Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1864-11-25
BUTLER ON PEACE.
The following is from speech delivered by Gen.
Butler in New York, few days since:

The following is from speech deliver by Gen.
Butler in New York, few days since:
In view, therefore, of the unsnimity of the Amer.
people, view of the strength and majesty of the
law in view of the might of the nation, might it not
be suggested that now is a good time for US once
again to hold out to the deluded men OF the South
the olive branch of peace, and say to them, Come
back, come back, now. This is the last time Of ask
ing. Come back and leave the feeding upon the
husks and come with us to the fat Of the land and
let hygcnes be bygones ifbygones are 5ygones, and
our country will live in peace hereafterT Loud
Gpplause] Are we not able to afford that p
Do we not stand strong enough? Do We not stand
with Union enough to able to afford that to the
leaders and alp There might have been reason,
think among proud and chivalrous people that
they would not desert their leaders in answer to the
amnesty of President Lincoln, but now has come an
hour when we can say, "come back, come back
and submit to the laws, and you shall find exactly
such laws as BEFORE except so far as they alter
ed by the good judgment Of the Legislatures of the
land. Applause.
We are in a condition how, not taking counsel
from our fears, not taking counsel from our weak
ness, but taking counsel from our magnanlmIty and
strength, again to make an offer for the last
time; to call upon them-and then shall we not, in
the eyes Of the country, have exhausted ali the
sources Of craftsmanship in the effort to restore
peace to the country? Laughter. Who shall
hinder? Not for the Rebel to come back after he
has fought as long as he can, and then chooses to
come but 10 get some time, perhaps the 9Th of
January, for the association will be as good as any,
for all TO come back"
The New York correspondent of the Philadelphla
Inquirer in his letter OF the 10Th inst says
The topic of the day is the remarkable speech of
General Butler at the reception given him last
ing at the Fifth Avenue Hotel.
speak only of the effect on the public mind, Of
that portion of it which fayOrs or seems TO favor,
some formal tender, on the part of our government
of such terms of reconciliation as the Rebels can
hOnorably accept-that is, submission to the laws
giving them till the 9Th of January next think of
it. and if by that time the olive branch is rejected,
then that the war should go on with renewed ener-
gy until every Rebel is exteTmnated and his lands
tenements and hereditaments" given to our North
ern soldiers
These ideas appear to take well with the people.
Democrats even are inclined to say, amen. If the
question is put fair and square to JEFF Davis Gen.
Lee, and if the answer is as it probably will be, in
the negative then the belief seems to betheEe would
be no need of any further conscrptons here in the
North Our young men would flock in our armies
voluntarily, in irresistible numbers and the great
Rebellion, in the ordinary course Of events, would
soon be extinguished in Blood while the SOIL which
it once called its own, would pass into other hands,
and become the fair heritage Of freedom and free
men forever.
The great question now is does General Butler
speak the sentiments of the government 1t is be-
heved that he does but there is GnriouS expec-
tation of some early confrmatory demonstration of
the fact.