The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1863-01-04
Our New Orleans Cor respondence.

of forlugas the 23h steamships George Peabody and
| Star OF the South.
Our New Orleans Cor respondcnce.
/ NEW ORLEANS, Dec ~ 1882
The Dpd,ture Of Gtnerlt Butler from Men OrIeans-Re
mescai of Hoa.ttes to Me United SatesGene'I Butler
/ FdreoeH 70 the 7kntith Massachusetts Regiment-H
Final Leuee in the Cay-He Quietly Leuvss The Crescen
| Csty-Names of Officers Accsapanying Him-sketcAs of
the tTcers-GsneraI Buffers FdraoeH address 70 tAs
/ People Of Nesr Orleans, &c.
To-day General Butler bids farewell to the city which,
for eight months, he has ruled other man could
| havs done under such circumstances. A victim to
pusanimous timidily, which willing to yield to
every demand (ayo to TINT Of national honor)
or any petty foreign Power or else victim to political
| influence that breads the popularity which hts un-
daunted heroism and wonderful energy has gained him
with every man, and child who yearns and acfes
see this hatred and distressing ended by vsor
prosecution OF II, he leaves New Orleans just no
reaping noblsharvest of honest Unonsm and obe
dience the United States authorities which had sprung
from his determined Efforts impress refractory pcot
pie with the belief That government great aId
strong and worthy the respect and Loyalty Of all s
subjects.
To the Union citizens Of New Orleans land they have
increased from more handful afE thousand men
sncethe first Of last May) has departure gmourned
pubis calamity and dastsr while 70 those who are Bit
ter in hatred 70 the naonns govcrneat his reno
val haed with juvee, ana they fancy that sheir old
privileges will restored fully If they had
hscn guilty OF dsloynl thought Already the Orange is
most marked. General Banks ID cverrun with traitors
wno sceC to M his ears with compaists Of property
6sgated, who fansy thas their houses and lands,
"their men and maid servants, their and
their ass alb uo to be 1hrggesy is
already beginning sho,sts ugyant murderorr head
To day Ben HhrTison not sriouse tho astigator
secret any ottsY man In fAew orleans in TO
be released from continent Nh on lt's'rarcio.
During tbs past week several challenges have bsen
sent to various ofcers Gsaera Butlers commanH, ind
open inxuits have quite Tho women
have revived habit of eszing insulting IL . uni
ror OF United States sodie . which compelled Gsaer7l
Butler 70 ssao Or fef No. 2s in May
quiet who, curing tsr past have
fenced novel sensation Of security leek forward with
anxious approximations w1ssr the reign OF terl
ror and predict shan ussoAhs the city
will the cowditipu q sony and dsesder that fo
lowed General Buer's rcmovl from Baatnssc. His Ssyf
can never give evon faint dsa of the wsr
thst Gensrsi Buts~ hss as inn s few Showed
marvellous rule innthe Crcsosns CITY, and
hse whor have with hin ahrcoghah the try ing
Of s administration lost aad bewndsred in
thu attempt TO snumevase fraction Of ths benefits Or
his goyorauent Troy only sKpressthssr surprise 1&
asazenen. at the blHdpcss ard folly OF bis removal Ar
.xne he hajast got the Gay running h manEs o.
5su0d u rsap incacusle vahste tho coung5r
a. large. 4
Durn9 TIE ten days sha, have elapsed slass
Of General Banks General Butler been busy day andE
ngasin aiding bin IN every possible; in
anng ing ,hs busiaoss Of tho dorA',ms2s TO leaves
with Ms lttls ds.rinent thu may be, 81
IN receiving Of visosy who have ahronged
residence at all hours Of tho day and night. BY the
cfHcors ana soldiers Of tho grand old Departments
u, the Gulf thsre Is Lct. one feeling ant
desire exprsssel-to follow their bsaoved corns]
nander into whatever field TO whatever fate hs,
may lead them From the highss, officer 10 the hum
host pr!vate petitions have poured in upon him tak
them with him" but like truopatrot and soldier, hi
advice haa been Remain wher. you aroand servo your
country and give m your allegiance. TO your new cor
mandcr" who.;s worthy Of yoar ioveead confidence"
Owing to hs extant or which his troops have
peen stretched he has been unrsie visit them
ry bu, last Thursday, acconpanied.by his staff he
rode to the barracks parting review d his iavors
old regiment, the Thrtisth Massachnss more tendor-
y and Familiarity associated in minds the Eastern
Bay State" The ranks, thnnsd and dscmated by ab-
ease aad dsath,on the battle Geld, drawn up in
line under. command OF Lieutenant Colonel Bullock,
and after review, mora than asodtabe TO hS
superb cerps, the officers marched to the front,
and the General addressed hem in terms Of sad and
touching eoaence recurring 20 the fact that they hailed
from his own dear hoe referring their noble conduct
tho baltic field Of Baton Rouge and paying beautiful
tribute TO, their glorious comrades who lie beneath
tho sod II a cline per anpal IN, bloom, but far less
dear than their distant and &c bound home. and
bidding shcn 10 rot Cor those who had
'passsd rom death e1n teir heroic defence OF
their country cause ooek apon their fate
abs suged emulatec He ossed with expreeson
Of confidence the vaor and paAroiism which hs was
certain would the standard with and uudJ
ng acis in active which thcy soonso
oe sa As 10 again rapidy along line, shcir
tins knew bounds and fifteen times tho air vas
with tbs widest and mast deaiening chosrs, while
ogesy cap waved wildly above his head. He shen
visited Cosne Bulocks quarters and extended farewell
pressure of hand and kind word Of adeu 70 each
Of ,he regimont afer which he returned 10 the
Such reception the above no would have met from
| every 10 his array, II he could have visited the
various commands. On last Monday morning be held n
evee tho Mayors In the City Hail. and thousands
two hours TO claim parting creep Of the Of tho
generator Of New Orleans. One very notGeabe feature
' Known ~ cav. mai better 70
pay their respects TO the General the majority were the
honest. 81. Drowned sons Of toll ana PCor Gs s
and whose children had been kept from starvation ~ his
sounteous hand.
come aud hid their simple and anectsonrte "goodby,
fearing that they would be thrust aside on account
| az their blhrk pafma were Rfhspeu hs
earnestly and with trnc aricndncss ~ though they
iar tn9 dainsst SAxons so has u ever been
with ncni. II Butler, " Massachusetts, tor rather Amer.
ica) tho tried and trusted friend OF The distressed and
doSnroddcn-the Moses Of he oppressed against the
hanghy oppressor-Ademocrs In tho truest and loiest
of the wJrdths hand x man but his who would
| grind tho faces " The poor Against him.
On Monday evening General Butler, with his stan and
Mrs Butler Admiral Farragui, General wctzel Governor
sbepey snd General Angur, attended performance al
tho Varieties theatre Tho audience decidedly the
largest OF the and his entrance TO his boz
General Butler greeted with perfect storm of con-
tnued applause, which he acknowledged BY simply bow
ing from the box The excellent company, undcr the
management Of our old ayorts OF New York, Lew Baker
played with unusual vim and ricety
rng the past week tho Gcsera has been the recplcn,
Of several scrcnaies from dnerent parties, and many
other tokens 81 The good w aad feeling OF the army the
navy and The people.
last night General Banks rendered him escort Of the
Tw sntysxth regiment Massachusetts yolzutsrrs from