Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1863-04-25
GEN. BUTLERs SPEECH IN N. Y.


We publish on the outside of th is week 5
Telegraph. The nervous aud manly speech de-
livered few days since at the Coopet Institute,
to one Of the most numerous aud enlhu sias.
tic gatherings ever assembled in tha city. 1t
was addressed to-, and bro'ta response from the
great loyal heart of the metropolis. Ii glows
with patriotism and is replete with sound argu-
mept while it spsrkles with polished points. 1t
is the greatest and best Of his usually powerful
efforts, and be who neglects to read it will miss
rich repast
Mr.. MAYOR with the profonndest
gratitude for the too fl itterDg cummeuda.
tlou of my administration of the various
trusts committed to me by the Government
which, in behalf your associates, you have
been pleased to tender me, ! ask you ~ re
ceve my most heartfelt thanks. TO the
ilizels of Newly Ork here assembled 10
klnd appreciation of my services supposed
to have Ueen rendered 10 the country, l ten.
der lhe deepest acknow ledgments. APP
plause.) accept it oil not for my self,
but for my brave comrades of the Army OF
the Gulf Renewed applause re
ceive II as alt earnest of your devotion TO
he county, all evidence of 10y ally 10 the
lConstnuHon under which you live and uu-
der Which you hope 10 die. lu order that
The uclS ot the A my OF the Gul may be
unuerstOOd, perhaps II woaId he well, at ii
hitle letgth, with your permission, that
some delal should Ge gwen to the ,hesIs up
Oh h.ch We administered our dulles The
/ nm ha Il,
what Is this contest in which the country is
engaged. AT the risk even of calling your
attention 10 what might seem Otherwise
100 elementary, | propose TO run down
Trough The history Of ,he contest to see
" hat II is that the whole country is about
at ,hls day and this hour. Tuat. we are in
the mlust Of evil colnnotion, all know. -
Aud What is that commolion Is it a
loi2 Is it an insurrection Is it re
belioU? Or is it q revolution And
pray, Sir, although IL may seem still MOI G
eiementry What Is u rlOtI A riot, If l
understand II, is SIMPLY al outburst Of the
passions uf men lOr The moment in breach
# the law, to he put down and subdued
by the civil authoTilies; If it goes further, to
Ue dealt with by the mllIury authorities.
But you say, Sir, Why treat.us 10 deiiul.
llou Of u not upon this occasion Why,
Vi all things, should yuu undertake 10 III
struci,a New York audience IN what riot
s? Laughter To that l uDsser, be
cause he Administration Of Mr. Buchanan
dealt with tn,s great change of affairs rs II
il Weie.a riot; because his Government Ufli
Ger gave The opinion thai IN Charl,Ston II
was tut riot aud as there WAS no civil
authority there to call out the military,
therefor Sumter must be given over ~
the rioters aud hat was the beginning OF
this uggle Lei US see how ii grew up,
| deal no, now iu causes but in effects--in
acts. Directly after the guns of the
: Rebels had turned npon Sumter, the varr
Gus States of the South in Convention as.
bled, inanguratrd a series Of move
mtnts which Took out from the Union dl
vers ates; aud as each was attempted ~
ne taken out, lhe riot was no longer fuuud
III them. but they became lusurrectlouary
atd The Administration upon the l5th Of
April, 1861, dealt with II as an iusnrrec
tiou, anu called out the militia of the Uult
ed States TO subdue all insurectIon Wa,
called al thai time into the service, TO ad
minister the laws in putting dow an inSur
rectlon. found u riot at Baltimore -
They burned bridges but they had EatdI.
arisen 10 the dignity ot AN iuSurr eciiUn, be
cause the State. had not moved as an or
: gdu.zed community. A lew meu Nere riot
ing at Baltimore and as marched there
al the head OF Uuied States troops, The
D question came up before me, what have
hoTore me- You will remember that L of
feI ed tian to put b0wn all kinds of insur
rections so loug as he State OF Maryland
! remained loyal. TO the United States
Transferred f ON these TO wider spher,
: at Fortress Monroe,. found that the Stat
of Virginia through its organz ltion ba(
0 aiken itself out of the Union, and was en-
deavoring 10 erect for itself an Independent
!. Government aud / dealt with thai Stat
d as being in rebellion, and thought the pro
n perry OF the rebels, of whatever name o
9 9 nature, should be dealt with as rebellion
property and coutraband. Great up
9 plaase. have been thus careful in stat
i ing these various steps, because allhoug
% through your Kindness replying 10 euiogy
:. l am here answering every charge Cf incon
t ssteucy and wrong OF intention for my acr
Z done before the country. Wrong in judy
ment may have been but insist. wronI
n in iDlenlicn or Inconsistent, Pever. Upo
he same theory up'n which felt mysel
hound 10 put down insurrection in Mary
d land, while IL remained loyal. whether lha
z insurrecion consisted Of blacks or whites, D.
: he same loyalty to the constitution laws
l felt bound 10 conf,eate slave prope.'
| III the rebpllious State of Virginia AL
:. plause PsrdoG me. Sir, if right here,
!. say that am little sensitive upon lhi
y .ubject. 4 sm an old fashioned ADdre'
jackson Democrat of twenty years .slanc
= ing. Applause. A voice: THE secon
hero Of New Orleans" [Renewed applaus
cuimius'ing in three cheers I And SO ia
as know, have never sweryed. SO hel
k me God, from one Of his teachings. lGres
i. applause. Up to the time that disunio
took place, went as far az the furthere,