, 1864-01-06
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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 9, 1854.
GES. BUTLER.
We orc glad to learn that the Government
has turned over 10 Gen. Butler thc enufe
management Of The exchange OF prisoners.
If he can't bring nbout the release o1 our
sturyinE so1dilrs, no man need try DC r.
Gently succeeded In ctccting the exchange OF
GOO prisoners, by the simple cxpedient OF
sending COO rebels under flag Of truce mp
the james riycr 10 Fort Darling, and tender
ing thc,u to the Confcdcrates, man Tor nan
and officer for officer, Of the same rank. Inc
latter could not resist tho offer, ana sent
down an equal number Of our men, but they
refused to negotiate further with Cen But
lcr, alleging that he is an outlaw BY JET.
Dayis's proclamation issued thirteen months
ago, and therefore thcy will not recognize
him ne Federal agent,
Butler lnugbsa at this shallow pretext, and re-
plies that JEFF. Davis is also an outlaw by the
terms Of President Lincoln's recent Amnes-
ty Proclamation, and that when he is caught
he will surely he hung. On the score Of ont
lnwry 4honors are therefore easy" and he
insists that tho exchanges must 60 On. II
the rebel authorities peremptorily decline,
he will then recommend the adoption of such
measures as will speedily bring them to their
milk. Butler Is not man to be trihed with,
nor ovcrrcachcd In a bargain, nor scared BY
hlustcr.
Some Of our readers may have forgotten
the circumstances which led to the outlawry
Of Gen. Butler. When Admiral Farzagut laid
his fleet a1ongtidc Of New Orleans, lie sent
messenger to the Mayor and city authorities,
ordering them to remove the rebel flags from
the public buildings, and to hoist the Amcri-
can flag. The Mayor replied: The city is
yonrs by military force, and is held by your
gunners and your mortars. 1t is for you to
determine cur fatc. As to hoigting any flag
but the Confederate, ne shall not do It.
Conc on shore and hoist what flag you please,
but don't ask us to do your flag raislng.''
The reply was slightly impudent, but not i'm
proper The gallant Admiral saw that the
Mayor had the best OF the dispute, and did
not press the order farther, but sent an off,
Ger with party Of marines ashore, who
proceeded to remove the insurgent dag from
the nag- of the United States mint and
hoist in Its plnce the old Stars and Stripes.
Tie officer warned the crowd that the guns
Of the steamer Pensacola would certainly
open fire If my one was seen molesting that
flag, The bowitxcrs in the maintop Of the
Pensacola, loaded with grape, were atmed at
the fag-staE and the guard ordered to fire
the moment any one attempted to pull it
down. AT II o'clock q. m. of the next day,
while the crews of all the ships were as
scmblcd on the decks for prayers, they were
startled from their dcyotions by discharge
from the howitzcrs over head. Every eye
sought the flagstaff Of the mint. -Four men
were seen on the roof, who had torn down
our national emblem and were scampering
away with It, disappearing from sight In a
moment. The evaporation of the feet was
intense. 1t was all that the Admiral conld
do to prevent the crews from opening q
broadside and shelling the city. The rebel
population hailed the act with vociferous ac-
cla1nations. The cnen morning the Pcdyune
announced t he names Of the four heroes who
had distinguished themselves by gallantly
tearing down the Federal Aag," The leader
of the gang wes gambler by the name Of
". B.. Mumford, who cut the ha1yards and
brought it down. The villains, having Sc
cured their prize, trailed It in the mud Of the
streets amid the cheers and yells Of the mob.
At last they tore 1t into shreds md distribu~
ted the pieces among the crowd. After this
exploit, the miscreant Mumford, who had In
suited the flag Of his country and endangered
the lives Of thousapds of women and child
rcn from sudden bombardment, walked
the streets bold, insolent, and defiant. He
became lion In the eyes of the whole black
leg f1atc1nity Of New Orleaus, and the cham
pion Of secession ut the groggczies and ga
looms One of Gen. Buffers first acts was to
arrest the villain and order him tried by
court-martial. The facts were fully proven
and boldly owned by the hardened culprlt
The Court condemned him to be hung, and
Gen. Butler approved the sentence and or
dcrcd It's execution. His friends, the Thugs
and gamblers, dared the Gene1ni to execute
the sentence Of the Court, and notified him
that his own life would pay the forfeit They
bound themselves by fightful oaths to assas-
sinatc him. But Butler was not the man to
lie intimidated; he quietly said, "Let the
sentence Of the Court be executed-let the
law take Its COURSE" The villain was taken
ont ut the appointed honr, and publicly hung
In the presence Of thou. ands Of the secession
mob. Not man raised finger for his res
cue. The spirit Of the Thugs was broken.
The sabhle was cowed- They discovered thnt
there was another Gen. Jackson among them,
who was not afraid to take responsibility In
the line Of official duty. No more Federal
flags were pulled down BY gamblers or knights
of the bowie knife, md Gen. Butler dwelt
eight months after this occurrence in New
Orleans, unharmed. He went about the
streets Of the city openly, ut ali hours, In
cabs and hacks, on horseback and on foot, nc
companied By single orderly, except on re
view dnys and occasions Of state.
For this act-for refusing to annul the sen
tcnce of tho court martial. aud declining to
pardon the guilty tniscreant who had pulled
down the flag Of his country from United
States editlce and dragged it in the filth Of the
streets and torn it into shreds-Gen. Butler
is outlawcd by the rebel chief JET. Davis,
himself m outlaw who will surely be hanged
ii caught. But the most shameful and das-
t2.dly part of the whole matter remains to
bc stated: The Copperhead prints and lead
.e7s denounced Butler for doing his sacred
duty in protecting the honor and dignity o,
lis country, justified Davis for his Bull O.
outlawry, and apologixcd for the crime com
mitted by tzaltor blackleg! Can any eor
OF infn1ny be blackers
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