Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-09-01
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Gen. Hawley, in the Hartford Courant of yes
terday, disposes of Gen. Butler so completely,
that we do not see how it is possible for the
latter gentleman to venture another return to
the subject. Taking notice of Gen. Buffers as
sertiou that he had not denied being displaced"
from command by Butler Gen. Hawley points
to the words he used ~ said, when he says he
displaced me for inefiiciency and incompetency,
he knows the truth is not in him. How shall
make language strOnger?" He then shows that
he still held his important command when Gen.
Butler himself was removed from the army of
the James. The facts are stated as follows:--
81 have been at a loss TO know what change
of command Gen. Butler would select as the
one in which was displaced for iucfficency
and incOmpctency, He is obliged to show his
hand, and does it thus"
al know better than anybody else why Hawley
was displaced from his command and placed on
staff duty, and l'l tell him all about II when he de-
mics that he DGs displaced in the AImy Of the James,
then under ny command"
Good; we have him. | make the denial Just
as made it in my first telegram. To say that
was displaced by him when he commanded
the army of the James, or was displaced by any
body and put on staff duty, in disapproval of
my conduct or with that secret motive in his
heart is to tell a wilful lie, and he has told it.
MARK, now, how plain tale shall put you
down" Butler returned TO the army of the
James from his Fort Fisher expedition about
December Both or 31st, 1864. In day or two
Gen. Grant tclegraphed for Gen. Terry to come
to City Point. Gen. Terry's written instructions
are dated January 3d. 1865. He Immediately
relinquished the command of his div-
sion to, me just hen the next officer
in rank in the division. My impression
is that the usual course was pursued, and that
General Butler issued an order from headquar-
tiers, army of the James, assigning me to that
command. But perhaps General Ord was al
ready there. On the 7h day of the month, five
or six days after took the command General
Butler lCdS relieved from command and ordered
TO Lo1ceH to d1Cau orders. There was no mis-
take in that case; he was sent home for ineffi-
cheney and incompctency. General Grants
official report, after censuring him, says
"MajOr.Geueral B. F. Butler was relieved,
and Major General Z. o. C. Ord as
signed TO the command of the depart
ment of Virginia and North Carolina"
A week or two after the capture of
Fisher January 49,, Foster, my senior,
having reported for duty, renew
ed my request to rejon my old troops,
and was relieved by Foster and ordered to report
to General Terry. General Terry made me chief
of staff, (uot simply put me on staff duty as
Butler says), and it was not done by the com
mander of the army of the James. About that
time, as General Grants official report says:
'The state of North Carolina was constituted
into military department and General Scho-
field assigned to command'-the instructions
being dated January 81. This, then, is the case:
General Butler says he relieved me from com
mand of Terry's old division and sent me to
North Carolina and put me on staff duty, and
he knOlCS better than anybody else why he did it'll
In fact he left the army in disgrace two or three
weeks before was changed at my own request,
and given place considered high honor. He
knew no more about it than the child unborn"