. Autobiography and personal reminiscences of Major-General Benj. F. Butler; Butler's book . loan it, and remain, Very respectfully, Your ob. st., Jas. G. Carney, Brest. Mr. Carney also said he would himself go around to the otherbanks, and see if they would not all make a like offer. He told mehe did this,* and the result was that there was more than three anda half million dollars to the credit of the Commonwealth, upona draft of the governor, before night. With President Carneys letter in my possession, I went to Gov-ernor Andrew, and asked him to detail me to command the troopsthat were to
. Autobiography and personal reminiscences of Major-General Benj. F. Butler; Butler's book . loan it, and remain, Very respectfully, Your ob. st., Jas. G. Carney, Brest. Mr. Carney also said he would himself go around to the otherbanks, and see if they would not all make a like offer. He told mehe did this,* and the result was that there was more than three anda half million dollars to the credit of the Commonwealth, upona draft of the governor, before night. With President Carneys letter in my possession, I went to Gov-ernor Andrew, and asked him to detail me to command the troopsthat were to go to the seat of war. The governor received me verykindly and said: — 172 BUTLERS BOOK. General, there is a difficulty; we have two brigadier-generalsin the militia who are your seniors, and one of them, GeneralPeirce, is now outside, I suppose waiting to see me to ask for thedetail. Well, Governor, I said, you know Brigadier-General Peirce,and you know me. Isnt this a case where the officer should beappointed who is supposed to be most instructed in affairs withwhich he is to deal?. iSw ffirfW* copyrighted. Massachusetts State House, Beacon Hill (Boston). I suppose I can detail any brigadier, said the governor. So do I, said I. While this conversation was going on, the Treasurer of the Com-monwealth, Gen. Henry K. Oliver, came into the governors room,and after salutation, said: — Governor, as you requested, I have been examining the condition ofthe affairs of the treasury since the repeal of the emergency act, and Icannot find a single dollar appropriated for transporting these troopsthat yoM have ordered out, and other like expenses. You will have tocall an extra session of the legislature, and that will delay matters very BUTLERS BOOK. 173 considerably, and we understand by the telegram that there isgreat urgency for haste in getting troops to Washington. Thegovernor said: What shall we do? Oliver answered: We shallhave to call a meeting of the legislature, and get an
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