The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1864-05-21

refusing to take i. to the State Govern,
H'ent, TO go into the Provost Marshal a
Court and oetain judgments against loya!
men; by assuming concurrent jurisdiction
IN all cisl affairs, end silencing the pro,
tests of the civil officers by TIN ea,enins to
imprlsoa them. Making the sale Of liquor
IN Norfolk monopoly, farming it cut
among his friends, confscatn2 luuor
brought into the city before he assumed
command, seizing all houses cr men in
the reoe army occupied by liquor dealers,
and turn ng them over to friends from
Mas.acnuset:', 10 BE- used for the same
traffic; establishishing system of per.
m!ts 10 sell liquor, and allowing subordin.
aIes 10 speculate in the same. Tie fol.
lowing extract is Governor Pierponts des.
crlption Of how tho liquor business now
stands in Norfolk 2" "a t.v men from pn.
ton and Lo"e:i. Massachusetts,, have tho
exclusive monopoly OF importing tlnto the
city All the hotels and restaurants are
open Tor retail. but not at th~ bars They
nave shelves IA room. aad tables set
around. lou must take s@st at the
table a, II eating; the iiquor is furnished
you pay - cents per driuk--iwo dollars
'sr bottle holding three l7lf,pin of
common whisky. and three dollars Gor a
bottle Of good. The restaurant keepers
ply these boston men thrr. dollar. per
gallon tor whisky that costs in R.Itimnrr
from nIre.y>iivs to one hundred and nvo
cents; aud n'redollars per gallon tor wins.
Ky lHat costs tro dollars aud a balf n
'Eres ds'ls'- per gallon The poor oyster.
men must have whisky, they tn in,.; somo
citizens must have. and all the officers. add
many soldier. will nave il, let tne cost be
what Il VIII
Among otLe- Iastarces OF outrageous
.poiiation, the Governor refer. - tho
..Izure ei the Norfolk city Gas Works by
General Butler. although all the stock.
holders had taken the oath and were
about 10 resume the manuiacture He
seized the works, put .hem in charge of
men from Lowell, Massachusetts: spen.
ten thousand dollars for repairs and made
saS which h@ s+.l- 10 the people at double
the price paid in Washin ton. The Cow
erner sur.oses the proceeds to 20 into the
Provost Ma'.hals fund.
Ia last January General Butler he.
thought: himself to institute n search for
the Gepss = of the Norfolk Savings Bank.
Eo deposits were. found. they having
been sent II Richmond Il, the beginning
ei the var. but two silver cake baskets
ana some other pieces si silver bnlonging
10 '~rIa!" men. Der Of a Norfolk family.
then IN Europe, were discovered in the
vaults, and ulv appropriated ty the
agents @. General Bu,l~. The mother Of
the owner OF the silver called upon tho
Provo', Marshal for restitution, bu, it vas
not T"n up. nor has il been.
Dir. Elli>oSy res tied in Portsmouth,
Some OF the neighboring women took
some silver io hi, house and ru' il in pos.
e r i
lly, without his knowledge The old man
IS about seventy wears Of age. and was n
Director OF the Savinas B nix lie was
summoned before Gen Butler. AMI inter-
Togsted as 10 this silver. lie knew 10.
:hns Of it. and - replied You are
LAT" sad General Butler. and he put him
in Fort Norfolk OF bread and water until
he !earned to tell the truth The old man
was placed in a cell on the cold floor.
without blanket, and is -,ill there
In February, General Butler is7uei N
order stating that the privilege OF selling
newspapers in his department would be
awarded 10 the "successrui' tii,!er--nos
to the highest An old lew named Dohm
got the contract toy 5000 per month and
Immediately all the other dealers in Nor-
folk were closed up-amnrg them firm
which paid license to the city. State and
United States Governments-.hat 10 the
latter being SIS -
The celebrated Do. Order" hy General
Butler was issued in order to increase the
Provost Marshals fund. by frightening
the owners of CANNES to purchase safety
for their favorites at two dollars each
These dog licenses had broush. in 81 500
on the 23d OF March last
IN February last. General Butler issued
Al order regulating the prices of articles
sold in the city market, At rates far below
those in other markets. The prices OF all
groceries were established At ton per cent.
ih-ve Baltimore profits, which lef. the
sellers four PER cont. to pay expenses. after
! paving five per cent. to the Government
and oh- per cent. 10 General Eu'!er.
Mr. Butts ~rs n lawyer in Norfolk -
Williams vas n rebel. frightened into tak-
ing the oath Of alleg ance 10 the United
States oy discovering tha' some Of General
| Buffers Boston friends coveted his ina
dwelling house ard Handsome fIrui,ur".
This did not save him, for shortly after
taking the uaih his property was conti--s>
ted. He sent bis certificate of having
taken the oath n Generg! Wild, (Butler 3
right hand man) who kept il snd eniors-
ed on the back "oah r-rokeG," and ther
ordered all evidence of Williams having
taken the O tn 20 be erased & ON the hook
in which oa;hs were recorded Williams,
witt: his wife and children. wa turned
ont OF house into the streets Of Ports
| mouth. during most terrible snow storm.
Mr.. Butts wrote TO Attorney General Patcs
| about the case Mr. Bates sent the letter
70 the Secretary OF War who sent il to
Gen Butler. who in turn sent il to Wild
Il IL, D,,t Il t.ff A..
acknowledging the letter, he was serve |
with an order banishin. him from tho
Department Butts wen. 20 Gen Butter
and complained, asking him to rescind
the order. Gen. Butler took from a pig
con hole letter written bv Butts to the
President. complaining of some Of the
sliiitsry abuses in the Department; told
Butts he was dangerous character for
writing such letters, and said he would
not interfere with Gen. Wld's order Mr..
Butts had to leave. He is a native # New
Jersey stroug Republican, and OF course,
ioval TO the back bone.
In regard to the Provost Marshal fund,
Gov Pierpont ssvs: as does not so into
tho Treasury Of the United States, nor do
| suppose it relieves i, Of any Of ITS bur-
dens. 1t IS estimated by those who have
pretty good opportunity Of showing, that
tn re has been collected since General
Butler went to Old Point last fall, from
tvs Q to three hundred thousand dollars IN
tn this fund There has been system OF
excessive fiues introduced FOR one suppose d
eiience and another, varying from fifty to
five thousand dollars. In addition to this
mode. properly captured and confiseated,
all goes into the Pf0vnst .TorsaaIs fand,
with tax On .ooi> shipped into and out
of the district tax oa oysters and dogs,
clearance> Of YES els &C. &c
Referring to the -Ns,c Regime newspaper,
General Builer'> organ. Governor Pierpcnt
says it j. prin,ed upon the material Of two
establi' i'hments-cngines, presses and types
seized and cont>cated a.the property
of two men who had taken the cath. 1t
is edi.od by one of General Buffers staff
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