Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1863-04-07
Gen, Butler on the way to deal with Re
beiion.

Gen. Buite addressed an immense multitude
At the Academy Of Music, New York City, Thurs
day evening last. 10 the course Of bis speech az
ter showing that the rebels bad made themselves
alien enemies, he gave bis view, Of the way to
deal with them as follows;
If these men are allen enemies, how does it az
feet our political action. The very moment we
are at war--as insist with foreign country to all
iatents aud purposes-how can any man stand up
here and say be is on the side Of that foreign coun-
try. rApplau e. None bat an enemy. [Ap-
plause. This is the way to get this matter right.
4 mAu must be either for bis country or against
bis country. Applause. lie cannot be throw
iog impedments all The time 10 the way Of the
progress Of his country under he prelehse that
be Is helping some other portion of his country.
+ Applause. II a man thinks he mast do some
hing to bring back his erriug brother, let him
AXE bis mu,ket and go down and try it in that
way. Applause. II he still is Of d different opIn-
ion, aud thilk that is not the best way TO bring
him back, and he can do it by persuasive talk let
him come dosn with me to Louisiana and | viii
,et him over into Mississippi, and il the rebels
don't feel for b $ hearts,rng, and not in love,
will bring him back, But lei him not stay here
+ Appau.e. A VOlCE---" Send Wo1D down
first y Let us say TO him, choose ye this day
whom ye will serve. Applause II the Lord
thy God be God, serve God. Ii Baal be God,
serve him No man can serve two masters
God aad Manmon. Applause. HoloR-"lhats
30.
Again, there are other losc, sequences to fol-
- t..., th;. riox. t,kcb | how. of ibis sub
lect, ard this is with regard to past political &C
ton. II hey are alien enemies | am bound to
them by no ties OF party ealty. They have pas
.ed out Of that ard think may 60 back
moment and examine il all this party allegiance
and party fealty as regards them are not broken,
and if am not to look simply to my country
and to It's service, and leave them 10 look to the
country they are attempting to erect, and 10 its
service, ami tn n try the conclusion between us
By this gave up no territory of the United States.
Every foot that was ever oircumseFbed on the
map, all the lines around the United States be-
long to US, and none the less because bad men
here attempted to organize worse Government
upon various portions OF II, and that is the ground
under our laws aud cur Government as soon as
the over Of the United States can be e1acIed for
that purpose And another proposition IN that
logical sequence is that we have no occasion to
carry on the fight for the Constitution as 1t WAS
| beg your PARDON the Constitution as it's. Who
is interfering with the Constitution as tits ? Who
makes any attack upon the Constitution ? We
are fighting with the men who have gone out and
repudated the Constitution, making u oonstitu-
ton for themselves. |" That's it, aud cheers
And now, my friends, do not know but | shall
use some heresy, but as Democrat, an Andrew
Jackson democrat, am not for the Union as twas.
rD Good" and oud cheers. have the honor to
say, as Democrat, and an Andrew J,cksou Dem.
ocrat, am not for the Union to be again as it
was. Und rstand mel was for the Union as it
was, because ! saw, or thought saw, the troubles
in the future which have burst upon Us but
having undergone those troubles, having spent Al
this blood and treasure, do not mean to 20 back
again and be cheek TO jowl, as was before, with
South Carolina, if can help it. [Applause, ]
/ Mark me now let no man misunderstood me
/ and repeat lest may be misunderstood, (ior
/ there is none so difficult to understand as those
that don't want to) Mark NE again, say, | do
not mean to give up single inch OF the soil OF
/ South Carolina. Loud cries Of I" Never, never,
and great applause Ii had been living at that
time, and had the position, the will and the abill.
~, would have dealt with South Caaolina as
Jackson did, and Kept her 10 the Union at all
hazards but now she has gone out aud when
she comes ia again, silI take care that she comes
in better behaved loud laughter, " Good,
That's the talk, and cheers i that she shall no
longer be the tirebrand Of the Union--aye, tha,
she shall enjoy wha, her people never yet enj1y.
ed, the blessings of repubiOnn form Of Govern
ment. Renewed sppausel And, therefore, in
that view am no, for the reeon,lruction Of the
Union as il was. have spent treasure aud blood
enough upon it, in cOnlucon with my fellow.cit
gems, to make it little better and think We oiu
have a better Union. 1t was good enough If il
had been let alone The old house was good
enough for me, but the South pulled down the
ell part, and propose, when we build it up, ic
build it up with all the modern Improvements
[Uproarous laughter and three cheers,
Another one OF the Logical sequenee,, il seem
to me, that follow nexoraby and is not to b.