The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1907-04-11

| others; that ia1 the inferior plan we
executed n vastly better than the hes
plan poorly executed.
| Ratlss VERSUS Scott.
Gem Butler swas militiaman wit
! comparatively little technical knowledg
and no aetualGexperience in the field
but with bNundless confidence in himsel
| and little esteem for the Regular Arm
methods. Butter had not the leas
doubt that che knew great deal NOR
about the actual situation than any Off
| Ger of the army, even the hOnOred Lieu
tenant-General1' and he felt sanguin
| that he could solve the problem by TIN
same swift, unexpected tactics to which
he would naturally resort in legal pro
| ceedings orr pctitics. Since Butler wa
| q Breckinfidge. Democrat who hat
burnt his political bridges behind hin
and entered the army. he was seethint
| with a desire to signalize himself, ant
| knew that nothing would so commend
| him to his home people as retributioI
upon Baltimore.
At the Relay House. nine miles from
| Baltimore, Butler was in easy toucf
| with the Union men of the city, ant
learned from them of conditions which
he knew were not understood at Wash
ington. In spite of the turbulence which
had -overawed Gov. Hicks and Mayor
Brown, in spite of the frothings of the
daily papers which were catering to the
| rowdy element, the great mass of the
people were genuinely loyal. Butler
gagged the situation correctly. and was
anxious tn march into Baltimore. bu
knew il would he useless to suggest thi.
TO Cen Scott. who was welded to hi.
own plan With lawyer-like ingenuit,
Butler secured from Scott an admission
that Baltimore was within his com.
mand; therefore the natural Inference
was that he. Butler. had the right tc
go auy place within his departmen,
without orders. Then Gen. Scott made
some suggestions. such as searching fol
arms and ammunition in Baltimore
which gave Butler additional ground
for his action. Gen. Butler saws in his
book:
at is but fair for me to say that
had the strongest possible suspicion
that if / asked Gen. Scott for orders to
occupy Baltimore he would refuse them
saving that men enough could not be
spared from the defense of Washing
ton to make the movement, and that he
was waiting Tor more men. now, pc
,,esed !. anu h'iew anu . aasv ot ~
capture baitinlore as i. was 10 capture
my supper; hn ,.. Du. 80. WV
not was no. JI's..i .s -, n. ao. IN. upoi
my khoMleuse dsiee .,ial '"s oNpe.
altloh was caileu .ia|aiuous tn ~
hlioM -iioli'inss anu .i,,,u oe' anu
l'ds peeh saiu - s, W.
spiilt o, gla'au', as say 800, ~
Jay anu nay III .Iieir hle VI A'iieoii !,
ana 'hdt IL was 50 iookeu upon ny an
.hose WHO ciu NO. M" "na'
were taking ana "ritihs aoout' put
diu hl,owi , .,,
Hi,si - was uon1 ma' ss iu.
prdise" anu appiauue III SUM qual
ters LOT my piasSs' ualins anu Spui
aS. III iiaiS ,ne 90 ri.' on v, ".
Witch "ere wei es s., III NV epa ,l.
pa. az, ap'is, Dae u.u mot e pru
uits' ne aiIoii' Vi my Ia ia III
vas tpaa ,eipturtu 70 10 Wiliiou.
ash,ns S.otfS % II allei "a us
. om. n.r uo ei ;.a sonie cfeu eur
md. .iiat w nste anu iIuusy IN e.
'inS M" iSt.seY {" III. j." u'Iu " hiiu
out w .iai "dntfu " MY was
tam Oh lne f*acE STATE OIL tnihss. MO
the. courage TO Zreiy on NY coh'iceiohs'
WHICH ihSoisu Success
Suffers Account.
Gen. Butter gives this account of his
capture of the SHY in his personal REM
iniscences: Zn4 l. s-raf "t-'-'- |f
..Thereupon on Monday organized a
train of cars got my artillery ready to
be loaded ON platform cars, and put
three covered cars at the head of the
train + haaded 1t towards Harper's
Ferry, so aseto make 1t appear that an
attack was ITO be made on that place.
As the grade towards Harpers Ferry
was very. heav,fnI took care to have a
second heavy engine at the rear of the
train. sos ~
MY attention had been called to two
rather bright looking young men, with
fast trotting horses hitched to light
wagons, who had come from the direc-
ton of the. city of Baltimore to spend
the day with us kept my own c0un-
sci carefully. and put confidential
staff officer at the telegraph office. At
6 O'Clock I5started my train of cars in
tie direction of -Harper's Ferry, with
both engines working. AS we started,
one of my staff, whom / had sent to
watch, observed these two young men
start with their horses at a very iast
..,rt;, I,as naIiad IN NV o+tar.,or .na
+ta nmcer said. .Xyhv not arrast tb.n .;
..Ta Of tban, 90, said. ..tbair h,si
MAO, 10 +n ranort Of paIt;,,ora Thay
Viii rannr, nat u,a have COVE 70 Uar,
80, Earr,, ,nd ,bat ,,a1 oanso tha;-
traons 70 thar. .ra .nv 70 90 thara
tao,1' =
az cbosa tho borr of 9 o.o,ook for
1oxart,,,a &c al ~ -. ;ntnndaa 8,
I've IL would hrina mo a. tho stat;on
T.; pai,;s,o.o -. - .,,nsat ,,,,L ,,,o :
tha 49, ,bot hast ftteI far mo ~
1T tharo &C iarlenass a.tbar. -,
',asSTI, H.. a.i.,,d S. a,,a;
..I1T,, a., nc Ia uo. 80. h,t .,,,c
,,a, men wv, we Hha ma ne ha,.a aout w w.
49, eu..,,'n,, 49, 80 ror,.>o,