.f, IN. U.f "a Ia RI IN
he went TO New. Orleans-he follow ed her, but che
rcfuie ed to live with him, At which he whipped her
/ in the publc street, aud made Ler marry tlaVe
She aferwagd resumed the unnatural iei2'ion, 90
/ igQ 10 Cincinnati, but was brought back ny her
busband OF father, with "A child. heoLgiug 10 come
body. Ter father fed from tue city at tie time OF
its occupation by the United States forces, leaving
her in a state II destitutIOl. She wanted TO i've III
one of her fathers houtes, but her story wss not
credible and be determined to investigate II. 10
/ his sdrpiise Il was found 10 te well known, aud
Il .tinopy Of s truth was obtained from a, Is, and
! G. without difficulty. Notwithstanding tins fact,
wideIy known az it was this could be elected
! in Lcnisiaus, in the CITY OF New-Oreabr, Judge
Of one o. lie Courts. On one occasion Quo oil hi1
add brought before him young woman almost
white. who had been bru,ally whipped and turned
ont o, the house Of her father. For tins Outrage
: .bc nan had been made 10 pay fine % $l,OOO nnd
GIVE the wOfnan deed vi enandlil alton. lAppanse.l
! these were the kind Of charges whicl had been
/ brought against hin. lCheors, and CRIES 0!
" Good."l fes, no rghtmioded man could be sent
10 New-Orleaus without returning an unconditional
/ Aul-Sl4very nau, even though tie rcols OF the
/ houses were not taken OFF and tho foil extent q
The eorruption exposed. All the lower class o! Tie
peoplc of New. Orleans were loyal. During The first
fourteen DAYS after tho Union forces entered the
civ If 0UO took the oath Oh allegiance and. when
he went on bcard the steamer on his return to the
Moth, ct least one thousand laboring men cane
down upon the levee, and uttered 10 words except
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