Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1868-08-26
GRarr az A PICK MICKIAN.

On the 22d of July, 1865, General
Grant, in his official report upon the
operations of the United States armies, a
document intended, of course, to pass in
to history as an authoritative record OF
the erowning events of the great civil
war, wrote of Major General Bntler these
words on 1Esa a3 .rriilaG1 d. s1fe
"The time thus consumed by him lost 10
us the benefit of the surprise and capture of
Richmond and Petersburg enabling as it
did Beauregard to collect his loose forces
and bring them to the defense Of those
places On the 10th the enemy attacked
General Butler in his position in front of
Drury's Bluff. He was forced back, or
drew back, into his intrenchmSnts between
the forks Of the Appamattox and the
James, the enemy retrenehing strongly in
front of him, and thus covering his rail-
roads, the city, and all that was valuable TO
him. His army, therefore, though in a
position of great security, was as com
pletely cut off from further operations
against Richmond as if il had been in a bot,
tie strongly Corked. 1t required but a COM
paratiVely email force Of the enemy to hold
it there."i Ola .la..I-i ND jehl EOols8sbn5
In the month Of August, 1865, an in-s
innate friend of General Grant writes to
the public prints that General Grant be-
ing desirous of recovering General But
ler's personal acquaintances and favor,
did to him, tho personal friend aforesaid,
frankly disavow any intentions to reflect
upon The military conduct or position Of
General Butler at Bermuda Hundreds by
the famous phrase in his report about the
army of the James being bottled up y.
History repeats itself a-oau .', sab
/ Some thirty years ago orso, a Ver4ciOus
chronicler assures She following little
debate took place in the bosom of now
universally celebrated association of
British gentlemen f' Be.
Mr.. Blotton (of Aldgate) rose to order.
Did the honorable Pickwickian allude to
him? (Cries of order order chair
chairD .....r ...f. .........,. ...
Mr.. Pickwick would not be put up to be
put down by clamor. lie had alluded to
the honorable gentleman. -...,.l.,...,.....
Mr. Blotton would only say, then that he
repelled the false and scurrilous accusation
with profound contempt-(great sensation
the honorable gentleman was a humbug
Mr.. Snodgrass rose to order-Must this
disgraceful difficulty continue ,....
The Chairman felt it to be his impera
tive duty to ask OF the honorable gentleman
whether he had used the expression which
had just escaped him in a common sense
Mr. Blotton had no hesitation in saying
that he had not-he had used the word in
It's Pickwickian sense. Hear Hear.) He
was bound to acknowledge that he enter
tanned the highest regard and esteem for
the gentleman personally. He had merely
considered him as a humbug in a Pick
wickian point of view.
Mr.. Pickwick felt much gratifed by the
full, candid, and fair explanation of his
honorable friend He wished to be under
stood that his own observation had been
intended merely to bear a Pickwickian
construction.
Blotton and Pickwick shook hands at
once. .r .l
Grant and Butler now shake hands,
and adds the faithful historian of the
"slight misunderstanding" which for a
time clouded their friendly relations
This terminates the matter in a manner
most honorable to Gen. Grant and Gen.
Butler, and must necessarily not only give
great relief to the loyal public, but impart
fresh impulse to the Republican campaign.