, 1863-01-07
U'j;|<aoo Wr.tbt11tc.
WEDNESDAY. JANUARY z, 1868.
FROM NEW. ORLEANS,
Gen. lssltleK-'s Farewell Address;
Gen. Banks on the War.

by the Steamer S. R. spaulding. Dec. a, 1851
FAREWELL ADDRESS OF GEN. BUTLER.
Gen. Butler, just before his departure, is.
sued the following eloquent address to the
people Of New Orleans:
CITIZENS OF NEW OnlEAss:-Itm may not be
inappropriate, as it is not inopportune In oc-
caeioD, that there should be addressed to you
a few words at parting, by one whose name is
to be hereafter lntlissolubly connected with
shall speak In no bitterness, because am
not conscious Of q single personal animosity,
Commanding the army Of the Gulf found
you captured, but not surrrndcrcd; conquer
cd, but not orderly; relieved from the pres
Of yourselves, So far from it, you had called
upon foreign legion to protect you from
yourselves. ! restored order, punished crime.
opened commerce, brought provisions to your
starving people, reformed your currency and
gave you quiet protection, such as as you
had not enjoyed for many years.
While doing tlis my soldiers were subject
cd to ob1oquy, reproach and insult.
And now, speaking to you, who know the
truth, / here declare that whoever has qui-
etly remained about his business, afIording
neither aid nor comfort to the enemies Of the
United States, has never been interfered with
By the soldiers Of the United States.
and to defend your city in arms having fed,
some of your women tiouted at the presence
Of those who came to protect them. By
simple order (No. 2S) called upon every SOL
dier Of this army to treat the women Of New
Orleans as gentlemen should deal with the
rex, with such effect that I now call upon the
just minded ladies Of New Orleans to say
whether they have ever enjoyed SO complete
protection and calm quiet for themselves and
their families as since the advent Of the Uni
ted States troops.
The enemies Of my country, unrcpentant
and implacable, have treated with meritcd
severity. I hold that rebellion is treason, and
TINT treason persisted in Is death, and any pun
ishment short of that due q traitor. gives SO
much clear gain to him from the clemency of
the government. Upon this thesis hare I ad-
ministcrcd the authority Of the United States,
because OF which I am not unconscious Of
complaint. do not feel that / hare erred in
too much larshness, for that harshness has
ever been exhibited to disloyal eueu.ics Of my
country, and not to loyal friends: To be sure,
might have RECALLED you with the amenities
Of British civilization, and yet been within
The supposed rules Of civilized warfare You
might have been smoked to death in cayerns,
as we're the C0yenanters Of Scotland by the
command Of General Of the royal house of
England; or roasted like the Inhabitants Of
Algiers during the French campaign; your
wives and daughters might hare been given
over to the rayisleg, rs Werc the unfortunate
DANES Of Spain in the Peninsula war;
or you mig int hare been scalped and
tomahawkeda as our mothers were at Wyom-
inn by savage allies Of Great Britain in our
own revolution your property could have
leen turned over to indiscrilninate ttloot''
like the palaces Of the Emperor Of China :;
works Of art which adorned your building
might have been sent AWAY like the paintings
Of the Vatican; your sons might have been
II Fr0r1 1a F1r rf $1-. A1.n
6epoys ut Delhi; and yet all this would have
been within the rules of civilized warfare as
1lrncticcd by the most polished and the most
hypocritical nations Of Europe. For such acts
the records Of the doings OF some Of the in
habitant's Of Your city towards the friends OF
the Union, before my coming, were different
provocative and Justification.
But have not so conducted On the con-
trary, the worst punishment inflicted, except
for criminal acts punishable By every law, has
been banish'ncnt with labor to a barren island,
where I cncamped my own soldiers before
mArching here.
It is tfne1 have levied upon the wealthy
lats to feed forty thousand Of the starving
poor Of all nations assembled here, made SO
By this war.
I saw that this rebellion was war Of the
aristocrats against the middling men; of the
rich aEnInst the poor; Il war Of the landowner
Hs5a1uSl tllt liDofEF; llat II WIS Struggle 10f
the retention Of power in the hands Of the few
against the many; and found no conclusion
to it save in the suljugation Of the few and
the disenthr:,l1mcnt Of the many. I therefore
felt no hesitation in taking the substance of
the wealthy, who had caused the war, to feed
the innocent poor, who had suffered by the
war. And I shall now leave you with the
proud consciousness that carry with mc the
blessings Of the humble and loyal under the
roof Of the cottagc and in the cabin of the
slave, aud so am quite content to incur the
sneers Of the SALON or the curses Of the rich.
1found you trembling at the terrors Of ser
vile insurrcction. All danger Of this I have
prevented by SO treated the slaye that he lnd
no cause to rebel
I found the dungeon, the Chain and the lasl
your only means Of enforcing obedience in
your servants. Ilcavc them peaceful, labori
Gus, controlled by the laws Of Kindness and
Justice
be kept from your borders.
hare added a million Of dollars to youl
wealth in the form Of new land from the bat.
tu1e Of the Mississippi.
I have cleansed and improved your streets
canals md public squares, and opened ncV
avenues to nnoccupied land.
have given you freedom reflections, great
CT than you have eyer enjoyed before.
] hare caused justice TO be administered 81
impartial1y, that your own advocates have
unanimously complimented the judges Of m,
appointment.
laws and justice of the Government agains
! which yon have rcbcllcd.
Why, then, will you not all return to you
allegiance to t],at Goycrnment-not with Lii
service, but with the heart?
| conjurc you, If rou desire ever to see re
newed prosperity, giving business to you
streets and wharves-n sou hope to sec you
1f& yT~k kar.
| world, fed By its rivers for more than 8, 90
miles, draining the commerce Of = countr.
greater than tile mind Of man hath ever con
ceivcd-return to your allegiance.
If you desire to leave to your children til
inheritance yon received of your fathers
stable constitutional ,govcrnmcnt-f you dt
sire that they should III the future be porto
of the grcatcst empire the sun ever shon
upon-retnrn to your allegiance.
There is but one thing that stands in til
way.
There is but one thing that at this hou
stands between you and tue Government, an
/ that Is slavery.
The institution, cursed of God, which Il:
taken its last refuge here, in His proyidene
will be rooted out as the tnrcs from the w1lca
although the wheat be torn up with 1t.
hare given much thought to this subjec
I came among you, BY teachings. by lab
Of mind, By political position, by socl
laws, il BY possibility they might be Wit
safety to the Union.
Months Of experience and Of Observable
have forced the conviction that the existent
Of slavery is Incompatible with the safei
either Of yourselves or Of the Union As Il
system has gradually grown to it's presel
huge dimensions, it were best i it could
gradually removed; but it is better, far be
ter, that It should be taken out ut once tha
that 1t should longer yitiate the social, po1it
cal and family relations Of your country. I a
speaking with no philanthropic views as r
CARDS the slaye, hut simply Of the effect
slayery onthe master: See for yourselves
dcning, destdening influence has not, all b.
destroyed the very framework Of your soeiet
nm speaking the farewell words Of Of
who has shown his devotion to his country,
tic peril of his life and fortune, who In the
words can have ncitherhopc nor interest, 80
let me hear repeat, with the solemnity Of I
appeal to Heaven to bear rue witness, til
such are the views forced upon me by exE
ricnce.
Come, then, to the unconditional suppo
Of the government Take into your ON
hands your Own institutions; remodel the
according to the laws Of nations and Of Go
and thus attain the great prosperity assur
to you by geographical position, only pt
ton Of which was heretofore yours.
Benz F. BUTLER
GEN. BASKs On TIE WAR.
On the cath Of December, Gen. Banks o
cially promulgated the Presidents Emanci]
ton Proclamation Of September, and issu
the following address to the people Of Lo
siana:
) HEADQUARTERS D7p'r OF TIE CUR,
NEW ORLEANS, Dec ~, 1861.
Tn rr1ar IN ror.trt Y>rsh1ie .ufsn,,rra1era3 N ri