The Daily empire. (Dayton, Ohio) 1865-1867, 1866-10-20

lCotfcspondonco Of the Cinicnuati Enquirer
NEw ORLEANS, Ia, October y 1866.
"oh damned villain"
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While the Confederate army of the West
was NJ 1upola, Miss, General Butler wasin
New Orleans; and for months this NOBLE,
PATRIOTIC UNSELFI5H MAN supplied
them with boots, shoes, salt gun-pOwdcr.
percussion rhps. Ne.. iSc Does any man
doubt this asscrtiouY II so. let that man
go TO jackson, Mis-, or 10 any point ON the
New Orleans Railrad below Jackson, and
ask any body living upon the railroad II
supplies OF all kinds We're not regularly
sent over the road from New Orleans.
Let the unbcliever inquire for certain
Captain Colby formerly known In Cincin-
uati Ohio,l who was commissary Of The
Confederate army, aud stationed at Jack
SON. Mississippi, whether he did not receive,
constantly, large supplies Of coffee, salt, Nc.,
&C. for period eXtendiug over eighteen
months. The writer Of this article. while
IN jackson, Mississippi In the summer of
1852, had occasion 70 Visit the ehief clerk OF
Captain colby. Mr.. Bliss, formerly Gov
ernor Of Colorado Territory and while
there heard u conversation take place be-
tween Colonel Jones OF General Bragg's
staff and a confidential agent of General
Butler In which it was agreed ON the part
Of General b. to furnish the Confederate
army Of the West with shoes, blankets, salt,
&C., and that 1000 sacks of salt should be
deliyored-if | remember right-in three
weeks. Bliss aud myself We're separated
from the speakers bya board partition, not
well made, and could hear the entire con-
yersation. As we listened we became much
interested, and exchanged frequent signiR-
cant winks, both being good Confederates.
Bliss afterward ''sloped" 10 avoid the
conscript law he was o lnc fellow for all
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bale Of cotton for a sack OF salt, and the
parties came near splitting on the point
Don't know how u was settled, but know
that supplies came In regularly. Upon the
evening of the same day that the cOnvcr-
sation above reported took place | visited
the headquarters of General Van Dorm,
and while talking 10 two of my old ac-
quaintances-Colonel Ned Dillon. Chief
JOmmissary, and Colonel IomaX both
Dorm himself came in laughing. 'Well,"
said the General To Colonel 1omaN, "l have
Just had Il proposition from General But
Ter, and he proposes to supply our army
with all we want, provided viii send him
cotton. "What an informal sCOundrel he
iS,h said Van Dorm. To this we all unhesi-
tatingly agreed. What spectacle of de-
prayity is here preseuted--a man furnish
ing gunpowder to slay his comrades, and
clothes and food 10 supply their enemies.
| have been Confederate soldier of the
lighting department, and have met on
many fields the noble soldiers of the North
west, and have thought when have seen
them dead and dying around me. that they
probably had fallen, Killed by ammunition
furnished by General Butler. Now. this
beast this shape internal,' presents him
self before the people of the North, and
has been hailed with applause by thou
sands.
Is there Inst God above, who will pour
ont the vials of his wrath upon those who
defy him There Is. and Benjamin Butler
win come to a horrible end, mark the pre-
diction. this man Is destined to terrible |
end. II might have been said of him that |
he was simply brute, for publishing his |
order No. Is, or for presenting Il loaded |
pistol to the head of u weeping lady but |
where are the terms, in which to character |
ile the utter depnvity of the man that |
would slay thousands of his countrymen, |
for gold
Come forth ye hundreds of witnesses of
this mans depravity and make 1t known |
to the world | summon you to the inqui- |
of humanity. BENJAMIN +. BUTLER |
MUST BE EUNMASKEDl Somebody must
undertake this task.
Some months ago ! wrote to Secretary
Stanton, giving him "the points" against
Butler, aud the names of the witnesses, but
nothing has been done. ] wrote Il private
letter to Secretary Stanton in regard to
this matter, but not a move has ever been
made against him.
Butler is n worthy son of New England,
He is loved there rs n good, true, patriotic
man. Wait for a time, and 'see his guilt
unkennCl.' john +. WATSON.