Year: 1864

| Avenue Hotel on the 18th inst. Gen. But
Ter made a short speech, part of which has
been thought by some to foreshadow the fu-
: ture course of the Government.


/ Gen. Butler said


What is the duty OF the government in the
present futurel War cannot always last. The
history OF nations, the experience Of the world,
has shown this. War, therefore, must come to
an end, but howl In what rayl A war Of
this kind is 10 be prosecuted for the purpose Of
breaking down the power of those opposed to the
government and bringing them into the fold Of
the government, under the supremacy Of its
laws In view, therefore, Of the unsnimity Of
the American people, in view Of the strength
and majesty Of the law, in view of the might Of
the nation. might il not be suggested that now


is a good time for US once again to hold out to
the deluded men Of the South the olive branch
Of peace and say to them, "Come back, come
back, now This is the last time of asking.
Come back and leave the feeding upon the
husks and come with US to the fat Of the land
and let by cones be by cones if bygones are by
cones. and our country will live in peace here
after cloud applause.) Are We not able TO
afford that nOwy Do We not stand strong
enough Do We not stand with Union enough
10 be able to afford that to the leaders and TO
all There might have been reason, | think,
among proud, ehivalrous people, that they
would not desert their leaders in answer TO the
amnesty Of President Lincoln; but now has
come an hour We can say, "COme back, come
back, and submit to the laws, and you shall fnd
exactly such laws as before except so far as they
are altered by the good judgment Of the legis-
lators Of the land. (Applause) We are in q
.Nrrs.r
fears, not taking counsel from our weakness,
but taking counsel from our magnanimity and
our strength, again to make an offer, for the last
time to call upon them; and then shall We not,
in the eyes Of the country, have exhausted all
the resources Of craftsmanship in the effort TO
restore peace TO the country? daughter Who
shall hinder Not for the rebel to come back
after he has fought as long As he can, and then
chooses 10 come; but TO set some time, perhaps
the sth Of January for the association will be as
good as any, for all 10 come back And when
that time has come to every man, who shall
scout the profered amnesty Of great and pow
erful nation speaking in love, in charity, in
kindness, in hope Of peace and quiet forever
We say 10 him who scouts that proffered love,
and kindness, let US meet him with sharp, quick,
decisive war, that shall bring the war to an end,
10 the extinguishment OF such men wherever
AAtF nay ANs AAlllAA-t-l oli uoN lr TINT "
be doue3 Blood and treasure have been poured
out, spent without measure, until taking aiyan-
tage OF supposed depletion of treasure first, bad
men have banded together by specializing in
that which ought to be the circulating medium,
and raised upon the poor mon the price Of
the coal upon his hearth, and the bread upon
his table. Let some measure be taken TO stop
that, or perhaps a better measure than any
other is 10 let 1t be Understood that hereafter
We pay no more bounties from the tare- Of the
North, but taking counsel from the Roman me-
thod Of carrying on war, We say TO the young
men. look 10 the fair fields Of the sunny South,
and unless they take our amnesty, let US 20
down there and you shall have whatever you
get by a fair division; We will open new land
Offices wherever our armies march, distributing
lands among the soldiers, to be theirs and their
heirs forever A harsh measure, everybody will
.ay; but IS it not quite as just SIS it is that We
should tax ourselves and raise the prices Of the
uecessaries Of life for the purpose Of giving
bouuties and support to the soldiers in fighting
these men whom We have three times over SOL
EMMY called TO come and be our friends; in
l-63, TO come in June; in 1868, to come in Sep
tember. and in 1864 to come by the sth Of
January. ls66. And when the clock strikes the
last knell Of that parting day, then all hope
Of return for those who have not made progress
toward that return shall be lost forever. No
longer can they live in the land Of America
Mexico. the " est India islands, or some place
that care not 10 name because know no land
bard enough 20 be cursed with their presence.
shall be their dwelling place They shall never
come here again.


| look with some considerable interest
up0n what / believe to be the present
results Of this election. believe first, we have


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question tha, the people are determined to car
ry on that war think il has always been
claimed that We should be strong enough, after
a great victory, TO offer new terms of peace to
the rebels. never expect to see in arms or IN
council greater victory than the one we have
achieved | think We are now strong enough to
make that offer, and then, | take it, that the
most sQueamish of our friends will agree with US
when they find that we have exhausted every
resource Of craftsmanship in the attempt to carry
out peace-that il is time then TO make war,
yea, war from the hilt Such war will be a
decisive war, and, therefore, without trespassing
too long upon the festivities Of this occasion,
and keeping the ladies in waiting too long,
in answer 10 what you were kind enough TO
suggest, | look upon this victory as one which
has decided the war-decided it not in a militia
~ point Of view, but IN that overpowering civil
. point NA view WHICH htNlAe1 Aut A1tN VI IhIoIe
everywhere. To this it may be answered, and
to that answer desire for a moment to call
your attention, 50 that every man may work out
I in his own mind much more clearly than any
suggestion Of mine could do. the problem that II
We 20 on with the strength and stringency that
I | have suggested, how shall we live in the same
/ land with the men whom we thus fight Again,
let Us 20 to the teachings of history, and will
| draw from the history Of the nation which we
are proud to call our mother land. Every con-
| siderable estate in England under Cromwell
/ passed through the courts, or commissions Of
/ coniscation. Every considerable household
| fought against every other considerable house


hold; the people fought against the MOBILES and


the mobiles against the people; and yet, when the


king came to his own again after q time, the


nation came together, cemented in friendship,


never to be divided thereafter. Is there any dif


iculty then, looking at the teachings Of history,


in the Anglo-Ssxon race knowing how to live in


equity and peace, anity and friendship, with


those with whom they have had q fght7 Is it


not well known rule that those with whom We


have fought bitterly, after the fight is over, are


the ones who become the more endeared to US,


and we are more ready to take them by the


hand, Therefore seen no difficulty in every


good man ofthe North and every good man OF


the Sou coming together, and letting by gones


be by cones. As have said, desire to eItin-


guish all the bad men 50 far as this country il