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g & Queen Court House was burnt — a Batch of Yankee lies. It appears that the recent raid up the Peninsula was undertaken by the Yankees with a view of revenging Dahlgren's death by rapine and murder. It was made by Kilpatrick and devised by Butler. The troops composing the expedition were the 11th Pa. cavalry, Wistar's brigade of negro infantry and a battery of artillery. The correspondent of the New York Herald, from which we get these facts, says: About the first thing done was tident and Secretary of War requesting them to furnish all correspondence relative to the Florida campaign. The Washington correspondent of the New York Times reasserts, notwithstanding contradictions. that the plan of exchange adopted by Gen. Butler has been rejected by the War Department, and exchanges on that basis have been stopped. The delegates from Rhode Island to the National Union Convention have been recommended to vote for the renomination of President Lincoln. A stree
the various Yankee candidates for the Presidency. Whichever of them can show the biggest pile made out of the war ought to win the game. Tried by this standard, Butler, alias the Beast, is clearly entitled to the Chief Magistracy.--He has stolen more money than any other three Yankees together, and is believed to be now the riche the biggest rascal among them at the head of their association? The North has conducted the war on purely thieving, robbing, and plundering principles, and Butler is in all these respects its representative man. Let modest merit have its reward. Whilst other Generals have been making a great fuss about gunpowder and glory, merit have its reward. Whilst other Generals have been making a great fuss about gunpowder and glory, he has been quietly and unobtrusively picking pockets and robbing disloyal citizens. Lincoln, Chase, and even Fremont and Cameron, are not to be compared to the great thief of Yankeedom.--Let Butler the Beast have his reward.
Butler on the oath of allegiance. --The following correspondence is published as having occurred between Butler and the lady whose name is signed to the first letter: Locustville, Accomac Co., Va., March 10, 1864. General B. P., Butler: Sir: My school has been closed since Christmas, because; as I understood thButler: Sir: My school has been closed since Christmas, because; as I understood the oath required of us, I could not conscientiously take it. Having heard since that one of your officers explains the oath as meaning simply that we consent to the acts of the United States Government, and pledge passive obedience to the same, I take the liberty of addressing this to you, to ascertain if you so construct the oath.it never shall be opened. I would advise you, madam, forthwith to go where your "sympathies" are. I am only doubtful whether it is my duty to send you. I have the honor to be, very respectfully, your obedient servant, B. F. Butler, Major General Commanding. To Mrs. Mary L. Graves, Locustville, Accomac county, Virginia.