Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1864-11-22
Gen. Butler.

" 1CAs ~ bHE 4 ilkl
Avenue Hotel, New York, ON Monday
evening, the I4th inst. The speech is re.
: garded with much interest, because it ID
Supposed that it foreshadows the policy
OF the Naturalization IN it's dealing,
With thelrabeis. That reasons exist for
attaching such Importance to the spec CD
, We have no means Of knowing. Indeed
5~s doubt, sot q little, lwhethsrIhe Presi
dent will pprsusl tbs line Of policy
marksd. on: BY Gen. ,Batlerel The
'Geueraiwouid proclaim an amnesty AZ
broad as the rebel territory, and of
sufficient capacity, in mercy, to pardon
the crimes Of the leading rebel conspir-
asors who have occaaioned all the sos-
rev wand woe which have afflicted our
people for three years past Mr. Lin
coin is q nfefcifal man, full Of the milk
of human kipdpsss, Rut we do not think
be can End it in bis heart to pardon
such criminals Hs Jefferson Davis, Ju-
dab = BssjAnin, Peter Beauregard,
Robert Lee, and others, who have bean
instrumental in sacrificing thousands
upon thousands Of Chs moas precious
lives Of the land upon the altar Of their
insane personal ambition. s
But il is not our purpose to discuss
this question now. The Generals speech
naturally calls up the occssio6o on which
il vas delivered, aud the ,eircurnstAnc nces
tha. took him to Hsw York.
For several weeks prior to the slse-
paoapit became evident that the rebel
sympashizers in New York were ripe fer
riot, iBsurrection and murder, unless re-
strained by the strong arm Of military
Law. Violence at the polls was among
the least o. the evils anticipated; for to
that ahe people had become accustomed.
But vholsesale destruction of property
and life was feared The city swarrned
with Southern refugees who insolently
paraded, the streets and Eouted their
treason in the faces of timid, but loyal,
men,. Ia ssSL even hinted that loyal |
men would nai dare to vote. % soula be |
roughly handled If they attempted to do |
so. Under such circumstances the Ad- |
miaiatrOian ~sAely eoncladed to pre-
seFseths pliths.peaesin New York and |
pa, downisoipiept insdrrsetinn before il |
grew to any alarming extent No con
hdsnee was felt in either Governor Sey-
mour's inclination or ability 20 p.otect |
loyal men from the sAasaulaa .of !" his
friends" and, from all We can hear, be |
was not party 20 the councils Of the |
Administration, in which Il was finally
determined to send the sabiusA.or Of
New Orleans" to look after the lawless
in New York. On the Sd of November |
Gen: Butler received his orders. In
twelve houfs lshe General was in Nav |
York and had established his headaaar.
ters At the Hoaman House In forty |
eight houEs a provisional army corps
was transferred from the banks of The 1
James to tbs Hudson. II vas an Organ-
izsd army in every respect, sonnlsts
with the proper proportion OF cavalry
aud artillery, and composed Of veteran
troops selected for special service His |
operations afterwards are thus described |
by lha New York TYssss. s sss8.saa
whst .s--sl.s - a.. 60. -sz-k. te5sf
in thls city wsrs terpotsrfiy sucanspsa "a ssss.n
Isiasa and ct Fort Hamilton. Gen Rutl~r tk~n
asvsted the days tnfsrYsaink before the ssetea 10
Iss reIles sfrasrsusass, aad Win he mssssai
hand e prrsefss erler Msps wsrs stuatsd- ~
saFsrin tsndsns and ccsrssssoHsrs of Psllos srsrs
nuniczsicn was q atAblished between bis hsaaqnar.
tiers and every part of the city. Trustuorthy !
essnamsionsd osaesrs vsre deieiiod tosFazain 81
each pofios stat On hose, and special baresa ~
infor@asion organised. An snKiRssr dsnsEtmsnt
was zertxtsd. add systsm 81 barricsass axrssd
upes- y wsiss = rioSnfght b eeaaesd "a the
Psft q the city "a which IL hrst broke out
Bat one ehisf psiut was never lest sight Of II
vas necessary that no exeus sh0aId Be offered 20
the snsrHtes ot The Governmsnt for rAising thaary
q ,srmes !nfsshf vah thslsss4om Il he
esilot-hox.@ This part ~ ne inoyemsnt was
executed In ssgsAnS sscssssfni nsAnneT on the
morning Of the sth Of November the city Of New
arms, yet bot An armed n,an was visihls Her,.
were harBsssed 70 ths guns, and nyiar artilIzrv
conld havs been Nhfrsed EhsoneAs sa1s str-@ts tc
.s ssy Rsan, sss 3onsFss notlossyss ne one sa~
Itw&s this mystsTisas presenge % q Asrcs fsft 1.
bat act seen, thAt 50 s~ed shs Southern rshsls in
oss; tss' =. = sss sas tes gs@ss q tas Ges-
dssaFeaness, g Truth, crashed te ssrtA rnsy rise
a. ain, but they never viii - ms troops mAin
sssnsa their positioasa sassl Friday ufxht when
shss eli rsansnsa 10 shsir ssszps On staten island
The eFsets Of the Geasral's arrange.
msnts may be easily imagined. Never
before was there so quiet an election in
the city never so much good humor
and patisucs. The same paper asserts
that Republicans and Democrats shook
hands and chatted costly as tbey waited
for hours in . long line, and in long
rain. for > chance to vote Even the
"roushs n Of New York became polite
and courteous RTha same genius that
took the fers maffons aud misses OF
New Orleans and taught zthenraew les
sons in politensss. vas the master of
csreu0oies IN The New Yssk sketioa,
and everybody felt that it vas sn OceA-3
sion for pOliteHess and aFabifty. Old
men and feeble men were taken out of
the hse, allowed to vote, and go home.
Physicians were made welcome at the !
head of the column. One intellect nre-
sided over ths whole scene from dawn
till midnight: who thai was may be best
learned from an incident At an i'm
mense Democratic gathering at the
Athsneum in Brooklyn, waiting for the