New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-04-23

This illustrous patriot Ihade speech in Harris
burg, Pa, on the llth inst, the day before the
legislature adjourned. We find it reported in the
Philadelphia aga, and copy it for the enjoyment
of the readers CT The CRESCENT "He lost son
and brother in the war, and by the war he had
impoverished himself!' Oh Mercury, god o.
thieves, liars and poltroons, hast thou returned
upon earth in the guise of beast with "nethe'
eye" ...
The renowned General Butler arrived here yes
terday afternoon. He is the guest OF denera
Cameron. A joint committee o. me -; ., tae
him To sneak to them in the House in the evening
The great hero appointed eight O'Clock as the
honr which would best suit him. About seven
o'clock the ladies poured mo Ihe 1ouse, dfly m
curiosity "beauty to obtain glimpse Of the
beast !, that libeed their sex at New Orleans, was
ANYTHING but commendabe. At eight O'Clock
Gen. Butler appeared in the House, escorted by
Morrow B. Lowry and Speaker Fleming. His
welcome lacked enthusiasm, and he seemed to
feel that he was not at home. He took the Chair,
thanked on either side by the Speakers of both
Houses, while General Cameron sat in front to
give the. !" cue. " where the applause should come
in. He lmped and halted suffered and STAN
mered through speech of about two hours.
He favored granting to the negro all the priv
ileges OF the white man. He said that with the
surrender of the Southern armies the South CUR
rendered all her rights-mitary and civil: that
Southerners elected to Congress could not be
admitted to their seats until the Northern mem.
bers were ready to admit thnm; that the Presi.
dent had only one way to help himself and that
was by tue Northern democratic members uniting
with the members from the South and forming a
Congress of their own. Then it rested with the
President to decide which Congress he would
recognize. If he recognized the Congress formed
by Northern and Southern Democrats, then a
civil revolution would be inevitable. Congress
had the power to pass laws, if right the Presi-
dents vetoes to the contrary Notwithstanding. We
had an illustration Of that in the veto of the civil
rights bill. He did not complain SO much of the
veto of the freedmen's bureau bill, for the reason
that 1t gave the President the power to appoint
officers without limit to carry out its provisions.
He might appoint old masters on plantations
who would exercise power over the freedmen
which would be worse than the most servile s!a-
very. If he had been President, he (Butler,)
would probably have vetoed it himself for this
reason, fhe had not promised beforehand to sign
the bill. He continued for some time in an incen
diary, dull, revolutionary strain, in which he said
among other things, that both himself and the
President had voted for John G. Breckenridge.
He had lost brother and son in the war, and by
the war he had impoverished himself. He con
clnded by saying that in General Geary the Repub.
lican candidate for governor, he recognized one
of the best soldiers in the war, and one of tAt
frmestan truest statesmen in the commonwealth
The issue to-day is the same as it was during the
war. The struggle is not yet over. In 1866, as ii
1862, we had again to appeal to the baot-box, i
not to the cartridge box. The demons treason ant
rebellion must this time be laid in the dust for
ever.
When he had finished, three faint cheers wen
up, and Mr.. Ruddiman, of Philadelphia, offered
resolution rendering the thanks Of the Legislature
to General Butler for his speech.
Mr.. Quigey, seconded by Mr.. satterthwaite, o
Montgomery called the yeas and nays. At tn
first no" which was pitched in very high key
the great Butler incontnently sloped, in custod
of General Cameron. The yeas were fifty-two an
the nays thirty. There was considerable groanin
and Kissing among the Republicans as each Demo
crat voted against the resolution. In justice t.
Speaker Kelley, must say that he promptly re
| buked every such demonstration.