Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-05-26
AFFAIRS In GEORGIA.
Presidential Interference Asked for
GEN. BuIIer's SanguInAry Remedy.

Gen. BuIler's SaHguInRry Remedy.
Correspondence of the New York Times
. WASHINGTON, May 2l.-The President
ia now considering what course he shall
adopt to repress the Outrages and dlsOr-
ders which have lately arisen IN some OF
the Southern States, more especially In
Georgia. Although he is averse to r.
sorting to the strong measure OF pro-
claiming martial law, as recommended by
Gen Butler to the Secretary of War, he
is determined that life and property shall
be respected everywhere, and have the
fullest protection Gen. Butler is of the
.opinion that whereas assassinations are
committed, and the assassins escape, 1t
must be with the connivance OF the cOmmu
nity. Whenever a murder Is committed he
would call on the inhabitants of the dis
trict for the apprehension of the perpe.
traitor within specified time, and in the
event of noncompliance, would take
military possession Of the place. lie
would pursue a policy Of this kind until
the whole South was cOerced. The Press
ident will try a gentler remedy than
this, but will not hesitate to adopt a
stronger if the occasion should justify
it The Secretary of War, Gen. Raw
Inns. feels that the loyal people of the
South must be protected, even If sum.
mary measures have to be resOrted to.
Gen, Butler had an interview with the
President to- day, and this subject, among
other thinga, was discussed; but the
President did not entirely coincide with
the Essex county member, except IN the
main point that the disorders should be
repressed.
Correspondence of the New York Herald.
WASHINGTON, May 2l.-Senator Sum-
ner, Gen. Butler and other prominent
Radical Congressman have been
urging the Secretary Of War and
| the President to adopt some vigorous
policy in Georgia which will bring the
indictments down there more effectually
TO their senses. The immediate cause of
the attention bestowed by Sumner and
Butler upon Georgia is the numerous
murders which are reported as having
| taken place there recently. They com
plain that nobody has been caught and
nobody punished. Both the President
1 ana the OeCTeIdIy VI " al h"'O "a OinioO
to look into the matter, but they leave II
to the military authorities Sumner
saws if he were President he would have
the military authorities preserve order
there or he would go down to Georgia
and do it himself. Butler thinks
the military commander does not 60 the
right way about it. If he were the
military commander in Georgia and pc.
litical murder was committed he would
issue proclamation setting forth tina
unless the murderer were delivered ~
within a certain time, with the evidence
TO convict him, he would destroy eyer!
green thing for space of ten mile
square around where the murder wa
committed A course like this, Butte
thinks, would put an end to the murder
and insure the punishment of the muir
derers. sumner would be more mild; b
would content himself with taking hos
tages. Butler says he tried that in th
,, South before, and it had no effect Th
! other plan, he thinks, would work adm
rably. Whether Grant will instrn'
,, General Terry to adopt it in Georgia r
mains to be seen.