The Idaho Republican., 1914-10-30

lmany years New Orleans had been
swept annually by yellow fever. HIS
soldiers were all northern men ana
NATURALLY would be the chiefest SUI
fers in case an epidemic came.
He did not know the cause OF the
disease, b. he did know the efficacys
of cleanliness and fresh air. So he
caused the city to be thoroughly
cleaned. and caused wide swath to
Ebe cut through some adjacent woods
which permitted the sea breeze to
sweep unobstructed into and through
|the city. The very thing to blow
away mosquitoes that were the cause
of the fever. He kept close watch
over the shipping that came into the
river from foreign ports. One from
l'West India port had on board a man
sick of the fever. Butler had the
patient closely quarantined and when
the man died had the body crematedA
and that was the only case of yell
low fever in New Orleans that year.
When General Butler first took
possession of the city it was q habit
with a certain class of women to
insult the officers when they met
them, and by throwing slops from
upper windows upon them.
/
| Old Ben went over the ordinances
of the city and found one especially
framed for the punishment of GER
tain disorderly women.
He then issued a military order
directing that any woman who might
insult Union officer or soldier
| should be arrested, and If proven
guilty, should be punished as pre-
scribed by ordinance No. ..... A
pandemonium of wrath shook the
city when this order was published,
but the insults stopped.
1t is told that delegation of fur
ious women carried the order to Mrs.
General Beauregard, who was in the
city, and cried, What do you think
of that?" That Mrs. Beauregard
read the order and handing it back
said: What concern should that be
to any lady?" That had a quieting
effect on her visitors.
When slave owners demanded the
return of slaves that had entered his
lines, he declared: They are con-
traband of war"
/ General Butler went up the river
and fought the battle of Baton
Rouge, which trained military officers
declared was altogether a brilliant
affair in plan and execution
General Butler was called east,
given command in Virginia, fought
the battle of Big Bethel, but his mill
tary career was not as brilliant in
the east as it had been in New Or
leans.
He lacked military education and
we suspect he was deficient in some
of the elements necessary to make
a great general. His fort was his
administrative ability. It was of the
very highest class. After the war he
was governor of Massachusetts and
then for term of years a senator of
the United States from Massachusetts,.
1t was wrong time for him to
be senator. The passions aroused by
the war had not cooled and his COM
battant side was always in evidence,
Then his was not the right nature to
serve as a legislator. His mind was
purely administrative.
Some millions of his country want
ed to vote for him for president, and
could he have been elected to that
office, there is no doubt but that he
would have been one of the most bril-
liant of executives, for his Judgment
was perfect, his patriotism all en-
bracing.
His home life was perfect, and iN
was a delight to those who hal his
confidence and friendship to visit him
for his hospitality was boundless, his
courtesy perfect, and then to be with
him was perpetual education to
friends.
He died of appoplexy in Washing
ton.