The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1866-11-15

I fuends in New York. He held fort
: In the City Hall Park. All Five Poinr
10 dom, the Tribune declares, was out I
hear and see him. The policeme
who ringed the stand looked grave a
they cast their eyes around and saw
the hundreds Of heavy jaws and vii
! hanously low brows in the crowd
!, They knew the men and saw trouble
ahead. As soon as he began to speak
there were cries of "Spoonsw y VPut
him out" Gen. Butler can't make no
speech" "Give us song, Butler p
The latter cry was taken up and pro-
longed, and from manybourbon cav
erns came the words: "Give MS a
song Butler; give us a song"
The outcry about spoons was kept
up for some time, but finally an OPP
portunity was given him to say some
thing, when he utterly lost his
temper and stammered out a lot Of
trash of which the following is fair
sample
You have taken your time, now |
will take mine Cries of Good, and
cheers, followed by groans, Kisses and
prolonged noise. | am in no hurry.
we have gotall the afternoon before
US, and nothing else to do. When
TINS war was closed renewed cheer
ing, laughter, groans and noises l. ,
when the last rebel in the South had !
surrendered cat calls, cheers, eroans :
DC, when their citizens became :
substantially paroled prisoners of war. |
A large apple was here thrown at the Il
General, which struck him on the s
breast; 1t was picked up and handed
TO him, and for space it seemed as
though he would be allowed to pro n
ceed, but the crowd from their station 9,
on the City Hall steps, gave the signal, :.
md disorder and confusion again re- u
'umed its sway. General Butler put on W
lis hat as if he had come to stay, I'll
md friend advised him to put on his G.
'vercoat, but he replied, '9I am all 4;
Ight. Again essaying to speak, he ~
aid: "Since / have been standing es
ere, fellow citizens, could not help q
ut remember how much quicter all o.
hese fellows were in 1864 [cheers OF
nd groans when, instead ofhavino
traitor at the head of this Govern. -
lent, we had an honest, true patriot. pr
nd when this city was under the rule to
chief officer who could control it. pa
The noise and confusion which here al
'ok place is indescribable, and Gene
i Butler retired further back on the my
atform. A man on the City Hall en-
cps was seen violently gesticnlating wa
ID addressing the crowd AdYan- ne,
az again, General Butler said: "Oh. 20 i
I, fellow citizens, there is no use
ere is no reason why should play was
2 blackguard am not President yea
r a Vice President / will not 90 nov
Q any controversy with an angry of
,"a |. et tior
anu 0oniusioh helC
'ame indescribable, and Haynau tod
compelled to retire farther back an5
the platform and consult his friends. -
en- blackguard epithets, unfit for H.;
Il, s,ooa..;o, IT,. 1..eu ~ nun ~ pos
efforts were useless, and quit. Then G
l. "aipr'dge tired to quiet the pub
Td. A vote was taken, and a unani- Cha
is decision given that Butler should who
lme his speech. He took the stand the
commenced wading into the De expI
racy without gloves. The crowd Am,
d not stand it, and groans, Kisses of t
epithets drowned the Doctors revie
e. He paused again until little seria
II was restored, when he opened each
he crowd in this fashion; lette
1868 the men who are now hal clud'
lg and hooting, were the men who Sout
J killing negro childrenl They lass
the men who we're numbering -
s, when they dare not look a man seii'
e face cheers and groans, those tain s
he mob nearest the stand who or IN
| hear the speaker, shouting and r;Iv
ing with rage, and the police busy
ing them back and when the Pr
r Of the armies of the United
IS came here they were the first ~.
'ow their heads. Cheers and AaeM
ls. Why the poor fools. Laugh with
iheers and groans have faced had r
superiors in Baltimore and New e.rna
ms. Great disorder and ex- -
Ient; three cheers for Gen 'Oie
Butler. have hung your no su
RS, (eheers, and If you do not Obser
Te ] shall get The chance to do again
lme to you. Three cheers for IN onr
r / have seen many more than sgs- /.
nth arms in their hands, with g6Iv !
rifles and muskets and bayonets. fae5e,
did not finch from them. Do cisss
oppose shall finch from onion 4onss
ng breathsY : Laughter, groans noi;se
heers A man who has smell
'Wder can stand garlic. lLaugh- FIol
-roans end cheers. You, the o..,,
rs here, think you are the equals
negro; oh, mo- Tremendous - - =
; and groans. The negro is as ing ID
As immeasurably your superior 27d L