Show gen butler talking to a rebel clergyman the norfolk new regime of march publishes a two column leport of the examination of rev george D armstron armstrong of that city by gen butler le this is the same clergyman who was recently sentenced to imprisonment at foi t hatteras for his rebel sentiments an ali aid of gen butler conducted the first examination but the beneral himself afterwards made a careful personal investigation n cross questioning mr armsttong Arms tiong P very sharply shai ply T the he following aie extracts from the report of the interview gen butler I 1 perceive eive that in your former examination you declined an this question do you call yourself a loyal man in letter and spirit today to day mr armstron armstrong 0 I 1 do not decline to answer now if I 1 were to put my own interpretation upon it I 1 should say I 1 am but know sir general well sir perhaps I 1 can teach you now sir what is the name of that gentleman who had taken the oath and while coming 0 out of the custom house with you made the romark remark that lie he would like to spit upon the nol n yankees 11 mr A mr chas reid I 1 declined to answer on my former examination because I 1 had not his consent to tell sir but since that I 1 have seen him and lie ho has given me his consent to mention his name gen where is mr reid mr A he is in ift norfolk t gen to an aide aidea ai dei telegraph to col wheldon provost maishak norfolk to anest mr charles reid and send him licie up ho jives on main street gen he stated chatas as lie came out aiom taking the oath mr A yes sir air gen ged with the oath fresh oh liis his lips and the words hardly dry in hi his s mouth he said lie wanted to spit in the facts of the northern yankees i mr A well general lie he took it with the same view as I 1 did gen I 1 agree to that sir mr A I 1 meant to say Gene general ial stop sir I 1 dont like to be insulted you said sir that that infernal infer pal secessionist wanted to spit in ill the faces of loyal men of the union and that you took the oath with tile the same saino view as lie he did or rather lie took it with tile same view that you did I 1 have treated you sir during this interview ter view with propriety and up to this moment and yet you sir here tell me in order to clear that vile dietch who shall be punished as he deserves that you took tho the oath to my government with the same view that he did mr awell sir it was a mortify ing ing e Y if fact a ct to confess that wo we wele a t I 1 conquered conquer conque led c d people and it was the irritation growing I 1 out of that fact genei alyo al yo u have not helped it sir you had not better go on oil in that direction any further sir sartor tor your own sake now sir while you did preach a very virulent sermon upon the victory of manassas at the recommendation men dation ibn of the confederate congress have you ever jince since in in your pulpit a sol roon favorable to the union cause or one that would be likely to please the loyal and displease tile to disloyal I 1 my mr A no G have clator jn after smile borne fit further r q questioning ties tion in gritsc the examination was continued as follows general you said you looked upon tile the hanging of john brown as just and light because lie he interfered with the peace of tile country mr A yes sir sir general Gen cral very good sir ow then ahon would you look upon the hinging hanging of the prominent gobels jefferson davis for instance as just and right you know the debels have interfered with the peace of the country and have caused rivers of blood to flow whole jolin john brown only caused pints what do you say to that mr A I 1 would riot not sir general are y your our sympathies with the union or confederate cause mr ir A AA laith with the confederates the examination concluded with tile the following order from the general make an ail older that this man be committed to the guard house in close there to remain until he can bo be consigned to fort hatteras there to be kept in ill solitary con confinement filic until further orders and solid send a copy of this examination to the officer in command there |