New Orleans daily crescent., 1866-10-18

NEW ORLEANS, Oct. 8.--While the Confederate
Army of the West was at Tupola, Miss, Gen.
Butler was in New Orleans; and for months this
noble, patriotic, unseltsh man supplied them with
boots, shoes, salt, gunpowder, percussion caps
ETC.. etc. Does any man doubt this assertion? If
so, let that nan go to Jackson, Miss, or to any
point on the New Orleans railroad below jackson,
and ask anybody living upon the railroad if sup
plies of all kinds were not regularly sent over the
road from New Orleans.
Let the unbelever inquire for a certain Captain
Colby, formerly known in Cincinnati, Ohio,) who
was commssary Of the Confederate army, and
stationed at Jackson Miss, whether he did not
receive, constantly, large supplies of coffee, salt
etc, ETC., for a period extending over eighteen
months. The writer of this article, while in Jack
son, Miss, in the summer OF 1862, had occasion TO
visit the chief clerk of Captai8 Colby, Mr. Bliss.
formerly governor of Colorado Territory,) and
while there heard q conversation take place ne
tween Colonel Jones, OF General Bragg stan,
and a confidential agent of General Buuer, IN
| which it was agreed on the part of General b. to
furnish the Confederate army of the West with
shoes blankets, salt, etc., and that 5000 sacks OF
salt should be deiivered-if remember rigbt-in
| three weeks. Bliss and myself were separated
| from the speakers by board partition, not well
made, and could hear the entire conversation.
AS we listened we became much interested, and
| exchanged frequent significant Winks, both being
good Confederates.
Bliss afterward ''slopedr to avoid the conscript
law he was fine fellow for all that, however
| Buffers agent wanted bale of cotton for sack
of salt and the parties came near splitting on the
point Don't know how it was settled, but know
| that supplies came in regularly Upon the even
| ing 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 acquaintance - Colonel Ned Dillon, chief
commissary, and Colonel Lomax, both graduates
Of West Point-General Van Dorm, himself came
in laughing. 'Well," said the General to Colonel
LOmaX, 81 have just had proposition from Gen.
| Butler, and he proposes to supply our army with
all we want, provided l will send him cotton.
| what an internal scoundrel he is said Van
| Dorm. To this we all unhesitatngly agreed. What
spectacle of deprayity is here presented--a man
| furnishing gunpOwder to slay his camrades, and
| clothes and food to supply their enemies"
] have been Confederate soldier of the fighting
| department, and have met on many fields, the
noble soldiers of the Northwest 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 inferna,n presents himself
before the people of the North, and has been
hailed With applause by thousands.
Il Is there a just God above who will pour out the
vials of his wrath upon those who defy him
There is, and Benz Butler will come to horrible
a terrible end. 1t might have been said of him
that he was simply brute, for publishing his
order No. 2Sy or for presenting loaded pistol to
the head of a weeping lady; but where are the
terms, in which to characterize the utter deprayiy
of the man that would slay thousands of his coun'
trymen for gold.
Come forth ye hundreds of witnesses of this
mans depravity and make it known to the world
| summon you to the inquisidon, not as partizan
but for the cause of humanity. Benjamin F
! Butler must be unmasked! Somebody must un
dertake this task
Some months ago I wrote to Secretary Stanton
giving him ''the points" against Butler, and thu
names of the witnesses, but nothing has beer
done. wrote private letter to Secretary Stan
ton in regard to this matter, but not move ha
} ever been made against him.
, Butler is a worthy son of New England. He i
l loved there as good, true, patriotic man. Wal
for time, and 'see his guilt unkennel.n
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