Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1864-05-05

| of the lenterprise0 He reported that the
capture of New Orleans would require an
army Of fifty thousand men,. and no such
number could be spared. Even, Texas, he
thought, should be given up for the pres
ent,"'2 fre ssfs.eesI .gos} o. ,sgas
But General Butler and the Navy De-
partment, thought differently ;rands at last
they. triumphedj Butler having talked New
hOrleans to theiCabineta and the President
till they were convinced. is7l i'ls &.'ii1
T Ship Island was the rendezvous md de-
pot; not a promising spot. !, n
7 I g IT was observed that the first aspect
Of this island struck death to the hopes
Of arriving troops. They family stroyes to
cheer their spirits. with jocular 4allusions
| to the garden Of Eden and to Coney Island;
land one of General Phelps men, on look
ing cover the ships side upon fthe desolate
scene of his future home, raised a doleful
laugh by exelaiming, in the language
| OF Watts: 2ae@it il#2 .''o oS' 10
4 fIisd Lord what a wretched land is this,
4 ]4els 3u Wliich yields us no suppliesp ai4D1I
EatTMs was at last exchanged for New
Orleans, with which place the name
of General Butler will be hereafter as in,
separately connected as that of General
Jackson. t.e
| OF General Buffers administration in
New Orleans we can only say here that il
seems. to have been honorable, upright, and
just i, He was, strict and severe, perhaps
and strictness and severity were called for
but neither cruel nora revengeful. The
rebels very naturally hated him, but the
loyal people respected and loved him, We
/ have room for only the following anecdotes,
which illustrates the Generals straighfor-
. ward but somewhat humorous way Of man
| aging the refractory "secesh."', ferlt .t59
.a5 THE ,sEcEsH"" PREACHER .saa,5
/. The Rev.. Dr., Leacock, a secession
preacher, called upon the General to re-
| monstrate against his order requiring cel'-
tain parties to taket the oath Of allegiance !:
ssGeneral," }" said DIR. Leacocll, ''your in
sistingupon the taking of the oath Of allegi-
lance is causing half Of my church-mern
. bers to perjure themselves. y" - %+
NJ Well,'' replied the General, ''if that is
the result Of your nine years preaching,
| if your people will commit perjury 50 free
IS. O. + - :
y, the I sooner you leave the pulnit the
BETTER e esa5qeisas 0s il 5ai
7e THE MAYOR AND TIE MOB. .n5d II /.
On the occasion Of a visit of the refrac-
tory mayor to headquarters. there was a
turbulent assemblage in the streets. Mr..
Parton says:
The mayor and his party had not been
Tong in the presence of General Butler,
when an aid-de-camp rushed in and said :
General Williams orders me to sayfthat
he fears he will not be able, to control the
mob '.,5r4 - .i1 shxad sd4 IS stg57
- Give my compliments to General Will
liams and tell him, if he finds he can not
control the mob, to open upon them with
artillery. oa'sa{ s2glnp 2Ife2 a-@
The mayor and his friends sprang to
their feet in. CONSERVATION i...@ .
~ Don't do that, General exclaimed the
mayor I m...........-.
/ ii Why not, gentlemen 2 said the. Gen
eral. u The mob must be- controlled, We
cant have a disturbance in the street,
Inet Shall 4 go out and speak to the people,
asked the mavors 5000 'algf 1T geag
hat Anything you please, gentlemen re-
piled General Butler,hT only insist that
order shall be maintained in the public
Streets
The mayor and the other gentlemen
addressed the. crowd and as. their remarks
were enforced by the ,rumor Of General
IFBptler's order, there was a temporary lnll
in the storm. The crowd remained ! how
ever, vast, fierce and sullen''a bak
d OFFICE STRATEGY. aia!qmos
sa The office was a large room, furnished
viii Iitttc uuOit tuttll d IOilg LdDIe ana lew
chairs. In one corner, behind the table,
sat, unobseryed, short hand reporter, who
at signal from the General would take
.down the examination ofan applicant or an
informer. The General began business b,
placing his pistol upon the table within
easy reach. After the detection of two or.
three plots for his assassination. one Of the
aids caused little shelf to be made under
the table FIR ihe pistol while another pis-
toll, unloaded, lay npou the table, which any
gentleman disposed to attempt the gam
Of assassination was at perfect liberty to
snatch. - r...,.s.E ,.e.~ ~ - gt-er
There was another little contrivance
which. | believe was an achievement Of the
Generals own genius. Some of his
Creole visitors, and some of the Israelitish
noney.changers who came to him were
addicted to the use Of garlie-a fact which
did not render close confidential interview
with them 50 desirable as a conference from
a point more remote CONSEQUENTLY. the