The weekly union record., 1864-05-28
4 Richmond Daniel on General Butler.

Humiliation. fasting and prayer are suitable
TO these days. TIE ShUfiing recognition Of that
felonious Major General Butler as 8 military
commissioner treating with the Government
the practical wiihdra val of that public, solemn
proclamation Geuonuciug him as q thief and
murderer, outside The pale OF military respect
ability" the kind and generous message re-
ported By coemporary to have been sent by
the felon through Commissioner 0uld 10 the
President, to tie effect that Major General
Butler is now satisfied with him, and that he,
the Major General. is proud to belong TO the
Democratic party" and cherisbes sincere
admiration and esteem for Jefferson Davis the
things promote. in salutary manner. the
chasleniBg of the heart which properly prepares
US for fasting and humiliation on this appointed
Friday
Nothing is wanting 10 this humbling lesson.
We declare that We will not receive such o
criminal under he safeguard of hag.o truce.
nor treat with him is tls manner. He knows
what Confederate proclamations are made Of !;
be does Tot coax or fiatter US By any means
he does not come MP to City Point to see
whether he will be received or not he simply
establishes himsef in our Virginia FORTRESS
Monroe, and says w hen you are quite ready,
under flag of-;ruce, and perhaps may receive
yot and we go, and are benevolen,y received.
for Butler would not break the bruised reed be
even sends back an indugent and encouraging
message, lest we be too much cast down.
Propitiated by our self abasement, be conde-
scends to enter upon negotiations with Com
missioner 0ud and arranges a resumption OF
exchange under cartel. But this is not all
,1-aha hv-\ No. l. fpn OF rh
our own official channes) that the body of
Dahlgren, committed obscurely TO the earth
somewhere near-his city, is to be exhumed as
soon as possible. and restored to the sorrowng
parent Of that dashng house burner Doubtless
twill be delivered al Fortress Monroe with
military hoDors and under a salute of Confed-
crate guns; for Dahgren was a graduate Of
West Point probably a member of the Dem
ocratc party, too; and how can simple civil
ians, or soldiers of a mere "Provisional' army,
presume to say that West Pointer had not a
perfect right to pet US with oakum balls, and
sprinkle US wi h turpentine? What can we
know of the true principles of military
respectabiliiy?"
At any rate. humiliation Is our one thing
needfu. We can now point with the utmost
confidence 10 at least ore proclamation of the
and carried out to the very letter. Confederate
proclamatons OF a proud" a defiant" or
menaciug tone DO not. perhaps, now command
much respect, but when the President announ-
ces humiliation, he means it. Mr.. Davis has
the reputation of uubending obstinacy and
hautenr; but that is fer his friends. When his
own supporters and rightful counselors. the men
who created this Confederate movement aud
elevated him to his great Office, approach him
with respectful advice or remonstrance, it may
be that he is hard as flint; but let the public
enemy command him, at his peril, to eat bis
own words and come down from his high
ground. and who so polite and reasonable" as
he? His stern self will is for us-his Confed
erates-his gracious gentleness to our foes.
Triumph and graiifed pride are for them; for
US, fasting, humiliation and prayer.
Thus we prepare ourselves, and we trust our
readers also, to meet in fitting frame of mind
the services of Friday, the Sih of April. Let
us fast on this day. as only Confederates can !;
let US clothe our soul in the sackcloth and ashes
of humility; and let us pray, saying: From
all privy conspiracy and huggermugger. from
cauting and recanting. and all other sbufflug
sin, from the crafts and assaults of the devil
and Yankee Democrats-good Lord deliver
US uS"'-Ricimond Examiner, Aprd s.