New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-02-20
GEN, BUTLER IN BALTIMORE.
Enthusiastic Rcccpiion-Speech by Gen.
Understanding up Of the Years
DperatiOns.

| BALTIMORE Tbursday. Feb. 10. 1863
The reception OF Gen. Butler at tie hall Of the
Maryland Institute this evening Was grand affair."
The vas; hall was splenddly decorated with hum
dreds of fsgr, and densely packed with most
enthusiastic aSsemblsge. Thirty-four young ladies,
dressed in white, bearing flags, were on the plat
form and sang patriotic airs band OF music was
also in attendance.
The appearance of the General was greeted with
long-continued cheering. In response lie made a
brief Speech thanking the citizens Of Baltimore Tor
their expressions Of regard and their enthusiastic
greetings which he took as an earnest Of their una-
terabe devotion to the Union and determination
come what may, to stand by the Government. lie
alluded TO his first entrance into Baltimore on the
night of May IA, 1861, when, amid u violent storm
he marched his forces TO Federal Hill and formally
occupied the city. He compared the condition Of
Baltimore then, from the influence Of Secession,
with what it 10 now, since, whit aid and protection
Of the Government, the truehearted Union men Of
Baltimore had put down Rebel sway. lie warmly
eulogized tho loyalty of Baltimore.
Abiding to the progress Of the war, be said there
was much-very much-to encourage in the prog
ress had made in the past year. Let us post the
books and see how we stand. A year ago, when
he passed through this city on bis wsy to the South
ern coast how did we then stand The Rebels had
all of Missouri, Kentucky, Tennessee, and Afkan-
sss all of Virginia except that portion under the
guns of Arlington flights and Fortress Monroe
Now We have all of.Missouri all of Kentucky, two
thirds of Arkansas, at least half Of Tennessee snd
Rosecrans, thank God, was there, and good for the
other half We have two-thirds Of Virginia, third
of North Carolina, all Of Florida large portion OF
Louisiana, and what was left Of tho bogus
Confederscy1 Texas intriguing with tho French
Emperor TO get away from them, Mississippi,
Alabama, Georgia, South Carolina, and what re-
manned Of North Carolina and Virginia Very soon
tie Mississippi River would be in our entire control,
and then the Confederacy would be severed. Might
we not truly say, with some OF the Rebel Congren.
men, that another such year Of progress would SOC
the Confederacy annihilsted' Truly, the folds Of
the great anaconda were tightening around the Re-
beon and crushing it in its irresistible grasp. He
alluded to the threats of foreign interference in our
affairs. Let it come. The nation would rise to the
emergency.
Already Congress had clothed the President with
tne mighty power Of the entire military force OF the
whole nation; and if that were not enough for the
overthrow Of domestic traitors and foreign foes we
would arm every man in the nation, white nnd
black, blue and gray, il need be. Great cheering
The nation was but 10 its infancy. The giant Of the
western world had scarcely begun to put forth bis
strength These throes aud agonieS were but tue
pains Of teetLng, ind when tic teeth are fairly
through let traitors beware and tyran,s stand back
everywhere.
The General sat down amid lopg.cOndnued sP-
plsuse