The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1869-12-02
Ben. Butler, The Thief.

Ben. Butler, The Thief.
zen, David f. Twiggs was q south
vrncr who owned, manufactured,
and wolIopped his own niggers.
He was au aristocrat of the old
army, of the FIRST water, and as a
matter oi' course was u democrat pure
and undehled.
Gen. David Il. Twigss had been
highly honored by the government
Of the United States, and at the
opening of pro-slavery democratic
war to overthrow that government,
he was in command of all our for.
ces in the Department of Texas.
with Head Quorters at New Or
leans.
The first opportunity which pre-
scented itself, this man, who had been
so highly honored ard educated by
the government which he had sworn
TO support, treacherously surrender.
cd his troops, and millions of pr oper
ty entrusted to his hands to the en-
omy.
By and by old Ben. Butler, dem.
ocrat who had'n proven a traitor.
came along to New Orleans and
made the aforesaid democrat David
Il. Twiggs, get up and git, for his
dear life, who in his hasty departure
left bis three swords, one of them
given to him by the Congress of the
United States for his services in the
Mexican war, together with box of
silver to his mistress female demo.
crat tone of the sort who used to
spit in our soldiers faces, until old
Ben effectually dried that up) by
the name of Rowenna Florence.
Old Ben. couldn't see the gentle
ltowenna's title clear to the afore
said cutlery, especially to the sword
given to Twlggs by Congress, land the
box Of silver which Twiggs had un-
doubtedly stolen from the public
funds when he went over to the en-.
envy.
Therefore the aforesaid Beast But
Ter, cruelty and beastly appropriated
the said articles from the virtuous
Rowenna, and sent them to Mr.. Lin
coin as legitimate trophies of war,
who transmitted them to Congress
accompanied by the following letter:
"Fellow-citizens of the Sena te and
House of Representatives, Ihave in
my possession three valuable swords
formerly the property of Gen. David
\. Iwiggs, which | now place at the
disposal of Congress. They were
forwarded to me from New Orleans
by Malor-General Benz. F. Butler. If
any Of them shall be, by Congress.
disposed of in reward or compliment
OF military service, think General
Butler is entitled to the first consid-
Grafton. A copy ofthe Generals let
ter to me accompanying the swords
is herewith transmitted.
A LINCOLN.
"Dec. II, 1852"
And from that day to this, they
have remained in the custody of the
government. Twiggs died out about
the time the, Rebellion gave up the
ghost and has gone to glory, provi.
ded the orthodox religion, and the
theory Of hell is false, and that of the
Universalists true.
And now comes the aforesaid yir.
tuous aud greatly outraged Rowen-
ma, and enters suit in the goodly dem.
ocratlc City Of New York, against
Ben. Butler for stealing the swords
and he is arrested and placed under
$1,000 bonds to answer for stealing.
Meantime the virtuous and patri.
Otto, and indignant and outraged
democratic press of the entire coun.
try is deluging the land with their
rcd hot briny tears, over this last
development Of Republican tyranny.
Bully for the tyranny!
Now let all the late nigger owners
Nv
so to New York and get out writs
against everybody who carried off
their slaves during the war.
Let John G. Pemberton sue Grant
Tor the 400 pieces of artillery Grant
and his men stole in and around
..Vicksburg.
Let the Ladies of South Carolina
BRING suit against the individual who
has the secesh rag which was pulled
t2"n from the State House at Col
umbia Qthe identity of said indiyid-
ual they might prove by calling on
several witness whom this writer
could name.)
And much more PREPARATION of the
same sort too tedious to mention
must be done.
Then will therights OF tho NAL and
female democrats Of the south, be
completely indicated, and the glori-
GUS and everlasting principles of de.
mocracy achieve another triumph
Tor the cause of an outraged, and
long suffering people.
Central Iowa,