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The Daily Dispatch: December 15, 1863., [Electronic resource], article 2 (search)
From East Tennessee. Bristol, Dec. 14. --The main body of our army remains at Rogersville, and Gen. Long street's headquarters are at that place.--Large droves of hogs and cattle are being gathered up in East Tennessee by our cavalry. Burnside is reported marching towards Cumberland Gap, but nothing official is known in regard to it.
The Daily Dispatch: January 7, 1864., [Electronic resource], 300 dollars reward. (search)
on. Rosser had also some 700 cavalry, and Imboden fifteen hundred. Sullivan's column had returned to Harper's Ferry with one hundred prisoners and the same number of horses. Kelly states that he has captured in all over 400 prisoners and a large amount of property. Gen. Thomas's dispatches from Chattanooga on Wednesday state that a rebel force under Wheeler had captured a Federal train on the 26th ult., bound to Knoxville, at Charleston, on the South bank of the Hiawassee, but that Col. Long pursued and defeated Wheeler, capturing over 100 prisoners. Butler sneers at the threat held out in Davis's proclamation against himself and officers, and declares if a hair on the head of one of his officers or soldiers is injured, except in just warfare, the day that it is done shall be one of sorrow and mourning throughout the Confederate States. He thinks there is but one way to meet the new state of things, and that is by the sternest retaliation. He says that the Federal G
The Daily Dispatch: January 8, 1864., [Electronic resource], Additional from the North. (search)
al dispatch from Gen. Thomas to the War Department at Washington: Maj.-Gen. W. H. Halleck, General-in-Chief: Col. Long, of the 4th Ohio cavalry, commanding the second division of cavalry, reports from Calhoun. Tenn., December 23, that thmpment at Charleston last night. and Col. Liebert's skirmishers were wholly engaged with the enemy this morning before Col. Long was apprised of their approach. He immediately moved the small force for duty in his camp (at the time one hundred and fifty men,) and crossed to Col. Liebert's support.--The rebels shortly afterwards gave way, Col. Long pursuing them closely. Discovering a portion of their force cut off on the right, he charged them with sabres, completely demolishing and scabel column fled, and was pursued for five miles on the Dalton road, and when last seen was fleeing precipitately. Colonel Long's loss was one man slightly wounded. The officer in command of the Courier Station at Cleveland also reports that
The Daily Dispatch: March 8, 1864., [Electronic resource], Additional from the North. (search)
as the President shall see proper to select, as Commissioners on the part of the United States who shall be empowered to meet Commissioners of like number, for the came object, on behalf of the Confederate States, at such time and place as may be agreed upon, to ascertain, before a renewal of hostilities, whether the war shall not come to a close and the Union be restored by a return of all the States to their allegiance and rights under the Constitution. Mr. Dawes (Mass.) inquired of Mr. Long whether he would not substitute Mr. Vallandigham for Mr. Ewing or Mr. Fillmore; while Mr. Ashley, of Ohio, thought Mr. Buchanan ought to be added to the list of Commissioners. The resolution was rejected, only twenty-two members voting for it, vis: Messrs, James C. Allen, Ancens. Brooks, Conroth Drulson, Eden, Eldridge, Knapp, Long McDowell, Miller (Pa.) Morrison, O'Neil, (Ohio,) Pradleton, Randall, (Pa,) Rogers, Ross, Silles, Strouse, Voothess, Chilton A. White. The nays were 96.
The Daily Dispatch: April 15, 1864., [Electronic resource], Two hundred Dollars reward. (search)
jury to the Minnesota, and before the tug boat could be attacked, she disappeared in the darkness. Miscellaneous. Roche's plantation, seven miles above Snyder's Bluff, on the Yazoo river, and one of the largest in the state, was attacked by rebels on the 1st inst.--It had extensive cotton works and splendid buildings, all of which were destroyed. The plantation had been leased by the Government and was being extensively worked by the lessee. A resolution for the expulsion of Mr. Long of Ohio, was adopted by the House of Representatives on the 14th by a vote of 81 yeas to 58 nays. A two-thirds vote was required to effect the expulsion. The New Orleans correspondent of the New York Herald says that Farragut's fleet has with drawn from the attack on Fort Powell, near Mobile. An emeute between negro recruits took place in New Haven a few days ago. A row, in which soldiers were chiefly engaged, had also taken place at Hartford. All the sutlers and their emplo
The Daily Dispatch: April 16, 1864., [Electronic resource], Latest from the North. (search)
e. We give a summary of the news: Excitement in the Yankee Congress — proposed Expulsion of Mr Long, of Ohio. The following resolutions, offered by Mr. Colfax were under consideration in the as it was known no vote would be taken till Thursday. Mr. Cravens (Ind.) said he had read Mr. Long's speech, and was unable to discover anything in it justly subjecting him to censure or dismissn to said Long during the session of the House. Mr. Eldridge raised a point of order, that Mr. Long's speech was made in Committee of the Whole on the state of the Union, and no exceptions havingverruled the point of order, on the ground that it was proposed in the amendment not to censure Mr. Long for words spoken in debate, but for the publication of his speech in Washington and New York, abe content to get a resolution of censure. The Democratic party had drifted to the position of Mr. Long, of Ohio, and Harris, of Maryland. They had been so used to running in the old Democratic harn
The Daily Dispatch: April 18, 1864., [Electronic resource], Yankee vessel Blown up by a Torpedo. (search)
duced by Speaker Colfax, for the expulsion of Mr. Long, of Ohio, for a speech favoring the recognitiown the rebellion. The gentleman from Ohio, (Mr Long,) had said no more than Jefferson Davis wouldis, (Md.) endorsed every sentiment uttered by Mr. Long yesterday, and he would stand by the latter fdo Wood, (N Y,) said the gentleman from Ohio (Mr. Long) had declared in his written speech that he w Mr. Mallory. (Ky,) though not agreeing with Mr. Long, regarded the proposition to expel him as extax, who, in order to see in printed form what Mr. Long really had uttered yesterday, moved that the ed from the views of the gentleman from Ohio (Mr Long) The gentleman said he would send Commissionert of the resolution for expulsion, said when Mr. Long wanted to win a warm place in the heart and aress his guilt. All the gentleman from Ohio (Mr. Long) had to do to show himself a full rebel was tsence. M. Myers then alluded to the speech of Mr. Long, examining into the motives of the gentleman,[1 more...]
The Daily Dispatch: April 18, 1864., [Electronic resource], Yankee vessel Blown up by a Torpedo. (search)
unamusing displays. They were initiated by a resolution moved by Mr. Colfax, Speaker of the House, for the expulsion of Mr. Long, of Ohio, on the ground that he had declared "in favor of recognizing the independence of the so called Confederacy now bject of the expulsion: In the course of the debate Mr. Fernando Wood suggested that it would be better before expelling Mr. Long to recur to what he did say; and read from the manuscript copy of the speech, prepared several weeks before it was delivsioned a pause in the proceedings. The satanic subjugationists were placed in a dilemma. They would be forced to expel Mr. Long for preferring recognition of the Confederacy to the entire destruction of every man, woman and child in the South, or acessarily delayed, possibly averted, another presented himself in the person of Mr. Harris, of Maryland, who stood up to Mr. Long "through thick and thin." Nay, he went farther. He declared as follows:--The South ask you to leave them in peace; but
The Daily Dispatch: April 20, 1864., [Electronic resource], The Retirement of the enemy from the Blackwater region. (search)
the opposition members objected , and insisted on adjourning without transacting any further business. The case of Mr. Long. In the House, the case of Mr. Long, of Ohio, was discussed throughout the entire session. Mr. Colfax withdrew his Mr. Long, of Ohio, was discussed throughout the entire session. Mr. Colfax withdrew his resolution to expel Mr. Long, and accepted Mr. Bromalt's resolution of censure. The debate was very spirited, and the galleries were crowded with spectators. Finally the resolution censuring Mr. Long for declaring himself in favor of the recognitioMr. Long, and accepted Mr. Bromalt's resolution of censure. The debate was very spirited, and the galleries were crowded with spectators. Finally the resolution censuring Mr. Long for declaring himself in favor of the recognition of the rebel Confederacy was adopted by a vote of eighty against seventy. A Presidential convention to be held at Cleveland, Ohio. A dispatch from the Herald's correspondent, from Washington, states that arrangements had been definitely maMr. Long for declaring himself in favor of the recognition of the rebel Confederacy was adopted by a vote of eighty against seventy. A Presidential convention to be held at Cleveland, Ohio. A dispatch from the Herald's correspondent, from Washington, states that arrangements had been definitely made for the meeting of a popular convention, including delegations of the Republicans dissatisfied with the present administration, to be held at Cleveland, Ohio, about the 20th of May next. It is proposed to nominate then and there a consolidate for
The Daily Dispatch: April 25, 1864., [Electronic resource], Rumored Evacuation of Newbern, N. C. (search)
These Audacious Confederates. The resolution moved by Sehuyler Co'fax, Speaker of the Yankee House of Representatives, for the expulsion of Mr. Long, by way of preamble, entered a bill of indictment against the people of the Confederate States. He charged solemnly that they had been guilty of the great crime of erecting an independent Government out of Territory belonging to the United States! And he charged, furthermore, that they had been killing the soldiers of the Union sent to assert the authority of the United States Government! How the South is ever to vindicate itself before the world from these terrible accusations, it is hard to say. It certainly cannot deny them altogether. We may make an answer part of confession and part denial. We may say that we have not taken territory that belonged to the Yankee Government, of which said Colfax appears as the prosecuting attorney, since that territory belonged to the States which have dissolved partnership with the agreeable
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