Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1865-01-27
General Butler Under Debate.


Passage at arms in the LosOer House o.
Congress 6st,Osen Brooks, Of New York
and 2nGd. Stevens, of PennsylUdnia.- =
ScOrehng and Sarcastic remarks from hG
L0tter. rs.-- 'gls
tFrsm the published debated = : ~.
A few days ago Brooks of-New York
made violent assaulton Gen. Butler, call
ing him among other names s'gold rob
Der and public plunderer.". Gen. Butler
addressed a note not only to Brooks but to
the Speaker of the House, calling for sus-
tainment of the charges or else satisfaction
and vipdication at the hands of MIR, Brooks
and of Gongress.,;7 as ~ a-.tH 20
Mr.. Brooks said that yesterday the gen.
tleman from. Pennsylvania. Mr. Stevens4
had used language unbecoming his age and
dignity, at least unbecoming the House,
He had used the words "vindictiYe," tina
liguant," '!outrageons," )" filth andslander," }"
aud "skulk. 2 because the other side, orr he
might say, both sides, did not wish to see
property plundered by commander of the
army: When two. thirds of the House yes
terday suspended the rules in order. to
permit him to make his reHaarksi thegen-
tleman got up and severely lectnted his
own people. I was only sorry that the
gentleman said "the names of those who
gave the privilege we're not recorded, SO
that the world might see and point at them
with scorn." Talk of plantation mannersl
No oyerseer in Alabama or Georgia ever
tslked to negroes in style like that in
which the gentleman addressed the repuh-
lIlioan members. For thirty: years-eTer
!, t,since he had had .ApyE Efna sladgPtqf Com
i'eress-he fad never, hearu sausSsss6er from
1.-The South address white men in the manner
Ithe gentleman addfessed white men yester-
day. The gentlemanRpokeofth Of the 81 ithiest
ejscted tom 'ths Stbmaeh Of maligs
lnsnt hste." He did not know what vocab-
ulary the gentleman had been, studying
he did not know what schools he had been
attending during bis vacation $ but even
in the Five Points of New York no such
Language as that is p5ed.r ,Thele are three
gates in London, somewhat renoWned-
Newgate, the gate ofthe prison; CrlpPlegate
the gate of cripples,, and ,Blllngsgate, the
gate offshwomen. Thegeptleman musthaVe
studied his vocabulary in all of these gates
| prior to coming here and delivering his
| lectures to his republican friends. Laugh
ter on the demooratic4 Bide.) There were
| certain sewers cwhich,ruu out with mud,
filth and garbhgef theS langgagekdid moi
rise to the dign ity- of parliamentary. black
| guardisn.ayThe gentleman from Massa-
| chusetts had sought to come at him with
secessionists or dheir sympRthlzeFs as 1n'
| spiripg his REMARKS. He challenged the
record. He had nsyer in any manner heep
4 allied to,those who are. disloyal and IN
| faithful to- the Stars aud Stripes. He had
never been allied With those who declared
the constitution a compact with hell, mol
| nth thosa who desired a new constitution
I Or new Bible, bat wanted the Constitution
| aa IL came from our fathers and this Bible O!
IL was. Those opposed to this constitution
and the Bible. have inspired the causes
which have led TO- this war, In this con
lnection he, alluded to the fugitive sl4V'
l1iots in Boston; aud of the furnishing
mixes to j Ohm Brown TO invade the Stat
of Virginia, TO drive them into the heart
of innocent women and children. 'Atte
the rebels fred on Fort Sumter they were
his enemiessas they were noM NO maj
did SO much ,9s General Butter 70 foflnt
about disunton. + he was elwsys 1oremos M q ts
lin dealing with, matters, which led 70 hop
tility. At the Charleston Convention
which led to the I5reaking up Of the demo
cratic party, if Butler had; been 9 par
tacent. no man could have acted more eff
| ciently and rendered a more faithful par
lin sundering the democratic party. " 2
voted for JEFF. Davis ffty-seyen times ~
make him President. Compare thlsS lMt y
Brooks) record with Butler'sl ana mo- n4oE
this man had sent.him letter, calling hlr
| a culmipator in order TO drive him from III
seat. = Both the gentleman from PenpsyIVa
MIA and the gentleman from ,Massachnset1
had spoken of the services Geo. Butler ma
rendered to his country. he mas sal'
Rrooks shed ink for his country, and 8
have I. Neithar hasdone any ymoreii y
blood has been 4 spilled; no successful bal
tIs has been fought by Butler; 10 no ,thsnk
i 1t CONGRESS- have been rendered him: Bl
4 Rethel and Fort Fisher sbotitd be 'monu
Eimenta Of hts disaster. IF New orker
were born ITO oe subjugatedff it would
only to the governmensi aud 5he)>la"s {
tba country. Theyawerel never born TO- D
over.riddena by. Major General Butler!-
While in New York Butler and his stat
Nh horses. displayed themselves, in front
the Hoffman House, on Fifth avenue,H an
| attracteI the attention which q tcompap
of ciIci,E, riders would have commanded !
4 the amphitheatre. (Lsughter.) The onl
Il ssood he did in New York .swBsk TO run
ID The democratic majority toifOfty thousant
b The Gentlemen from Massachusetts ha
!, I eaid, t5at Butler had hRd q commsnd
.IeTtensive as that of Hastings in India Tt
. 7iRr;tish7 parliament arraigned Hastings, an
he GMr.- -Brooks] arraigned Bdtler here
Iuastings was the plunderer aud tobber {
II 1nI;a. and Butler will leave, q :, slnilt
ania. He had not time TO look into th
docnmsnts " hich the geutleman from Ma
Saohnsetts had caused to be readi but If l
9eAS. 80 n shaf,E .fiav .diaeloaed the fat