The sun., 1892-01-31

fS my duty nOd to ask says
officers. us escort to his home"
| Gen. Butler gives the incident Of the con
trahnnd OF war" Mt some length. It was ir
May. 1861. whom ho was In command al
Fortress Monroe. Major Carey Of the Con
federnte army came to him under a nag o.
truce to ask about safe conduct for Virgins
families wishing to 60 North. and about run.
away slaves whom Gen. Butler had set to worh
upon tho Notifications. Major Hnggerty rode
out with Gen. Butler to talk with Major Carey
"' am informed" said Major Carey. thai
| three negroes belonging to Col Mallory have
escaped within your lines I am Col Msllory'i
agent and have charge OF his property. What
| do YOU mean to do with those negroesp"
stitutionei obisation to return Sr then them con-
ito es Il &C ssE
oSisatons oyeisn coantrS. S.nf'9He. WEIGH VIZ
But you say we cannot secede.,. he an
ssS%ered and so you cannot consistently detain
but you soy you have seeded. so you can
not consistently claim them. I shall hold
these negroes as contraband Of war: since
battery and are claimed as your property. The
question, is whether they shall be used for Or
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-" Not the precise proposition" said I:"but
the precise principle 10 familiar law. Property
OF whatever nature. I,ai used or capable OF being
when being 80 used. may be captured and held
either on m sea or 2r On shore as property contra
ty In human beings is question upon which
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good enough reason to stop the rebels
II mouths with, espeelaiIy, IS should have held
Of war used In this connection" he goes on to
H,, say the the highest high legal sanction because It
ppS to St Or
ing carried to be burned on board an. enemy'is
shin Of war. To hold that contraband, as we'll
@ " %snas fh.ps aid so3Ss Bed Pn5sss
% epsrsm whsb freed the SLAVES rhs
Put as an executive oficer. was much com.
Gen. Butler scores Coi. Hay SHARPLY for not
giving him creai. i9r the ghrsse in The history
tie only time the General fnds fault with ilh
those authors. They are the butt OF many q
biting sarcasm sarcasm and the recipients Of many
After his, successful expedition against
Hatteras he FASTENED to Washington. and late
n Sa9y h WITH tss tss Wits Asfss Huss sse e %
our .rrand was hintel to him he Immediately ia
Everybody, knows how tall Lincoln was.
and he seemed very much taller In that gar
IN wss without wans ssf
ths nsys; s.E snd then AZ spd tineoia I'm into
ncon feached down m MS tsi fna MS
and thus holding each i other they they few fied around
vas eopsidersbly asitstsd. The co%msndins Ing
mos. irresis stble %erriment rim eUA '0Afeo VIII !he
the navy had anything to do With up to that as
and M
done. he said; You have done heal ali right t you NSs
oxae o,siofk and we will have Cabinet meeting
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fxot to GoSe % my irIends and peishbors hen ina
tentton. which were accepted as tokens Of per-
sonal friendship and regard But there was
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them knew me BY sight than other citizen
halt on the Sidewalk to see eel me 4M pnsa: woa woaid
over land this refers to bots sexe.i: Would
mined to sec ybat 'sianae had been n made n deli IN
s ssnf sas4 en whe Sas Mt
thing with dogbtinsness: ltpirorded . curious
-. fcr ths ~ Az dsy I Isapp%oseaM % 4 # might s be my
lawyers coat. trousers. and slouch hat. think
ing that would set them all right But it
didn't: and 1t has hardly ceased to be the case
yss think IT last came to know what hero
Gen; Butler II ., gave ,asttsntiop to ths manor
"tiat the I war al wal was dwlndllns Into PARTISAN eai M
one: The army was, being recruited almost
entirely q the frlenas and psotSsSs q t5e
sa ia tSsss tf1sss fsSss
and ali the good men Of your army are
Republicans -, a rule. or are all scalawags.
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You, am nm a bemocrat. Now there - are mo no
Democrats as privates or subordinate officers
sess Wst aofs Pone sfnS
who are made Colonies Of regiments at once.
although in the course Of their profession
they would have had to work twentyS$ears
before they would h1vo obtained that rank.
The snbordin,te officers have gathered up
ne!ghb9rs. The Democrats IN their localities,
looking substantially upon the war as y Ke-
publican war. are taking no part In IT,"
This approved itself to Lincoln. who accent
Cd Gen; Butler's advice that no be sent back to
New England to recruit Democratic reoi-
ments, oficered by Democrats The success
OF this plan Gen. Butler shows In many most
entertaining pages.
HI.
Gen. Buffers account OF his command at
New Orleans is clear. concise. and absorb
ingly interesting story. 1t begins with a
dramatic incident. linn medistely after his ar.
rival in New Orleans there was q consultation
with the Mayor and the Municipal Council
large and threatening mob gathered In the
streets Just outside. A Captain entered the
room and. saluting Gen. Butler. said that Gen.
Williams had ordered him to report that the
mob was getting unruly. According to Gem
Butler, the story ran thus:
"'Give my compliments to Gen. Williams
answered quietly, and tell him 10 clear the
streets at once with his artinsry.' r,
The Captain left with the message. Tho
hara al tha oftv C1Ovarn m MI Snra