The Evening critic., 1884-03-18
THE USE OF DYNAMITE.
General Butler ON England's Griev-
ances- Recalling Atrocities OF the
ReyOIutfOu.

General Butler on England's Griev-
Rnces Recalling Atrocities OF the
Revolution.
General Butler sat In ON easy chair In his
apartments at the Flfth.avenue Hotel, Now
York, few days ago, when reporter of tho
World called.
'Are you willing, General" asked the no.
porter, ito give the World any suggestion
upon tho subject OF the use OF dynamite and
the right OF England to demand of America
that she shall Interfere In the matterW
"By ell rules Of civilized warfare" he re-
piled, "the use being made OF dynamite can
not BIO Justified. Yet like weapons OF orense
and defense have been used generally by the
fanatics OF weaker parties In all civilized
aud insurrectionary contests. Sometimes the
stronger party uses weapons OF such nature.
An example OF this Is readily seen In the iet-
ting loose by England during the war OF the
revolution OF tho Indian savages, with their
tomahawks and scalping knives, upon tue de-
tenseless men and women OF our borders not
In arms, and giving premiums for scalps That
was justified In the British Parliament on the
ground that Great Britain has the right TO
use all weapons that the God Of nature puts
into her power An example of the nrst class
In our lato civil war was the use Of Canada as
base of operations for the distribution OF
clothing infected with smallpox and yellow
fever into tho Union cities; the incursions OF
raiders from Canada upon the peaceful village
OF 81. Adams, w., for tho purpose of robbing
Its bank, and the coming down OF inceudl-
aries TO set 1ro to New York hotels, where
were lodged o number CT inofrensivo women
and children: think that men OF the North
believe that these acts we're committed by the
cranks OF the Confederaoy. We did not claim
to hold the Confederate Government responsi
BILE, but we did try 10 have England prevent
her provinces being used as headquarters for
such operations. Tho reply of England always
was that the law OF nations only required us,
as neutral, to gee to IL that no armed ex pedi.
ton, either by land or water, should leave our
shores TO attack you. We are not responsible,
and cannot be- called ON to prevent the spora.
die and individual enterprise OF rapine or
murder and we had TO be content with this
answer. We also had TO BIO content during tho
war of the rebellion with the same answer In
regard TO making Nassau a depot OF contra
band goods and OF arms to be smuggled Into
tho Confederacy. Nor did England oven do
her duty under the law OF Nations. She
allowed the Alabama built, equipped aud
manned with English sailors, TO go out and
prey upon our commerce. Her plea was that
her laws were not sufficient to prevent such
outrages. We asked her to change her laws
and enact others similar 10 those which were
passed during the Crimean war, to preserve
our neutrality intact between her aud Russia,
but she refused"
the dynamiters, only lately, have directed
their efforts TO the destruction of the means
and appliances OF transportation upon rail-
roads, endangering the lives OF Innocent,
peaceable people," remarked the reporter.
"All very wrong, It may DO argued, but tho
Alabama, II Is understood, was not to do any
lighting, but was launched againet tho pelue-
able merchant ships OF the United Siatos, aud
the Stonewall was especially fitted out and
coaled at Melbourne to destroy the whaling
vessels OF the United States in tho far.distant
seas. And we must not forget that France was
obliged to content herself with the same
answer when the bombs of Orslni were built
In birmingham for tho very purpose for which
they were used. Orsini aud his associates
threw them from the chamber OF u house into
the street for the purpose of killing tho EN-.
peror and Empress. The escaped unhurt, but
LOG inoiIensiye men, women aud children were
either killed or wounded. And when after
ward Bernard, one OF Orsinis accomplices,
was arrested In England for HIS completely In
these conspiracies, he was trlumphantly &C.
Quilted by British Jury upon the assertion
OF his advocate that an Englishman would
never consent TO convict a free man, because
OF his endeavor to remove u tyrant from his
| people. And Napoleau asked the English Gov
ernment TO make conspiracy to take the
lie OF q foreign potentate felony. Palmer
ston's Ministry, on making the project OF
such law AS driven from bower by the Eng
| lish people,"
"Will England make demand upon the
| United States?'
81 eco 1t so stated by the English newspR
| pers. But am very curious to know what
| such demand could be, or how II would be-
| framed one sugL estion is that England
might require that u treaty be entered into
| making certain acts crimes under the mum.
| clpal law IL might DO SUFFICIENT to say, how.
| ever, that wo don't legislate our municipal
| laws by treaties, and America Will not change
| her municipal law at the demand OF any for
| eign power"