Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1865-01-30

oea. halter Reports at LowsII-Hs
Bisvs some Frsth Off the Porter.
7. LOWELL, Mass, Jan. 29-Mai. Gen.
Batlar arrived here at noon yesterday
and in the evening addressed the CHI
zena There was grea4 sRd enthusi.
assie gathering Of the people, probably
4 200 Eere present. The demonstrs-
tons we're " fattcring character
Gen. Butler said be should speak Of
what had happened TO the country and
what had occurred 10 the Department 90
take command Of which he had left them
3 year ago last summer On sssaming
command Of the position which which
devolved upon him BIZ The Partially Of
the President, be bad looked about him
to see what he was to DO. he found
1900 freedmen needing bis attention.
Il had been demonstrated that this for
mer slave population could make It's
support and was capable OF education
he said be bad settled every point re-
garding the exchange Of prisoners but
one, viz: In regard 70 eolored. troops.
The rebels threatened 20 enslase them
Then he proposed 70 himself TO carry on
system Of special exchange until he
bad reduced the proportion Of prisoners
so that while they might have some 500
| 10 their hands be would have 1900,
and then he could say: Make slaves Of
these five hundred and win set these
| fifteen thousand at work, and We will see
The General referred 10 orders that
| be had received TO stop al exchanges.
and said that If he was ssked why he
left fifteen thousand men starving in
rebel prisons be coald declaEe that the
stain Of their blood was not on bis gar
meats
he spoke somewhat in detail Of the OBJ
erAiioas Of the Army of the James upon
Bermuda Hundred. and Of the Army Of
the Potomac from the Rapidan upon
Meehanicsville, the design Of these
movements, and She causes Of their fail
are, and then proceeded to speak of tbs
affair at Fort Fisher
The General spoke at length on thil
subject, and then referred 20 the explC
sion Of the Dutch Gap Canal It dit
net make, perhaps, 80 large hole q
the mine at Petersburg, bat he bad no.
filed it with American dead and preciou
blood.
He desired to have it Inscribed on hi
tomb, in that little enclosure where hi
remains would some day be laid: Her
lies the General who saved the lives 0
bis soldiers at Fort Fisher and Bi
! Bethel
He had criticised no man nor n
army, bu, be had criticised somswha
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paRies lively Porter
Gen Butler then proceeded to dis
5 euss the prospects Of the nation,
cause lie vas prepared for more Ell
: durance--mors war 10 the service {
his country. If st any time in the Il
ture, the country should need bis Sc
vices, they would be as freely rendere
as IN the past. Whatever mistakes ma
have been committed By men at II
head OF affairs, sc should not spare OF
! efforts, or be carried away BY any delr
Il sive idea Of peace. The time for pear
has no. come To talk Of peace ont
: the army OF Lee Is either captured {
= whipped, vain. See that tha Unio
armies are kept flled. and that recrIi
5s ing goes on, aud Of our ultimate succs
there is 10 doubt. In conciusios,
= apoloxized for speaking a: such lengt
He was ordered to report at Lowell al
- be had reported in full They had
rightto know IL this welcome vas wort
N iiT bestowed Hs referred 10 the pro
= parity of the people, and said that &c
Terry would send them that from "
minston which would make their So
dies hum with industry and sweet mus