Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-02-17


reason OF the tact that Mr.. John Young
Brown denounced General Butler ~
an outlaw. Now . outlaw is lone ex-
ciuded from the benefit Of the law, or
deprived Of its protection" Whatever
else General Buslar may be, NO one has
hitherto deemed him . person depriv
I'd Of the protection of the laws.
Wherein, then, lies the significance or
~ tTpsAiH9)9sdl h29s 6 ME: Browne remark 1. e
was attested by his letter read in
Thursdays debate, Mr.. Brown was
and NO doubt 10 still, an ardent Con-
federate. Whether he was military
chie.tain IN the rebel army, we shall
not attempt to say, because, like ae
not, he may have been q warrior Of
pronounced attributes and prowess,
without any person on this side of the
line being aware Of the fact, and our
exporfcnne With Gordon of the S~n~t.,
teaches us to be careful how we speak
of men who may have achieved dis
tinction In this stealthy manner! But
whatever may be Browns military
history, he was certainly very en-
thusiastic rebel. As such, he no doubt
believed in the Confederacy, aud in
the proclamation OF its head Mr.. JEFF
Ierson Davis. Regarding these as law
Mr.. Brown had no difficulty in arriv-
,ng ct the conclusion that General But
er was an outlaw, for Mr.. Jefferson
Davis proclaimed him such in 1852.
aud IL IL questionable, in view of the
recent elections, whether Mr.. Davis
10 not to be regarded - authorityl
IL will be remembered that General
Butler did . number OF things IN 1868
that greatly incensed the good and
great men OF the Confederacy. For in
stance, he captured New Orleans, and
when Mr.. Mumford. after being
warned against such An act, tore down
the United States flag and trampled il
under his feet, General Butler quickly
ordered that Mumford be taken out
and hanged. No more flags were
torn d0wnl The ladies of that city
had pleasant way Of splitting in the
faces Of tho Union soldiers on the
sidewalk, and, after enduring this pa
tiently for several weeks, General But.
lor issued an order reciting the facts,
and saying that women guilty OF such
gross conduct IN The future should be
treated - sswomen Of the town, plying
their avooAHou.n No more insults OF
this character were offered. These
acts and his recommendations regard
ing fugitive slaves reused the rebel
govsfnment to desperation. Some
thing mnse be done. Something scas
dose, @ ID shown By The following:
Retsliatofy Proclamation by Je6erson
DGvts, President ~ the Confederate
! WHEREAs (ste., see., rsciting the
above facts) now, therefore /, Jeffer.
con Davis, President Of the COnfeder.
ate States, and In their name. do pro.
nouuco and declare the said Benjamin
T. Better : felou deserving capital
punishment. I do order that he be
treated - an OUTLAW, and that in the
event Of his capture the officer in COM
mand OF the capturing force do cause
him to bs Immediately executed by
hanging. And whereas, the officers
under the command Of said Butler
have been In many instances active aud
zeal0us agents In the commission Of
theas crimes, and NO instance is known
- SesSsA SSeNSos ~ ROsSAOsROsC ~ tAU
0utrages above narrated, therefore, I
do order that al commissioned offlcers
in the command Of the said Benjamin
g. Butler be declared not entitled to
be- considered q soldiers engaged in
honorable warfare, but - robbers and
criminals deserving death, and that
they and each Of them be, whenever
captured, reserved for execution.
In testimony whereof ] have signed
these presents, and caused the seal Of
the Confederate States to be affixed
thereto. at the city Of Richmond, on
the 23rd day OF December, 1862.
BY the President JEFFERSON DAVIS.
j. II. BENJAMIN, Secretary Of State.
What more natural than that An ar
dent and unrepentant rebel like Mr..
John Young Brown should regard the
proclamation Of Davis ~ still in forcc
against General Butler, and take oc.
casion to remind the country Of this
fact 9-lntsr Ocean.