The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1863-03-21
More Facts for the dmirers or Gen nAutler
[From ths Few Yo,k Wor,J Mareh Ill


[From tLs Esw Yosk wor,s. March Ill
We have dozap pigeoH holes filed with
atfdaviis and statements like the following,
showing the outrageous corruption Of General
Buffers rule in New Orleans. We commend
these facts ttae name Of the person responsible
for them is at the service of any person who
has Alright to inquire) to those members of
the New York Legislature who desired 10
give Gen. Batler the'honoTs of the capital
Daring the month OF. f.August, 1862, l was
authorized by Gsn. e. +. Butler to search all
vessels going across the lines with goods un-
der permits from Col Jones H. French, Pro.
yoss Marshal General. On examination 1
found them loaded with all kinds Of merchan.
dizs,, principally groceries, salt, and whis
key. l reported them, and brought the par.
ties before Gen. Butler, when he allowed
them TO pass. afterwards ascerta!ned that
his brother, Col Butler wss interested. or
the parties hadparchased the passes from Col
French, come paying as high as ,000 in gold
for them.
was employed as chief detective, ut tha,
| time, of u separate depanman!, under the con
troll OF Col. s. II. Stafford, Deputy Provost
Marshal, who reported to Gen. Butler. Stat.
ford also knows of these goods going across
the lines to the rebels bat, on our finding
Cola Butler and French interested, cur efforts
to stop them were useless so we gave it up
l know of goods seized by Government being
sold, or rather shipped, by officers under Col
French. The captain Of the schooner Shsp
herdes5 was imprisoned and his vessel confs-
Gated because he wanted to charge Sf00 more
tnan. the contract called for, after seeing the
goods were contrahant; but the goods be-
longing to Col. Bat!er, were shipped on ano-
ther vessel and cent aeross the lines.
L Sf.,kk L. tt,..A II 2
leans, paid Colonel French Isl 250l twelve
hundred and ttty dollars for u certificate OF
fhe oath OF allegiance, and French received
i've hundred dollars month for allowing him
TO carry on his bTlaineas. / Also know chat
ehsre was q regular system of selling rasaes
for parties TO go aeroes tho linss by and with
the knowledge of General Butler. i attempt
ed +" rend documents to Washington, by or
der OF Colonel Stafford, with all t.eea facts
which papers were intercepted by General
Batter, and those parties who gave tue in
formation were Imprisoned. General Butler
sent for Colonel Stafford and asked him why
he did 80, and ut that interview Governor
Shspiey was present, so they cannot say he
knew nothing Of the transactions going on .
l have also heard that Gov. Shepley ship
ped some one Thousand sacks of s:.lt on his
own account, and taxed those shipping So a
sack. The Witnesses to all these transactions
can be procured on the sendiag of an invessi
eating committee down to New Orleans. In
my opinion, Col. Butler must have shipped
million OF dollars worth of gooda across the
Enea with passes signed by Col French, Pro
vost Msrshal General, and Gen. Butler They
brought back turpentine, rosin, and lumber in
exchange. know of Gen. Butler sending up
to a rebel plantation and ssizing all the wines
and having them brought to Ills house for his
own use. All these facts can be proved
There are men who are Imprisoned who have
s knowledge of these facts, and there ate
many more acts which, if there was any ji.-
vest CATION OF, would s,ariie the public. as re-
CARDS vessels carrying contraband goods. i;
can, bs proved that La brother was the
chief owner, during the month of Octo.
Der or November, of q cargo OF goods which
lett New OrieaDs-worth in New Orleans
Sio,OUo--ln charge of a man named Clarke,
under pass Tor Matam 0ras, but which, wetal
TO the rebels. This cargo belonged Jointly 70
Eiarka and Colcne! Batter. Clarke il now
In New Orleans. having .atuEnad after d.a-
posing Of tha cargo. Gan namad f j. r
Thompson also took a cargo ovsT Tor Colousi
Batter, and returned with iurpentins and roam
This occurred in February.
Col French seized Ihs hoFsea and carriage
OF a French subject, and gave them to q woman
OF the town, otherwise lewd and abandoned,
which she used ic rids about the s;seats with.
he ais0 sold man named Marshall .. psss TO
take goods across the Iines 10 cell, and after.
wards arreeted him and sent him to Ship
Island Amy man who was Imprisoned could
buy his release who had money, from $i00 to
81 ,co0,l ineiadlng thieves and burglars. All
taese things were done, in MY opinion with
the knowledge of Gen. Butler, as in many
cases ne had to sign his n.ms to the teleases
Iraported all these facts TO Gan. Banks
My landlady, where lived. was imprisoned
eight days for having a package Of papers
with 8 list of vessels which had left New Or.
leans and was not released until she gave them
up. Those We're papers intended for Washing
ton. All these facts are true, and 1 am willing
at any time to swear to them. If planters did
not sell Colonel Butler their produce he would
have the same ,confscated, and he bought ut
his own price. Cattle We're stolen and sent
to the city and cold; horses, also, by officers
under General Butler. Colonel Stafford has Il
knowledge Of these facis, with many others.
Whenever paas wss granted, il was on con
dhion that ths goods should be purchased of
Colonel Butler, and often twenty per cent OK
tfa was charged 10 pay for the pass.