New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-11-19

90 much to cay sgaiDst General Butler,
who has just been reelected to Congress,
and in favor of tho Southern method Of
conducting political campaign, . chapter
of tho past from tho Same World 10 parti-
cularly refreshing. There may arise the
thought that the Democrats of the North
love tho electoral votes of the solid South
better than they love its people. In 1862
General Butler was the especial pet and
pride of the World. To show how it
praised tho General and ridiculed our
people before it Topped the flop in behali
OF Mr.. Tilden, . war chapter from the
columns of the World, the great Democratic
organ, is here given. 1t is headed and
reads as follows:
sECEsH TANNING AS A FINE ART.
War, like nearly every other sort Of
human experience, has it's comical side.
Old BEN Buffers management of New Or
leans is ''As good as play" While nothing
could be more earnest and effective, there
is vet spice of humor in it, certain apt
Righteousness in turning the tables, that
must make even its victims smile, while
they Vince. It will be remembered the
New Orleanaise who gave him the sobriquet
of "Picayune Butler"-that being the we'll
known appelstive of the colored barber in
the Placement of the St. Charles. The four
pence hs'penny epithet of course implied
how very cheap they held the commander
1T Ship Island. and the little six-by. nine
sheets of that quarter of Dixie never grew
tired of rafting the disdainful little nick.
name. Time wears on. One night thunder
is heard down the river-swful thunder.
Lowell, the warrior, listens, girds on his
sword and skedsddles. The next day comes
the typhoon of gunboats: Monroe, the
blows the fanfarronade and knocks under.
An evening or two brings another sight.
A boat heads up to the levee, and heavy
platOons march up the street with . fife
and drum, playing what had long been the
fsvorite cir of the fscetious ilk, 'Picayur Q
Buffers Come to Town. 1t proved so. The
fourpence ha'penuy General was actually
on the ground. He was to regulate them.
However, twas nobody but Picayune, and,
o. the philosophic To0ts remarked "'twaa
of no consequence" Well, what came of it,
The Yankee Gsns1. tnS Up at % 4s st.
was the landlord OF. The house must
be opened. Impossible. 1t shall be forced.
Well, here are the keys. So the first thing
was to show he could keep hotel. Next
he sends word to the Mayor that he must
sec him ct his parlor. Back comes word
that his honor does business ut the City
Hall. Straight goes peremptory message
by an orderly, and Mayor Monroe and .
whole bevy Of dignitaries make their ap-
pearance, hats in hand. Tho hotel keeper
that the civil government Of the city shall
remain in their hands, on the condition that
all the police and sanitary duties shall be
faithfully performed. For little while
matters 60 on smoothly. But it soon
became apparent that the streets were
neglected, - If on purpose to in
vito Yellow Jack to come and make short
work of the "Hessians." A sharp word
goes from the St. Charles to the City Hall to
start the hoes, and Ut . jump the hoes were
started. But it went against the grain.
The aldermen could not sleep o,nights. Vel.
low Jack ont Of the question. they thought
passed resolution rendering the officers Of
the French frigste Cstinet the freedom and
Inequalities Of the city. Up comes word
from the St. Charles that this sort of thing
don't answer-that 1.-THE freedom of cap
tured city by the captives would merit let
ters patent tor its novelty, were there not
doubts of its usefulness % An invention"
and that 1.-THE tender of Inequalities by Q
government to which police duties and san
itary regulations only are intrusted, is SIM
ply an invitation to the calsboose or the
hospitsl"
The women bride up. They are not con.
tent with leaving our quiet soldiers to
themselves, but must needs insult and abuse
them. The General determines that this
unfeminine practice, 90 provocative of ILL
h1nnA nhavv He nr0n1osnoa <hot all
women guilty Of it shall be treated a. dis
orderly women. Thereupon Mayor Monroe
steps again upon the scene, and as "chief
of this city, chargeable with its
peace and dignity" protests against an or
der $50 extraordinary and astonishing"
The immediate reply is, that "Johu T.
Monroe, late Mayor of the city of New Or
leans, is relieved from all responsibility for
the peace Of the city, and committed to
Fort jackson until further orders"
Str stsaightwey .t the Mayor hurried down to
retraction, TO wit: This communication
having been sent under Q mistake of fact,
and being improper in language, desire to
apologize for the same, and to withdraw it."
The retraction is accepted, and the Mayor
retires; but, on the next day, having been
taken to task by his clique, he again pre-.
sents himself, with several hackers, to get
Q modification of the order about the wo-
men, or to take back his apology. He re.
ceives the reply that modification is i'm
possible, and with it an argument from the
good-natured General showing its propriety
and necessity. The Mayor bows, convinced,
and leaves. Two days afterward again he
comes down with his friends and insists
upon having back the apology. The General
hands it back, and, ct the same moment,
gives an order committing the whole set to
Fort jackson, and there they now ruminate.
Mine host of the St. Charles, like true land
lord, makes no distinction of nationalities.
The British Guard, made up of born SUBJ
ects of Queen Victoria, as part of the
foreign legion which kept the peace of the
,ity, after Lovell's leap from it, on disband-
ing sent their arms and equipments to
IF it, and orders the members of the COM
psny who were guilty of this breach of
to leave the city within twenty
Jour hours. The British consul protests.
he is answered: these people thought it
IF consequence that Beauregard should
nave sixty more uniforms and rifles. l
thought it of the same consequence that he
should have sixty more of these falthless
non, who may fill them if they choose" and
1er majesty's functiOnary makes nothing
~ his motion. The consul of the Neither
ands secretes in his vaults large amount
If Confederate specie. The Generals aids
make their appearance and demand the
Keys to the vault. The consul protests
against the invasion of his consulate, and
'efuses to give the keys. His person is
,eized and searched, the keys are taken
rom him, the vault is opened, l60 kegs
# specie are discovered and re-
moved. The consul sends q vehement
protest to the General, and in reply is
old mo person can exceed me in the
aspect shall pay to the flags of all ma
ions and to the consulate authority, even
while Edo not recognize many claims made
lnder them; but wish it most distinctly
Understood that, in order to be respected,
he consul. his Office, and the use of his flag
must each and all be respected" The irate