The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1866-01-25

This man Of world-Wiue hotoiiey III"
nnsvinr fame made speech In washington
o,,y a few DAYS since, which we commend TO the
,,art;,uIar attention of all Of those persons IN
tho North, Mr.. Greeley among them, who
are disposed TO think that the South Is Il Tag
gard In the road TO reconstruction, and that
her people continue TO cherish bitter feelings
against their late "enemes In war. NoWora
of comment have we TO offer upon the speech
itself
General Butler drew n sketch of the great
military leader IF the rebellion, Robert l.. Le,,
showing that he had resigned his position II,
the army of the United States when ne ilnu
enioyed the fullest confidence OF Inc coi'li','i
der. in chief, and within two days az asn,1ad
resignation had been accepted ne ilau III
command of the rebel troops IN III sii no: -,
nm nod saryed with the enemies of his couh-
try until his word became law, ana ne n'.u ~
stood by indifferently. ana without i ,arJad
strances had seen our o ,hnv hnrrowed holes in
,h.iaaS,h for shelter. All the atrocities VI
unreasonable had ELECTED no wora VI n. of
from him. That man was now the 'eaSnet "
the youth of his country. II So .,, hImod in
IN be. he asked, have we not shed our oiooo III
vain? ,,, ~. ~, m avcuse
his apostacy? The right OF secession anu niS
dutyt go with his state f nns WHAT then
He here showed that General Lee had taken
command of the rebel troops OF the State ol
Virginia before her act OF secession hau peeh
ratified by the popular voice, and hence before
She could have been said to have seceded ana
occupying the position he did, he had contTl-
buted to carry her out at the point Vi tlle
bayonet. And yet there has not been power
enough in this Government TO nave lnls ian
tried and punished. He asked whether the
desertion OF his flag with the dlsfluct purpose
of engaging in the service of the enemies Oh MS
country was not q punishable military crime
He desired it to be tried, that it may be under
stood hereafter that it is death on the SalioWS
for any man to desert his nag ana lahe SCI 'i@e
with the enemies of his country.
Gle next referred 10 the case OF Jefferson
Davis educated in the like school with Lee
pity that the school should have two such pu-
nils, He had occupied Il high civil posltloh ana
had sat in the councils OF the nation, Seeming
not how he might build up, but how he might
DESTROY But in one thing he was less sullty
than Lee in that he had not entered lnto tile
rebellion until after his State seeded. But ne
had gone direct from his place in washington
To take the position of Provisional President
of the rebel confederation and he, ike Lee,
had permitted, if he had not directed, All the
outrages that had been committed upon our
prisoners in the South. Whelher ne had
ordered these things or not, ana Whelhel OF
not he was concerned in the plot TO assilsslnate
our President he (the speaker) would IKE 10 see
il tried whether man could desert civil posi-
for the express purpose OF leading repellioI
against the Government TO which he owed
allegiance: and, if not, lie would like 10 see
him hung upon the gallows, III ORDER thal an
men might know that such things were not
allowable. ., 10000
Having done this much, we might pause
to note the effect produced; but we couia not
pause sooner