The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1865-02-04
SDecch of Gen. Butler.

LOWELL, Mass, Jan. 29.-Mater Gena,
al Butler arrived here at noon yesterday
and in the evening addressed tho citizens'
There was great and enthusiastic 1atber'
present and the demonstrations We're fvs
tering. Gen. Butler said be should spasi
of what had happened to the country ard
wh a. had occurred in the department =
take com mand of which he had left them
year ago last Noyem Der. On assuming al.
position which deSoiyed upon him by ths
Partially OF the President. ks had lookai
abou, bin 70 what be was to do. He found
IS, 600 freedmen waiting his action. ii haS
been demonstrated that the foTme. sIsvs
population could make ITSELF seit-sus.ain.
rag and they were capable Of education
he had suited every point regarding tina
exchange Of prisoners bL. Que, namely
That il regarG To coicred troops. The r as'
| els threatened 80 ensiave them. He tran
proposed ~ aimssiitc carry GA system ~
exchange unit! he had ze5uced The pro.
portion OF prisoners so that while :ha,
might have 500 prisoners On their hapds
| BE would have 1900, aud then be could
say make sia2es Cs those 6, 600 aud I min
SCI these Is, go to work and we will see In
result. ~
Gen. Butler referred 70 tis orders be hsa
received TO stop all exchanges, and ssid
that il he was asked why be LETT l.. mas
starving in rebeidom, he could declare ibx
tie stain Of their blood was not upon IN
hands. He spoke in detail Of the NOVA
meuts Of the Army OF tbs James on r.,
muda, and of the Army OF the Potoua,
! from the Rapidan on Necha o;csville, a
design of their movements and the cauts
OF their failure, AM! tcen proceeded
speak Of Wilmington and Ho5t FisAes-
He spoke at length Oh usis szbjec:, I'd
then referred 70 the ezpIcsioe % the Duh
Gap Canal. 1t did Eos make perhapsfn
large hole as the yai,.e a. p.i.seurx. ht
he had 40: Elied il vito American dkH
till it ran with blood. He desired to han
i: inscribed on bis tom p, IN that Ett,ee..
closure where his remains Skould ona dr.
be laid: Here lies the General who saya
the lives Ct his soIdiers at Fort Fishef2m
Big Bethel" s4
| He had criticized no MAE. Thee vn
no army man bu, had criticized sonewM
sharply the f-otk which always aocomra.
| MED L,vely Porter. Gen. Butte. then IN.
ceeded TO discuss the prospects of the n.
,ionaI cause. He was prepared for mo,s
endurance and more strife IN the seryi@ Of
his country, aEui a. any time in iheifu.
| ture the country needed his services II 1
would be freely rendered, as i1 the INST
Whatever mistakes may have been md
ty men at the head OF affairs, we should
not pare our efforts. Do1't, he said, b. |
carried away by any dsl,is;ve idea of psaa.
The time to- peace has cot come. Until
| the army o; Lee is either captured or Rh;p-
| ped, it is useless 70 talk Of peace. Sseths /
the Union armies are KEEP: slied, and thai l
recruiting goes on. OF our ultimate sue.
cess there could be no doubt. In conolu
sion Gen. Bntier apoiogised for speaking
at such length. He Was ordered to yepos I
at Lowell, and he hnf reported ia full
They had a RIGHT TO now ;fthpir welcunA
was wortkilv bestowed. lie referred pI
tae apparent propensity of the people, and
! said that General Terry would eend tAenf
| that from Wilmington which WnCldsn
AL their spindies turn with the hum otia.
dusty. @t4 s I'd