, 1863-01-03
-" FROM new ORLEANS.
GEN. BUTLER'S PARTING RE-
CEPTl0N 10 THE CITIZENS.
SLAVERY INCOMPATIBLE WITH
THE UNION"
ten. Banks issues the Presidents
Proclamation.
Noble and Statesmanlike Views Of
=. -, =. the Crisis.
fkGaA new ORLEANS.


spaulding, from New Orleans the s1th. bas
arrived. arrived. Among her passengers ure Gcncr,l
4niler and staff, executing Col. Jonas n
French and Capt. John CLARK, who remain.
General Butler, prior to leaving New Or
huns Of ctzsns sat at the CITY Ha where
him, General Butler also issued farexej1
address to the citizens, in which he saTs he
leaves with the proud Consciousness Of carr.
n'g Fith him the hles5ingn Of the humble and
loyal under tie cottage roof, and in the cabin
Of the slave, quite content to bear the sncers
o. ne S'ttoa o. the curses Of the rich. He con
cludes BY saying:
months Of experience and observation
nave forced the conviction that the existence
Of slavery Is incompatible with the safttv of
Yourselves or Of the Union.''
The steamer Empire was fired into while
loading sugar at Marengo plantation. By guer-
lnas, k1lllng =. McGill, Assistant Engineer,
anu severely wounding ". J. Reed. New
York merchant, and wounding three others.
On the 24th, Gen. Banks issued an address.
appended to which is the Presidents nr,,
clamatlon OF emancipation. In his address
Gen. Banks, alter rchearsing the objects and
erect Of the Presidents proclamation, saws
tlat "it is manifest that the chanres sur
gested By the proclamation do not take Place
at any precise PERIOD" and Gen Banks calls
upon all persons, citizens or slaves, to govern
themselves accordingly: All unusual pubiic
demonstrations will be for the present sus-
pended, and provost marsllals are en}oiued to
prevent any disturbance Of the public peace.
tions until their privileges arc dcilniteir
established, resting assured that whatever
benefits tie government intends will be Sc
cured to them.
Gen. Banks also instructs the officers to st.
cure me strtetest discipline in the camps. At
tcntion is also called to the act Of C6ugye:s
1o11ldd1ng the return Of slaves by the army.
The 1Sar Is not Waged for the overthrow Of
slavery, but to restore the constitutional re1a-
tions between the United States and each Of
the States. If slavery is tu be preserved. the
war must cease, and the former constitutional
relations again be established; for no military
man, in the event Of continuance Of The
, war, viii counsel the preservation Of slavery.
The continuance of the war will leave no other
permanent check to rebellion but cmaucipa-
tlon- Contest in public, rs in social life,
strengthens and consofidates brothcrly af}ec.
tlon. 1t is basclcss nationality that has not
tested its strength against domestic enemies.
success OF local interests wilens tile scope Of
human history, and is attended with peace,
prosperity and power. It Is ont Of such con.
tests that great nation are born.
Gen. Banks concludes thus:
Let Us fulfill the conditions of this last ercat
trial, and become >: nation, grand nation,
with sense enough to govern ourselves, mud
strength to stand among the world unitct1.
Up to the sailing of the steamer, nothing
had transpired as to the intended movements
Of Gen. Banks, but 1t was known that cam
,paign lad been marked out, with Baton ROUGE
rs the base Of operations.
Nothing ncw from Vicksburg or Port Hul-
son.
NEW YORK, Jan. 2.-Thc steamer Geor;,,.
washington has arrived from New Orleans.
On the a5th, Gen. Banks had removed the
restrictions upon the holding Of church ser
vices, giving notice, however, Herewith. that
clergymen are subject to restrictions imposed
upon all other men. Quite number OF polit-
lcal prisoners were ordered released on giving.
United States