Rensselaer Union, Volume 1, Number 44, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 July 1869 — The Opinion of Butler In New Orleans. [ARTICLE]

The Opinion of Butler In New Orleans.

“PUmbkll " writ** to the Boiton Trnt *tr that when In Now OrleaM recently 1m went to the ennele and drain* which General Batler ordered dag when he kept the peOtUenttel fellow fever oat of the »Wewud them partially filled with fflhj mod, while on the top of the black water Via a thick scum of yellow-blue color. The atench from them ia nearly suffocating; we made a haste to get on the windware aide, to avoid a retreat toward the cftf. The city ia on a marsh that ia lower then the river, and stagnant water would stand here at eny time of the year, making it sickly if there ware no other aggravating causes. Bat whan tha offal ana filth of the city is oerelessly thrown into mee fever-breeding slough* and left to deoompoae, the effect la terrible. One of the most rabid rebels we have met in the South went with ns to visit the suburbs, and although he said all the bad things and toid all the lies he could get into the hoar we were with him, about General Butler, he expreased hi* idea of the incompetency of the city government in very strong term*. -

“1 heartily wish he were, back here,” said he, “ to pull these city officials over the coals. Why, the only healthy year this city ever saw was when he was here to make these lazy fellows toe the mark. As much as I hate him I wish he were back, and woald vote for him in a minute.” “ 1 hardly think he wohld run well for Mayor,” said we jokingly. “ Ye* he would, though,” said he. “ The people would all vote for him Just to spite the present Incompetents." * Later in the day af'er we had returned to the St. Charles Hotel, we had some conversation with another hater of Butler, when we referred to the recent action " of the Legislature in licensing gambling homes, lottery schemes, and such places, he explained it: “Well, after all is said, Butler did one good thing for the city in suppressing crime. You may not believe it, sir, but he renovated this ciiv, and a rowdy dare not stay here. Really, I wish he could be in command hire long enough to clean out these gambling dens.” So il was everywhere We went. Men cursed Butler; wished him ail manner of evil; wanting to fight us for refusing to see it in that light; yet each admitted that he wished the General was back to summarily cure Borne evil they hated. But ao two agreed on the same thing.