, 1864-11-18
gEN BUTLER IN NEW YORK.
Public Reception at the Fifth Avenue
Hotel,
SPEECH OF THE GENERAL.

SPEECH OF THE GENERAL.
Major General Butler received m cnthusias-
tic oyation ut the Fifth Avenue Hotel In New
York on Monday last. During the evening,
Hen. james Wadsworth addressed the Gencr-
nj, who replied as follows:
SPEECH OF GEN. BUTLER.
Mr.. WADswoRTH, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN:
The citizens of New York have done nc
honor, over much. Their kindness, extend
cd liz every form known to Christian courtesy,
oyerwhelms me. That I should be able to
add anything to the sum Of Intelligence is {
still greater honor. That I entertain very
distinct views upon the subjects to which You
have adverted is most true. Peace hath her
victories no less renowned than war; and Of
nll the peaceful victories eyer yet achieved in
the interests Of human freedom. that nchiev-
cd in the peaceful quiet which almost BROOD
ed over this land on the 6th Of November,
was the greatest. Before VIC proceed for
moment 10 look at the material results, let
uslook at the moral. 1t has taught the world
who shall look on, and it cA4 nov be said that
it Is no rain boast In America that the eyes Of
the world arc upon her; it has told all the
world that VIC are able in the stress and
strain Of civil war like thatnevcr seen before,
to carry our institutions in peaceful quiet,
change or re-elcct our rulers ns we weigh
them in the balance to find them either meri-
torious or wanting, without so much Of trou-
bic, or disorder, Or riot, or Of commotion as
attends constable's election in n parish in
England. The moral, then, is, that the Coy
pie, dependent on the intelligence Of the
people, is the strongest government on
earth-strcng III the affection, strong
or still in the right arm Of the
people. And when we have been told hereto
fore that it was necessary that there should
Enr raf 4snStl
bayonets, we sec bayoucts welded by hun
dreds Of thousands where other countries
have been able to wield them by tens, and
they entirely suhscryient to the peoples will.
(Applause.) The material results arc not less
striking first in the fact that all disputed
questions which have divided the countryare
NOW settled by the almost unanimous verdict
Of the country. Docs any one complain that
in the conduct Of military operations there
should be IN arrest Of Il traitor. That qucs-
tion has been n1gued and settled, and the YER
dict is guilty him when he is gailty.
(s'B1ayo.) Does any one complain that the
true theory of our Constitution has not been
carried out which enrolls all able~bodied men
and holds them to military duty in defense of
their country's life and liberty. That ques-
tion has been settled, and thereafter it will be
more honorable to be dsafted than to volun-
tecr. QAughtcr.) Docs any one complain
TINT the Government, in Its wisdom, has Or
ganized troops irrespective Of color, md
believes that o black man would fill US large
grave us though his color was whittier,
when he falls In battle in defense Of Ills
country's liberty. Tint question has
been settled, and has passed away for
ever to be amongst the things Of the
past. Does any ono now claIul, Us was
claimed in 16GO, that Abraham Lincoln Is the
President Of a minority That question is
settled by an overwhelming majority. (Ap-
plause.] Let us look for moment at the fact
HAT If We count every rebel agafnst him. as,
! he was If we found every srmnnthizer with
rebels against him as tic was. if VIC count
every untrue and dls1oya1 man. against him.
as thew all were. vet he is rc-elcctsd by ma.
swent t1,e count in The honr OF o1 financial
Nc i. Those materiai results have becn
achieved. Now. thcn. whnt is The duty of The
| Goycrnmcnt In tic present fIture !? War can-
! not always last. The history Of nations. tie
| experience Of the world, has shown this.
hnws n What way 4 var Of fh;s kind Is to
~ nro.ccutrd foT tf,e 1,,,rnnsc ~ 1reai.;n,
down fhc mower Of those nnrosed ia fhc Coz
| eTnmcnt md bringing f1,cT infn thc fnid of
! ihe Goyrrnment- tfnfis:r t1,e snnrcmacv of its
| iaws,~ In view. therefore, Of tic unanimity Of
! the American n neon|e in View of The ,nirt,t n
! fhc nation m;eht it mt he sncrestc3 that
rn.x Is . <,ood I'm, ~ ne nnco n92si., ~ ln1J
mt ~ the Se1pdeJ man o of he sn113, the o1;ra
bTnnrh nf neace and sav tn fhe,n ~ aCome
5asE, come Sssk; r aoS:" y T Ihis is Il; - Last tine
upon th hpsks and % come me- viii % Ms to to % he III
II tI,e land and let f,y.sronrs he hy.rones r.
! br-rones nre hr-,,oncs and nnr ca,1n7rv viii
Iys in r,eacc hen.affcr." r1ond an,,io,,se
Arc We not able to affon1 that nows III "!
viii Union epogs to- Se ae to mJt tha1 s.a1a ~
the leaders and to alIs There might ha ye been
reason, think. among a proud and chiyni.
ruus people that they would mol desert their
leaders in answer to the amnesty If President
LINCOLN; but now has come an hour when we
to lie laws. and YOU shall tnd cxactlT % such
laws Is before. except so far ns fIey ar. nj
tered BIZ the GOOD 'ud,r.nent Of the Ie1;s5nfnres
of the land, CApplausc.l We are ia a cond1-
ton now, not taking counsel from our fears.
not taking counsel from our wcakness. hut
our strength. amin to make m otisr f;,r the the
Inst time to call upon thcm. and then shall
we not, ii the eyes Of thu country. have cx-
haustcd all the resources of stutestnuuship In
the effort to restore peace to the country.
{Laughtcr.l Who shall hindcre Not for the
as he can, and then chooses to come but to set
some time, perhaps the Sth Of january, for
the association will he as good as any. f0r all
to come back. And when that TING has come
10 every man, who eha1l scout the prot1ercd
amnesty Of d great and powerful ma
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in kindness In hope Of peace and
quiet forever, we say to them, to him
whose scouts that proilered lore, and kind
ness, let us meet him with sharp, quick, de-
cisive war, that shall bring the war to IN end,
to The extlnguishnent Of such men wherever
they may be, -tApplause.> But how Is thAt
10 be dones Blood and treasure have been
poured out, spent without measure, until TAX
irg advantage Of supposed depletion oi treas
ure, first, bad men have banded together By
speculating in that which ought to be the Cir
culating medium, and Taised upon the poor
man the price Of the GOALS upon his hearth,
and the bread upon his table, Let come
measure be taken 10 stop, that, or perhaps
better measure than any other Is to let 1t be
understood that hereafter We pay no more
bountics from the taIes Of the North, but
taking counsel from the Roman method Of
carrying on war, We say to the young men,
look to the fair fields Of the sunny South, and
unless they take our amnesty, let us 60 down
there and you shall have whatever yOu get by
a fair division we will omen ncw lind 0fficca
whnrercr o77r nrmiea mayIth i,istrihu1in inr1onIs
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