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The Daily Dispatch: October 23, 1863., [Electronic resource], Yankee history of the attempts to blow up the Ironsides — Excitement Ashore. (search)
ers, which were considered doubtful. We know not how far this may be true; it is such an uncommon occurrence that we are disposed to be skeptical. Nevertheless, the speech was a very able one, and was listened to with marked attention. Mr. Christian, in the commencement of his speech, exposed the shallow assumption that the laws of political science did not apply to us, because we are blockaded and shut out from intercourse with the rest of the world. He maintained that the laws of trad the case is very different with an impressment law to feed and clothe persons who are not in the service. They can see no reason why these persons should not be called on to make some sacrifice as well as they. Take an example furnished by Mr. Christian: Cotton cloth is put down in the impressment schedule at 42 cents. The same cloth sells in this city for $2.50 and costs the owner $1.50. Here is a dead loss of $1.10 on the yard; and as the impressment of the article is very large, it is pla
The Daily Dispatch: October 23, 1863., [Electronic resource], Christian Association. (search)
by the Government, and to report by bill or otherwise what action may be necessary by the General Assembly. The bill to regulate prices was taken up as the order of the day, when Mr. Lynch, of Campbell, moved its postponement until to-morrow. A test vote was taken on the question-- "Shall the first section of the bill (which is in fact the bill itself) be stricken out?" upon which the ayes and noes were called, with the following result: Ayes.--Messrs. Armstrong, Bruce, Carson, Christian of Augusta, Christian of Middlesex, Collier, Day, Dillard, Douglas, Garnett, Garrison, Gray, Hart, Johnson, Jones, Keen, Logan, Lynch, Marshall, Nash, Peters, Randolph, Wiley, and Witten--24. Noes.--Messrs. Alderson, Bates, Ball, Coghill, Frazier, Lawson, Lewis, Neeson, Newlon, Newman of Madison, Newman of Mason, Shriver, Stevenson, Spitler, Taylor of Norfolk, Taylor of Montgomery--17. The bill was then laid upon the table. In the House, a communication was received from the