Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-01-08
RusIer, ths Isrute apd Thies.

From the Chicago Times
TIE brutal tyranHies Of Gen Butler at New Orleans
Fecited IN the late proclamation of JEFF Dsvs viii If
they be truly reeted, amply Justify the rstsliaton he
threatens 1t remains for government either 10 dis
prove the ch-rges punish Butler II It fails do
TINS ana tails 70 make restitution and, far II
hes reDaraon, 70 the victims Of Buffers robbses it is
the abettor of bis crimes We are having numerous
martial in different parts Of the country and
brave, tried and loyal men called upon the
false and sanderOus accusations Of personal enemies
titz John Porter at Washington, snd Gen B1e at
Nashville, are Kept from the field charges that
sFery act Of theirs ss officers dsproves and which
but an adIninstra ion aged By partisan hatred would
have heard or ordered tris upon. These men if
tney have erred Ct all have erred in Judgment Their
hearts are above treaehery and their faith has been
proved in the presence of death--while Butler i'm
pssebed by the united testimony Of the citizens al Nav,
Orleans; by the Inhabitants Of all that portion Of Lou
isana west Of the mississippi which he has pfundered
by all the foreign eonsuls within his lines by the re-
port of Re7erdy JoSnson able and upright commits
sioner Of the government, and by his Illegal aud
inhuman ORDERS Is ordered from New Orleans with he
fruit Of his praees 20 take taz organs Of the admins
tration anaounce9 more Important command.
The admins trston knew months ago that Batter was
plundsring They knew It BY the represent aeous Of
foreign eonsus and the report Of Reverv Johnson aud
still they have retained him in command aud By th q
retention justified bis course The proclamation of eff
Davis s document that the world viii take cogni7anes
OF and II our government shall attempt pa it by in
silence, treat with Indifference or meet i by one Of
similar charac er threatening Ike retaation we shal
lose re we ought, the respect and sympathy Of all civil
The honor of the government demands that the
charges Of murder, arson, robbery, oppression, and
attempts 10 excite servie insurrecOn made BY IefI
Davis against commanding general in our armies
should be met they stated fairly and w. II they
are false, let It be shown and if they are true let 10
attempt be made By The government 10 shield this
wretched criminal from punishment The responsibility
Of Buffers Administration rests upOa the admins
traten al Washington
There is not man living to-day charged with Ereater
e'imes than Butler and his conduef reflects directly not
only upOn the government but the American people,
whose name he has dsgraeed Aside from all questons
Of policy the trial Of Butler require by Che people Of
the loyal States that they may be freed from the susp
ciou Of being his accessories
There viii be little difficulty in recurring witnesses.
quarter Of million Of Inhabitants stand ready 10 tss
uy- They ask for justice, ard such Of ven
gesnes fair trial and impartial law viii grant Shall
they have iti Dare the administration condemn policy
thst hss been in eons6nsnce vi the policy i mus itself
pursue s. the emancipation proc amaton i ssredl Dare
the administration co. denim liter for enforcing n0ey
demanded by the Abolition press ana pulpit to whom il
has made sfOrmal surrender of isefl We now en-
gagged in war Of ezternilation if Butler be not puu-
ished The proclamation of J0 Davis relates to him
aud bis officers only but is the rernnner Of one that
win apply 70 evsry officer Of ourszes IF the procaaa-
ton threatened the flst Of January Is ssned The
magnsninity Of which Mr. Sewa assurt d the French
government would be observed bY us toward seeeed
States has grown small by laFgs degrees under the IA
nstcism that demanded thst the contest should not
be war, but rsid.