Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-12-04
BUTLER AND GREENWOOD.
An Old Massachusetts Rebel Visits His Old
Home.
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We were pleased yesterday TO well
come back to the city of his half CEN
| tury residence that venerable citizen
| and Oldest merchant of our city, Mr..
Moses Greenwood. This ancient citi-
zen, who, more than fifty years ago,
emigrated South from his native Mas
sachusetts, took unto himself the past
| summer the unusually long vacation
| and absence from this city of nearly
| four months, on n visit to his many old
| friends and relatives in his native state.
His sojourn with them was, ofcourse, a
very agreeable and recreative one. His
stubborn devotion TO the section i'm
which he had passed his whole man
hood was forgotten and forgiven. In
truth his relatives and friends were In
condition of excitement and politi-
cal zeal to set higher value upon his
tenacity in clinging to the fortunes of
the South during the late unpleasant
ness, from the recollection of the bitter
reproaches they had heaped upon him
during Buffers occupation of this
city, and of the testimony they had
furnished Butler of his sympathy in
1.-THE great rebellion This testimony
was afforded by the transmission To
Batter of letters written by Mr..
Greenwood TO his friends, in which
thatstaunch old gentleman warned his
Massachusetts friends OF the long
and bloody war in which they
had embarked, and of the impossible
ity of subdulng the spirit and heroric
determination of the Southern people
in the defense of their liberties. But
Ter, having obtained possession of
these letters, ordered Mr.. Greenwood
TO appear before him. On his appear
ance, the general read with great emf
phasis extracts frem these letters, eX-
pres sive of the disloyalty of a son of
Massachusetts of such high repute for
patriotism.
did you write such traitorous
words rs these, and are these your real
sentiments?n asked the general in an
angry and imperlous tone.
Eyes, general" Mr.. G. replied, with
GOODNESS.
"Then. sir, will order your arrest
and imprisonment !" which order was
executed.
The next day Butler sent for Mr..
and asked him If he still
held TO the traitorous sentiments eX-
pressed in his letters.
Eyes, general, }" replied Mr.. q.
Whereupon Butler, glaring menac-
ingly at the son of Massachusetts, to
whom he looked for sympathy
and aid in his scheme of
''Yankeeizing New Orleans, suddenly
his tone, and remarlSing that
ne believed that he WAS sincere and
honest in his utterance and sentiments
discharged him, and, indeed, employ
I'd him during his administration in
.his state in the conduct Of "A flag of
.ruce on q commission to obtain relief
rom Mobile for the families of rebel
soldier in this city. Now in his late vIs.
il 10 Massachusetts, he found his old |
friends and relatives, leading merchants
Of Bostoa--in high state OF dis
,ust and indignation against Butler,
who was then subjecting the respecth-
able people of Massachusetts To similar |
ndignities, and waging an equally |
bitter war against their most sacred in-
,titutions and social and business GUS
.oms. with that upon which he had
his vulgar malice. "Ah! my |
lear brethren, y remarked the old gen
,lenlan, 'the poisoned chalice is com
to your own lips. You aided
md exulted In the discipline TO which
We were subjected; you ought not TO
if you are compelled 10 stanu
he slight infliction of the same whole
some chastisemenl"