Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1864-11-10
GEN. BUTLER's MISSION TO NEW YORK
Nashplls, October 20, 1864,

Nashville, October 80 1864 ..,..,.-.... i,
GEN. BUTLER's MISSION TO NEW YORK.
Ii From tho NsW York Erpress Of Tuesday Evsning.
The Administration Journals it SCENE to us, unwise
ly doing all they create in this city feeling hostile
to Gen Butler and to stir up here by taunts and insults
the same elements of social strife which from time to
time have led to such unhappy results in Baltimore, Nor
folk New Orleans, etc 1t is difficult to believe that Gen.
Butler himself can approve Of this bat, whether
he does or not we that every good citizen and
every lover of law and order will denounce, they de-
serve, all such talk as this: $500 "A
From The Nese York Times Of Tuesday morning - .,
Gen Buffers ringing and explicit order ASSUMING
command Of the entire military forces OF the State OF New
York profoundly excited the city yesterday The blood
Of the people stirred by it, iu spite of the damp and
drzrIing weather It's terse reasons s renchant state
ents ts sharp rebukes sud significant warnings, struck
home alike 10 loyal hearts and dsoyal consciences TO
brought full Of order and peace
at the polls and TO the other perfect understanding that
their frst outcroppipgs Gen Buffers sudden transfer
FROM the field before Richmond where ony week since
he striking at open foes the command OF the troops
the Empire State where there is some reason to be-
eve that enemies of the nation have been active in
their vile plotting scarcely expected 1t limited
few days snce, but was hardly known outside
fuial CIRCLE aed ats public announcement had all the
eject of great moral sensation There had been misgv
ngs felt by many that to-day would witness repetition IN
this city Of the dsgraceul scenes Of the July riots Of
1863 there had been wides pread aud indenabe dread
nst rebel would the exciting time Of
general election put in execution the vanous threats
recently made BY the Richmond papers of laying New York
Buffalo and other ortheTn cities ashes there had been
vague BY weak kneed folks that it would
be unsafe in certain districts to exercise the right OF SUI
once felt sensible dimnntion of their fears the
ent that Gen Buter the man OF iron nerve and
stesdy purpose who knows how to deal with all sorts Of
mobs was in their mds, with proper force to preserve
thu he ado of in
the man who had scattered the bowling rabhle of New
Orleans like chat, and reduced that city to order most
and made copperhsads .quirm and wrthe in torture.
The excitement among tho copDerheads Passes the query
among loyal msn the presence OF the General has
not really killed some cherished scheme Of yiany which
had been conoocted and penng for execution on the
day Of election, .t.s,,.,. ,-., s,s.rtsr t,H
We venture to say (sdds the Exprs that every word
Of what is sid here to riots anticipated, the burn
ing down Of the city,, &c. not believed BY any sane
man, woman or child Manhattan Island; nay, is not
believed By the writer himself But it seems have
been deemed necessary to the end the Administration has in
view that some such "indefabe dread should get abroad
! From the Ncw York World Of Tuesday Morning :, ,
Quite irrespective of the matter and reasoning of the
order the appointment Of this at this time to this
vice is the st 4ng MENACE and the most inso
lent INpGNITY that could be put upon this community
The rnan.-we need characterize the man. bis
dents spcek for themselves The time 10 the OF
election when that Of sfree which should Of all
otentatiOusy confronted with
army military force 10 the most tbreateniDg aud Often
sve form which it could be thrust into the presence OF
los al citizens The service 10 to duse and terror
felt 10 conquered city, compelled to bow to
the yoke of The obedience Of free communities
voluntary submission TO laws which themselves have
enacted military master forced upon them from abroad
70 humiliation which transforms their citizens from free
men to sutects But when this master 10 made to stand
nenacing sarveuoncc the act Of suffrage freedom
defed in her sanctuary 1t is The essence Of free gov
eminent its officers the sp6naneos choice of the
Hut IN
assume superntendence of tho ballot boxes 1t the
psrty tal 10 court of Justice were per
mted to supeIinend the deliberations and control the
Gen. Batter states. 10 language sufficiently explicit that
his here due to apprehended raids like the
cent at st Adams, and intmates that su0h appre
tensions tie sole cause OF his coming Why, then, 1t
fitting TO ask doe,he tot apply his caustc TO the place
Of the sanepe7 Why 70 th. city 70 resist 40 inya
sion expected on the Canada ronter7 How troops
stationed about New York to be VI service in tepene
sudden ouset upon Buffalo or Ogdenburg places from
three to Eve hundred miles away It strikes reasonable
men that New York city lie sDgularly ichosen position
for defending the Capada frontier from which,
il they occur at ALL likely to be sudden and transient
the Rhnpe which comes aud vanshes We can say
aud Gen Butler tells it is the apprehension Of raids like
that which ha, brought him to--New York -
n From The EeS York Daily Neaos Of Friday
Yesterday morning Gen. Butler, having received ntor
nation that wa street broker; named Lyons, was
engaged in purchasing gold of the Southern
few moments Interview. On the arrival of Mr.. Lyons
however. matters explained and Gen. Butler having
declared himself completely Satisfied the broker per
mii.ed to withdraw from the officials august presence.
From the Worlds Money Article. va
Gen. Buter yesterday sent for Of the gold brokers
and administered to them what called technically under
the Louis Napoleon and other European despotismss
| warning" The warning" coUsigtsd OF Gen. Buffers
advice them to be careful In what they said about the
proe Of gold going up and furthermore to buy
gold The gratuiGous advice Of Gen Butler, prompted
doubtless by uucoodtonal loyalty and patriotic motives,
has not, however, any beneficial ibnence the gold
market The price advanced from 1884 to 249 at p.
NJ, ADD has continued firm since the Generals warn
ing" made public. Interference with the business
operations Of nation Is dangerous and injurious TO its best
interests The results also generally unexpected by
those who venture interfere The enlightened spirit
OF Inc nneeenth century prevents such interference
10 the despo ic countries OF Europe. The opinion
rent 10 circles IL Gen. Butler continues
h iotsrcreooe WITH tho business Of private citizens gold.
brokers or any body else the price Of gold viii advance to
800 before the week closes The Washington officials win
we'll 70 casts Retrospective glance at the Jump 10 the
price Of gold which took puce after passaue IF that
pesnd of ignorance and uucopstutonsly which was
en bodied in the gold bill speedily repealed The pro.
verb says that "expeenoe makes even fools wse"-but