The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-11-04
General Butler Received with
Hipses and GrOans.
The Herr Of Dutch Gap and Big Bethel
St. Ands Up Bravely Against
Storm of Rotten Apples.
A pEiveIy Time. a Row and
Arrest.
lInnAcE GREELEY ENDORSES himself.
DC. DC. &c.

ptier would address meeting Of the citizens favorable
20 the election OF Horace Greeley TO Congress- drew
large crowd IN of tho City bah yesterday afternoon
Democrats as we'll as radicals assembled In goody num-
bers long before the hour announced for the speak
sng 10 ucmmeace there attendance Of fully i've
sbousAnd persons.
Mr. Hmlx NALBRpaE presided as chairman on the
OCCASION ard after brief address, presented the fol-
bowling ssJ or resolutions which were declared 70 be
unanimously adopted
Resolved That we commend Horace Greeley TO the cleo
when ss e sr@er dsi n Congress devoted
.yE q Congress. be no q. mere dummy Or TOOL but woud
~e,S champion Of universal liberty and Justice and
sae Kindred solicit FOR him the Of hon
co, true men, irrespective of party
now GENERAL BUTLER REcErvED.
General Butler then introduced to the meeting,
when received with perfect Of Kisses and
eroans from the "unterrihed" democracy, who had
Aakcp possession of the City Hall steps with the evident
intention oil preventing him from beng heard. The
Of confusion that ensued the moment the speaker showed
"Spoons," "Put him out % " How you, cockeye ~
ave don't want TO hear you" mingled with groans and
hisses which completely drowned the cheers of the
Srcnds OF the meeting came from all sides, but more
especially from the steps Of the City Hail. The police,
nnder Captain Bracket used almost superhuman efforts
70 restore order but notwithstanding some dozen or
twenty arrests were made the uprosr still continued.
Finally, aer waiting quietly for the noise to subside.
she General attempted TO make himself heard by those
he were in close proximity 70 The Platform He began
PlLow Clr1zKr-The issue Is now before US. whether
the men, Cries OF Spoons" spoons who by force
and fraud sought to overthrow the country shall rule it
Aieses and gr0aDs and much confusion that Butler
lilly xmscs, q the First ward-Never mind them,
General they will be- taken care or There Will be
broken heads here In few moments
voIcn on The plat orn, encouraging the speaker-Go
90 General Iney are only copperheada tGroAns' ana
SrsnnAI Bu 11a said the issu. besor. u. wa,
throw country shall control its glorious destiny
sGvoans, and three cneer for John I. Hoffman which
we're followed by three cheers for "Ben Butler" from
cen. BUTLER (cooly picking his teeth with golden
sooh pick, and looking quite conplacen.ly upon The
mine ss.ss ss Gov Fsn.a
10 by mingled cheers and groans.
STRUCK APPLE
Gen BurLrR.-When this war Was closed tories OF
spoons whom tho last rebel in the South had surrsn-
Al 4hs juncsurs, some ono In the crowd threw an
fair The ana
n rather abrupt termination. The incident created
deal Of me- o. the n but when
sonnspcse eating and bowed 70 bis snssgGns. as
Of an insult, be brought tho house down, and
feeling in the crowd. Rut IL was only for mo.aen,.
OR Holman and groans for Butler. Five mpuies pro-
baby elapsed darng which time General Butler con-
snusd eating hts apple and waiting for an opportunity TO
ONCE MORE 10 THE HRaAcn
csner. BrnsM ts,I.,nng bic voice % Me utmost 50 a.
citizens could not help remembering how much quctsr
these fellows p1nting to the crowd the City Hall
otops) in 1854 when instead OF having traitor AZ
she head the tey had an honest and true
patriot, and when this city was under the control Of
magistrate who could control H.
Here there was another ouburst Of Indignation and
cries OF spoons" spoons" heard On all Sides
vo,cs on the platiorm-Go on, General
General BprItR--0h, II "a no They will tire By
n0 The To or p Of an
angry crowd. Cries Of Spoons" 'Spoonsn 'Go homen
and loud groans stu intercepted the speaker !, was
fully twenty minutes In endeavorns TO obtain audi
THE orrosuros GET UP A mEsrrSo
Tho EFFORT to prevent General Butler from being heard
wa, far succcssful. saow complexioned indvid.
meeting in favor Of Fox the democratic candidate for
Congress against Mr. Greeley and for about minutes
80 General Butler compelled 10 remain silent
General BuTLER Tin scto roce,-I wish We had a few
pi our men here who down In the Gulf with u.s.
and would clean this crowd out In a very few mo
Billy wUos--1here number OF them in the
meeting General, but they are powcrless against such
wALrRroos TO TIVE nEscrx
oenera WAianincE now stepped forward and tried 70
nppesse the angry feelings Of the crowd called upon
Abe people TO respec, the right Of free speech but they
we're nesor,blc and only became the noser and moro
abusive their language towards General Batter The
conduct Of tho unerrined Was ,snsilsina in Al. CT
treme. When General Butler made the slightest move
oent TO speak they groaned him down, and when he
remained silen, they Insisted on his going on ssan 70
o. 70 naye another opportunity to interrupt him Gen
sSai walordsc and Horace 10y werein despair q,
Bsisr 70 address the reporters people on tho plat
toim, who we're near enough hear him. Bot The
proposal and said be would address the meeting or not
make any speech at all He going 10 be intIml-
what he hid 10 say. Mcanwhile a fresh speaSe, an
peared the steps Of the CITY Hall, and kept he
crowd In Of sashief by his abuse Of "Ben Ba.er
and the radicals generally.
AERESr
About this time entcrprie ng democrat circulated
arys number Of political placnrds among tho yd.
which ended In row and tho arrest of several OF the
s ones These sa here The ,s,s q
Buusr so,as 10 annoy him lie paid very little attention
30 the coruct Of the crowd, when they became exsspcr
ated and usbing forward 10 the platform shook tho
bills in HE IA 20 In token Of defiance For time there
great fusion, bu, he police by their pluck aud
sss 20 az I, leave . clear spnce around tho platform
Several were made before ths work was
tshedl and ncts few Of the dis'urecrs were roughly
GENERAL rrLfn coSrsrrs ssrssUs
Finding that as out Of ths question 10 ipcak with
cut being ircrrupA General butler determined that
~ would resume his remarks, interruptions inter-
ruptons snd 20 m.he went. Those 90 tho Platform,
words Int bryoud ina, his remarks were lost the
eoans and cheers o. ,s asscfhtagc Tic spoke as fol-
When tho r.b,i army ha, surrendered, and when the
r'paecan parry lad ony Il mpfess ne voice upon the
nation, IN order thss primo pies might tcivctorous for
~Vetnt0le over he who ere 80 far forgcf or iber
DUTY ana oblgaons under III. constitution, to the gov
sfnmens, - 70 raoss themssN es 90 t.e side ~ the
~neny oi we country After sv, months worse Than
wasted IN an attempt h, feo, 'anize the govern
men but rally 10 fosiorn, spirit OF re-
neihon more rampant and more bloody than ever
before The war, Congress assembled after hearing
TIC evidence IRON All Ierts Of hc conn. ", necessary 20
Guds s sciion, y then produced q ~, 20 Of amend
n
the people have thus far been tripnphapf Wherever
Intelligence, wherever Truth and honesty haze had sway
fhcre the people have spoken 10 united ~. =. from
Maine 10 love, 10 their favor lar AZ the vo, of the
people has been heard they have iriumphei - es OF
'spocns spoons,n aud tovd burst ~ eroans q nee
smendrents arc stll for tho consideration ~ hn,
rne and inst men, for the confederation az hoss -