Council Bluffs bugle. [volume] (Council Bluffs, Iowa) 1860-1868, 1865-08-17

BUTLxR, the Beast, supposed to have
been politically, morally and milisarily
dead, has turned up again. He was re.
ported mustered ouk OF Ebs service last
jane, but the repors proves TO be only one
Ut the m~altitudinous lies OF the telegraph.
He sent in his resignation, bat it vas not
accepted On the ground, it was believed,
that he had not fully accounted for bis
robheries Ia New Orleans. Ii is now un-
derstood that be has been retained in the
service in order 10 serve on a military
commission 90 bs organised to convict q
Number Of Coafedsrats oReers Of having
m~alsreased Federal prisoners In the Soutb.
To qualify himself for this position The
Beast made q tpseth In Lowell, Massa-
chasetss, pre- judging the case which he
vas expected to try in order TO show Stan
ton he was ready 10 convict according to
order! In this speech Butler etamors for
the execution NOT only Of the keepers of
Libby aud Andersonvifie prisons, but for
the hanging Of Jefferson Davis, Gen. Lee
and all the other prominent officers OF the
South, whom be charges With the respon-
sibility for the treatment Of the Federal
prisoners. This theory of Buffers is en-
Enthusiastically endorsed By many of the
more ~blpodthirssy and ignorant Black Re-
publicans Of she North.
Now The Beast who is thus qualifying
himself for the position of exeeutioner,
and Stanton, who is doubtless anxious to
employ him in that capacity, are The tno
men most respoasibls for the sufeFiaas Of
The Federal soldiers in Southern prisons,
for they are the parties who persissently
refused TO consent 20 an exchange OF pris-
oners between the belligercnts, aud who
defeated all the attempts Of other and
more humane oRcers of both governments
TO institute q general exchange at q time
whsn il would have been most advanta-
geoas 90 the NORTH We need 1at adiaoe
the documentary evidence to sustain this
statement, for the fact Is notorious. As
to Stanton's connection With the matter,
We refer to the book Of Junius Browne,
the Tribune correspondent, two years a
prisoner in the South. who traces the re-
sponsibiIity for the failure 10 exchange
directly to e. ID. Stanton. AS to Buffers
connection with the business, be stated in
bis Lowell speech last April, that Mr..
Ould on behalf Of the South was urgent
for . general exchange, and chat be bat
lerl avoided IL By spriagiDg the negro
question in the nekoslstions and arguidg
il, "nos automatically, but obtrusively
and denonstrasivsly, NOS for the purpose
Of furtheEing al exchange OF prisoners,
bat for the purpose of preventing and
stopping the exchange" on the ground
that the Federal soldiers in tho South
wsrs sickly, unaf for service, and their
term OF service, - q general thing. had
expired, while tha Confederate prisoners
In Batlss's hands we're hsallhy and ready
for service again. Yet this brasea Beast,
guilty of the murders be charges upon
Others, Insists that those responsible for
the death Of the Federal prisoners NJ An
jacksonville shoald be executed. We aassa
with Butler. He 10 the guilty party
Lei bin be srisa; lot his Eras apeeeh al
lowell bs put Ia evidence; LET bis seaond
Lowell speech ssgvs 90 the charge To the
jary; then lss ~jastios have its coarse, and
Bea. Butler viii be hanged By the neck
ansll death ribs shs suId of o Eaonster.
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