The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-11-04
General Butler Received with
HfIses and GrOans.
The Hers of Dutch Gap and Big Bethel
lands Up Bravely Against q
Storm of Rotten Apples.
A JEiveiy Time. a Row and
Arrest.
EItaAcE GREELEY ENDORSES HIMSELF.

Butter would address meeting OF the citizens favorable
20 the election Of Horace Greeley TO Congress- drew
large crowd front of tho City Bah yesterday afternoon
Democrats rs we'll radicals assembled In goodly num-
bers and long before the hour announced for the speak
ang commence there was an attendance OF fully i've
thousand persons
Mn Hmax NALBmpaE presided as chairman on the
OCCASION ard after brief address, presented the fol-
lowing &c. or resolutions which declared 10 be
unanimously adopted
RESOLVED That we commend HORACE Greeley 70 the cleo
when Nrmery Congress- ne devoted his time
ef Than hs
a. s ssys honest asefa aasry he
IN be no r re s s wand
,hs country because he M known Throughout the civilized
foe and q ro
cat, true men, irrespective of party.
HOW GENERAL BUTLER WAS REcEIvBD.
General Butler was then introduced TO the meeting
when he received with perfect OF Kisses and
eroans from the unterriled' democracy, who had
sakcp possession OF the City Hall steps with the evident
intention preventing from beng heard The enc
confusion that ensued the the speaker showed
himself on the stand was understandable. Cries Of
"Spoons" "Put him OUT" How are You, cockeye ~
"We don't to hear youn mingled with groans and
hsses which completely drowned the cheers Of the
sricnds OF the meeting, came from all Sides but
under Captain BrncS used almost superhuman efforts
70 restore order. but Notwithstanding some dozen
Finally, waiting quietly for the 10 subsde.
shs General attempted TO make himself heard by those
who were in close proximity 70 the platform He began
PI.Low CIrzKss-The issue Is now before U.s. whether
ths men-t Cries OF spoons spoons ')-who by force
and fraud soue to overIhrow the country shall rule
kisses and groans and 80 much confusion that Butler
billy WnscN, Of the First ward-Never mind them,
General they win DO taken care Of There will be some
broken heads here In a few moments.
vOIcE on the plat. oriD encouraging the speaker-G0
On, General They are only copperheads tGroans and
GENERAL BumEn~i said the Issue before US was
whether the who by force and fraud sought TO
throw tho country shall control It's glorious destiny
were followed by three cheers for "Ben Butler from
around the plat!orm.l
cen. BUTLER tcooiy picking his teeth with golden
soo,h pick, and looking quite compacenty upon the
crowd. Very WELL you have taken yonr time and
vi" as mine ss: Of s g.,
% by mingled cheers and groans
M 10 STRUCK WITH An AYP1E
Gen BUTLsR.-Wben this war closed, (cries or
Spoons, when the last rebel in the South had surrsn
A. Abs juncsurs, some ono in the crowd threw an
apple at the speaker with unerring precision striking
m fair In the Abdominal region, bringing the speech
Generai Butler took the fruit in hi hand and cooly
&c So 70 q
Of an insult he brought tho house down. and
sss IN Il. eo@S Int wa ong FOR
Again the Indignation Of the crowd broke forth IN
ss DUNG ms ss ss
tnssd eating hts apple and waiting for an opportunity 10
b heard.
ONCE MORE 10 rHs HHaAoa
General BrngR tstIantng his voice 10 the utmost
20 DO heard)-snce have been standing horc, fellow
those ows pSntins 10 The crowd on the City Hail
s.sps in 1894 when instead having traitor al
fhc bead OF the they had honest
patriot when ,bis city was under The control OF
magistrate who could control H.
CRIES Of spoons" spoons were heard On all sides
winding mp With three cheers for Hoffman
volCE the platiorm-tso on, General
General BurIER-Oh, II " no nse. They will tire By
and by surpos. am not President Vice Prcsi.
n. vent % % ne ys Of an
and loud groans still interrupted the speaker II
now half.pas three o'clock, aud the speaker had been
fully twenty minutes In endeavornx 10 obtain audi.
spco.
TINE crrosrrios GET UP A NETTING
The effort prevent General Butler from being heard
was, far, successful saow compexioned individ.
nal on The steps Of the City Hall then addressed The
Congress against Mr. Greeley and for ten minutes
or so General Butler was compelled to remain silent
81 our here who down In the Gulf with ne.
and ! would clean this crowd out in very few mo-
mena
BILLY wruox-1hero a number OF them in the
meeting General but they powerle.s against such
wALrRrpas TO THE RESCUE
oeneral WAaRinsr now stepped forward and tried TO
we're esor,bc and only Seoame the nosier and more
abusive IN their language towards General Butler. The
Heme When General Butler made the slightest move
snent TO speak thcy sroaned him down, and when he
rsmaned silent they insisted his going on asain 80
sri walbridso and Horace Greeley were in despair =.
Me gloomy prospect, and as last resort urged General
Bssr 70 address the reporters and people on the plat.
form, who wore near enough To hear him. But The
proposal and said be would address tho meeting or NOT
make any speech Al all He not going be intim-
dated, he said, and detena ned they should near
~hal he H. 10 say. Meanwhile fresh SPEAKER sp.
peared ON the steps 81 the City Hall, and kept the
crowd In roar. Of iaashier by hn sbcse Of "Ben BlsrH
and the radicals generally.
A Row ASD AEPEr
About this time some enterprsng democrat circulated
'args number Of political pacsrds among the crowd
winch ended In and tho Of several OF tho
more ny ones These plscsrds bore the inscription o.
Buusr so,as annoy him. lie paid very little attention
the coruct the crowd when they became exaepcr
bls in bic "a 20 in token Of defiance For time there
great COO fusion but the police by their pluck aud
Sass so as % leave cleas spsce around tho platform
Several arrests were made before tn work
tlshed and nc.s few Of the dis'ureers were roughly
GENERAL a rrLrR oovrrsrrs ms RsxasEa
Winding that out OF the question 10 speak with
cut being irtcupiA General Butlcr determined that
hs wcuH resume his remarks interruptions inter-
rupiions, and 50 Mshe went Those on the platform,
.nd 4 few . iron, Of him, wcre enabled 70 catch bis
words, bn, bayoud ina, his remarks lost In the
reans and cheers Of tie assenbiagc Tie spoke as fol.
When the rcbl army hat surrendered. and when the
pno'ean parry bod Only I, impress l's volcc upon The
naon IN order hais rriaa pies might ecivciorouH for
fvefaore over ho who far iorgetll OF their
dny and obligations. under n. constitution, 20 the gov
ernmens, ~ 70 rsnzs taemssh es the side ~ the
as,ay p 'hs eounry after SOW months worse Than
$500 ~ ~ attempt 70 rccr anizo INC govern.
meni but really 10 fo.irrsr, a spirit OF re.
S ,ssn more rsmpeni and more bloody than ever
peiof" ,ne "a' congress assembled nd after hearing
Toe evidence IRON All Iare o. tho cnu, Y, necessary 10
Gu'ae in asuoo, then produced an. IS Of amend
msns wnen we're put lo ne pcopls and being put 10
the people haze thus far been trpupheni Wherever
Intelligence, wherever truth and honesty have Rad sway
ere the people have spoken Ia united 10, - from
Maine 70 lowe, In their favor ar az ina vo, Of tho
people has been heard they have irunaphsa - es OF
Spoons, rpgons,' and loud burst of sroan, q nee
prnendsrents arc s for the consideration al hnr>
true and Just men, for the confederation Of those -.