The Shasta courier., 1864-06-04
a Richmond Daaiel ou General Butler.


Humiliation. fasting and prayer are suita-
bic to these days The shutting recognition
of that felonious Major General Butler a
military commissioner treating with the Gov
ernment-the practical withdrawal of that
public. solemn proclamation denouncing him
as thief and murderer, outside $ the pale of
military. respectability ;" the kind and gem
erous message reported.by contemporary to
have been sent by the felon through Commits
sinner Ould to the President to the effect that
Major General Butler is now satisfied with
him. ard thathe the Major General. is proud
to belong to The = Democratic party" aud
cherishes sincere admiration and esteem for
Jefferson Davis the things promote, in sal
utary manner. the Christening of the heart
which properly prepares US for fasting and
humiliation on this appointed Friday
Nothing is wanting to this humbling les
| son. We declare that we will not receive
such a criminal under the safeguard of flag
of-truce, nor treat with him in this manner.
| lie knows what Confederate proclamations
are made of he does not coax or hatter US
| by any means; he does not come up TO City
Point t. see whether he will be received or
not: he simply establishes himself in our
Virginia Fortress Monroe, and says: ''Wh hen
vuu are quite ready chiyalrous Confederates,
you may come to me, under flag of truce, and
perhaps may receive you' and we 60 and
are benevolently received fer Butler would
, not break the bruised reed he even sends
back an indulgent and encouraging message
lest we he too much east down.
Propitiated by our self abasement. he con-
descends to enter upon Negotiations with Com
missioner Ould. and arranges a resumption
of exchange under the cartel. But this is
net all we learn by New Y rk papers mot
yet through our own official channels. that
the body of Dahlgren. committed obscurely
to the earth somewhere near this city, is to
be exhnmed as soon rs possible and restored
to the sprrowng parent of that dashng house
burner Doubtless it will be deliver dat For
tress Monroe with military honors and under
a salute Of Confederate guns: for Dahlgren
was Il graduate of West Point probably a
member of the Democratic party, too and
how can simple civilians nr soldiers of "A mere
" Provisional army, presume to say that n
West-Pointer had not a perfect right to pelt
us with nakum balls and sprinkle us with
turpcntine? What can we kno.v of the true
principles of - military responsibility ?''
At any rate, humiliation is our one thing
needlul We can now point with the utmost
confidence to at least one proclamation of the
President which was intended to be serious,
and carried out to the very letter. Confed-
crate proclamation Oft proud" def
ant" or menacing tone do not. perhaps. now
command much respect, but when the Presi-
dent announces humiliation he means it. Mr..
Davis has the reputation of unbending obsti-
macy and hauteu-; but that is for his friends.
When his own supporters and righiful coun-
selors. the men who created this Confederate
movement and elevated him to his great of
fee, 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 his own words and come
down from his high ground. and who SO po-
lite and - reasonable" as he? His stern self
will is for us-his Confederates-his gracious
gentleness to our foes. Triumph and graft
fed pride are for them; for us, fasting, hu-
initiation and prayer.
Thus we prepare ourselves. and we trust
our readers also, to meet in fitting frame of
mind the services Of Friday, the Sth of April.
Let us fast on this day, as only confederates
can; let us clothe our soul in the sackcoth
and ashes Of humility; and let us pray. say
ing From all privy conspiracy and hug
germugyer. from canting and recanting and
all other shutting sin, from the crafts and
assaults of the devil and Yankee Democrats
good Lord deliver US !'-Ric tmond Eram-
iRer AprH 8.