The National tribune., 1890-12-04
A DISLOYAL BOOK.
The New School History Of the United States"

lHe new SCHOOL ulAlOfA OF iiit AHtitu NthtfNs
EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: see in your
valuable paper Of Sept %, under the above
heading, sample passages taken from New
School History Of the United States" Ii is a
shame that any set of school officials should
allow such book TO lie used i'm their schools.
| They may roast Gen. Butler all they like. but,
in my opinion, il was a Godsend 10 the citizens
of New Orleans, especially the poorer class aud
those with limited means that the Government
had two such men as Butler aud FarTagut 10
send 20 New Orleans, firm yet generous They
gave the more rehelions class 10 understand
that there must be no foolishness. To the
poor, Gen. Butler ordered rations issued, the
same as 10 his own troops; aud the way the
poor half-starved people thronged the commits
sarics was evidence enough 10 "we-uns" that
they were glad the Yanks had come, though
they did have "horns" 1t was very evident
10 us also that some Of tho "chivalry" Of the
Crescent City were only too glad TO get some
Of our bareback aud sowbelly 10 fill their
vacancies Well do i remember that immense,
angry, bowling mob that thronged the leyee
at the foot of Canal street and clamOred for
blood. ] remember still the vile and vulgar
epithets they hurled at ms from their filthy
mouths as my comrades and walked the gang
plank from the gunboat WissahicBOn, May ,,
1862, to the shore, and deployod across Canal
street In the midst of this throng; but the
boys in blue held their peace" and with an
apparently stolid indifference but with eyes
and cars alert. started on our march to the
United States Mint where my regiment went
into camp.
Again: Women were torn from their homes
and cast into prison for laughing nc Federal
soldiers" What an absurd thing 20 be in print
anywhere. more especially in an alleged history
Of the United States! But perhaps the writer
Of that statement is not responsible, but if lie
is he deliberately lies. ] think two women
were sent 10 Ship Island or 10 one OF the forts
for insulting Federal soldiers on the streets of
New Orleans.
Their methods Of showing their contempt
for tho blue uniform were various and really
amusing at times. Some would, when they
saw blue coat coming, leave the sidewalk and
60 out into the street for fear perhaps, of be-
coming contaminated with loyalty. Others
w0uld remain on the sidewalk, but would
gather their dainty skirts about them, ] mag
inc Just rs the women do when that hOuid
mouse makes its appearances; Others on seeing
a Federal soldier enter q street-Car would leave
the car st once This was all very amusing
and entertaining % the boys But there were
! other methods Of showing contempt for the
boys; one was splitting upon them on the streets
aud other public places. Another method was
the cmptying Of filthy Stops from their balCo-
MES on soldiers while passing quietly along
/ the sidewalk Why did they do these things Z
Ny theory is this: they did il because they
were women; they took advantage Of their
sex. These were the kind Of insults that the
/ Union soldier had 10 put up with in aTistO-
cratic, chiyalrous New Orleans, aud is what
/ forced the PRONUNCIATION Of the famous woman
order No. % that was so thoroughly denounced
/ by some Of our Northern people at the time.
! Many may not know even now that the order
was not original with Gen. Butler, but was
/ copied from an old and well-kHown municipal
/ law Of the city OF New Orleans General Order
1 No. q served It's purpose well, "the threat Of
the calabouse and the Police Court did for the
women what the mere threat Of cannon-shot
aud bayOnet-thrust had done for the men,"
But for fear i will trespass too far, will close
/ by saying ! would like 10 see something in
our valued friend, The EATIOEAL TRIBUNE
from some OF the old boys Of the ith Wis, 2lsi
Ind. list Ind II. A., Minis ID Mass. battery
or 9th Mich. and III. Al. II. SMITH, Co. A.
9th Mich. and II. A., South Bend, Ind.