Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1864-11-22
What Gen. Butler did Say.

made a speech In New York in which
it is said he expressed the precise
sentiments of President Lincoln and
the future designs Of the Govern
mont toward the rebels. We copy
that part Of his speech which appears
most important:
These material results have been
achieved. Now, then, what is the
duty Of the Government in the pres
ent and future? Ehe war cannot
last always. The history Of nations
and the experience OF the world has
shown Us this. War, therefore, must
come an end but how? In what
way? \ war Of this kind is to be
prosecuted for the purpose OF break
ing down the power OF those oppo5-
led to the Government and bringing
them into its folds and uudcr the su-
prcmacy Of its laws
In view therefore of tho unanimity
.ot the American people, in view OF
the strength. the majesty, the might
of the nation, might it not be sug-
gested that now is good time once
again to hold out TO the deluded peo-
pie Of the South the olive branch OF
peace and say 10 them "come back
come back now, this is the last time
.oi asking, come back and leave off
the feeding on husks and come with
Us TO feed upon the fat OF the land,
and by cones shall be bygones-it
bygones are bygones-our country
shall live in peace hereafter. ~
Cheers. Are we not able to offer
them that, are we not strong enough,
10 We not stand with Union enough
to be able to offer that to the leaders
and to all.
There might have been some com
plant, | think, among proud and
chivalrous people, that they would
not desert their leaders in answer to
the amnesty proclamation Of Presi-
dent Lincoln; but now, rs we come
to them and say ''comc back and you
shall find the laws the same save and
except as they are altered by the leg
islative wisdom Of the land, are we
not in condition not taking counsel
Of our fears or weakness, but from
our strength and magnanimitv. again
10 make the offer, and the last time
to caA on them, and then shall we
not have exhausted all the resources
Of states manship in the effort to re-
store peace to the country; and who
shall hinder this, and if they DO not
come back who snail complain?
ask not for the Rebel to come
back after he has fought as long rs
he can and then chooses to come
back, but state some time-perhaps
the 9Th Of January, 1865, for the as
ISOLATION will be as good as any-and
when that time shall have comc, eve.
ry man who shall scout the prolTered
amnesty Of a great and powerfu! ma
ton, speaking in love, in Kindness. in
charity, in hope Of peace and quiet
forever, then | say to him who then
scouts the profierod love and kind
ness, &" let Us meet him with sharp,
quick. decisive war which shall bring
the matter to an end and to the cx-
tinguishment Of such men wherever
they may be" And how is that to
be dOne?
Blood and treasure have been pour
ed out without stint and without
measure until taking advantage OF
tLo depletion Of treasure bad men
nave banded together by specializing
in that which should be the circulat-
.ng medium, and have raised upon
every poor man the price Of tie GOALS
upon his hearth and the bread upon
his table. Let some measure be tax
en- to stop that, and a better measure
than any other is to let it be under
stood that hereafter We pay no more
bounties from the taxes OF the North,
but taking counsel from tho old R0-
man method Of carrying on war, to
say to orr young men. . Loo the fair
fields Of the sunny South, and you
SHALL have whatever you get in a fair
fight, and We will open land Offices
wherever our armies march, and dis
tribute their lands and divide them
among the soldiers to be theirs and
their heirs forever.
This is a harsh measure, everybody
will say, but is it not quite as just as
that we should tax ourselves anew
and anew, and raise the price of the
ncces~arics of life for the purpose OF
paying bounties for the support of
the soldiers to fight these men whom
we have three times offered and call
ed to be our friends, in 1862 aud in
june 1868, again in December in
1864, again by the 8.h of January,
1868, and when that clock strikes
the last lncll Of that departing day,
then all hope Of return to those who
have not then made progress to that
return shall be cut off forever, and
they will have to go to Mexico, or
the West Indies. or some place which
| will not name, because [ know not
any land bad enough to be cursed by
@yonts they shall never