The Placer herald., 1866-12-22
Correspondence Cincinnati Mquirer.]
BUTLER.

ARRANGEMENT WITH THE CONTEDRATES BY
GEN. DUTLER-BUTLEk's PROPOSITION TO
VAN DORM POWDER TO THE CoNFEDERATEs
TO KILL FEDERALs WITH.
New ORLEANS, La, Oct, sth.
"Oh damned villain.' Shakespeare.
While the Confederate Army of the West
was at Tupoa, Mississippi, General Butler
was in New Otleans. and for months this no.
bic, patriotic, unscfish man supplied them
with boots, shoes, salt, gunpowder, percus
sion caps, etc, etc. Does any man doubt
this assertion! If SO, let that man 90 to
Jackson, Mississippi, or TO any point on the
ask an. body living upon the railroad il sup
plies of all kinds were not regularly sent
over the road from New Orleans.
Let the unbeliever inquire for certain
Capt. Colby formerly known in Cincinnati,
Ohio) who was a comrnissary OF the Cohfed-
crate Army. and stationed at Jackson, Mis-
sssippi, whether he did not receive constant
ly, large supplies of Coffee salt, etc, etc, for
period extending over eighteen months.
The writer Of this article, while in Jackson,
Mississippi, in tue summer of / 862, had occa'
ion to visit the chief clerk of Capt. Colby,
Mr. Bliss, formerly Governor of Colorado
Territory, and while there heard conversa,
ton take place between Colonel Jones, of
General Braeo's staff, and a confidential agent
of General Butler, in which i. was agreed on
the part Of General Butler to furnish the
Confederate Army Of the West with shoes,
blankets, salt ETC., and that 5000 sacks of salt
should be deivered-if l remember right
in three weeks Bliss and myself were sepa-
rated from the speakers by q board partition,
not we'll made and could hear the entire
conversation. As we listened we became
much Interested, and exchanged frequent
significant winks, both being good Conleder.
a:es.
Bliss afterwards "slopcd" to avoid the con-
script law; he was fine fellow for all that
however. Buffers agent wanted bale of
cotton for sack Of salt, and the parties
camo near splitting on the point. l don't
know how..::it was settled, but know that
supplies came in regular.
Upon the evening of the same day that
the conversation above reported took place
visited the headquarters Of General Van
Dorm, and while talking to two of my old
acqnaintances-Co Ned Dillon, Chief Conn
mifsary. and Colonel Lomax, both graduates
| Of West Point-General Van Dorm himself
came in laughing said he to Col.
Lomax, 81 have jus, had proposition from
Buter and he proposes to supply our army
with all we want providing will send him
cotton. What an Internal scoundro be is,"
said Van Dorm. To this we all unhesitating-
ly agreed. "What spectacle of depravlty
is here present ted-a man furnishing gun
powder to slsy his comrades, and clothes and
food to supply their enemies"
l have been Confederate soldier Of the
fighting department; and have met on many
field the noble soldiers of the Northwest,
and have thought, when have seen them
dead and lying around me, that they had
probably fallen, killed by ammunition fur
ni>hed by General Butler, Now the beast
This "shape infernal," presents himself before
the people Of the North, and has been hailed
with applause by Thousands.
Is there n just God above who will pour
out the vials of his wrath upon those who de-
fy him? There s, and Ben. Butler will come
to horrible end-mark the prediction, this
man is destined to terrible end. 1t might
have been said of him that he was simply a
brute Tor publishing his order NO. 2S, or FOR
presenting loaded pistol to the head of la
dy; but where are the terms in which to char
acterze the utter deprayty of the man who
would slay thousands Of bis country for gold?
Come forth, ye hundreds of witnesses Of
this mans depravity, and make known to the
world! summon you to theinquisition, not
as partisan, but for the causo of humanity
BENJAMIN +. Butler must be unmasked!
Somebody must undertake this task.
Some months ago | wrote to Secretary Stan.
ton, giving him "the points" against Butler,
and the names Of the witnesses, but nothing
has been done. wrote a private letter to
Secretary Stanton in regard to this matter,
but not move has been made against him.
Butler is worthy son Of New England.
He is loved there as good, true and patriotic
man. Wait for time and 'see bis guilt un
kennelled." JOHN E. WATSON