The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1863-04-03

Grand Reception by the Citizens and
Meme Of the Loyal League
at the Academy Of Music.
ADDRESS OF MAYOR oPDYKE.
SPEECH OF MAJOR GENERAL BUTLER.
REpNEW OF THE SOUTHERN REVoLUYIOsIsf
The Northern sympathizers and the
EneSish Abettors.
: e.. Co.. &c.

\ The 1Gorthsrn sympathizers and the
n EneSish Abettors.
g.. Co.. &C.
An agninccnt reception was given last evng at tho
Acsde " Of Music 70 Major General Benjamin Butler
Tho obA Of the invitation stated card issued
BY the coA aittee afford tho otzcns Now York
an opporta nifty testyng their respect General
Buffers cha and ssrvices In public and appro
pirate mann This invtation the General accepted
clnnghe hon public dinner. which rendered
to him.
Tho by ticket issued sy the Loyal League
Tho Academy waA filed By fashionable and cnhusiastO
audience the fair being lsrgsy represented Tho
stage was occupied by some hundred more Of tho
sta,d and wealthy d lions Pending opening Of TIE
ceremo0iss patriotic Srs were payss b. an excellent
band.
About quarter beksre eight O'Clock General Butler
made his appearance 70 was led forwsr 10 the front
the stage by Mayor Opdyke land for ssvsrsi minutes
tho General kept bowling in respsnce TIA most fat
erpg welcome the audience rising to tssr feet md
cheering him. while tho indies waved their haadAerchie
| The effect was splendid From pie 70 the ssHas TIE
little perfumed squares Of cambria waved .ike sonany
miniature Gags, the mon cheerod, the band plsyel
"Ha Chiof" and the recipient OF ell thin svor
Acknowledged It in most graceful and sslfpossesssa
manner.
MAYOR 0PDYKn6 6PBBCH.
Mayor 0pdyke expressed the sentiments Of Now YorkS
the following speech
GENERAL BvrLsarhe gentlemen upon whose Invitation.
you here have charged with the agreeable duty Of
bidding you welcome TO our city and expressing 70 yos
but Of evcry loyal heart in this loyal opols. Our
citizens have long desired the privilege OF tesiyng y
same thank you for having them this priv
lego They have watched your public career during the
present with constantly increasing interest and 3D.
IMITATION They saw you among Tho afst e abandon an
although was s. those whose oso;o.
evidence sVH could 70 sSdnsoa Of an sssssd Is.rot,s.
Your first theatre Of military service IVES 10 Maryland
state then trembling in tho balance between loyalty
and treason, in whose metropolis soldiers Of The
Union had been assassnaed their way 70 the proee
tuuasey placed in command Grst 81 Annapolis and afisr
wards at Baltimore and 1t perhaps not too nuoh =
which you wisely blended modsrasico with rncss thal
Maryland led the criminal foy q accession. Al ~
IN that state thus rende Cd il safe troops 70
pass through Baltimore without nsolestation You wers
made the sasacous discovery that slaves were cntra
band OF In view Of the tenderness with which olT
that time treated tho in;tisssos q slavery, sis
discovery must be regarded az one o. The
vaS % Se puSc rsude quietly bSs
effectively Invested the fdvins institution Of I'll ~
soa wSo = wider ioS o. usSues "
being paced In mmand OF the Department Of the Guk
Your friends knew . In Position e snyiT ,S VIA
acquit himself with credit You soon found yourscn, with
handful o. men, remote e, From yoo q b.. base q sse
where the gopa,ss.n wa: lev s.csvsS.s vas e.
moment they discovered the nieity md ability Win
which you upheld the interests OF The governments.
an thel intensity Of hatred was transferred 70 yos
personally. They grcssly misrepresented your aees;
they wiIully msln,srprcted your Language; they
heaped you the vsst sp,hess, and in couos,v
he rebel ,sroasSsai 10 con
ederscy took up thsme aud repeated siande.
rsse Chief IN bis annual even vent = lar .
brand you outlaw. and " dscree your execution s
sr"s large cr your s:. Nor were Ssss
a. as and oS sos
in tho refrain rc-cchoed their bitter denuncstons
p"ss eSioence Of merit Hence our govern.
men o. its true friends had been ignorant Of your policy,
bitter that that policy was just ana wise Bus,
SIR, the loyal people OF the North were ns(
and your w yo.
dauness courage and your earnest rcndere1
Sa %s 81 the Il
placed They that you fully comrehendsd your duty
% and as q rss:
mad womenfor your sphere OF duty embrnoed al theset
hsy ar nd :
approved. In thus acting you strengthened W oauee q
which the cause Of Justice and rgh&
hut you the time weakened the Of ~ sn
mes, which the cause OF oppression and wrooe ~
this they hate and revie you for that ~ estss1en4
praise you But, STR, you shocked the senebuitieD q
Secessia and all s partisans In tho outer world By ~
terrible decree, called Order No. %. ma esdef, q
| 7 understand 10, was simply intended % eKtsnA .
salutary police arran emcnt which had ons exiDee1
New orleans, 20 bring within IL Jurisdiction -
restraint the improper conduct Of those aistooraso dAaso
glored In heapins insults the soldiers q ~
Union. II bsd the desired cntcs Il improved thsR
and their modesty; for which, cir, d0ubs noss
they will due time return you thanks instead or
atoms, The presence Of our wives and dAugh-
tonight proves that the ladies or New YORK
gard famed order both 10 intention and soes,
10 the You taught them " respect TIE
thorty the United States and 70 fear IL Yea
treated enemies Of your country oil who avowed Thorn
| selves such. and In strict accordance with the
| usages OF war and the laws OF the United States
| you coufiscated their property and appropriated "
Of your army. by these and kindred measures
you purified the moral social and political atmosphere of
city In which each bad been rendered most noxsus By
the unbred OF treason and the vices enesudercd
slavery BY your wise sanitary regulations you also
kept the material atmosphere pure, and thus excluded
pesiiencc AZ former resident OF New Orleans know
that have accomplished this Ia city ulheaitny
aud all previous Efforts IN that direction I'D failed
be regarded one Of your noDcs< achievements
have little doubt that among its beneno nj .ssuts
preservation OF the lives o at least f Of your
| command. Your troos were all unaccnaxcd Tbs
yellow fever prevailed nj nearly all ths neigh
boring ports the Gull and In the West In
dies ana hut for your vigorous quarantine
and strict sanitary regulations -ithr hc o,y would have
become epidemic IN New orleans. In thai event your
whole army would have keen attacked by or of
the nlcclinaied escapc-ant " knosn that at least
NJ IN AZ IL mann