Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1864-05-13
BUTLER VS.. PEIRPOIN]'.

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While General Butler is attacking the enc
mics Of the Union ths enemies Of the Admin
istrati6n are steadily attacking him. 1t Nou}
require college Of professors to decide which
hate him most bitterly, the rebels themselves
Or the synpathizers with the rebels Although
Governor peirDoi1t, Of Virginia, cannot BE-
caased among the sgnpathlzers and rendered
good service to the Union cause iii the late
elections, c5n1or demands that we should say
that his elaborate attack upon General Butler
seems to have been prepared in the worst and
narrowest spirit. il IS Sc full Of suicidal Bit
terness and venon; 50 weak i: facts, and 50
redundant Of lnsnuations; so illogical and in-
complete, that we supposed ii to be the tabrl-
cation Of sone nischieyous eli IS Richard
Adams Locke, who fathere5: the ''5ncon hoax
thirty years ago Bat it proves to be q genuine
offspring General Butler has nnticea it and
its author in caustc reply 10 a Governments
official at Norfolk, Dr. J. II. Dunn We give
some extracts:
'You give me Your opinion that rostric ing
the sale Of liquors to a few persons will not IT,
duce the consurn ption, and that y0u think thar
ali merchants Of good standing should have the.
privilege, and that you are~sat tlsied that did
not make the regulation in the interest Of the
few hare given license TO twelve persons 10
sell liquor in Norfolk, they keeping accurate
books to whom they sell. and they are he!F
responsible Tor the purposes to,Wh5ch it goes,
to the extent of their licenses. II the license
is a valuable thing to them, that makes check
upon their actions wac informed before 4 t
order issued, that the soidisant Governor Of Viz
ginia Peirpoint, had complained that the nor
granting Of liquor Licenses, in Alexandra, BY
General Slough had nearly bankrupte1 The
treasury Of Virginia t|link State which
cannot exist without deriving its principal rev
enue from the unrestricted sale Of poisonous.
LIQUORS to its Inhabitants had better get itself
out Of existence # n1y regulation in ll1iss re
gard should have that effect upon such d State
as have described it would be a source Of
congratuation Twelve persons selling liquor
at retail, and all respectable hotels selling II to
their guests, would seem 10 be enough, IN
CITY Of ten thousand whites and tive thousand
blacks. After the two7e we're filled Up, enc OF
my Warmest and oldest personal friends iii
trade in Norfolk, [ Was obliged to refuse, be
cause had fixed the number at twelve. Be
cause Of this, have been abused by The el!I
nosed Governor Of Virginia, in the scnrri!ous
pa,npblet, which is the only aid I have recoiv
ed from him since taking charge Of this depart
ment. towards suppre5slng the rebellion o. III
governing disarranged community.
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Dates from Jacksonville, Florida are to the
second instant Birny had gone with his ne
gro troops, on an expedition into THE i0tcrior
his destination was not known. Orders were
issued on the 10Th that all residents ot Jack
sonvilIe who had not taken The oath Of allie
glance should do 80 Immediately, Or iIe aent
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