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TERMINATION OF GEN. BUFFERS
MILITARY CAREER.-Few men will be
surprised to hear that Gen. b. F. Butler
has been relieved OF his command Of the
army OF the james, and sent home to
Lowell. His intelligent friends must
have felt for some time that the Govern
ment has exercised great patience and
forbearance towards him. The Whining
ton fasco has afforded favorable oppor-
tunity for his displacement, which would
doubtless have occurred long ago, except
for political reasons.
The City Point correspondent of the
New York Herald states that the order
of the President removing Gen. Butler
from the command of the department Of
Virginia and North Carolina, required
him TO turn over his command, all mon
eys and government property, and the
civil fund in his possession, 10 the person
named by Lieut.. Gen. Grant rs his tenn
porary successor, and to proceed to Low.
eli, Mass, and to report 10 the war de-
partment by letter. Gen. Grant has ap.
pointed Major Gen. Ord to the command
Of Gen. Buffers department and army.
aud he is already in charge. The Her
aid correspondent states lha, although the
Wilmington fissco was the immediate &C.
casion Of the removal, dissatisfaction has
been accommodating for months against
Gen. Butler on account. of illegal and ar
bitrary arrests, imprisonments and pun
ishments ordered by him, and that many
fragrant cases of injustice have lately |
come to light. His attempts altogether
to override the civil power Of Gov. Pier
pont had also made him obnoxious. The
removal of Gen. Butler makes it evident
that in the opinion of Gen. Grant and
the President he is responsible for the
failure of the Wilmington expedition.
Gen. Buffers military career is evil
IDENTIFY completed. He may possibly be
called into service as military governor
Of some conquered city or state, but even
this is not probable. The flunkies of the
press, who have bedaubed him with sense.
less praise and indiscriminately defended |
his acts while in power, will now turn
around and abuse him. The Republican
gave its honest opinion of bis military |
acts when they occurred, and has nothing
to add or retract Gen. Butler has shown |
many excellent qualities in his half civil
OF affairs he has exhibit
ed wholesome severity towards traitors,
and he was among the first 10 advocate
The proper policy to he pursued towards
the slaves. His sharp and >aiirica gen,
eral orders have been much praised at
home and abroad, and there has been
great popular admiration of his bold and
dashing style. If he had been content
with positions he could fill and duties he
could perform, had been l.ss eager t.
make sensations, aud less persistent in
getting himself written up" Ia the news.
papers, his record would have been bet
ter. II might have been much worse
than it is in several respects, and we have
no doubt that with all his faults, Gen.
Butler has honestly and heartily endeav-
pred to serve his country. For the right
intention AT least lie should have credit,
and no magHanimous man will reproach
him for The errors which have cost him
oss of position. There is yet field and
4 future for him in the law and politics
If Massachusetts.-SPringteid Repu5ti-
an.
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